I am having trouble finding indirect characterization examples for Roger Chillingworth in The…
- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
What is Amontillado?We are annotating “The Cask of Amontillado” for a Socratic Seminar and I am…
Both Fortunato and Montressor refer to the cask as a “pipe.” A pipe is a standard unit of measurement for wines. It contains 126 gallons.* It is the enormous quantity as well as the quality of the…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
I am having trouble finding indirect characterization examples for Roger Chillingworth in The…
Direct characterization is description that tells exactly who a character is. If the book stated directly, “Roger Chillingworth was evil,” it would be an example of direct characterization….
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Help with Romeo and Juliet stage directions, Act 1 Scene 4.I’m not sure about what to do during…
You did not say who you are playing in this scene. Stage directions are in the language itself in Shakespeare. If you were to check the Folio, you would discover that there are only a hand full of…
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- REBECCA
In the novel Rebecca what was the name of the woman that the narrator worked as a companion to?
When the book begins, the narrator (we never know her name and we really know very little about her) is working as a companion to a rich American woman named Mrs. Van Hopper. This is how the…
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- EMILY DICKINSON
I have to explain a quote (Forever is composed — of Nows – Emily Dickinson).I have to explain it…
Dickinson is saying that the Now should be treasured and celebrated. The Now means the present. Every past and future moment was at one time, or will be, a present; a Now. Each moment in the past,…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, what are the ideas developed by Harper Lee about the pursuit of dreams…
It is no coincidence that the story takes place in childhood. Children begin as blank slates, with hopes and dreams for the future. Parents also have dreams for their children. Atticus’s dream…
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- MATH
Solve by completing the square: x²-10x = 11 Please help! I’ve done every other question on my…
x^2 -10x =11 Now we will add and subtract [(X’s coefficient)/2]^2 We know that X’s coefficient is 10 ==> Then, we will add (10/2)^2 = 5^2 = 25 to both sides. ==> x^2 -10x +25 = 11 + 25 ==>…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
How does Amir damn himself in The Kite Runner?”Amir was thinking to himself: I would stand my…
The incident that Amir speaks of when he says, “the last time I had done that, I damned myself,” is when he allowed Hassan to be attacked and tortured without doing anything about it. He stood by…
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- HISTORY
Which countries emerged in a stronger position from the Seven Years’ War?
The two countries that emerged from this war in a stronger position (the ones that “won” the war) are Great Britain and Prussia. Prussia was a country that existed back in those days in Northern…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Does Jem help Scout learn anything important in To Kill a Mockingbird?
To Kill a Mockingbird has several themes which are developed through several story lines. On one level, To Kill a Mockingbird is the story of a little girl growing up in Alabama during the Great…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
What are the main climaxes in The Outsiders?
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- THE DEAD
What is the significance of snow in “The Dead”?
This is an excellent question! Of course, the snow seems to operate symbolically in this thought-provoking short story, but in my mind, it is inextricably intertwined with the epiphany that Gabriel…
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- ESSAY LAB
Can anyone help me with examples for my essay?I have to write an essay about the Internet, and…
One example that comes to mind is the recent Wikileak situation. Assange, whom I believe has been operating from Greenland, has managed to acquire and leak confidential American materials, and the…
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- SNAKE
I need help with an analysis of the poem “Snake” by D.H. Lawrence
These two metaphors in the poem are both connected with the regal stature the narrator finally believes the snake to have. Initially he refers to the snakes as ‘Someone was before me’ Of…
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- MATH
Find the exact value of log2 32
We have to find the value of log (2) 32. Here the base of the log is 2. We can write 32 as 2^5. Now for any base log a^b = b*log a and log ( a) a = 1. So log (2) 32 => log (2) 2^5 => 5* log…
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- MATH
Find the equation of the circle, in standard form, where (1, –5) and (–3, 6) are end points…
We have to find the circle which has ( 1, -5) and ( -3 , 6) as the end points of a diameter. Now, the distance between the two points is sqrt [( 1 +3)^2 + (-5-6)^2] => sqrt [ 4^2 + 11^2] =>…
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- MATH
For x2 + y2- 4x + 6y – 36 = 0 find the center and radius of the circle.
