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August 25, 2018 Educator

THE ODYSSEY

After the Trojan War, what does Zeus do to Odysseus?

While Zeus certainly makes things difficult for Odysseus after the Trojan War, it might be better to consider what Poseidon, god of the sea, does to Odysseus. While Zeus is often less than fond of…

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SEEDFOLKS

How did the garden change Amir’s perception of Amercia?

Amir longs for his homeland of India where, despite living in large cities, everyone knows his neighbors. Amir is isolated in his world in Cleveland and hasn’t made many friends. He feels part…

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THE GIVER

In the book The Giver, why is Jonas uneasy about his new assignment, Receiver Of Memory?

The Giver by Lois Lowry is a classic example of government gone awry. It showcases the error in trying to prevent humanity from harming itself, by instituting unequivocal sameness, and ultimately…

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES

In A Tale Of Two Cities, how are the witnesses John Barsad and Robert Cly discredited at Charles…

Robert Cly and John Barsad are suspected (and later revealed) to be spies for the French government. This casts doubt on their reliability in their denunciation of Charles Darnay, who is on trial…

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MARK TWAIN

Could one argue that Mark Twain is viewed as a one dimensional person?

Mark Twain is viewed as a one dimensional person. Incorrect; one-dimensional implies shallow and that there is “not much to him.” Mark Twain is known for being complex, from his multiple names…

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HEART OF DARKNESS

How does the novel highlight the futility of the European presence in Africa?

This is a great question because one of the primary themes of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is that, for all their supposed strength, the European powers in Africa, especially the Belgian Congo, are…

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RULES

What are 2 adjectives to describe Catherine in the book Rules by Cynthia Lord? Explain.

When choosing adjectives to describe a character, we can turn to the text and see what the author has to say about someone. What adjectives (descriptive words) does the author use to tell us about…

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SCIENCE

How do clast sizes affect transportation of sediments with different size clasts? How are…

The fundamental concept here is quite simple: Bigger things are heavier. The clast size tells us how large the individual pieces of rock are, and thus how heavy they will be.Therefore, a sediment…

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THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Huck has a major moral crisis in Chapter 31. He writes a letter to Miss Watson telling her where…

Huck’s crisis could be summed up as his natural sense of decency and morality colliding with conventional southern moral teachings. Conventional morality, buttressed as Huck understands it, by the…

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HISTORY

Why was it important for the Articles of Confederation to limit the power of the government?

It was important for the plan of government created by the Articles of Confederation to limit the power of the federal government. We had just fought a war against Great Britain because we felt the…

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THANK YOU, M’AM

How can “Thank You, M’am” be shortly summarized?

“Thank You M’am” is a heartwarming story by Langston Hughes about a big, strong woman named Luella Bates Washington Jones and a young boy named Roger who tries to steal her purse. Her purse…

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SCIENCE

What are the limitations of sampling in doing research?

In research, a sample is simply the individuals that participate in a study. Below are limitations in sampling when doing research. A sample that is small and/or homogenous limits the ability of…

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THE OUTSIDERS

In The Outsiders, what did Cherry mean when she said,”Things are rough all over”?

In Chapter Two, Johnny tells everyone what happened the night four Socs beat him up. It is an emotional moment for Johnny, and Pony relates that the beating has left Johnny habitually nervous in…

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THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS

In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” where are the human beings?

In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” there are no human beings still alive in the story. As a matter of fact, the only things we see of them are their “painted” shadows on the wall after a…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What order does Jem give Scout on the first day of school?

Because Jem is older than Scout, and she is in the first grade while he is in the 5th grade, he doesn’t want Scout to bother him or embarrass him at school. He doesn’t want her to ask him to…

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HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?

What is the theme of “How Much Land Does a Man Need” by Leo Tolstoy?

“How Much Land Does a Man Need?” is a tale of the theme of greed. The main character, Pahom, is, at the beginning of the story, a peasant who places all his value on material representations…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

What is an example of hyperbole in Act 1, scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?

