How does the Earth stay in orbit around the Sun?
- RAY BRADBURY
What is the style of “A Sound of Thunder ” By Ray Bradbury? (diction, figures of speech, tone,…
“A Sound of Thunder” Bradbury employs metaphor, simile, parallelism, irony, and paradox. In the exposition of the story Bradbury writes in metaphor and simile, using parallelism to enhance the…
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- ORBIT
How does the Earth stay in orbit around the Sun?
The Earth is not actually orbiting the Sun on its own power; it is perpetually falling into the Sun’s gravity well. The mass of the Earth, plus its distance from the Sun, plus the extreme speed at…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
What are Rainford’s views on hunters and their prey in “The Most Dangerous Game”?
Rainsford is a respected hunter and author of books on the subject. For that reason, Zaroff respects him right off the bat. However, when Rainsford refuses to join Zaroff in hunting humans,…
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- WHEN I HAVE FEARS
Could you please summarize the poem, “When I Have Fears” by John Keats?
John Keats reveals his fear that he will die young, and before he gets the chance to experience the love of a wonderful woman and also before he reaches the pinnacle of the talent as a poet. Oddly…
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- TO SIR, WITH LOVE
In To Sir With Love, Braithwaite paints a picture of working class England in the 1960s. How…
In Chapter I, Ricardo “Rick” Braithwaite rides on a double-decker bus with women who are returning from their shopping, and he smells fish. …earthy charwomen…thick-armed, bovine women,…with…
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- ENGLISH TEACHERS
Middle School WritingHi. I will be teaching a writing class for 6-7 graders this summer and…
I currently teach 7th grade literature, and I use many short stories in my writing classes to serve as writing prompts for my students. Some of my and their favorite short stories that I have used…
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- HAMLET
In Hamlet, how does Hamlet make his mother remorseful of her actions in the play?
In Act 3 scene 4, Hamlet is in his mother’s bedchamber. They discuss the play Hamlet had arranged to discover Claudius’ guilt regarding King Hamlet’s death. Gertrude says to him, “Hamlet, you…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
What is the significance of omens in “Julius Caeser”?
Julius Caesar is a tragedy, which means that the play follows the downfall of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character that experiences failure as a result of a flaw in his/her personality….
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- JULIUS CAESAR
Explain in detail the power of speech in “Julius Caesar.”
That words are powerful is evidenced throughout all the writing of Shakespeare. In “Julius Caesar” the persuasive power of language is first exemplified in Cassius’s convincing Brutus of Rome’s…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In Julius Caesar, did Brutus and Cassius do the right thing by murdering Caesar?
Let’s be clear. You have to differentiate between history and Shakespeare. Shakespeare was not interested in writing history lessons. And one of the brilliant things about this play is that…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Can I sue the apartment complex for my car being stolen from there?I had my car stolen from my…
The American legal system allows you to sue just about anybody you want. What you are asking is whether your suit would have merit, and not be dismissed on pretrial motion. There are a couple…
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- MACBETH
Can someone tell me or give me ideas about how the theme “karma” was used in the play Macbeth.I…
You’ve basically got the right idea. Karma basically means that we are all in control of our own lives and what happens to us by how we behave or act in the present. So when people do bad things,…
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- HAMLET
Broadly describe the significance of the first scene in “Hamlet”.
The first scene in Hamlet sets both the tone and the plot for the entire play. The first line of the play, “Who’s there?” echoes one of the major themes of appearance vs. reality. It also gives…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 93 Poetical Analysis HelpI’m writing a poetical analysis of Sonnet 93 and am…
This is a poem of duplicity. The speaker says he shall live with his love supposing her love is true to him. However, he can not be sure of her love. He suspects that she is deceiving him, yet…
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- TWILIGHT
Where can I get a picture of Edward and Bella lying on Bella’s bed after the kissing scene from…
Try here:…
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- MACBETH
What is the message conveyed in “Macbeth”?What is the message conveyed in “Macbeth”?