We can write x^2 + y^2 – 4x + 6y – 36 = 0 in the form ( x- a)^2 + (y-b)^2 = r^2, where the center of the circle is (a,b) and the radius is r. x^2 + y^2 – 4x + 6y – 36 = 0 => x^2 – 4x + 4 + y^2 +…
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- BUSINESS
Please state various tools of monetary policy.
Monetary policy is defined actions that the government takes to influence its economy through the control of the money supply. There are a few different things that governments can do to affect…
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- BUSINESS
Is it correct to say central banks should focus only on controlling inflation rather than on…
This depends greatly on what you mean by “other irrelevant policies.” In general, the role of a central bank is to regulate the monetary policies of a country. In other words, the central bank is…
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- BUSINESS
Do business cycles self correct themselves?
This is a matter of some controversy and there is no way in the modern world to know for sure. We are not able to know whether business cycles will correct themselves (if recessions will end on…
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- BUSINESS
How does the current euro crisis show that fixed exchange rates are better than floating rates?
Most economists would dispute this statement. They would say that fixed exchange rates are never better than floating rates. You can argue that a fixed exchange rate would have prevented the Euro…
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- A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Why is it necessary for Mr. Lorry and Lucie to travel together to Paris in A Tale of Two Cities?
It was necessary for Mr. Lorry to wait for Lucie in Dover to travel to Paris because Mr. Lorry had figured out a plan to rescue Lorrie’s father who has been imprisoned in La Bastille. Lorrie’s…
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- BUSINESS
Why it is considered to be good to try and manage inside the fixed boundaries of production…
A country has no choice but to try to manage inside the fixed boundaries of a production possibilities curve. It will try to move the boundaries of that curve, but while the curve is fixed, a…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare interview help. 3 questions.I have to write five questions as if I was…
What are the other 3 questions you have decided upon? Although it’s intriguing, I’m not sure how you would answer the question about which character is most like himself because the historical…
- THE TRIAL
Would it be right to say that if Joseph K. had learned law, he wouldn’t have had to go through so…
No, that would not be right. That’s like asking If a doctor knows all about diseases, will that prevent him from ever getting a terminal illness? If that were possible, we’d all become doctors….
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- TO BUILD A FIRE
I need to write a one-page essay on Jack London’s “To Build a Fire.” What can I talk about,…
Since you are writing a short essay, you probably should focus on one theme in the short story and show how it is developed, using examples from the story for support. The theme in this story is…
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- MATH
A wheel of a car has a radius 21 cm. If it is rotating at 800 RPM, what is the speed of the car?
The radius of the wheel is 21 cm. When the wheel rotates once, the distance covered by the car is 2*pi*21. As the wheel rotates at 800 RPM, it covers a distance equal to 2*pi*21*800 cm per minute….
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- MATH
Given f(x) = x^2 + 4 and g(x) = sqrt (x – 4), what is fog(3)?
We are given the functions f(x) = x^2 + 4 and g(x) = sqrt(x- 4) fog(x) = f (g(x)) = f (sqrt (x- 4)) => (sqrt (x – 4)) ^2 + 4 => (x – 4) + 4 => x Therefore fog (3) = 3.
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- THE KITE RUNNER
In The Kite Runner, what has Amir learned during his trip to Afghanistan ?
Amir learns of many realities in his trip to Afghanistan in the story. On a political level, Amir learns of how the Taliban were able to seize power. Luring public support with the promises of…
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- HAMLET
Hamlet and young man of these daysHello, I have to write esay about Hamlet’s and young man of…
Interesting question… Of course, most young men today (or ever) don’t have to decide if they are going to kill their uncle for killing their father and marrying their mother. So young men’s…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, what does Ralph use to summon the other boys on the island?
Together, Piggy and Ralph discover the conch shell. Piggy is the one to explain how it is used, and this is indeed what Ralph uses to call attention to where he is on the island. As he uses the…
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- MATH
Given the function f(x) = x+1, determine x and y if: f(x) + f(y)=7 f(x) + 2f(y)=12
We have the function f(x) = x + 1 Now f(x) + f(y) = 7 => x + 1 + y + 1 = 7 => x + y = 5 …(1) f(x) + 2*f(y) = 12 => x + 1 + 2y + 2 = 12 => x + 2y = 9 …(2) (2) – (1) => y = 4…
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- MATH
given that 3x-5y=7, what is (6-3x+5y)+(6-3x+5y)^2+……….+(6-3x+5y)^2002?
