• GREAT EXPECTATIONS

In Chapter Two of Great Expectations, what object that Pip takes makes him feel guilty and nearly…

He steals several things from home that day–food, a pork pie, brandy, and Joe’s file. It is the pork pie, the brandy, and the file that almost get him caught. When he stole the brandy, he…

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• GREAT EXPECTATIONS

In Chapter 2, what is the nature of the relationship between Pip and Joe Gargery?

Pip and Joe Gargery have a special relationship. Although Joe is married to his sister, and is therefore a parent figure to him, Pip considers Joe his equal. “I always treated him as a larger…

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• THE GIVER

In The Giver by Lois lowery, what does it mean to be “politically correct” in the society?In “The…

The society Lowry depicts in this novel is one of complete conformity. Every citizen knows his or her role, complies with the society’s expectations in all things, and has no opportunity for…

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• SCIENCE

What are the significant factors influencing the health of rural and remote people in Australia?

One class of significant factors in the health of rural and remote zone people in Australia are women’s fertility rate; the overall premature death rate; and the incidence rate of hospitalization…

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• WUTHERING HEIGHTS

How does Wuthering Heights deviate from the tradition of Victorian novel?

Wuthering Heights is quite distinct from most novels of the Victorian Age. She does set it in the Yorkshire moors of northern England, a rural, isolated region. She also depicts the strict social…

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• OF MICE AND MEN

Why is there conflict between George and Lenny in of “Mice and Men”?Why is there conflict between…

The characters of George Milton and Lennie Small are about as different as night and day. Steinbeck goes to great length to create very different personas for the two men, even making the two…

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• RABINDRANATH TAGORE

I need a detailed analysis of the poem – “When I bring to you coloured toys” by Rabindranath Tagore.

The poem is a lucid expression of love from one to another. Many read this and feel it is a parent to a child. The idea of a parent’s love and child’s reception of such love is an authentic and…

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• THE CRISIS

How is historical romance being portrayed in The Crisis? Who are the characters involved in the…

The historical background feeds the Romance between Virginia and Stephen. Both cling to powerful sets of values, the faith in the Southern approach to life and the Northern cause of freedom. Both…

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• REMEMBER

Does this poem contain irony or parallel elements?

Antithesis is the use of contrasting or opposite ideas in a similar structure of usage. That being the case, since your lines are talking about opposite ideas, this would be an example of antithesis.

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• ARTS

Define government. Government as an academic field of study.

As a field of study, government explores many aspects of the human condition. It examines the notion of freedom, collectivity, liberty, justice, as well as how individuals interact within one…

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• THE GIVER

In Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver,’ compare the communitiy in which Jonas lives with that of Camazotz…

In Camazots in A Wrinkle in Time, the inhabitants are ruled by an evil disembodied brain called “It.” Everything is done in a rhythm and done how It wants. The people do not have conflict among…

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• THE SCARLET LETTER

Why is the role of Mistress Hibbins critical to the overall plot of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The…

The Scarlett Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is set in Puritan New England; it is a time of great suspicion and therefore also of great accusation. Sin is condemned in the strongest terms, both…

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• THE SCARLET LETTER

Discuss Mistress Hibbins, Governor Bellingham, and Mr. Wilson of “The Scarlet Letter.”Minor in…

Based upon historical figures, Governor Bellingham is representative of the real Richard Bellingham who came to America in 1634 and was governor of the English colony in 1641, 1654, and 1655; while…

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• GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL

From Guns, Germs, and Steel, what are some of the multi-piece weapons that have been found at…

The answer can be found in the first chapter of the book, which Diamond has named “Up To the Starting Line.” Evidence from Cro-Magnon sites show they made tools not only of stone but also from…

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• LITERATURE

Could you explain the motives of the Romantic Era?