I’m not sure I could boil this play down to a single message! There are lots of ways you could look at the play as telling you something. There’s quite a simple storyline, after all: Macbeth, a…
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- REFERENCE
What are some ethical opinions on computer confidentiality. What are some ethical opinions on…
I’m not sure what you mean by this questions. Computer confidentiality is the same as any confidentiality. Information given with an expectation of confidentiality must be treated the same…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, what is the significance of Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking and handwashing scene?How is…
First, we the audience get to witness first-hand how the guilt of murdering Duncan has played on Lady Macbeth’s conscience. We see her washing her hands in an attempt to get the blood of her…
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- THE CALL OF THE WILD
In “The Call of the Wild”, why did Hal trade his gun for horsehide?
In “Call of The Wild” Buck and the other dogs had been bought by Hal and Charles. They were on their way to Dawson and had an overloaded sled, 14 dogs and Mercedes, Charles’s wife and Hal’s…
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- ARTS
What is the theme in Thomas Cole’s A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White…
In A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (1839) and The Expulsion – Moon and Firelight (1828), Thomas Cole expresses a number of themes characteristic of much of his…
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- THE TELL-TALE HEART
How might “The Tell-Tale Heart” be interpreted as a thematic father/son type of struggle for…
Well, this would be the sickest form of father-son relationship, but the old man would be the weakened, but still-in-control father figure. The narrator would be the son who is struggling with his…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
In The Scarlet Letter, what are two symbolic images of good and evil that battle over…
As sometimes happens, I am not sure of what you mean by your question, but I will try. In my understand, symbolic images don’t “do battle.” I think you are referring to the two forces that may…
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- HISTORY
Traditional values, causes, problems, and solutionsIs the collapse of traditional values the…
To suggest that the collapse of traditional values is the cause of many problems in the world today doesn’t get us very far. By that I mean, what do you mean by “traditional”? Do you mean the…
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- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
If you were directing Much Ado About Nothing, how would you manage Act III Scene 1?
This scene is of course the parallel scene to the prior gulling of Benedick, where he is made to believe that Beatrice is desperately in love with him. The immense humour in this scene lies in the…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
Please defend this statement about Amir in The Kite Runner: Amir is selfish and cowardly but he…
You are right in that Amir is reacting to a relationship he doesn’t understand. He sees the attention his father gives Hassan, affection he bestows upon a servant’s child which should be reserved…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What chapter can you find Atticus having to shoot the rabid dog in “To Kill A Mockingbird”?In the…
This scene with the rabid dog appears in Part I, Chapter 10 of the book. The metaphor is something akin to the “underdog”. Tom is the underdog for several reasons–he is black, he is poor, and he…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Can teenagers really find love as strong as Romeo and Juliet’s?It’s for a essay for my english 4…
Yes, they can—precisely as strong. To expand on that a bit, look at what happens to them. When the play starts, Romeo is in love with Rosalind. He is so head over heels that his other male…
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- GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
What are some satirical quotations from Gulliver’s Travels?
There is a great deal of satire in “Gulliver’s Travels.” In fact, since the whole thing is intensely satirical, that makes it hard to pull out specific individual lines that are satire. (The satire…
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- STARGIRL
In Stargirl, for what three things is Hillari Kimble famous?
The reader discovers in chapter 4 of “Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli that Hillari Kimble was famous for “her mouth, The Hoax, and Wayne Par.” (pg 19) Hillari had a big mouth and didn’t mind using it…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
In The Kite Runner, is Baba a hero or a hypocrite?Please provide a couple of examples to support…
Like most people Baba is a mixture of several layers. He is a decisive and generous man who tries to help his people. He has heroic moments, one is when he stands up for the man and his wife as…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
In The Kite Runner, is Amir an honorable character?Please provide a couple of examples.
As a child Amir does some dishonorable things. He tricks Hassan into believing he is reading from his books when he is really making up stories, he pressures Hassan into doing things that he…
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- SCIENCE
The findings my emg revealed that the left tibial and left peroneal motor nerves revealed…
In dummy language as you call it, you have nerve damage and a bad disc in your back. The nerve damage is in your lower back(L5 S1) lumbar and sacral areas. This nerve damage(radiculopathy) is on…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
In The Kite Runner, are Baba and Amir more similar or more different? How? Why?
