How is the setting of “Frankenstein” typical of its genre?In Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein.’
- BUSINESS
What is a psychographics and lifestyles analysis?explain what is psychographics and lifestyles…
In Marketing, a tool that is used in conjunction with demographics and geographics, is psychographics. While demographics give you statistical information about potential customers, such as age,…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
How is the setting of “Frankenstein” typical of its genre?In Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein.’
This story is largely considered to be one of the most influential of the Gothic romance genre. How is it typical of the genre? One of the key tenets of the Gothicromance genre is dealing with the…
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- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Did Willy have to die? Given the nature of his dreams and the direction of his life, was there…
Willy could have had a stroke of luck and fulfilled his dreams, but that turn of events would have “spoiled” the story! The whole point is to show the hypocritical fallacies of a pumped up…
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- WAR IS KIND
When Stephen Crane describes the flag in “War Is Kind,” why does he refer to it as an…
The ironic tone of “War is Kind” is carried throughout the poem. In stanza two, Crane writes of the “men born to drill and die” with the “unexplained glory” overhead. This juxtaposition of the…
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- THE BRIDE COMES TO YELLOW SKY
In “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” how does Stephen Crane both utilize and satirize the traits…
Crane’s story includes several of the literary conventions and stereotypes of the traditional Western tale. There is a small Western town, the town’s sheriff, the sheriff’s new bride, and the…
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- A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
In the story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” how does gender play a role in the story? I’ve been…
Many of Flannery O’Connor’s character defy cultural expectactions. For example, many of her women are strong, opinionated leaders, while the prevailing culture, especially during O’Connor’s…
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- NIGHT
In Chapter 1 of Night, cite examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their…
Elie Wiesel’s description of what happens to the Sighet Jewish community in Chapter One vividly portrays the orderliness and effectiveness of Hitler’s Final Solution. The citizens of Sighet slowly…
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- BALLAD OF THE LANDLORD
In the poem “Ballad of the Landlord” by Langston Hughes, how much money does the tenant propose…
The speaker isn’t going to pay the landlord one cent until repairs are made to his dilapidated house. When he says, “Ten Bucks you say I owe you?/ Ten Bucks you say is due?” he means that his rent…
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- NIGHT
In Chapter 3 of Night, what was Bela Katz forced to do once he was chosen for his strength?
Because of his great strength, Bela Katz was forced to be a part of the Sonder-Kommando, the Jewish unit that worked in the crematories. One of his first jobs had been to put his own father’s body…
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- ANNE BRADSTREET
What are at least three ways people today react to disasters. Do they feel as Bradstreet did in…
The poem can be difficult to read because of the language and poetry devices, such as poetic inversion (the unusual order of the words in the lines). It’s a good poem, though, and still very…
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- NIGHT
In chapter 3 of “Night”, what were the prisoner’s rations at each meal?
The rations at each meal consisted on coffee (in the mornings), and thick soup. Every now and again there is a mention of rough bread, some of which is smuggled in by a relative they found in the…
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- GEOLOGY
Define field geology in general.
To begin with, geology is the study of the earth. This includes rocks, minerals, and everything they make up, such as the earth’s crust, fossils found in the earth’s crust, and the results from the…
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- MATH
Solve the equation x^4 – 17x^2 + 16 = 0
This equation is actually just a quadratic equation because the exponent is a multiple of 2. We could rewrite this equation as a quadratic equation by making the first term a square, the second…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
Who is Robert Walton writing to in the first letter in Frankenstein?
Walton is writing to his sister. He is writing to her largely for the reader’s benefit so we know who he is and why he doing what he is doing. His sister is unnamed, but she is to serve as the…
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- MATH
Find the real number x and y in the expression ( 1 + i )( x-1 ) + ( 1 – i )( y + 1 ) = 1 – 3i
You need to open the brackets: x – 1 + ix – i + y + 1 – iy – i = 1 – 3i You need to rearrange the terms from the left side such that: (x – 1 + y + 1) + i(x – 1 – y – 1) = 1 – 3i Reducing the…
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- THE GIVER
When the Giver’s daughter released herself, did it effect the Community in The Giver?
