How Laura’s internal conflict affected by Jim?
- KING LEAR
What are the characters of the two fathers, Lear and Gloucester, and the mistakes of judgement…
Both fathers are arrogant and blind to their children. Gloucester’s attitude toward his children is established in the first scene when he brags about how much fun he had in begetting Edmond, his…
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- THE GLASS MENAGERIE
How Laura’s internal conflict affected by Jim?
Jim affects Laura’s internal conflict in that he is the only support system whom she trusts blindly, and yet she can see clearly that he is falling apart as badly as the rest of the family is. When…
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- HAMLET
What is the images in Hamlet’s speech, “to be or not to be”?Visual and tactile images that apply…
One of the images repeated used in Hamlet’s “To be or not to be…” speech is that of sleep and its comparison to death; that death might be as simple and soothing as a sleeping and dreaming. In…
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- THE LOTTERY
In “The Lottery”, how are the main characters perceived by others in the story and how do these…
There are two main characters in the story, in terms of social importance. They are Mr. Summers, the wealthiest man in town, and Mr. Graves, the second most powerful man in town. Both men seem to…
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- MATH
how to solve x(x-x) = (x+x) (x-x) please answer me immediatly because i’m tired from thinking…..
x(x-x) = (x+x)(x-x). Solution: x^2-x^2 = x^2-x^2 is correct But x(x-x) = (x+x)(x-x) is correct But x = x+x is not correct as we committed the error of division by zero and arrived at the wrong…
- TONY WENT TO THE BODEGA BUT HE DIDN’T BUY ANYTHING
Please explain the irony in the poem “Tony Went to the Bodega but He Didn’t Buy Anything”…
To me, the irony here lies in the fact that Tony pretty much achieves the American dream (or is in position to do so) but then he gives it up because he is not comfortable in that life. We tend to…
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- MATH
A supervisor is contemplating whether or not to investigate labor efficiency variance in the…
For the investigation the cost is $6000 and there is another $18000 involved in correcting operations. If the operations are not done properly they cost $33000. Now let us say that the probability…
- TEACHERS
What are the disadvantages of a homemade education? What are the disadvantages of a homemade…
The wording of the question is unique. I notice from the tag that there is a reference point to Malcolm X. I think that it’s very interesting to note this aspect of his own education. For…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
How is the rise of the Middle Class depicted in Canterbury Tales?When Chaucer wrote the…
We get a glimpse of the rising middle class from their brief description in The Prologue. Just the fact that these “working class” people have the money and can afford the time away from their…
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- HISTORY
What is the family name of the monarchy of Monaco? Please answer before Friday, October 15, 2010.
The second-smallest independent nation in the world (after Vatican City), Monaco is a principality (city-state) located on the Mediterranean Sea between France and Italy. It is the home of the rich…
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- MATH
In triangleABC AD,BE,CF are the medians Prove that 3(AB^2+BC^2+AC^2)=4(AD^2+BE^2+CF^2)
Let us have the triangle ABC. Let D , E and F be the mid points of BC, CA and AB. Consider the triangle ADB: AB^2 = AD^2+ BD^2 – 2AD*DB cos ADB . Due to cosine rule. AB^2 = AD^2 +(BC/2)^2 – AD*BC*…
- LITERATURE
“O. Henry Award” amount? What exactly you get when you win the “O. Henry Award”? I also want to…
Probably the most prestigious award for short story fiction, the annual O. Henry Award does not offer a cash prize to the winner of the competition. In the past, however, the O. Henry competition…
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- TEACHERS
How is an ideal school most likely to be?How is an ideal school most likely to be?
Great question! I think that more thoughts like this are needed in education. With this in mind, you will get varied answers. I am a firm believer that if students are able to feel as if they…
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- THE BLACK CAT
How well made, how successful a story is “The Black Cat” as a horror story and as a…
“The Black Cat,” which was written by Edgar Allan Poe, is an extremely well written story and could be considered one of the first stories of the horror genre (as could his others). Poe did a…
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- THE PURLOINED LETTER
What are the prefect’s strengths and weaknesses as a detective in “The Purloined Letter”?