I’ll lay fourteen of my teeth – And yet, to my teen be it spoken, I have but four – She’s not fourteen. The Nurse uses hyperbolic expression to make a joke at her own expense in Act 1,…

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SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD

Which has more religious emphasis between Edwards’s “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and…

In my opinion, Edwards’s sermon has more religious emphasis than Miller’s The Crucible. Religion plays an important role in both works. However, The Crucible has other subtexts that play an…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Why didn’t Mr. Ewell have a doctor check out his daughter in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?…

Probably the time and circumstances of the story dictated why Mr. Ewell didn’t have a doctor examine Mayella for rape. First of all, medical treatment was very different in the 1930’s. There…

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NIGHT

What would be a plot diagram for the novel Night by Elie Wiesel?

Since Night by Elie Wiesel is really more of a non-fiction memoir than a novel, it does not follow the normal fiction plot structure. However, it is written much like a novel, so if I were to fit…

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS

What is the relationship between Nelly and Catherine Earnshaw like in Wuthering Heights from…

From chapter 11 until Catherine’s death, Nelly and Catherine have a strained relationship, characterized by Nelly turning against Catherine. Nelly, by her own testimony, has been alarmed by…

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HISTORY

Who is the intended audience for “Legalism” in the book Worlds of History by Kevin Reilly?

It looks like you may be referring to Han Fei’s Legalism in the chapter on philosophers from China and Rome in Kevin Reilly’s Worlds of History Volume I: To 1550: A Comparative Reader/ Edition 5….

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FIREGIRL

I need a review of Firegirl by Tony Abbott.

Firegirl is a children’s novel by prolific children’s author Tony Abbott. First published in 2008, it focuses on the effect of the “firegirl” of the title on the novel’s narrator, Tom Bender. Tom…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

What effect does the ghost of Christmas past have on Scrooge?

The first of the three spirits to visit Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the Ghost of Christmas Past, who looks like a young person and an old man at the same time. The…

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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

What was William Wordsworth’s historical significance?

William Wordsworth changed the course of English poetry and became one of the poets most closely connected with English Romantic movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Together with…

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JULIUS CAESAR

Why do Marullus and Flavius take decorations off Caesar’s statues?

Marullus and Flavius are horrified by the citizens’ celebrations upon Caesar’s return to Rome after the defeat of Pompey. Pompey was a hero whom the citizens loved and his opposition to Caesar…

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SELF-RELIANCE

Reread lines 12-24 and restate the central idea from Emerson’s “Self-Reliance.”

In lines 12-24, Emerson states that self-reliance starts, as we might imagine, with the individual’s decision that he must work hard to develop his talents: “no kernel of nourishing corn can come…

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MONSTER

What are some quotes from the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers that reveal Wendell Bolden’s…

Wendell Bolden is a criminal who told Salvatore Zinzi that he received cigarettes from someone involved in a robbery. When Bolden testifies, Petrocelli asks what Bolden was in jail for at the time…

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JULIA ALVAREZ

Are there example of figurative language in Julia Alvarez’s poem “Woman’s work”?

Yes, there is figurative language in Julia Alvarez’s poem “Woman’s Work.” There is a range of this language. There are visual images (like her scrubbing the floor). There are analogies (“keep house…

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MATH

Hi I need help with the question below, I need to use arithmetic sequences to solve the…

Hello! Let’s find the month interest rate m,m, then the year (simple) interest rate will be 12m.12m. There are 66 full months elapsed till the end of June. The entire amount deposited is…

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

What is the importance of social class in Pride and Prejudice? Are there types of social class?

Social class is highly important in Pride and Prejudice, as it was in the society Austen was depicting. English society in the early 19th century was hierarchical, rather than equalitarian, meaning…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

What is the connection between the freedom to voluntarily exchange and supply and demand in the…

Without the freedom to voluntarily exchange goods and services (and money), there would be no such thing as supply and demand. Thus, the freedom to voluntarily exchange makes supply and demand…

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THE OUTSIDERS

Does anyone write a letter in Chapters 5-6 in The Outsiders book?

