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MACBETH

What are the key writing techniques used in Act 1, scene 1 of Macbeth? What do they create?

In Macbeth, Shakespeare employs at least two expository techniques in I.i. The first is the paradoxical couplets which bracket the act. Both couplets suggest contradictory but nonetheless true…

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MACBETH

What writing techniques are used in Macbeth, Act 5, Scenes 4-6? Provide examples for each…

One technique Shakespeare uses in Act 5, Scenes 4-6, is to make the length of the scenes very short. Scene 4 has only 27 lines of text and focuses on just one conversation. Scene 5 has only 59…

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LAW AND POLITICS

How do Breyer and Scalia reflect their activist and originalist theory in the Glossip v. Gross case?

Clearly, in this question, you are asking about Scalia as an originalist and Breyer as an activist, respectively. The question would make no sense otherwise. Originalists believe that the…

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SCIENCE

How can a disease start to spread into humanity?

Diseases can be spread from person to person via viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites. Examples of diseases that are spread by each agent are listed below: – Viruses: influenza – Bacterial…

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SCIENCE

A car races around a circular track. Friction on the tires is the _____that acts toward the…

Hello! The answer is force. A force is always the cause of velocity change of a body. Without force(s), or if several forces applied to a body balance each other, a body will remain motionless, or…

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THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD

What themes are indicated by the following symbols, images, or motifs found in Zora Neale…

One central theme in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God concerns our ability to fulfill our dreams. The novel opens with a passage in which Hurston uses the noun ships as a symbol…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What do we learn about Atticus Finch from the way he speaks about Boo Radley, the Cunninghams,…

Atticus believes that all people deserve dignity and respect, regardless of their status. Atticus treats people who have relatively low status with dignity and respect. The Radleys, the…

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LITERATURE

What was the difference between the way Dill perceived his relationship with his mother and the…

Dill felt like he was an inconvenience to his mother and that is why sent sent him away in the summer. When he did stay home, he was ignored. Dill clearly did not have a healthy relationship with…

HISTORY

What made Thomas Paine famous?

Thomas Paine became famous during the time leading to the Revolutionary War. Thomas Paine believed we needed to become independent from Great Britain. He observed all of the events that had…

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THE PRISON

Describe the character of Tommy Castelli.

It looks like you are referring to Tommy Castelli, the candy store owner in Bernard Malamud’s short story, The Prison. Tommy Castelli is a reformed juvenile delinquent. At the age of twenty-nine,…

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THANK YOU, M’AM

What is the genre of “Thank you ma’m” by Langston Hughes?

Genre refers to a category of art, including music, literature, and film. Just as music is divided into various categories (classical, opera, punk, soft rock, metal, hip hop, etc), so is film…

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SCIENCE

What two things does the sun provide to us?

The sun provides us with many things, the foremost being light energy (which is converted to food by plants through photosynthesis) and heat energy (which maintains livable conditions on earth….

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

Why did the ancient Mesopotamians have a monetary system?

The ancient Mesopotamians had a system of money because money is very convenient. It is very difficult to run a large civilization without using money. Without money, people must resort to barter….

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BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON

Who does John decide the gods were in “By the Waters of Babylon”?

At the end of the short story “By the Waters of Babylon,” John, the protagonist, decides that the gods were not actually gods. Instead, he decides that they were men. For most of the story,…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

What are the threats to the Maori culture?

There are a number of threats to Maori culture. First, the influx of people moving into their homeland in the past exposed the Maori to new ideas. This continues to happen as more of New Zealand is…

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SCIENCE

Describe the structure and properties of phospholipids and explain the important roles of…

Phospholipid molecules are amphiphilic in nature. That is, the molecule has both a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic end. In general, the hydrophobic end is a fatty acid “tail” (actually there are two…

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HISTORY

What happened between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans due to the Alien and…

The passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts highlighted the differences between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The Alien Act increased the time it would take for an immigrant to…

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HISTORY

In what ways is the Constitution democratic? In what ways is it not?

The Constitution is generally regarded as a plan of government that has many democratic features. However, there are some parts that may not be viewed as democratic. The democratic philosophy can…

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THROUGH THE TUNNEL

How are gender roles (the roles that men and women are supposed to play) represented in Doris…

Jerry’s feelings toward his mother help to show us what the expectations for men are in this setting. When she asks, on the second day of their vacation, if he’d like to go to a different beach…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Are there any laws that might restrict our first amendment right to freedom of expression?

There have been times when laws were passed that restricted our right to freedom of expression. This was common during war. In World War I, we were very concerned that the Central Powers would view…

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HISTORY

Why did the Pilgrims come to North America and start a new colony there?

The Pilgrims came to North America to start a new colony for several reasons. Religious freedom was the main reason why they came to North America. Their beliefs were different from those of the…

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THE WINDHOVER

What special poetic language is used in Hopkins’ poem “The Windhover”?

If by “special poetic language” you mean words and phrases that a person would not use in everyday conversation with a close friend – well, nearly every line of “The Windhover” qualifies….

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LORD OF THE FLIES

In chapter seven, what does the way the boys hunt or play suggest about the beast?

One of the things that is important about the hunt in chapter seven is that when Ralph throws a spear and wounds the boar, we see that Ralph too can be caught up in the excitement of the hunt and…

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SCIENCE

Vinegar (C2H4O2) and baking soda (NaHCO3) react to form sodium acetate, water, and carbon…

There are no lithium atoms present in either the reactants or the products of this reaction. As you stated, the reaction of vinegar (acetic acid) and baking soda (sodium hydrogen carbonate)…

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FRANKENSTEIN

Why didn’t the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein create another partner for himself? He had…

Let’s observe the fact that Frankenstein is, of course, a novel, a work of fiction. As such, it’s creator, Mary Shelley, was as free to conjure fictional worlds as her antagonist was to ponder the…

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HISTORY

How did the Federalists view Pinckney’s Treaty?

