In Nora’s chapter, what plant does the character choose to grow and why?
- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Do individuals have power over who we become or are their characteristics entirely determined by…
I do not know what arguments you have found so far, but I can offer at least a few and hope that these are not some you already have. First, there is a great deal of twin research that supports the…
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- HISTORY
How did the horse help the Plains Indians?
The Plains Indians so respected the horse and what it meant to their culture that they called them “sacred dogs.” The Native American tribes that adopted the use of the horse had a tremendous…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What role does human service practice play in the pretrial diversion setting specifically?
The provision of “humane services” to suspects arrested in connection with a crime is essential for, as the phrase suggests, the humane treatment of prisoners whose mental health and/or legal…
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- BUSINESS
Find the amount of interest on a loan of $5000 at 9% for 238 days using ordinary interest method?
For a given principal amount, P, the ordinary interest (at a rate of r% per annum) can be calculated for a duration of t years can be calculated by using the following equation: Interest = P x r x…
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- BUSINESS
Find the amount of interest on a loan at 9% interest rate for 238 days
The interest is calculated by multiple methods, depending on the terms of loan. The loan can be based on ordinary interest, where we consider a 30-day month or 360 days in an year. In comparison,…
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- BUSINESS
Which agencies are responsible for the housing starts economic indicator? When was it started?
Each month the United States Census Bureau along with the United States Department of Housing and Urban development (HUD) release a report entitled the New Construction Report which includes not…
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- THINGS FALL APART
What were the positive impacts of colonialism in the novel?
The negative effects of colonialism Chinua Achebe presents in Things Fall Apart have long been noted by critics. Indeed, Christian missionaries displace native customs and traditions when they…
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- RALPH ELLISON
What is the conflict, moment of crisis, and peripety in Ralph Ellison’s “A Party Down at the…
The conflict in “A Party Down at the Square” is internal. The protagonist, a white man visiting from Cincinnati, goes along with his Uncle Ed to “a party down at the square.” Little does he know…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
How does Zaroff’s cultivation affect Rainsford?
Rainsford is surprised and impressed at general Zaroff’s sophistication. I don’t blame him. They are on a remote island. In light of this, Rainsford is probably surprised that there is life on the…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
In the novel The Outsiders, why does Johnny fall into a pensive mood?
In Chapter 6, Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny are eating at Dairy Queen, when suddenly Johnny comments that he is going to turn himself in. Dally is both shocked and upset. Johnny explains that with…
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- SCIENCE
How do you write a balanced chemical equation for silver acetate and potassium iodide becoming…
First let’s put the words into a reaction: Silver Acetate + Potassium iodide => potassium nitrate + lead iodide Now, lets write out these compounds: AgC2H3O2 + KI => KNO3 + PbI2 ( Now it’s…
- SCIENCE
Order the eight planets from those with hottest temperature to coldest
Atmosphere presence and distance are factors of a planet’s surface temperature. An atmosphere will reflect the heat energy gained from the sun back towards the planet that the atmosphere surrounds….
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- SCIENCE
Ho do lemon drops help keep apples from turning brown?
I’m not sure if you’re referring to the lemon drops candy or to the juice of a lemon, but both would work the same way. Apples and some other fruit turn brown because they contain a compound that…
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- RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI
Why is Nag in Teddy’s parents’ bathroom?
Rikki overhears Nag and Nagaina plotting, and during their conversation, they decide that if they were to kill the people living in the bungalow, they could get rid of Rikki, whom they fear….
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- RULES OF THE GAME
What is Waverly struggling for when she challenges her mother? What does her mother want?
This is a great question. In the story Waverly matures. At first she is under the care of her mother in a direct way. In the opening lines of the story, her mother teaches her the art of…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
I need a rebuttal for my persuasive essay. My thesis is as follows: The quote, “Those who…
First of all, very good thesis. It is very true that history is meant to be a teacher to all of us, from which our mistakes can be extrapolated and analyzed. If we deny our history, we deny…
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- ESSAY LAB
I am writing an essay and including dialogue from a short story in it – specifically a…
Yes, that is one of the rules when punctuating dialogue. Other rules include: Use quotations marks before and after the exact words you are quoting. John said, “I love you.” Use a comma before…
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- PAUL’S CASE
In the story “Paul’s Case,” how does Paul interact with other characters?
As someone who is entirely dissatisfied with his life and surroundings, Paul is predictably a misfit within his society who does a lot of things to demonstrate his dislike for his current…
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- RELIGION
Why do countries go to war over this, why do people blame one religion for things like terrorism?…
My own personal opinion is the countries do not really go to war over religion. They go to war because they feel that they are in some way different and/or because they have different…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Discuss Mrs. Dubose and whether Harper Lee is directly or indirectly characterizing her.
Lee begins characterizing Mrs. Dubose directly. She is described by Scout as “the meanest old woman who ever lived.” But she quickly moves to more indirect characterization as Scout (as the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In chapter six of The Lord of the Flies, what is the “sleeping leviathan?”
Physically speaking, the “sleeping leviathan” is the giant of the ocean. The tide works in such a way that, in this particular spot near the castle rock, the water is sucked down over the course of…
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- SCIENCE
If two solutions are separated by a selectively permeable membrane, which way will water move?
