How is a reader suppose to respond to a character like Billy Pilgrim in Slaughterhouse-Five?I…
- SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE
How is a reader suppose to respond to a character like Billy Pilgrim in Slaughterhouse-Five?I…
Billy is difficult to identify with because Vonnegut doesn’t spell out what the “moral” of the story is. And without that overt moral, the reader is forced to figure things out alone. Billy…
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- HISTORY
Given the level of racism in the North is it surprising that blacks volunteered to fight in the…
No, it is not surprising that black soldiers were willing to fight for the North. The fact that winning the war would end slavery by far outweighed the fact that many people in the North were…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Romeo and Juliet’s act 5, what metaphor does Romeo use for the tomb?
Here are Romeo’s words that illustrate the metaphor to which you refer: Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death,Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth,Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to…
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- CHARLOTTE’S WEB
In Charlotte’s Web, how did Mr. Arable’s thinking change from the beginning of the story to the…
The story opens on Arable’s farm where his sow has just given birth to a litter of piglets. When Mr. Arable discovers one is a runt, he wants to kill it. His 8 year old daughter, Fern, however,…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Why do friends become more important to a person than family?Why do friends become more important…
Friends can end up being more important than family members, especially as a person moves into their teen years and beyond. This is because friends are from a person’s peer group and therefore…
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- MACBETH
What are four instances of illusion versus reality in Macbeth?
All these examples come from the actual text of Macbeth. 1. The witches’ prophecy to Macbeth appears to be a blessing and promise him riches and power. However, through the murder he commits to…
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- FANCIES AND GOODNIGHTS
Where can i find criticism on John Collier’s “The Chaser” and “Bottle Party”? If i can have a url…
Both “The Chaser” and “Bottle Party” are contained in the anthology of John Collier’s short stories titled Fancies and Goodnights. This book is the best introduction to Collier and is easy enough…
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- INTO THE WILD
What are Chris McCandless’s ideals?In Into the Wild, Chris McCandless could be described as an…
Your teacher is most likely looking for a specific three ideals from the story, so take these with a grain of salt as they come from my own perceptions on the book. Chris McCandless has an ideal…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In The Crucible, Hale asks Elizabeth if she believes. What is her reply?
I am not quite sure what Act you are asking this question about. If it is Act II, it may be that you are asking if she is a believer. Hale asks her to recite the Ten Commandments and she and…
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- ESSAY LAB
URGENT QUESTION! about quoting and citing ….ghs in a research paper, as well as works cited…
If I were completing my assignment in a timely fashion, I would consult a manual of style for the discipline in which I was writing. If I were completing my assignment about a day before it was…
- ROMEO AND JULIET
Can anyone name and explain some quotes that prove Romeo and Juliet loved each other in Romeo and…
I think that the nature of the question is a challenge. I believe that there can be a strong level of analysis as to whether both of them were really in love with one another or whether or not it…
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- ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
How does this play show the existential understanding of right and wrong in Rosencrantz and…
In existentialism, it is thought that man is cut off from external authority and therefore, all morality needs to found and determined from within each person. Each person is, first and foremost,…
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- THINGS FALL APART
In Things Fall Apart, how does education advance Christianity among the Igbo people?
The Chapter that is most relevant to this question is Chapter Twenty One, which narrates the increasing influence that the missionary, Mr. Brown is gaining in the community. As Mr. Brown talks more…
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- ANNE BRADSTREET
Give an example in of alliteration in Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband”Please…
According to the “literary-terms” link, alliteration is a literary device in which the author uses the same initial sound in more than one word in (in this case) a line of poetry. This usually…
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- MACBETH
Based on the contents of the letter in act I, scene v, how would you describe Macbeth and Lady…
The letter to Lady Macbeth is very telling. First off, it is impressive that Macbeth is writing her at all considering that during the time period in which the play is set men were not required to…
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- ARTS
What is the conflict in Heat lightning?
The basic conflict in the play is between two qualities, simplicity or innocence and cleverness or wickedness. The girl, about 23 year, symbolises simplicity or innocence. The First man symbolizes…
- LIFE OF PI
How is Pi creative in Life of Pi?
Because he enjoys doing art work, and it allows him to be really creative throughout the story.
- ARTS
In what ways have you come across music from another country in your everyday life: TV, movies,…
This sounds like a specific question from an instructor, so I am sure they are meaning for you to apply your own experience with music in this case and you’ll want to keep that in mind in your own…
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- HISTORY
What changed womens fashion from Victorian to more modern in the 1920s?