It should be remembered that the Federalists and Republicans had not yet developed into parties by 1795, when the treaty was signed. Thomas Pinckney himself was aligned with the emerging Federalist…

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SCIENCE

What effect would increasing the mass of two objects have on the gravitational attraction between…

Increasing the mass of two objects will increase the gravitational force of attraction between them, assuming no change in the distance separating them. According to Newton’s Law of Universal…

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THE PAWNBROKER

What happens to Sol Nazerman in the end of The Pawnbroker?

The story’s setting is during the post-Holocaust period. Sol Nazerman a survivor lives with his sister and her family in New York. He runs a pawnshop in Harlem and majority of his clients include…

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MATH

How do you figure out a algrebra question?

It depends. What type of algebra question would you like to ask. There are all kinds of Algebra questions. Are you trying to find a specific value from a linear equation. Are you trying to find…

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SCIENCE

How are metals identified

Metals are generally identified by their properties. Most of the metals have a luster (shiny appearance). Most of the metals are good conductors of electricity. So if some unknown solid conducts…

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THE SEAFARER

In what ways is the seafarer in exile in the Old English poem “The Seafarer”?

“The Seafarer” is an Anglo-Saxon poem that was passed on orally and then written in Old English, most likely by monks during the first millennium. The poem is generally considered to be a…

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HISTORY

What does Thomas Jefferson mean when he writes “It is hushed indeed for the moment.”

This quote from Thomas Jefferson is taken from a letter that he wrote to John Holmes, a senator, in April 1820. The line ‘it is hushed indeed, for the moment’ refers to the crisis in Congress which…

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HISTORY

In what ways did the Compromise of 1877 help the nation in rebuilding itself?

The answer to this question depends on what one means by “rebuilding.” The Compromise, which resolved the controversy that developed as a result of contested presidential election results in…

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HOW TO WRITE A RESEARCH PAPER

Is the business of improving a thesis a continuous process?

This is essentially a question about the nature of the writing process. There is not a single true or false answer, as people have a variety of different writing processes. A certain percentage of…

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HISTORY

Do you believe rebellion and revolution are ever justified?

To answer your question regarding if rebellion and revolution are ever justified, let’s look at some situations where this occurred. In 1776, the colonists rebelled against the British. In the…

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LAW AND POLITICS

The current status of gays in the military is that A. the Army, Navy, and Air Force allow them to…

Assuming that your textbook is up to date, the correct answer for this question is Option D. This has been true since 2011. Between 1994 and 2011, the policy of the US military was that gay…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Compared to other minorities, Asian Americans:A. are more likely to be Democrats.B. are more…

The right answer to this Question is Option D. It is correct to say that Americans of Asian descent are less likely to be registered to vote than other Americans. They are also less likely to…

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HEART OF DARKNESS

Why is the Russian still alive in Heart Of Darkness?

That depends on who or what you think is going to kill him, and at what point. When we first meet him, he’s been a disciple of Kurtz’s for some time (Kurtz “expanded his mind”), and thus under…

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LAW AND POLITICS

The charge that some affirmative action programs discriminate against whites is calledA. racial…

Option B is the correct answer to this question. When government policies take race into account in such a way as to help non-white people, critics often label it “reverse discrimination.” It…

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THE CHRYSALIDS

How are David and Joseph Storm similar in the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham Parkes Lucas…

On a literal level, David and Joseph Strorm are genetically similar. They are father and son, so they share quite a few genetic traits. That sounds like a cheap answer, but considering the…

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REFERENCE

Identify uses of Herbs in the diet and in the home.

Herbs are derived from plant parts in order to make medicines, seasonings for food, teas, perfume sachets, etc. In cooking, the leaves of plants are used fresh or dried to help improve the flavor…

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THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN

How does Junior’s personality develop or change over the course of the novel?

Junior’s character is not static, it is very much dynamic. He is constantly changing for the better, and as he gains experience, he gains maturity. From the beginning of the novel to the end, we…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What are three key scenes and or characters that represent theme of racism in To Kill a Mockingbird?

In Chapter 11, Jem and Scout go to church with Calpurnia because Atticus is out of town (at the state legislature) and Calpurnia isn’t sure their teacher will be at church that Sunday. When they…

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SCIENCE

Manx cats are heterozygous for a dominant mutation that results in no tails (or very short…

The first weblink below says this: “The expected genotype ratio when two heterozygotes are crossed is 1 (homozygous dominant) : 2 (heterozygous) : 1 (homozygous recessive). When a phenotypic ratio…

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CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN

According to the book Cheaper by the Dozen, what do good sailors do?

According to the book Cheaper by the Dozen, “good sailors always make the mooring on the first try.” This quote can be found on the second page of Chapter 12. Different volumes of the book…

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LITERATURE

In To Kill A Mockingbird , what are Scout’s likes and dislikes?

Scout is not a typical “girl”, and her likes and dislikes revolve around her independent spirit. Here are a few ideas of her likes and dislikes: Likes: Playing with Jem and Dill. She likes to…

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HISTORY

What explanation has been given for the presence of the indigenous people in the Caribbean and…

There are various theories about how indigenous people arrived in the Americas. The most widely accepted theory in archaeology is called the Land Bridge Theory. This theory suggests that Native…

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LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER

In the story “Lamb to the Slaughter,” what influence does Mary’s pregnancy have on the story?

The fact that Mary is pregnant has two influences on the story. One is directed at the reader and the other is a direct influence of Mary’s actions. Mary’s pregnancy influences the reader by…