In Fahrenheit 451, who is Clarisse McClellan and why does Montag find her odd?

August 22, 2018 Educator

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

What unusual incident occurs at the local pub in Chapter 10 of Great Expectations?

Pip is sent by his sister to fetch Joe at the Three Jolly Bargemen, the local pub. There Pip finds Joe in the company of Mr. Wopsle and a stranger. When Joe greets Pip by his name, the stranger…

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SCIENCE

How do you describe the process of dissolving?

Dissolving involves a solute and a solvent. The solvent is the item that does the dissolving and the solute is the item that is dissolved. Dissolving implies that the solute and solvent interact to…

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SCIENCE

Does changing the color of food also cause changes in its taste and texture?

The color of the food can be changed by a number of methods, including use of natural or artificial food colors, vegetables or their essence. Changing the color of the food by using food colors…

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THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS

In the story “There Will Come Soft Rains,” what unusual qualities and appliances does the house…

The clock in the house has a voice which calls out the morning wake up call as well as breakfast and other events and reminders. This is not very unusual to us because these reminders are given to…

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SCIENCE

When you throw a ball against a wall, the ball bounces back. Is a force needed to make the ball…

According to Sir Isaac Newtons third law of motion, “For every action force, there is an equal reaction force in the opposite direction.” What this means is when you exert a force upon the wall,…

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SCIENCE

When an object is between a converging lens and the focal point of the lens, the three rays…

Hello! A converging lens is called converging because any beam of light becomes less divergent (or more convergent) after going through that lens then it was before. When an object is beyond the…

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HISTORY

How did the Enlightenment affect people’s ideas about government?

The Enlightenment affected people’s attitudes about government in two main ways. It changed what they thought about who should govern them and it changed what they thought about the purpose of…

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HISTORY

What is the short definition of imperialism?

One way to define imperialism is to say that it is the practice in which one country uses various types of power to enable it to rule over another country. Of course, this is a very short…

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THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

What are the symptoms of the red death in “The Masque of the Red Death”?

The Red Death, a plague, was characterized by blood (which is where the “Red” part of the name came from). People who were infected with this disease died in half an hour. In the first paragraph of…

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1984

According to Julia, what is the one thing the party cannot do?

In Book 2, Chapter 7, Julia says: “It’s the one thing they can’t do. They can make you say anything — anything — but they can’t make you believe it. They can’t get inside you.” What Julia means…

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HISTORY

Why did Federalists oppose the Louisiana Purchase and what did they plan to do about it?

Some of the Federalists did not like the idea of the Louisiana Purchase because it was likely to help their political enemies and hurt themselves. However, we should not overstate the opposition…

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OF MICE AND MEN

What are some of the reasons that Lennie and Curley have a conflicting relationship in Of Mice…

It should be noted that part of John Steinbeck’s technique in Of Mice and Men is to create conflict in every chapter of the story. In order for a story to be interesting it must be dramatic. The…

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HISTORY

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were many, and it is important to remember that they were, in large part, deliberate. The Articles were written in the midst of the American…

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LANGSTON HUGHES

What is the literal meaning of Langston Hughes’ poem, “Let America be America Again”?

Langston Hughes is crying out that America should become the country it had promised to be. His poem is an appeal to all members of American society, without distinction, to make America great…

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THE OUTSIDERS

Why did Ponyboy try to assume responsibility for stabbing and killing Bob?

In Chapter 11, Randy Adderson stops over at Ponyboy’s house to see how he is doing and discuss what they will have to talk about in court the next day. Randy tells Ponyboy that he doesn’t have…

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HISTORY

How did Western Civilization pull itself out of the Dark Ages and into early modern times?

The Renaissance is popularly considered the event that pulled Europe out of the Dark Ages. While there is validity to this claim, other events occurred to modernize Europe. The Crusades, with their…

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SCIENCE

What is the friction of car tires moving across bitumen (asphalt), concrete and grass?

