How does Atticus Finch see himself in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?
- SCIENCE
How do I make my computer work faster?
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- TWO KINDS
I think that you are referring to the two kinds of daughters that exist according to Jing-Mei’s mother in the story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan. The story is a wonderful read about the dynamic…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why does Atticus like reading the newspaper?
Like many men at the end of the day, besides wanting to news, Atticus enjoys retreating into the other world of the newspaper. He also uses the opened newspaper to shield him while he ponders…
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- HISTORY
What two things did President Franklin D. Roosevelt do to solve the crisis of the Great Depression?
President Roosevelt created the New Deal that put so many people back to work, and he restored people’s faith in banks by stabilizing the banking system with the Emergency Banking Relief Bill….
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- MACBETH
What are the differences between Hamlet’s and Macbeth’s motivations and the choices they make to…
To answer this question, you have to think about their back stories a little bit. Hamlet was off in school at Wittenburg, and Macbeth was an officer at war. Hamlet returns from school because he…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What type of connection does Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird have with the author of the book?
There are many connections between Scout Finch and Harper Lee. Lee is from Monroeville, Alabama, which was used as the basis for Maycomb. It calls itself the “Literary Capital of Alabama.” Lee…
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- NORTHANGER ABBEY
How does Northanger Abbey employ comedy in its examination of character? Refer to text or a…
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen functions in many ways as a parody of the unrealistic conventions of the Gothic novel. Austen often highlights the nature of her characters by contrasting them with…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
To what extent does money impact the American political process?
Money plays a big role in the American political process today. Without significant amounts of money, it is very difficult to get elected to any major state or national office. Candidates must be…
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- SCIENCE
Scientist are using a variety of methods to search for life beyond Earth. Discuss the problems…
There are scientists who search for signs of any type of living organisms beyond the earth, and others who are looking for signs of intelligent life. Both are difficult. We don’t have the means to…
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- HISTORY
What challenges did the middle colonies face?
The middle colonies faced several challenges. In some ways, these challenges were similar to what the New England colonies and southern colonies faced. However, there were some differences. The…
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- LITERATURE
How does Harper Lee show judgmental nature based on narrative conventions in the novel To Kill a…
The term narrative conventions refers to all elements that are absolutely essential for developing a narrative or telling a story. Such elements include setting, plot, conflict, characterization,…
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- SCIENCE
Why is it be important to prevent the DNA from getting too hot?
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- DRACULA
I need to write a thesis statement for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It has to be about why Stoker gave…
Of all the characters in Bram Stoker’s classic of Gothic horror, Dracula, it is perhaps Mina Murray who provides the continuity necessary for this epistolary novel to hold together. Initially…
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- THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
When and why did the ancient mariner set sail with his crew in the poem “The Rime of the Ancient…
The poem doesn’t explicitly answer the questions of when and why the mariner and his crew set sail in the first place. We can assume that the weather was fair when they set out, for ” ‘The ship…
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- HISTORY
What were the American Investments in Cuba?
America had invested heavily in the Cuban sugar production industry by the late 1800s. The investments were not only restricted to sugar but also spanned across a range of products including nickel…
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- ZAZIE IN THE METRO
How does Zazie, the main character, make you question traditional values and representations of…
In Zazie in the Metro, the main character compels the reader to question the lack of structure found in the world. The world in which Zazie lives has little structure to it. Zazie comes from a…
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- THE LADY OR THE TIGER?
From Stockton’s “The Lady, or the Tiger?” is the king stern and ill-tempered? True or false?
False. The king in Stockton’s “The Lady, or the Tiger?” is not stern and ill-tempered. Even though he is described as being semi-barbaric, that does not mean that he runs around yelling at his…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
How can one prove that Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a realistic novel?
It is difficult to classify Jane Austen’s works into one literary movement because she reacted against major literary movements of her time and thus created a style all her own. While it is…
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- THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
What is the approximate time span over which “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” takes place?
The main story of Ichabod Crane in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” took place in a timespan of less than one day. The actual story began “on a fine autumnal afternoon” and ended late in the evening…
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- SCIENCE
What happens when ATP is broken down ?
ATP is a molecule belonging to the family of nucleotide triphosphates. It contains a purine base called adenosine (hence the A), a five carbon sugar called ribose and three phosphate groups (hence…
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- SCIENCE
Why does conduction work better in solids then in liquids??
Conduction is the transfer of heat through a material or between objects that are in contact with each other. Solids conduct heat better than liquids because the particles of a solid are closer…
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- THE ODYSSEY
Why does Homer bring up Tiresias’ prophecy of Odysseus’ death after Odysseus is once again King…
Homer brings up Tiresias’ prophecy after Odyseeus is once again King of Ithaca for two reasons: 1. To remind us readers and listeners about the prophecy, because at this point in the epic,…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Explain Miss Maudie’s statement in 3-5 sentences: “…sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man…
In general, Miss Maudie means that there are some men (and women) who claim to be good, caring, Christian people. They claim to be good people because they are religious. However, simply being…
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- MARY HIGGINS CLARK
I have to write a research paper on a female author, and I chose Mary Higgins Clark. My thesis…
I would like to make a few suggestions. For one thing, your thesis statement could use improvement. Do Mary Higgins Clark’s books include an independent female or do they feature one? What do you…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, what kinds of interactions do the minor characters have with…
When Jem invites Walter Cunningham Jr. to dinner, Scout learns a few things. Jem is cordial with Walter. And when they get home, Atticus treats him like an equal: While Walter piled food on his…
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- HARD TIMES
In Hard Times by Charles Dickens, what does James Harthouse symbolize?