You have asked a question about one of the earliest detective stories, upon which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his famous detective Sherlock Holmes. One of the key ingredients in this genre is the…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
What do you think Helmer means with his final line in the play A Doll’s House?the quote is “the…
I think this is a great question, especially since the play, whichever version one reads, is a translation. And there are many translations of this play out there. For example, my translation,…
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- JUDE THE OBSCURE
What is the explanation of the theme of class in Jude the Obscure?
Jude dreams of becoming a scholar. A rather romantic dream, none-the-less, this vision for himself never quite releases its grip on Jude, who comes back again and again to the city where he hoped…
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- HISTORY
How effectively did Jefferson transform those principles into policy?Thomas Jefferson prided…
In some ways, Jefferson did a good job transforming his principles into policy. He helped move the country towards a greater level of suffrage, for example. By that, I mean that he helped get…
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- HISTORY
What did the Colisseum reveal about ancient Rome? Watch the following video then answer the…
The video does not really say all that much on this topic — it does not really say much of what I think the Colosseum actually does say about Rome and its civilization. The video says (again a bit…
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- HISTORY
How did the Colisseum compare in size to other Roman structures? Watch the following video then…
The answer to this can be found at about 2 minutes in to the video that you have linked to. Basically, the Colosseum was bigger (or at least taller) than any other building built in Ancient Rome….
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- HISTORY
Who did most of the work on the Roman Colisseum ? Watch the following video then answer the…
In your previous questin, I referred to the Jewish rebellion that was put down by Vespasian, who would later become an emperor of Rome. While he was putting this rebellion down, he also got most…
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- THE BET
In the story “The Bet”, what does the first paragraph about the gospel reveal about the lawyer?
Unfortunately your question is not very clear so I am going to have to guess which paragraph you are referring to. I am assuming you are referring to the beginning of the story, and what is…
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- HISTORY
How was the building of the Roman Colosseum financed?Watch the following video then answer the…
According to the video in the link, the Roman Colosseum was financed with money that was gotten by selling relics from the Jewish temple in Jerusalem (the one that is now destroyed — where all…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Compare Vincet Price’s video version of”The Cask of Amontillado” to the story written by A.Poe….
For me, the short story makes it easier to identify the climax of the story, perhaps because I am required to use my imagination more when reading it. Poe creates the damp and cold, the echoed…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Compere the Vincent Price’s video version of the “The Cask of Amontillado” to the story written…
In Vincent Price’s version of “The Cast of Amontillado,” not only are pieces missing from Poe’s original story, the conclusion is also much different than Poe’s version. At the end of the video,…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Describe the qualities that Montresor insists on as the characteristics of a successful…
According to Montresor, who had, in his own opinion, tolerated Fortunato’s insults as long as he could, his revenge would only be successful if he did not receive any punishment for his actions….
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- TEACHERS
What are some good longer works of contemporary nonfiction that would be appropriate to teach in…
Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, published in 1965, would be a great choice. The book arguably defines the genre of literary nonfiction and rightly so. Capote explores the details surrounding the…
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- POETRY
What is the reason(s) for the speaker’s decision to commit suicide in “Suicide Note” by Janice…
The speaker in this poem is a woman. Throughout the entire poem, the speaker gives the reason for committing suicide – it is because she “is not good enough” in the eyes of her parents. The note is…
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- MATH
The cost of the raspberry crop has a market value of $120,000. If it is subjected to frost the value becomes $80,000. The protection of the crop from frost costs $20,000. If the crop is protected…
- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
How is Vincet Price’s video version of “The Cask of Amontillado”(2parts) different than the…
In “The Cask of Amontillado,” there are many things missing in the video, and several changes as well. One early and obviously difference that struck me was the change of the word “nitre,” which is…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespearean WomenCreate a thesis statement about women in Shakespeare’s works.
