In “Fahrenheit 451”, what purpose do the inhabitants of this wilderness have for life?What is the…
- FAHRENHEIT 451
In “Fahrenheit 451”, what purpose do the inhabitants of this wilderness have for life?What is the…
There are a couple of ways to look at your question. The first (and easiest to answer) is what purpose did they have to the story? The men wandering outside of town are the other Fabers and Montags…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
What language does the creature in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein speak? I think it’s French but I am…
We assume it was French, since he presumably learned to speak through the observation, repetition and imitation of Felix and the French DeLacy family, rather than through the natural, innate ways…
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- ESSAY LAB
I am writing an essay on swine flu (H1N1).Can you help me construct an essay on swine flu?
This is a very timely topic. Initially, allow me to preface my remarks with the idea that the structure and components of such an essay should be referred to your instructor/ professor who might…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In “To Kill a Mockingbird” why do you think people decided that Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell and…
People conclude that Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell because the evidence seems to point in that direction. If you look really closely at the evidence and facts that we DO have (even if we don’t have…
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- PYGMALION
Compare Alfred Doolittle’s views on the middle class with Eliza’s.
Alfred Doolittle is very content in the lower class. He gives his speech on “middle class morality” and how he enjoys being in the lower class. He doesn’t want to take too much money from Higgins,…
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- TO SIR, WITH LOVE
Comments on the pupils’ way of thinking in “To Sir, with Love”.
The issue of how the pupils’ think in To Sir, With Love highlights some of the challenging elements in teaching. The students featured in Braithwaite’s classroom represents the type of students…
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- DRIVER’S ED
What was the most interesting part of Driver’s Ed by Caroline B. Cooney? Why?I need at least 5…
I think that you could take several approaches to what is interesting. The most important element of this is that you have to identify what you consider to be the most interesting aspect of the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Read the last page of chapter 23. Jem thinks Scout’s words to the reflect her innocence and…
I imagine you are referring to the section in which Scout says, “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks” (227). In this section, she is responding to Jem’s attempt to analyze and categorize…
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- THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
In That Was Then, This Is Now, Bryon admits he cannot accept compliments, authority or advice?
Bryon admits he cannot accept authority. Bryon reflects upon his inability to accept authority while he is sitting in the hospital cafeteria after visiting his mother. As he looks at the menu,…
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- HOOT
Where is the setting in the book Hoot by Carl Hiaasen?
Coconut Grove, Florida is the base setting for Hoot by Carl Hiassen. Roy has recently moved to Coconut Grove from Montana, as this is something he has endured quite often. Trace Middle School is…
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- THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
What were the things they carried in The Things They Carried?List the items they carried and…
In the first chapter of The Things They Carried, the narrator describes all the items that men carried with them during the war. The items are characterized as such: necessity, rank/speciality,…
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- ODE ON A GRECIAN URN
Please describe the decorations on a grecian urn in Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn”.
There are several pictures painted on the urn’s sides. Read each stanza to get more out of this poem and to visualize the pictures described: The first stanza addresses the urn asking questions of…
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- ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS
In Island of the Blue Dolphins, what is the solution to the problem: Karana is acidentally left…
Karana is not really left behind accidentally; it is her brother, Ramo, who is left when the ship sails. Karana is told they cannot go back for him because the tides have made it dangerous to…
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- NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH: A DOCUMENTARY NOVEL
What is the theme of Nothing But the Truth?
The central theme of Nothing But the Truth is, as indicated in the title, truth and the destructive power of its opposite, lies. By spreading cruel and unfounded lies about a good teacher, Miss…
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- TWILIGHT
How do you know that the love between Bella and Edward is true in “Twilight?”
It would be difficult to argue that the love between Bella and Edward is not valid and true. Several reasons prompt this. In my mind, the most overwhelming of these resides in how both characters…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
In Chapter 5, I need to analyze the symbolism of Gene trying on Phineas’s pink shirt. I am really…
If you read that section of Chapter 5 carefully, you will notice that Gene does not simply put on Finney’s pink shirt, but that he puts on all of his clothes. The pink shirt is the final piece of…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
What is Chillingworth’s physical imperfection, and what does it imply about his character?