When the Giver’s daughter Rosemary was released, it was a “disaster” for the Community. All the memories that she had received up to that time, good and bad, were transferred to them. Rosemary…
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- MATH
Find the slope of the line x + 2y – 3 = 0
Given: x+2y−3=0x+2y-3=0 Rewrite the equation in slope intercept form: y=mx+by=mx+b The variable m represents the slope and the variable be represents the y intercept. You will rewrite the equation in slope…
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- HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS
Why does Hemingway use white elephants and not something else in the short story “Hills Like…
“White elephant” is an old expression that something is unwanted or junk. In the story, the hills literally look like white elephants. Additionally, the author expects the reader to understand that…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How are modern Jews discriminated?How are modern Jews discriminated against? This is for a oral…
Modern Jews are discriminated against in different ways in different areas of the world, I would say. Much discrimination manifests itself as what are called “hate crimes,” such as vandalism in…
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- TWILIGHT
What is Jasper’s favorite “food”?
Jasper is the newest “vegetarian” of the Cullen family, and humans are still hard for him to resist. He struggles the most out of all the Cullens to resist drinking human blood, which is still his…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, why does Scout quiz Atticus about his visit to the Radleys’ house?
When Mrs. Radley dies, Atticus goes to the Radley home, no doubt to pay his respects and offer assistance–a decent, neighborly thing to do. When he returns, he tells Jem and Scout that Mrs. Radley…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
How is the rise of drugs in the Brave New World compare to today’s society?How is the rise of…
Huxley wrote his novel in 1928 and it was astounding how close he came to the character of today’s society. Soma use in BNW is similar to any use of prescription or recreational or illegal drugs…
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- MATH
How many prime numbes are there:(i)less than 100,the difference in whose digits is 12.(ii)which…
If a number is less than 100, that means it is at most a two-digit number. It is impossible for the difference between two digits to be as much as 12 — the maximum span is 9. Perhaps I am…
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- THE GIVER
How does The Giver feel after he transmits the first memory to Jonas in “The Giver”?
The Giver feels lighter after giving his memory to Jonas. He says, “‘even transmitting that tiny memory to you – I think it lightened me a little,'” (p. 82). The memory of the snow is now in…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
Is A Doll’s House dated? Could there be a Nora in North America today?Is A Doll’s House dated?…
The play in relation to the role of women in society is dated, at least in terms of American women. Nora’s crisis results from the fact that she was unable to get a bank loan in her own name…
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- AFTER APPLE-PICKING
What does the apple picker do in Frost’s poem “After Apple-Picking”?
The persona of this poem has passed the time of active work and harvesting, and now in the poem we can see that he is reflecting upon his work and the harvest. The speaker also seems to be drifting…
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- A MODEST PROPOSAL
Explain how these 5 alternate solutions can solve the problem.1. taxing absentee residents 2….
These of course are suggested ironically by Swift as ideas that would not work. He is trying to draw attention to the good ideas that he had previously proposed that were ignored. Each of these…
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- REFERENCE
I am trying to find my all time favourite movie when i was a kid. See description below!!it…
It sunds really cute. Here is some information about it, including where to buy it. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808587312/info. I also noticed that a quick google search results in a few…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
brave new worldWhat does the quote, “Anybody can be virtuous now. You can carry at least half…
The residents of the New World have drugs that alter their moods and thinking. For instance, they have “soma” which they take if they are unhappy, disatisfied, or even depressed. At the…
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- LITERATURE
What types of suspense can be found in a short story?What types of suspense can be found in a…
Good question, but just what kind of suspense can vary from story to story. It would depend on the story (humorous, horror, drama, etc.) and the plot would dictate what kind of suspense, i.e. “Will…
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- ONLINE TEACHING
Online teacher trainingAll teachers know their content but have no training on how to teach it….
I disagree that teachers get no training on how to teach. Any decent teacher training program will have plenty of emphasis on teaching methods. In my own case, I first trained to be a Montessori…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
Can you classify “Brave New World” into a special time period?
This futuristic tale is set in 2495, but the actual date line is secondary to the warning of totalitarianism. The remote future date gives the story universality, which enhances both the tone and…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
In “Brave New World”, how do you would describe the atmosphere and environment?