The primary drive of the Romantic Era was to infuse emotion and the sense of subjectivity in art and consciousness. Posing itself as a stark contrast to the drive for rationality and objectivity…

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• ANIMAL FARM

Why do teaching and organizing chores fall to the pigs, and what is the first indication that…

Because the pigs are smarter than the other animals (they can read), the other farm animals readily accept the fact that they take on a leadership position. Also, they have already a place of…

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• GREAT EXPECTATIONS

In chapter 5 explain: “like a wicked Noah’s ark” at the very end of the chapter.”Great…

As the two convicts are apprehended by the officers in “Great Expectations,” the sergeant yells, Surrender, you two! and confound you for two wild beasts! Come asunder! Pip’s convict and the…

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• WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

I’m studying a poem called “By the Seaside” and I need its summary.it’s urgent

This poem is an exploration of the natural beauty Wordsworth sees at a port as he is looking out at calm waters. The exposition of this poem reveals a pristine and powerful picture rendered. A…

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• REFERENCE

what is the best way to teach SAT 1 critical reading?I already know and taught them the basic…

Here is how I teach it and it has helped me greatly. 1. Skim the passage first for general impressions. 2. Read the questions. 3. Go back to passage and read the context of where the answer is…

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• THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

Where can I find a critical analysis of the story “The Gift of the Magi”?

An excellent survey of the critical material available for “The Gift of the Magi” can be found at the link below.

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What are the differences between book and movie of To Kill a Mockingbird about Aunt…

This sounds like the kind of question a teacher would ask because s/he is concerned that the students aren’t reading the novel assigned. There really is no Aunt Alexandra in the movie. She might…

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• GREAT EXPECTATIONS

In chapter 7 how does Dickens satirize public education?”Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens

Throughout “Great Expectations” Charles Dickens comments on Victorian society, and in Chapter 7, Dickens ridicules the evening school of Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt. The students are charged twopence…

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• THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND

Why did Kit Tyler come to be in Wethersfield, Connecticut?

Kit left her island home of Jamaica because her grandfather died. She was expected to marry a man she did not love and fled to avoid the marriage and live with her other family members in…

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• THE CRUCIBLE

Describe how the Salem tragedy is seen as a paradox.

There are several layers of paradox that are offered through Miller’s work. The most glaring paradox is that the Salem power structure sought to reveal truth through the construction of forced…

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• THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH

The story of Utnapishtim. What do the various actions of the gods and goddesses allow us to infer…

Throughout the Epic of Gilgamesh, the gods interact with humans and intervene in human affairs. This is common in epic literature & mythology. For example, Zeus of Greek mythology often sleeps…

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• TO BUILD A FIRE

Introducing the man, London describes as being ”quick and alert’,” but ”without imagination.”…

In “To Build a Fire” since this is the man’s first trip to the Yukon and he is not acquainted with the extreme cold, and since he lacks “the imagination,” He was quick and alert in the things of…

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• THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

The old man says, “A man can be destroyed but not defeated,” so is he defeated at the end of the…

I suppose this citation is from Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea.’ In terms of hauling his fish back home, the old fisherman Santiago is indeed defeated by the sharks in that by the end of his…

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• GREAT EXPECTATIONS

In chapter 1, how does Dickens use setting to convey the mood right at the opening?”Great…

Charles Dickens uses the imagery of a bleak, unforgiving Nature in his exposition of “Great Expectations” to convey the mood of fear in Chapter 1. The weather is described as “raw” and the…

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• THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY

Compare and contrast the real-life Walter Mitty with his imaginary counterparts.

In Walter Mitty, the author James Thurber has created an Everyman. Henpecked by his wife and beaten down by life, Mitty is a middle-aged man trying to navigate the challenges of ordinary life, with…

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• SCIENCE

With all that is happening in the world today, can we honestly say there will never be an end to…

The previous answer was strong. I believe that the there has to be an end point to the world, but this should be measured in geologic time, surpassing human beings’ conception of time being…

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• A RAISIN IN THE SUN

In A Raisin in the Sun, what are Walter Lee’s and Ruth’s expectations of each other?

Throughout the play, the expectations of both husband and wife play a significant role in how both approach their union and life together. Ruth’s expectations of Walter would be that he would act…

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• GATHERING BLUE

In Gathering Blue, what has Matt pasted to his chest?

The answer to this question can be found in Chapter Ten as Kira feels a strange premonition of some harm that will come to Matt if he is allowed to go on the hunt with the others. Because of this,…

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• THE SCARLET LETTER

How are the scarlet letter “A” and the child Pearl alike? In ‘The Scarlet Letter.’