His physical deformity is a hunchback, which symbolizes much about his character. First, it is symbolic of his devotion to deep, as opposed to superficial, knowledge. He has studied apothecary and…
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- LITERATURE
Find two historical details that help create a positive mood.
Naturally, an answer to such a wide and open question will yield many wide and open answers. I think that finding details to support a positive state of mood or temperament will be contingent on…
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- LITERATURE
Who transcends Naturalism in American fiction in twentieth century?The early decades of the…
It seems to me Stephen Crane might be an example of the American naturalist ideas. Attempting to articulate a condition of humanity when stripped away from social elements, in the hopes of finding…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
In the novella Of Mice and Men, who does Candy blame for the murder? Why is he so angry at what…
When Candy finds the body of Curley’s wife, he goes immediately to find George and bring him back to the barn. When Candy realizes that Lennie is responsible for the woman’s death, he does not…
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- LITERATURE
Find a novel/movie where sex is suggested, not described. How is it suggested? How does it affect…
In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald establishes the sexual relationship between Gatsby and Daisy without detailing their encounters. The two became lovers when they first met in Louisville where Gatsby…
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- TUCK EVERLASTING
How does Winnie’s talk with Miles when they go fishing relate to her earlier talk with Angus in…
Winnie’s talk with Miles is an extension of her earlier talk with Angus, only from a different perspective. Angus’ nature is to be reflective, and it is his inclination to approach his situation…
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- MY LAST DUCHESS
I need the character sketch of “The Duke” in the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning
The Duke is used to being catered to and almost worshipped for who he is and for his very old and respected family name. He speaks to the Count’s representative in an authoratative, almost…
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- EMPIRE OF THE SUN
In Empire of the Sun, what techniques are used to show Jim’s discovery of the reality of war?
At the beginning of the novel, Jim is aware of the war but not directly involved, and so he does not truly understand its terrible brutality. Ballard uses the technique of third-person limited…
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- EMPIRE OF THE SUN
In Empire of the Sun, what techniques are used to show the fragility of life?
One technique is symbolism. As Jim explores his empty family home, he sees the drained swimming pool, which he has never seen empty. It seems strange to him, a thing explicitly created by human…
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- OTHELLO
Iago only succeeded because of Othello’s weaknesses. Discuss.for an essay..
Iago is indeed a true villain, but you are right in saying that Othello’s own weaknesses were his undoing. If he had not been so compulsively reactionary and jealous by nature, he would have heard…
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- JOHN MILTON
What was John Milton’s contribution to English literature?
Milton’s contribution can be identified two ways. The first is his contribution to the corpus of English literary works, such as three of his greatest: Paradise Lost, Lycidas, Samson Agonistes….
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- MOBY DICK
Can you please paraphrase this sentence?”Some men die at ebb tide; some at low water; some at the…
The rest of the quote continues, “I am old–shake hands with me.” The previous points in the conversation are leading to death. The old man is telling Starbuck that he does not know where or when…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is the scope of industrial psychology ?
Industrial psychology has a very wide and expansive scope. Its emergence was most felt after World War I, a time in world history when the study of psychology was beginning to emerge and develop…
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- 1984
Who is Emmanuel Goldstein and what is his role in society?
There is most likely no Emmanuel Goldstein, at least not by that name. He is a figure conjured by the Party to serve as the focus of anger for the people. The Party knows that people want someone…
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- ENDER’S GAME
What would be a good newspaper title for Ender’s Game?
This question is a bit unclear, but I think you are asking what kind of headline we might see in the newspaper about the situation in Enders Game. This would depend on what point in the story you…
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- MATH
solve the following: -2 + 5 = what?is the answer a.13 b.+3 c. -7 d. +7
To answer this question, and others like it, re-write the equation and reverse the +s and -s: In this instance, your equation can be re-written as 5 + -2 , which is the same as 5 – +2 (change the…
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- NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH: A DOCUMENTARY NOVEL
What is the climax of “Nothing but the Truth”?