Most historians argue that what changed women’s fashions was a change in the status of women in society. During this decade, women in the United States became much more free and their clothes…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, can comic relief ever be ‘implicit’ at times?
Comic relief is “a humorous or farcical interlude in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension or heighten the emotional impact by means of…
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- THE GRAPES OF WRATH
In Chapter 10 of Grapes of Wrath, what foreshadowing emerges from the conversation between Tom…
In Chapter 10 of The Grapes of Wrath after Tom has hitchhiked and walked many miles, he arrives home. After a truck leaves, Tom sits on the doorstep and Ma talks with him. She expresses her…
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- ORYX AND CRAKE
What is the main message in Oryx and Crake?
To me, the main message of this excellent novel concerns the possible future that lies before us where genetic engineering has gone too far and we are left in a very dangerous world full of the…
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- PHILOSOPHY
philosophywhat is the significance of studying ancient philosophy today
Studying ancient moral philosophy (like Aristotle’s ethical writings) or political philosophy (Plato’s Republic) gives us a window on to the past. It tells us what people from ancient times…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How might the movie of To Kill a Mockingbird have been received by American society in the early…
Those of us that lived through this period of time can answer the question for you, I believe. Remember that the Civil Rights legislation was not passed until 1964. TKAM was published in 1960 and…
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- HAMLET
In Hamlet, how do the stories of Claudius and Polonius mirror each other?what sort of things…
This is a challenging question, primarily because I don’t really think it is true. If you create a two column chart for Polonius and Claudius you can start to brainstorm — from there you may be…
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- HAMLET
How is Hamlet’s good name restored in Hamlet?
By the end of Act 5 the stage is a pretty dismal sight–King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, Hamlet and Leartes are all dead and laying on the floor as Fortinbras marches in. Luckily, Horatio is there…
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- UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
Explain how Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom’s Cabin suffered from slavery.
I have changed your question because it did not make sense to ask how the book itself suffered from slavery. Therefore I assume that you are asking how the character himself suffered. Uncle Tom…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How is non-verbal communication affected by the enviroment?
First allow me to share the definition of non verbal communication according Tortoriello, Blott, and DeWine “. . . the exchange of messages primarily through non-linguistic means, including:…
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- MATH
Assuming P(0)=2 and t ® ¥ P(t) ® 152, find A and B; find k after 5 months; then how many years…
The given model for the population p(t) of wolves at time t. P(t) = A{1-Be^(-kt)}+2………….(1), where t is in months. The initial population of wolves is P(0) . P(0) =2, when t = 0 by data….
- BUSINESS
If you were a manager for a major airline, what would you emphasize when designing promotional…
I think one of the first things I would do would be to encourage individual travelers to join frequent flyer loyalty programs in order to receive free flights and other benefits from their flying….
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- MATH
Write the vertex of the parabola y=x^2+4x.
Given the parabola y = x^2 + 4x. Then we know that: a = 1 b = 4 c = 0. The vertex is given as follows. The x-coordinate is given by: ==> Vx = -b/2a ==> vx = -4 / 2 = -2. The y-coordinate…
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- BUSINESS
Your company’s sales are 50,000 units with each costing $12. If your markup percentage on sales…
Your company’s sales are 50,000 units. Each unit is worth $12. Your profit margin is 40%. This gives the profit made per unit as 40% of $12 or 0.4*12 = $4.8. The fixed cost has been given as $100….