The scarlet letter “A” and her daughter Pearl testify to what Hester has done and are symbols of shame; but at the same time they both distinguish her as being apart from and even above the rest of…

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• OTHELLO

In ‘Othello,’ do you agree that Iago is a motiveless malignity?With reference to other historical…

Why should he be? Iago is envious and proud by nature, always wanting to pump up his own self-esteem and image at the expense of others. He is pricked to the quick by not receiving the military…

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• INTO THE WILD

What obstacles did McCandless experience in Chapter 16 of Into the Wild?

By Chapter 16, McCandless has ventured into the true Alaskan wild, and almost all of the obstacles he faces are related to nature. He has to wade across frozen rivers, he is challenged by his own…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

How is The Great Gatsby a story of discovery?Who discovers what and how discovery functions as a…

Although not exactly a coming of age tale, ‘The Great Gatsby’ relates events from the viewpoint of Nick Carraway (even if the first person point of view “I” is not used). Nick Carraway, a young man…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Mr. Finch takes aim and kills a mad dog. What/How does Atticus Finch “take aim” in defending Tom…

In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Atticus Finch “takes aim” at “Maycomb’s usual disease.” He attempts to shake up the jury enough that they will realize that they cannot find Tom guilty simply because…

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• ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY

Why did Papa come visit just for one day in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?

Papa comes home to visit for just one day because he is worried about his family. Papa has taken a job working for the railroad so that the Logans will have enough money to pay the taxes on their…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

How does Tim Johnson (the dog), a wounded creature, resemble both Boo Radley and Tom…

The other answer her outlines some strong valid points. I’d like to make it a little more basic: all three of them are innocent victims of something beyond their control. Ol’ Tim Johnson is a…

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• THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

In “The Cask of Amontillado” how does Montresor get Fortunato to come with him to his vault?

The answer to this question can be found in the first few paragraphs of the text itself. If you read it closely, you learn right off the bat that Montresor is angry with Fortunado because of the…

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• A SEPARATE PEACE

What is the climax, falling action and resolution of “A Separate Peace”.

Actually, there are three main crisis moments, which are also climaxes (heightened points of interest) on the story line. In spite of their friendship and great complicity, Gene feels a twinge of…

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• AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE

What are three of the difficulties that Farquhar seems to overcome while he is in the stream?

First he manages to get his wrists untied. Then he claws the rope away from his neck. He fights his way to the surface and bursts out of the water breathing in great gulps of air. He then finds he…

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• OF MICE AND MEN

What are the major conflicts (man v. himself, man v. man, man v. nature, man v. society) in Of…

man v. society= neither man have the abilities or means to achieve the dreams they have in the society in which they live. man v. society=the inability of people to accept Lennie’s disability man…

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• SCIENCE

How do I write a paragraph of interest on any chapter? What things should be taken in…

In composing a paragraph of interest, one should keep in mind the critical element of the topic: interest. In the composition of such a task, the writer should ask what stood out as a prominent…

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• THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH

How does Gilgamesh make demands of Enkidu?How does Enkidu make sacrifices for Gilgamesh when…

The first time Gilgamesh and Enkidu meet — they have a fight! They start out as adversaries, but soon become friends. They are on a journey together; Enkidu is becoming less animal and more…

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• THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND

What are three sgnifianct things about the characters in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

Did you mean about each character or the characters in general? I will answer based on all the characters in general. The characters run a gamut of personality types. At one extreme is Goodwife…

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• MACBETH

Act 3 Scene 6 of “Macbeth”: What happens in England? Please–I urgently need this answer!

In Act III, Scene 6 of “Macbeth,” Lennox speaks furtively with another lord of Scotland. They realize the danger they are in, so Lennox speaks with verbal irony about the murders of Duncan and…

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• ALICE WALKER

Why didn’t men like The Color Purple? Why did Alice Walker feel justified in writing it anyway?

I do not know the basis of your statement about men not liking The Color Purple, but I would not be particularly surprised to find out some men did and do not. The way men are portrayed in the book…

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• LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI

Write a description of the scene in the poem “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”.This is a project and i…

I think one of the most interesting aspects of Keats’ poem is the idea of the initial setting. The opening stanza helps to illuminate the condition of the knight, and Keats uses lush and powerful…

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• KING LEAR

How does “Enter Lear, fantastically dressed with wild flowers” show Lear’s mental state?

At the beginning of this play, Lear was the very powerful King of England and had clearly been a successful ruler. He had plenty of land under his control, enough to be able to divide it among his…