The answer depends rather significantly on the type of tire fitted on the car. The age of the tire also matters, as tires degrade over time (the tread wears off) which changes the amount of…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

How does Golding create tension in chapter 6?

One of the first ways that Golding builds tension is carried over from the end of chapter 5. Percival’s nightmare clearly foreshadows something negative happening. The violence of the fighter…

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HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS

Are there any metaphors in the story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway?

I believe that when the man and the girl say, “Everything tastes like licorice,” this can be considered a metaphor, even though it contains the word “like” and might be construed as a simile….

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WHIRLIGIG

Where did Jenny and her grandmother go in Chapter 8 of the book Whirligig?

In Chapter Eight, Jenny takes her grandmother for a drive. Although Jenny is anxious about driving a manual car, her grandmother seems to be oblivious to Jenny’s discomfort. Before long, Jenny…

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THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

List at least five horrifying details of the setting in “The Pit and the Pendulum.” Which detail…

I find the entirety of the setting of The Pit and the Pendulum to be rather horrifying, but five of the more horrifying details, in my own opinion, are in no particular order: The utter blackness…

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THE PEARL

What does Steinbeck suggest the relationship of wealth and destruction is?

It is not that money is the “root of all evil,” but the love of money. In Kino’s case, it is what that money can bring to his life to change it for the better. In Chapter 1, it is clear that…

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SCIENCE

What are the two factors that determine an object’s thermal energy?

An object’s thermal energy is dependent upon its temperature and mass. The higher the temperature of a given quantity of a substance, more is its thermal energy. Similarly, for the same…

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HATCHET

What was the hatchet good for and how did having it help Brian to survive his ordeal?

One of the first ways that the hatchet is important to Brian is that he feels it is something useful. When he takes inventory of the things he has, it is the one thing that he considers to be a…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

How has the laissez-faire theory affected us in the past and now? Which criticized has other…

Since you have asked two questions, and the second question is a little unclear, I will answer the first question. Laissez-faire policies have had an impact on the United States throughout the…

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LAW AND POLITICS

What is the difference between laws and acts and rules and regulations?

The difference between laws and acts on the one hand, and rules and regulations on the other hand has to do with who makes them and where they get the authority to make them. Laws and acts are…

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THE SNIPER

What is the author’s attitude toward the characters in the story, “The Sniper?”

I would say that the narrator’s overall attitude toward the characters is aloof ambivalence. The reader never gets the sense that the narrator cares for the characters all that much. One key…

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THE RAVEN

What topics did Edgar Allan Poe write about during his career?

Edgar Allan Poe was interested in many, many topics and wrote about them during his writing career. Though he did write about “death, gloom, despair, and mental illness,” as you said, he also had…

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SCIENCE

Does doubling the speed of an object increase its kinetic energy?

Yes, if the speed of an object increases its kinetic energy increases. Kinetic energy is energy of motion. Doubling the speed will quadruple the kinetic energy. The relationship between speed and…

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THE GIVER

If there was an ending to The Giver, what would it be?

The Giver does have an ending. Jonas and Gabe slide down a sled in the snow towards a house with Christmas lights. BUT, that is not the ending most readers want. It leaves us with so many loose…

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THE TELL-TALE HEART

How does the “The Tell-Tale Heart” prove that “actions speak louder than words”?

“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe is narrated in the first person. The nameless narrator is speaking to an unknown audience addressed only as “you,” although as we read the story we can…

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THE GRAPES OF WRATH

A number of characters disappeared during the journey, either died or left the family. It looks…

The deaths of Grandpa (soon after the Joad family left home) and Grandma (as they crossed into California) are understandable. Not only are they weakened by age, but their spirits remain back in…

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SEEDFOLKS

What does Amir believe is the greatest benefit of the community garden on Gibb Street?

Amir is an immigrant from India, who manages a fabric store and decides to grow eggplants in the community garden on Gibb Street. He comments that the objective in America seems to be to avoid…

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BUD, NOT BUDDY

What is the central idea of chapter 6 in Bud, Not Buddy?