I don’t know that you can create a thesis that captures a single truth about women as they are portrayed in Shakespeare’s plays. While the plays are generally male dominated, the women sometimes…
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- DULCE ET DECORUM EST
In “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, how does simile, hyperbole and words with negative…
This excellent war poem uses a number of different examples of figurative language very effectively to convey its message about the brutality of war. There are certainly plenty of examples for you…
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- HISTORY
National History Day Topic of 2011? They are Soccer Diplomacy and Food Processing the book The…
I am afraid I can be of no help. I will observe that soccer diplomacy sounds interesting, and that I am aware that Upton Sinclair is said to have exaggerated and distorted, even fabricated; however…
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- RAY BRADBURY
What are your views on Ray Bradbury?Ray Bradbury believes that society is becoming more like the…
Ray Bradbury’s writing was prophetic. He wrote about things in Fahrenheit 451 that have come true. Books have been censored in the past, such as Huckleberry Finn because people thought it was…
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- MATH
Let f:A->B where A & B are nonempty let T1 & T2 be subsets of B Prove f-1(T1) -…
For the existence inverse function of f: A –>B , the given relation between the sets must be a bijection. Therefore for any T1 a subset of B , f^-1(T1) = A1 which is a subset of A. So T1…
- THE SUMMER OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE
Give an outline of “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse” by William Saroyan.It should be…
I would say that any outline of Saroyan’s short story has to include how John Byro approached the situation of his missing horse. His compassionate and wise stance prevented a difficult situation…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What is the theme/message for Of Mice and Men?
Well, there are certainly plenty of themes you could talk about, however, I am just going to focus on one. Hopefully that will give you some ideas of how to approach other themes in the novel and…
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- SCIENCE
Why does shale have low permeability?grain size is very small so how it will make the…
Shale is composed of particles of clay which are extremely small, with a size of 0.0004cm. There is also grains of quartz in shale.The process that causes mudrock like shale to form is called…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Why does Elizabeth refuse Mr.Darcy’s proposal the first time?
Darcy’s proposal is an absolute disaster and he is shocked when Elizabeth unleashes her angry refusal of him, but she is absolutely right to feel indignant in the wake of the proposal. Very early…
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- SCIENCE
What is the practical use of equations of motion?In real life the equations v=u+at,…
Of course, you’re right: the physics you are studying make a great many simplifying assumptions (like the biologist who found the ideal food for chickens, as long as the chickens were spherical)….
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- DULCE ET DECORUM EST
What are some words with negative connotations found in “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, and how do they…
Words with a negative connotation in the poem are: beggars, knock-kneed, coughing, hags, sludge, haunting, trudge, limped, blod-shod, drunk, fatigue – and those are just in the first stanza of the…
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- DULCE ET DECORUM EST
What are some words with negative connotations found in Dulce Et Decorum Est?
Because this is such a negative poem, there are all sorts of words in it that have negative connotations. Together, the words (as well as the overall action of the poem) make us feel very negative…
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- THE CALL OF THE WILD
What would Buck eat for his daily rations?
In this book, Buck and the other sled dogs seem to subsist solely on fish. This was a kind of food that would have been easy to get up in that area during this time and it would have been…
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- HISTORY
What is that change in language that took place during the British colonial era? At the British…
I am not permitted to provide you with answers to all of your questions. Each specific question must be posted separately. However, I can give you an overview of how the English language changed…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In The Crucible, how does Danforth’s adherence and obstinateness of the laws of Salem ultimately…
To me, Danforth’s actions help lead to the end of the theocracy because they show how unthinking and unbending that theocracy is. This shows up particularly clearly in Act IV when Danforth will…
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- SCIENCE
Have they found fossilized bacteria on Mars or not?A textbook i read said that, and now another…
The most up to date information that I know of is that NASA says that they have not found any actual evidence of life on Mars. I do not know what any of your textbooks might say, but the one that…
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- SCIENCE
What’s another name for mesosphere? What does it do?
There are four semi-horizontal layers of “spheres” that are identified by their vertical temperature distribution in the Earth’s atmosphere. These four layers are called the troposphere, the…
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- ESSAY LAB
I need 3 reasons for an essay about how studying religion in school can make you a better person….
Before I answer your question, please remember that when it comes to religion, every two people have three opinions. Now, here are some good reasons to study religion in school: a) Whether you…
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- REFERENCE
What are names of rain forests in Asia, Europe and South Africa?This is our HSIE project.
Below is a short list of rain forests for the continents you requested. ASIA. The Malaysian Rain Forest is the largest on the continent. There are also rain forests in the islands of Indonesia….
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- HAMLET
In Hamlet, please find literary terms in this passage. Terms such as personification, hyperboles,…
In this soliloquy, Hamlet’s second in the play, we again see Hamlet in a very depressed state of mind. He has just witnessed the enactment of a play by the Players and he can’t help by compare…