3x-5y = 7 We need to find the value of the expression: E = (6-3x+5y) + (6-3x_5y)^2 + ….+ (6-3x+5y)^2002 We will rewrite: E = ( 6-(3x-5y)) + (6-(3x-5y)^2 + ….+(6-(3x-5y))^2002 Now we know that…
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- MATH
What is the diagonal of a rectangle with: length = 3 + square root of 2 width = 3 – square root of 2
For a rectangle with sides L and W the length of the diagonal is sqrt (L^2 + W^2) In the question we have the following conditions: L = 3 + sqrt 2 W = 3 – sqrt 2 Therefore teh length of the…
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- MACBETH
What are some characteristics and quotes of Lady Macbeth that make her evil?
Lady Macbeth, in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, tells her husband that if she broke a promise like he is thinking of breaking a promise, she would pull a baby from her breast while breast feeding, and…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How does using specific forms of English reflect allegiances, aspirations, or rejection?
People sometimes use intentional misspellings in order to make a point. A common example of this is “Amerikkka,” a satirical misspelling meant to depict America as a racist nation. Sometimes…
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- MACBETH
What are two good arguments to write about Macbeth’s choice of sinning?What are two good…
I would say that evil functions as a force in the play. It is a force, like good, that is available to each character and evil only manifests via the choices the characters make. In that sense, no…
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- THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY
In “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” why does Twain use a frame story to…
Framing stories such as this one normally present the inner story as narrated by a very different kind of narrator from the main overall narrator of the piece. Clearly, in this tale, the educated…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What are some examples of naivete in The Great Gatsby?
I had to whittle down the original question. I think that the most overwhelming example of naivete in Fitzgerald’s work has to lie with Jay Gatsby. Gatsby believes that his dream of winning Daisy…
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- HISTORY
What type of government was created by Oliver Cromwell after the civil war?
Although Cromwell did not set out to make this happen, he ended up creating a dictatorship with himself as the head of the government. So you can say that the type of government he created was a…
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- HISTORY
What are some of Napoleon’s domestic policies?
Perhaps the most important thing to say about Napoleon’s domestic policies is that they were aimed at giving him more power. Napoleon created a domestic government where government officials were…
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- THE OPEN WINDOW
Explain how Saki foreshadows the conclusion of his short story, “The Open Window”.
In a work of literature, foreshadowing is the presentation – usually near the beginning – of hints of what comes to light later. Foreshadowed events are often seen clearly in hindsight. In the…
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- A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Why does Charles Darnay strongly oppose the French aristocratic way of life in A Tale of Two…
Charles renounces his title because he does not believe in the excesses of his uncle’s lifestyle. He also disagrees with the way the peasants are treated by the nobles. The incident with the…
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- LIFE OF PI
In Life of Pi, how did Pi perform extraordinary tasks to survive?Can you give me any quotes on…
Pi used his religious influences to get by; first, by relying on faith but more practically in using the creation of stories and ritual to give meaning to his daily tasks. The creation of an…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
In Pride and Prejudice, which role do you like most and why?In Pride and Prejudice,…
Because editors are only allowed to answer one question per posting, I edited yours down to just the first question you asked. If by ‘role’ you mean ‘character’, then in order to answer the…
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- THE SPIRIT OF THE LAWS
What is the aim of liberty in The Spirit of the Laws?
When Montesquieu talks about liberty in this book, he does not mean it in exactly the same way that we (at least in the US) use the term. For him, political liberty does not mean some moral right…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Describe the role of Scout’s humor in To Kill a Mockingbird.I have to prepare for a one minute…
Scout’s humor comes mostly from her attempts to understand adult ideas that are too complex for her. For example, when Scout talks to Mr. Cunningham in front of the angry mob. Scout is also funny…
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- SCIENCE
what is the mechanism of ozonolysis of 1,2-btadiene? what the products of this ozonolysis?i want…
I believe you are referring to 1,3 butadiene which is an important industrial chemical. This is not a simple question because it depends on the reaction conditions such as temperature and pressure…
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- DOCTOR FAUSTUS
What is the role of the chorus in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe?
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- A DEFENCE OF POETRY
What are the grounds on which Percy Bysshe Shelley defends poetry in “A Defence of Poetry;” how…
Shelley’s primary defense of poetry is that it is an impulse native to the “infancy of society.” In other words, poetry, as the expression of beauty and truth apprehended, or perceived, by the…
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