This is a tough one but I would say the climax of the story is the point where Philip breaks into tears because he can not sing the National Anthem and confesses he does not know it. At that point…
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- SCIENCE
The hazards or disadvanages of scienceit most be hazards
This will be difficult to answer because the very nature of science is to improve the conditions of life and explain that which might be unexplainable. Having said that, if there are any hazards…
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- MATH
The number ____ is fifty thousand more than 15,343,014. Twenty-five thousand nine hundred…
Fifty thousand more than 15,343,014 is 15,393,014. 25,981 is 3 less than 25,984 The key to figuring out this kind of problem is to understand the decimal numeration system. Moving from right to…
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- THE WESTING GAME
Sam Westing turns out to be a man with many different identities. What five different names and…
Sam Westing was born with the name Windy Windkloppel. He changed it, presumably, to further his career as a paper tycoon. That accounts for two of his names; during the Westing Game Sam assumes…
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- THINGS FALL APART
What is the significance of the wrestling matches in Things Fall Apart? What is an event in…
In the Ibo village, the wrestling matches are events which can signal the passage from childhood into maturity for the boys, or continued virility and leadership for the men. Each year, the…
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- IF
“If you can dream…dreams your master.” What kind of dreams is the poet referring to? What is…
In the first line of the second stanza, the poet stresses the recurring theme of self control. Kipling credits the importance of dreams, but is equally persistent in the idea that maturation and…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In the end of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout feels as if she hasn’t given anything back to Boo…
- Entertainment–Boo obviously watched the children as they played outside during the first summer of the book. As an isolated, childlike individual, Boo benefited from the exuberance and humor of…
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- THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
What does the soldier in chap. 3 mean by the statement, “All that peace, man, it felt so good it…
One of the things that is important to note about O’Brien’s work is that he doesn’t always make it clear exactly what anything is supposed to mean, he leaves that work largely up to the reader. In…
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- PLATO’S REPUBLIC
What form of government did Aristotle favor?
Aristotle did not really clearly favor any one form over another. If you consider the 3 available types, monarchy, oligarchy and polity, he probably favored the last type. That is the polity which…
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- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
How are Ethan Frome and Willy Loman similar?
Ethan Frome and Willy Loman are similar. Both men worked very hard through all their adult lives, but never managed to achieve financial success. Ethan inherited the Frome family farm, which had…
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- GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL
In “Guns, Germs, and Steel”, why did Diamond begin chapter 2 with story of Maoris and Morioris?
Jared Diamond starts chapter 2 with the story of the Maoris and the Morioris to illustrate the basis for his entire argument in the book, that biology had nothing to do with the dominance of one…
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- THE RED PONY
Where can I read the book “The Red Pony” by John Steinbeck online for free?
You can read the introduction to The Red Pony at books.google.com. You can also read a portion of the book at amazon.com. Search for the title, then click on the link to “search inside this book.”…
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- PRINCE CASPIAN
In the book Prince Caspian, what are some differences in the movie and book?How is the book…
The most obvious difference in the romance between Caspian and Susan. Lewis was a bachelor for much of his life, and he was far more interested in eternal principles than shallow romances. In fact,…
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- THE COLOR OF WATER
In “The Color of Water”, why do McBride’s classmates want to see him dance?How does this affect…
James’ classmates want to see him dance, because he does what they consider to be an amazing impression of James Brown. It affects him by changing his status in the classroom. His mixed heritage…
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- THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
Was Anne Frank right in thinking that we were (the people themselves) to blame for wars?Was Anne…
Yes and no. While people in general are responsible for war, it is not always easy to assign responsibility to people as individuals. The people who are ultimately responsible are those in the…
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- GONE WITH THE WIND
What is the name of Ashley Wilkes’ plantation in Gone with the Wind?
The Wilkes’ plantation is called “Twelve Oaks”. Twelve Oaks is located in Northern Georgia. It is a neighboring plantation to Tara, the plantation owned by the O’Haras.
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- THE ODYSSEY
What are some examples of figurative language in Book VI of the Odyssey by Homer?
Right at the beginning of Book VI Homer uses figurative language (as he does throughout this epic poem, in varied forms.) Metaphor first makes it appearance describing Athena She went straight to…
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- GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE
Through the encounter with the bible salesman, what does Hulga learn about herself and other people?
Hulga learns that she is not as different from those around her as she wishes to be. Her education (a PhD in philosophy) has given her a sense of snobbery, and she feels above what she calls “good…