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We continue to read 1984 because of the similarities people perceive between our society and that of Oceania. The most prominent is surveillance. With revelations by Edward Snowden and others about…
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HAMLET
Hamlet is disappointed because his uncle killed his father and married his mother. I guess you could say that Hamlet’s life did not turn out the way he had planned. His biggest disappointment…
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THE BRONZE BOW
Daniel and Joel start recruiting new members to help them fight the Romans. Daniel’s first recruit is Nathan, who is about the same age as Daniel and Joel. Nathan’s family has gone through a…
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HOW IT FEELS TO BE COLORED ME
In her 1928 essay, How it Feels to be Colored Me, Zora Neale Hurston describes her relationship with her racial identity, with special consideration for the changes that occurred after her…
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ROMEO AND JULIET
There are lots of quotes in Romeo and Juliet that show the pain of love. We know the pain of love is a main theme of this play because it is first mentioned in the chorus: “The fearful passage of…
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SCIENCE
Crude petroleum is of little use in its raw form; however, we can obtain various useful products out of it. Petroleum can be divided into products such as petrol, diesel, kerosene, naptha, etc. The…
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LAW AND POLITICS
Under the United States Constitution, the president, as chief executive, does not have the power to “make war.” The president, as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, has the power to…
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SCIENCE
When the electron enter into the electric field, the electric force acts on it. In this case the electric force is calculated using the following expression: Fe = -e*E Where -e is the charge of the…
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THE WEDNESDAY WARS
The Wednesday Wars has a lot of great moments in it. But the sequence in question is one of my favorites, because Mrs. Baker is put in an incredibly tight spot, which of course she handles…
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
There are numerous scenes throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird where the issue of equality is discussed. In Chapter 23, Alexandra tells Scout that she can’t play with Walter Cunningham Jr….
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TO BUILD A FIRE
Mood is the emotional response a reader has to a particular aspect of a work of art or literature. To begin with, the reader joins a man in hiking the Yukon Trail with the hopes of soon being…
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ROMEO AND JULIET
Although the Nurse isn’t known for being particularly smart or well-spoken (she thinks she’s wittier than she really is), her love for Juliet and devotion to her shine through in most scenes…
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AS YOU LIKE IT
These characters all serve a purpose in the play and it would be difficult to imagine As You Like It without them. Jacques is a melancholy philosopher, a character type who is often seen in…
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HISTORY
The relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union was very tense and confrontational during most of the Cold War. The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism around the world. We…
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THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
As a novel, The Old Man and the Sea is preoccupied with questions of age, mortality, strength, and change. Santiago, the fisherman, is an elderly man whose physical health and luck are…
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ANTIGONE
There are certain classic characteristics that Western heroes and heroines tend to exhibit in literature and plays. These characteristics are flaws, determination, compassion, a sense of justice,…
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
At least within this price range, it is clear that the demand for this particular milk is perfectly inelastic. We can determine this by using the equation for price elasticity of demand, but we…
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SCIENCE
I completely agree with the statement that the operating system (or OS) is the master instructor. An operating system has the following functions: Provides a user interface: An operating system…
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THE OUTSIDERS
Friendship Friendship is very important to the greasers. They are more than just a group of guys who live in the same neighborhood. They look out for each other, and see each other as family. For…
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ARTS
This poem, written about 400 years ago, uses some wording that we wouldn’t use today. Specifically, the words “prove” and “sports” have slightly different meanings for the modern reader than they…
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THE OUTSIDERS
Friendship: The Greasers always look out for each other throughout the novel. The majority of Greasers have a rough home life, and Ponyboy explains why his family always welcomes friends into…
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THE OUTSIDERS
Ponyboy is the novel’s protagonist, and there are numerous events that Ponyboy plays a significant role in throughout the novel. The novel begins when a group of Socs jumps Ponyboy in Chapter 1….
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A POISON TREE
In this Blake poem, an individual who hides and nurses his anger is contrasted with a person who goes immediately and tells his “friend” why he is angry. The person who confesses his anger is able…
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LORD OF THE FLIES
Lord of the Flies presents many examples of intolerance among the boys, and a few examples of tolerance. To help evaluate how these interactions aid our understanding of tolerance, we can think of…
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BUSINESS
Derivatives are a type of financial instruments or securities that do not have any value on their own. Their value comes from (is derived from) the value of some other thing. The derivatives…
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DOCTOR FAUSTUS
Faustus’ hesitancy is likely not a strength of his, per se, but it does reveal the inner turmoil that Faustus deals with when deciding which decision will ultimately bring him the most fulfillment….