In Chapter 5, Pony and Johnny find themselves on the run after Johnny kills Bob, a Soc, in the act of defending Pony. Both boys hide out at an abandoned church in Windrixville. Eventually, another…

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LITERATURE

Why did Anne Frank begin to write a diary?

Anne Frank was trapped in very small spaces with her sister, parents, another family, and another man for around two years. She was thirteen years old, which means she was entering adolescence….

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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

What reasons does Holden give for being “sort of sorry” for visiting Mr. Spencer?

Holden sort of likes Mr. Spencer so he goes to visit him to apologize for being such a crummy student before Holden leaves Pencey. Holden immediately regrets his decision because Mr. Spencer is old…

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LITERATURE

In “Heritage,” what problems does Countee Cullen face as he tries to reconcile African heritage…

Countee Cullen faces several obstacles as he tries to reconcile his African ancestry with his American identity. The first is isolation and distance. As the opening line of the poem asks, “What is…

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BEOWULF

What two traits does Beowulf have that make him a hero? What two things does he do that make him…

Beowulf has many qualities that make him a hero. Two major ones for his role as this sort of hero are his bravery and his fighting prowess. In other words, he is brave and a powerful fighter. His…

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SCIENCE

A ball is allowed to fall a height of 15 m. Calculate the velocity with which it strikes the…

Hello! The speed of a falling ball is g⋅tg⋅t downwards, where g is the gravity acceleration. The height of a falling ball is H(t)=H0−g(t2)2,H(t)=H0-g(t2)2, where H0H0 is the initial height. A ball strikes…

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THE GIVER

Summary of chapter 11 of The Giver in 3 sentences.

There are three significant parts of chapter 11 in The Giver. In the first part, The Giver shares his first memory with Jonas. This first memory is one of sledding down a snowy hill. Because of…

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THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF

What does Ebenezer Dorset do in the story?

Ebenezer Dorset, the father of the kidnapped boy who calls himself Red Chief, takes a few actions in the story. Some of them we must assume because we see the result of the action but aren’t…

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SCIENCE

What would happen if the cell membrane were fully permeable to all substances in the cell’s…

The cell membrane is selectively permeable, that is, it allows the entry to only a few molecules, while barring all the others. If the cell membrane was completely permeable, all the molecules will…

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HISTORY

How did Salutary Neglect encourage the American colonists to lead a revolution?

Salutary Neglect was the de facto policy of the British which afforded the American colonies a high degree of autonomy. It was believed that enforcing taxes and other laws was too expensive to…

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SCIENCE

What is the meaning of decomposition?

In biology, decomposition occurs when an organisms that is no longer living decays into smaller parts. This process returns nutrients to the environment. Organisms that aid in the process of…

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THE BET

Summarize the contents of the lawyer’s letter in “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov

Near the end of “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov, the lawyer writes a letter to the banker. In it he says that he will leave his cell five minutes before their agreed upon time is up and therefore…

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SO FAR FROM THE BAMBOO GROVE

What happens in Chapter 8 of So Far From the Bamboo Grove?

In Chapter 8, Yoko’s patience with the trash man allows her to enjoy a conversation with him despite his speech impediment. Later, Yoko discovers that the girls in the classroom have made an…

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SCIENCE

Why do things weigh less in water?

Based on the general definition of weight, which is defined in physics by the formula: Weight=Mass times Force of acceleration due to gravity, objects do not weigh less in water. They actually are…

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THE VELDT

Which fairy tale are the kids’ names from?

Strictly speaking, the children’s names don’t come from any fairy tale. They come from Peter Pan, which feels like a fairy tale because of how Barrie wrote it, but which is very much a modern…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

On what page does Scout talk Mr. Cunningham out of attacking Atticus?

This scene occurs in Chapter 15 of the novel. Atticus sets his chair in front of Tom’s jail cell to protect him from possible lynching from some of the townspeople who want to conduct vigilante…