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- MATH
Find the value of c that completes the square x^2+(7/13)x+c
Let f(x) = x^2 + (7/13) x + c . Given that f(x) is a complete square. We need to find the values if C. ==> f(x) = ( x+ (7/13)/2) ^2 = x^2 + 7/13 x + C Let us open the the brackets. ==> (…
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- MATH
We have to find n : (4n+8)^1/2 = n + 3 (4n+8)^1/2 = n + 3 square both the sides => 4n + 8 = (n + 3)^2 => 4n + 8 = n^2 + 9 + 6n => n^2 + 9 + 6n – 4n – 8 = 0 => n^2 + 2n + 1 =0 => (n…
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- HISTORY
How does the political cartoon, “The Smallest Specimen Yet,” describe President Benjamin…
I assume that you are referring to the political cartoon that is in the “picturehistoryprints.com” link below. If so, the cartoon is saying that Harrison’s presidency was very “little,” very…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
Consider the play, A Doll’s House and the story “Chrysanthemums.”Compare the social…
In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, and “Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck, the common theme in these two stories deals with a “woman’s place” in terms of society’s expectations of women and their…
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- MATH
Solve the equation x=(-70+17x)
We have to solve: x=(-70+17x) Now, x=(-70+17x) => x = -70 + 17x subtract -17x from both the sides => x – 17x = -70 + 17x – 17x => -16x = -70 divide both the sides by -16 => -16x / -16 =…
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- MATH
Evaluate the indefinite integral of f(x)=x^7/(x^8+4)
We have to find the integral of f(x)=x^7/(x^8+4) = y Let x^8 + 4 = t => dt/dx = 8*x^7 => dt/ 8 = x^7 dx Noe y = x^7/(x^8+4) Int [ x^7/(x^8+4) dx] => Int [(1/8)* (1/t) dt] => (1/8) ln t…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Who or what is the most to blame for Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths in Romeo and Juliet?
In one sense, you could argue that the feud is responsible for Romeo’s and Juliet’s death. If the families had not being fighting and has not had bitter hatred toward each other, Romeo and Juliet…
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- HAMLET
Other than the symbolism of Yorick’s skull as memento mori. What other ways do you see Hamlet as…
The biggest example is Hamlet’s father, the Ghost. The Ghost is a literal example reminding Hamlet of mortality; in Hamlet’s case, it is not so much to “get right with God and morality before he…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Gambling Related Deaths Alcohol and drug related Deaths are recorded by Federal Authorities so…
It’s pretty easy to tell when a death is alcohol or drug related (at least it often is). A person is drunk and falls off a balcony — clearly alcohol related. Same goes for a drunk driver. But…
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- MATH
A triangle has a right angle and the side opposite the angle 46 degrees is 7 units. Find the…
As the triangle has a right angle we can determine the third angle as 180- 90- 46 = 90 – 46 = 44. Now the side opposite 46 degrees is 7. => sin 46 = (7/h), h denotes the hypotenuse. => h = 7/…
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- THE RING
why do you think lise keeps the incident in the glade a secret from her husband?
The reason why the character of Lise in the story “The Ring” keeps the incident in the glade a secret from her husband is because she knows that she has committed an indiscretion, either physically…
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- MATH
What is the common point of the lines 4x+8y=20 and -4x+2y=-30?
At the common point of the two lines the values of x and y are the same. Therefore we can solve the two equations for x and y. 4x+8y=20 …(1) -4x+2y=-30…(2) Add (1) and (2) => 10 y = -10…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Why do socialists often say that capitalism is a morally unjustifiable system?
The major reason that socialists tend to say this has to do with economic inequality. Capitalist systems have a tendency to lead to broad gaps between the rich and the poor. Socialists say that…
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- MACBETH
What are Macbeth’s reason for hesitating to kill Duncan?
Macbeth, after talking with his wife, Lady Macbeth, seemed to be 100% in on her plan to kill Duncan and take his position in Scotland as King and Queen. However, while the others were eating,…
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- MATH
Divide the polynomial n^2 + 10n + 18 by n+5.
We have to divide n^2 + 10n + 18 by n+5 (n^2 + 10n + 18) / (n+5) Now, using the remainder theorem we find the remainder when (n^2 + 10n + 18) is divided by (n+5) as (-5)^2 – 10*5 + 18 = 25 – 50 +…
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- HISTORY
How did the Mongols control a heterogeneous population in each of the places they conquered?
There are numerous ways in which the Mongols were able to maintain control of their empire. (But please recognize that they did not keep control of it for very long — they didn’t even manage 200…
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- MATH
What is x if the angles of a triangle are 54, 55, x+74 ?
The sum of the angles of any triangle is equal to 180 degree. Now we are given the angles of the triangle as 54, 55 and x + 74. So adding up the three should give 180 degrees => 54 + 55 + x + 74…
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- MATH
Determine the value of a if -6(3 – 3a)-8(6a+5)=32?
We have to find a given -6(3 – 3a)-8(6a+5)=32 -6(3 – 3a)-8(6a+5)=32 => -18 + 18a – 48a – 40 = 32 => 18a – 48a = 32 + 40 + 18 => -30a = 90 => a = 90 / (-30) => a= -3 Therefore a…
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