Every single character in Charles Dickens’ Hard Times represents a trope or facet of Victorian society. Mr. James Harthouse is no exception. He represents the archetypal “rake,” or a wealthy,…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why was Scout surprised that Calpurnia was “talking like the rest of them”?
Harper Lee is showing the concept of duality or double consciousness that African Americans experience in navigating two separate cultures—a white one and a black one. W. E. B. Dubois writes…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Explain (with quotes) how Mayella Ewell is an outcast and miserable in To Kill a Mockingbird.
The Ewells are looked down upon by just about every segment of Maycomb’s population. As the previous post points out, even Tom Robinson felt bad for Mayella, given the situation she was in. Her own…
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- MATH
A television antenna of 8 feet height is located on the top of a house. From a point on the… 1 image
Hello! Denote the smaller angle as α,α, αα =17°, and the larger one as β,β, β=21.8°.β=21.8°. Then from the right triangle BAO by the definition of tangent xy=tan(α).xy=tan(α). And from the…
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- SCIENCE
The range of values of a characteristic from a sample can be displayed using a…
A graph or chart can be used to display the range of values of a characteristic from a sample. There are many types of graphs and charts. You should select one which highlights the information you…
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- THE LAST LECTURE
Background on The Last Lecture: The Last Lecture, cowritten by Randy Pausch, a computer science professor, and Jeffrey Zaslow, a reporter, is actually based on an inspirational lecture given by…
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- SCIENCE
What is the difference between non-renewable & renewable?
As the name suggests, renewable is something that can be renewed or regenerated, while non-renewable cannot be. Since, non-renewable is something which is not renewed, its amount is fixed (unlike…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
“George would live an easier life without Lennie.” Do you agree with this statement?
The term “an easier life” is suspect here. If we restrict ourselves to physical comforts (food, lodging, work) it is safe to say that George would be freer to seek activities and work situations…
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- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” how does Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s choice of narrator and story…
In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the narrator is a woman who is traumatized by postpartum depression, and confined to a room with distressing wallpaper, spirals into…
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- HISTORY
Pocahontas the actual historical figure was considered an important step in preliminary Native American – British relations. Although her act of “saving” John Smith from her father is most likely…
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- SCIENCE
If Jupiter is 500 million miles from the Sun and Saturn is a billion miles from the Sun, how much…
The brightness follows the inverse square law relationship. The farther an object gets from a light source, the lesser the brightness it would receive. The light spreads out from the surface of a…
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- THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
Who is the antagonist in John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick?
I so enjoyed thinking about your question because it is very important to understand than the three actual witches (Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart, and Sukie Rougemont) are truly protagonists while…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
What three things does Ponyboy learn about life through his interactions with Cherry and Randy?…
Ponyboy learns several important things from his interactions with Cherry and Randy throughout the novel. Ponyboy has many preconceived notions regarding the lives of the Socs. In Chapter 2,…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How is Crooks’s statement about “wanting rights” ironic in Of Mice and Men?
An example of Crooks, the African-American stable buck, earnestly defending his rights is found in Chapter 4 of the novel Of Mice and Men. There is a lot of irony about Crooks “wanting rights” in…
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- ALL SUMMER IN A DAY
How do the rain and sun portray the qualities of the children?
In the story “All Summer in a Day”, there are seven years worth of constant, drenching rain compared to just two hours each seven years of brilliant sunshine. This can be said to reflect the…
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- SCIENCE
Why are horse latitudes called that?
These are areas on the globe around the thirty degrees north and thirty degrees south of the equator where sailors would run into areas of little to no wind. Wind was an essential requirement to…
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- THE BET
“Your books have given me wisdom” describe the wisdom acquired by the lawyer referring the story…
Very intense reading has brought about a complete transformation in the lawyer. From a man desiring to be a millionaire, he has become a person who despises the idea of accumulating material wealth…
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- SCIENCE
What happens at the anode and the cathode? What are the reactions at each electrode?
In an electrochemical cell electrons flow from the anode to the cathode as they are transferred from one substance to another. A chemical reaction in which electrons are transferred is called…
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- MACBETH
Analyze lines 50-60, 68-76 and 87-98, from Act 1, Scene 3 of Macbeth.
50-60: On their way back from the battle where they just drove the Norwegian invaders back, Macbeth and Banquo come upon three witches. The first witch hails (in this case, greets) Macbeth as thane…
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- HISTORY
Write a short essay on Abraham Lincoln ‘s contested reputation.
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- DOCTOR FAUSTUS
What are the differences between Doctor Faustus and Lucifer?
Well, Dr. Faustus is a human with the ability to choose good or evil, while Lucifer is the devil incarnate, and in this particular play he is portrayed as absolutely evil and unforgiving. Dr….
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- SCIENCE
Effects which an unbalanced force can produce?
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- SCIENCE
The exchange of gases in lungs takes place by?
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Atticus Finch see himself in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, we are never really told how Atticus views himself. We are really only told how others view Atticus. Based on others’ views of Atticus and certain things he…
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- THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER
In “The Devil and Tom Walker”, do you consider Tom better or worse than the other prominent…
A truthful answer to this question can only be given by the individual respondent, so my answer is simply that of my own point of view. Tom is, in my perspective, definitely a worse person than the…
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