Just as in many of the chapters of this novel, the central idea reflects one of Bud’s many rules. His mother told him to always remember that when one door closes, another one opens. In this…

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SCIENCE

The Question is how do you find the time when given distance and acceleration.(A car starts from…

We are given that a car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 5.78m/s^2 over a distance of 115m, and we are asked to find the final velocity. With calculus: a(t)=5.78 this is the…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

How would you describe the one-dimensional society of Herbert Marcuse?

In his 1964 book One-Dimensional Man, Herbert Marcuse argues that social repression in both the West and the Soviet Union led to a similar limitation in thoughts and behaviors in both societies….

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THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK

What are some metaphors in Chapters 10 and 11 in the book The Souls of Black Folk?

As Du Bois discusses black churches throughout Chapter 10, he calls forth a few metaphors: First, the idea that an individual church’s priests and committees are a government expresses the role of…

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BEOWULF

The Pagan Germans, Greeks, and other ancient peoples believed that fame and glory were the only…

The old Anglo-Saxon Pagan religions did not envision an afterlife that included heaven the way modern monotheistic religions generally do. Because of this, people often tried to achieve a measure…

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SCIENCE

What are the physical properties, chemical properties and location on the periodic table of the…

Metals are the elements that readily lose valence electrons to become positively charged ions, known as cations. They are, generally, good conductors of heat and electricity and are malleable (can…

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OTHELLO

What is one example of verbal irony in Act 2 of Othello?

In Scene 3, Michael Cassio and Roderigo get into a fight and enter the scene where Montano intervenes and tries to stop the two. Michael, who is inebriated, then turns on Montano and starts a fight…

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RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON

What is a summary of Exile by Richard North Patterson?

Exile is a political thriller in which author Richard North Patterson delves into the conflict between Jewish Israelis and Muslim Palestinians as they battle for their right to claim Israel as…

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THE ODYSSEY

“Oh, Nan, they are a bad lot; they intend ruin for all of us; but Antinous appears a…

The comparison between Antinous and a black-hearted hound is not an epic simile; it is a regular old metaphor. Epic similes should be much more detailed than this, and they also typically extend…

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ANTIGONE

What does Antigone claim is the worst kind of death? Why does she say this?

In Antigone, Antigone says that the worst kind of death is a death without honor. She believes that the laws of the gods trump the laws of men. As such, the gods hold that family members need to…

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A JURY OF HER PEERS

Provide quotes that would help in a character analysis of Minnie Foster in “A Jury of her Peers.”

It is a much changed woman from Minnie Foster who sits in the jail as the story begins. Mrs. Wright has become a rather nondescript and withdrawn woman, while Minnie Foster was vivacious and…

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MACBETH

What does Macbeth plan to do in Scene 4 of Act III after Banquo’s murder?

At the end of Act III Scene 4, after Macbeth has learned that Banquo is dead but Fleance escaped, then behaved like he was a sandwich short of a picnic when the ghost of Banquo showed up at his…

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HEALTH

Gawande, A. (2012). Big Med: Restaurant chains have managed to combine quality control, cost…

To an average reader who is not entirely familiar with the way that health care institutions are rescued from an unstable marker, the article may proof a bit misleading from the start. First, the…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

Do you think the benefits of the Columbian Exchange outweigh the drawbacks?

I think it is very difficult to argue that the benefits of the Columbian Exchange outweigh the drawbacks. To do so, one would essentially be arguing that the lives of millions of Native American…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

What does Mercutio say about Tybalt’s style of fighting?

Mercutio says about Tybalt’s style of fighting that his “fiddlestick” will “make [Tybalt] dance,” and that Tybalt is “a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to death! a braggart, a rogue, a…

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WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I need a summary of the character Arnold Friend in the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You…

Arnold Friend is described in a way that makes him seem creepy and pathetic. He hangs around places where teenagers go, possibly because he is targeting young girls. Connie thinks he must be much…