Amir and his father Baba are alike in that they show a certain egocentricity and insensitivity to others. They both blunder around in life, acting out of impulse, which in turns hurts those around…
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- TWO KINDS
What is the rising and falling action in this short story?
This short story is really all about the conflict between Jing-Mei and her mother. One useful exercise I get my students to do is to trace this conflict throughout the story on a graph with two…
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- NEXT, PLEASE
What is a good summary of Philip Larkin’s poem “Next, Please”?
Enotes provides great summaries on a variety of different poems, stories and books. Below, I have provided a link to a very in-depth summary of the poem, and that should be useful. But in a…
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- ANIMAL FARM
In Animal Farm, what is ironic in Chapter 2 based on previous knowledge about the pigs? Irony is…
What is ironic about this is that even though the animals do fight to rid themselves of their human masters, believing that as their own masters, they will live a happy, productive and full life on…
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- DANTE’S INFERNO
What is the punishment for the sodomites in Cantos 15-16 of Inferno?
Dante puts the sodomites at the bottom of the seventh circle of hell. That’s bad. Within the seventh circle, there are three rings. In ring number 1, Dante puts people who killed for their own…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Briefly explain how France’s criminal trial system works and compare and contrast it to the U.S….
The French have what is called a civil law system. This means that their law is based code or the interpretation of laws (or statutes). The only state in the United States that has a civil law…
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- TO HIS COY MISTRESS
In the poem ” To his Coy Mistress” where does the tone change?what kind of tone is the speaker using
This poem is a witty example of carpe diem style–seize the day for tomorrow will be a different story! The poem begins with the speaker praising the lady’s beauty,and he tells her how much time he…
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- BIOLOGY
How many cells are in every square centimeter of the skin?
There are approximately 6 million cells per square centimeter of skin. Of course, these cells vary in function. The skin is made up of nerve fibers, pain sensors, blood vessels, sweat glands, and…
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- LITERATURE
What happened to Carolyn M Rodgers (b. 1945) poet and short-fiction writer from Chicago? Is she…
Carolyn M. Rodgers is alive and living in Chicago. Ms. Rodgers offered a new, striking and controversial poetic voice as part of the Black Arts movement in the 1960’s. The publication of her…
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- THE AWAKENING
In The Awakening, what kind of mother is Edna?
Being a mother didn’t come naturally to Edna. Though she cared both for an about her children, she was not a particularly loving mother–and she knew it. Our narrator describes her this way: In…
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- HISTORY
Why is life so hard these days …..?
Life has always been hard; it has always depended on who and when you are/were. It might be helpful to spend some time looking into conditions of the immigrants in New York City from about 1870 to…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
Which themes of “Lord of the Flies” are relevant today?Which themes of “Lord of the Flies” are…
Which aren’t? Though the novel is now over 50 years old (published in 1954), it seems to me as timely as it ever did. It explores several themes pertinent to our society today, but also several…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Bob Ewell die?
This question has already been answered. Please see the link below.
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is the principle of a fair hearing in the law?I’m writing a project on this topic,so I would…
Fair hearing is also sometimes referred to as the “opportunity to be heard”; it is a bedrock of the law and is not limited to criminal law, but also applies in civil and administrative cases….
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- BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE
Is the title Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee from a direct quote?
No, the title of this book is not a direct quotation from anyone. The phrase of Bury my heart at Wounded Knee,” appears at the beginning of Dee Brown’s novel but the idea for the quote and the…
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- THE ODYSSEY
In The Odyssey, why does Odysseus offer the Cyclops the liquor he brought from the ship?
When the Cyclops returns to his cave, he closes the cave with a huge boulder. As a result, Odysseus and his men are trapped inside, and to their horror, the Cyclops turns out to be less than…
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- SCIENCE
Is there any relation between the structure and function of DNA?
There is indeed a relationship between the structure and function of DNA. DNA contains the genetic code. This means it contains the instructions for whatever characteristics an organism has. In…
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- BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER, A TALE OF WALL STREET
I need help writting a thesis statement for Melville’s story “Bartleby the Scrivener, A Story of…
A thesis statement for “Bartleby the Scrivener, A Tale of Wall Street” depends on the idea you have about the story, just like any other thesis statement (which is short for hypothesis statement:…