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HISTORY
When gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California in 1848, the news of this discovery led to a massive movement of people to California to try to find gold. The California gold rush had a…
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SCIENCE
Similarities: Both cellular respiration and fermentation are process that break down food and convert the chemical energy stored in the food to ATP molecules. Both these processes begin with…
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JOHN KEATS
A literary work may have more than one theme, and the themes one reader finds in a piece may be different from those another reader finds. The important thing is that any theme you find must be…
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THE SNIPER
No specific person broke the silence in the story “The Sniper.” The opening paragraph describes the evening turning into night and bringing darkness with it. The story takes place in Dublin, and…
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LITERATURE
George shows his loyalty to Lennie by sticking with him, coaching him as to what to say in job interviews, planning for both of them, and taking care of him in small ways such as making dinner when…
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
There are several scenes throughout the novel that depict how women are expected to dress and act like ladies. Scout is known as a “tomboy” throughout the novel who enjoys playing with the boys and…
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HISTORY
The Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868, which ended Red Cloud’s War, ceded much of the western part of South Dakota, including the Black Hills, to the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne. The issues…
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HARRISON BERGERON
In Kurt Vonnegut’s 1961 short story “Harrison Bergeron,” the title character is murdered at the end of the story. The killer is Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General responsible for ensuring…
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THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
In Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” there is no right road for the narrator to take. The first two stanzas describe the two roads as equally untravelled and pleasant. The traveller…
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
People don’t feel the need to challenge their society when they feel like everything is going alright. If people feel they are being treated fairly, if they feel safe and protected, and have the…
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THE NEW DRESS
Of the two short stories, Virginia Woolf’s “The New Dress” has a more straight-forward message about appearances and their power over us. Mabel Waring opens the story by worrying about the…
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ARTS
In his painting “Joy of Life” (1905), Matisse uses color as an expressive, emotional tool, which is typical of his Fauvist period. Rather than imparting any realistic or representational value, the…
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HISTORY
Reynolds concludes that Stowe’s personal background fed into the social context in which Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written. Reynolds’ work concludes that Stowe’s personal background played a vital role…
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ARTS
Henri Matisse had several styles throughout his life, during which he used different color palettes. He learned Academic French painting as a student, was a leader of the short-lived Fauvist…
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SCIENCE
Chemical changes are changes that result in the formation of a new substance. In other words, the composition of a substance changes when the substance undergoes a chemical change. Chemical…
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Based on the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare might simply categorize the nature of dreams as enchanted, magical, just slightly beyond rational comprehension. Also from a thematic…
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Pride and Prejudice is famous for its use of irony. In irony, the intended or literal meaning of words is different from their actual meaning. Pride and Prejudice’s first line is often cited as the…
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SPEAK
Melinda’s parents’ meeting with the principal and guidance counselor of Merryweather High demonstrates the failings of the school system to help kids in intense situations like Melinda’s. Everyone…
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OEDIPUS REX
Pathos: This is defined in Aristotle’s Rhetoric as a speaker appealing to the emotions of the audience. In other words, an example of pathos in Oedipus Rex would be an instance when one character…
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REFERENCE
We know from the beginning of the book that Sal’s mother left their home in Bybanks, Kentucky, and has not come back. As we keep reading, we learn bits and pieces of the back story. It seems as…
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THE LADY OF SHALOTT
Four descriptions of Sir Lancelot in “The Lady of Shalott” depict him as the quintessential knight in shining armor. His shield, his baldric, his face, and his speech align him with the knight’s…
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
At the end of Chapter 21, on page 283 of the Grand Central Publishing Edition of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Reverend Sykes tells Scout to stand up because Atticus is passing. The entire…
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THE CANTERBURY TALES
Geoffrey Chaucer’s medieval poem The Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine of the martyr Thomas Becket. On their way to the shrine the pilgrims pass the…
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BUSINESS
Interest rates tend to reflect rates of inflation. The two are closely connected. Interest rates, which are set by the Federal Open Market Committee, which is comprised of the Federal Reserve Board…