There is a definite “groupie” climate in this society, in which people exist as droves but not as individuals. The atmosphere is repressive, but there are programmed sessions of sensorial hysteria…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
How do you would describe the language of Huxley’s “Brave New World”?
Huxley uses language in BNW to reflect the content of his subject matter. The first few chapters are very clean, succinct, and scientific–exactly how a scientific conditioning center would be….
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
Is there a frame story in “Brave New World”?
A frame story is a story that literally “frames” the main story, either both at the beginning and the end or just the end or the beginning. Wuthering Heights, for example, is a classic example of…
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- BEOWULF
What is the function of the sword and magic spirit in “Beowulf”?
I think you are talking about the special sword that belonged to Grendel’s mother. It been created and hammered/jeweledby the giants. It was special also because it was stronger than she was….
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- THE GIVER
In “The Giver”, what was Jonas’ goal for his and Gabriel’s escape from the community?
Jonas has to leave the community in order to save Gabriel from Release. His main goal is to make sure that Gabriel is not killed; aside from that, there is the secondary goal that once he is gone,…
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- BEOWULF
What is the relationship between Beowulf and the Battle of Maldon?
Beowulf and the Battle of Maldon are both epic poems written in the Old English language, and the (as far as we know) original manuscripts were both in the possession of a collector of manuscripts…
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- BEOWULF
Why is “Beowulf” the first sample of Old English?
The simple reason is that it is the oldest existing manuscript written in that language. Old English is a language of the post-Celtic invaders of Britain, the Angles, Saxons, Danes and Jutes….
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In the play “The Crucible”, what are the consequences of Abigail and John Proctor’ affair?
One disasterous consequence is that because Elizabeth kicked Abby out of the house for the affair, Abby grows a violent hatred for her that eventually leads to her accusing Elizabeth of being a…
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- ORIENTALISM
Can I have a summary of the main ideas in Edward Said’s Orientalism?
This work by Edward Said has been crucial to postcolonial studies and criticism. I will give you a brief summary of the main ideas and how it contributes to postcolonialism, but obviously, there is…
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- THE STRANGER
How does Camus’ The Stranger (L’Etrange) develop his philosophy of existentialism?
Existentialism is the philosophy that we are living in a senseless universe without any reason or logic. What happens in this world is therefore incomprehensible and often absurd. Man has no…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
I am trying to find a quote to show at some point in The Crucible how John Proctor changed. Any…
Look for your quote at the very end of the play in the scene between John and Elizabeth when she visits him in the jail moments before he is to die. If John will confess, his life will be spared….
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- ENGLISH TEACHERS
Compare and Contrast the lives of Victor and his Monsterhow can you compare/contrast victor and…
They are strangely connected. One can not survive without the other, and this is especially true toward the end of the book…exactly what the creature wanted…a companion. Victor’s life is one…
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- DEATH OF A TRAVELING SALESMAN
In Death of a Salesman, in what ways would Willy, Linda, Biff, and Happy need to be re-educated?
Re-educating the Loman family would be quite an undertaking. Their problems run deep and have existed for as long as their family has been a family. Happy’s energy should be redirected from…
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- LITERATURE
- IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
Although New Historicism was in large part the work of literary critic Stephan Greenblatt, it was influenced by many others including Marxist and structuralist philosophers. Michel Foucault’s…
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- IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
Is it important to know the identity of the young American soldier who narrates “In Another…
We don’t need to know his specific identity. If we did, Hemingway’s story wouldn’t be very effective, and it is very effective. Even though we don’t know his specific identity, we do know enough…
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- THE CHRYSALIDS
In Chapter 11 of The Chrysalids, what does the group decide that they cannot do?
In Chapter 11 of The Chrysalids, the group of telepaths decide that the next time Petra gets hreself in trouble and telepatically sreams in terror summoning help, that David will respond, then…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Help identify play, Shakespeare. Theme Grief: something like, “these words/ actions are but…
You seem to be referring to Hamlet (1.2.76-86). Hamlet is wearing all black clothing and is still in deep mourning over the death of his father. His mother, who has since married Claudius, asks him…
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- THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
Quotes on racism on the book The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.I need quotes on racism…
Here is a good quote that establishes how much racism is a part of Lily’s life. “…It washed over me for the first time in my life how much importance the world had ascribed to skin pigment,…