The solution will always move down the concentration gradient. This means that the water will always move from where there is more water to where there is less water. This diffusion of water is…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
It is difficult to know when to apply the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment…
Option A is clearly the correct answer to this question. All of the other options are wrong because they suppose that we actually do know what punishments are cruel and unusual but we simply do…
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- THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING
In once and the future king, chapter 9, wart thinks it is unfair that Merlin only changed him…
Merlyn does not change Kay because he does not feel that she needs his help. He relates a parable in which a poor man and a rich man have different experiences with Elijah. The poor man seems to…
- LAW AND POLITICS
In Chicago v Morales (1999), the Supreme Court ruled thatA. police must inform suspects of their…
The best answer to this question is Option C. This is the only option that is in any way related to the substance of this case, which was decided by the Supreme Court in 1999. In this case,…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
As an arbiter between the rights and liberties of the individual and the exercise of power by…
This is something of a broad question because it is open to interpretation. It would be a good idea for you to look in your text or your class notes to see how your instructor expects you to…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
An action that criminalizes an act after it occurs is a(n)A. ex post facto lawB. bill of…
Option A is the only possible answer to this question. The phrase ex post facto is Latin for “from a thing done afterward.” In other words, it is from a law that is made after an act has…
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- FRINDLE
What are the three important events that lead to Nick’s big idea in Frindle?
On the day that Nick Allen came up with his big, brilliant idea, three things happened. First, Nick and Janet had to walk home from school because they missed the bus due to a school newspaper…
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- THE STORY OF AN HOUR
What are the different examples of verbal irony in “The Story of an Hour”?
Verbal irony occurs when the speaker expresses one thing but means another. Often, that which is expressed is dramatically different (or even the opposite of) that which is said or written. An easy…
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- FRINDLE
In Frindle, what question does Nick ask Mrs. Granger on the first day of class to stall the lesson?
On the first day of fifth grade in Mrs. Granger’s class, Nick Allen decides to ask one of his famous slightly off topic (or at least unnecessary) questions. He usually asks these questions in…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
According to Barbour and Wright, free speech is valuable for all of the following reasons…
Although I could make an argument that free speech actually does all of these things, the best answer to this question is clearly Option C. There is much less of a connection between freedom of…
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- LITERATURE
What are techniques to create a character’s desire?
Your question has to do with characterization, which is the art of creating a character. Characterization can be direct, in which the author simply explains elements of the character to the…
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- HISTORY
To answer this question with any degree of certainty, a time frame is needed in the question. Since no such time frame exists, I will attempt to briefly discuss important time periods when India…
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- THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS
In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, what is the relationship between Maria and Father?
In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Bruno’s father is a Nazi commandant. The family has to relocate to “Out-With” as Bruno’s father has been appointed there. Maria, the cook and the butler have all…
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- SCIENCE
Two vertical walls are separated by a distance of 2.5 m. Wall 1 is smooth and wall 2 is not…
Please refer to the image while working on the problem. We know that the horizontal forces must equal 0, therefore: Therefore, arranging this gives us, (1) The…
- HISTORY
On Omaha beach on D-Day how did the Allies finally break through, get off the beach, and…
The assault on Ohama Beach on 6 June 1944 is remembered as one of the most intense of the D-Day landings. That morning, the sea conditions pushed the Allied troops to the left so they landed to the…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is one key theoretical contribution to our understanding of race, class, gender and sexual…
The umbrella under which preconceived notions and expectations of specific social groups are created is Social Identity (SI) theory, as proposed by Henri Tajfel in 1979. Tajfel’s proposal…
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- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
In The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, what is Judith Wood’s weakness?
Judith’s weaknesses are vanity, pride, and a lack of awareness. Her vanity is evident when she sees Kit’s fancy clothes. She becomes consumed by them until her father enters the room. When she…
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- HISTORY
What, according to Engels in the “Communist Confession of Faith,” makes the proletariat in…
You can glean the answer to this question from the answers to Questions 7 through 12 in “Draft of a Communist Confession of Faith.” There, Engels tells us that the proletariat in an industrial…
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- THE HOBBIT
In The Hobbit, what is The Hill?
In the book, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the settings is a section north of Hobbiton, called Hobbiton Hill or simply The Hill, which is considered the most prestigious area in which to…
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- THANK YOU, M’AM
What lesson do we learn from “Thank you, M’am?”
I think the main lesson of “Thank you M’am” is that we must take a larger view of society. How we treat others is reflected in their behavior. It isn’t enough for us to accuse the poor of not…
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- THE TELL-TALE HEART
How would you write an essay to argue innocence due to insanity to a jury? How do I to begin?
The first thing you need to determine is what events in the story show that the narrator is insane. One event that might show his insanity is the obsessive nightly visits he makes to the old…
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- THE BEST OF O. HENRY
Johnsy’s main problem is not pneumonia but psychological depression. She was a struggling artist on the brink of failure, and now she can’t even soldier on with her artistic career. It is too much….
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- HISTORY
Columbus thought he landed in Asia but where did he actually land?
When Christopher Columbus reached the New World on October 12, 1492, he thought he had reached Asia and found a western trade route to China and India. However, later explorers (such as Amerigo…
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- HISTORY
How did India become independent from the British?
The short answer to this is that India became independent from the British when the British voluntarily granted India its independence. In 1947, the British Parliament passed the Indian…
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- A&P
I have a basic thesis statement for a research paper but need to refine it some. In the short…
First, a note about dates: The Victorian era ended with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, and John Updike’s story was published in 1961 and is set in the late 1950s. Thus even the oldest people…
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- OSCAR WILDE
Describe the main characters of the story “The Nightingale and the Rose.”
The nightingale describes the student who needs the red rose for his “true love” as follows: His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire; but passion…
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- THE TELL-TALE HEART
Whose heart did the narrator actually hear?
The conventional answer, I suppose, is that when the narrator speaks with the police and hears the muffled noise, it is his own heart beating, but that isn’t the only defensible answer. The…
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- THE TELL-TALE HEART
How do you account for the police officers’ chatting calmly with the murderer instead of…
The police officers didn’t hear the beating heart hidden under the floorboards of the living room. It was an hallucination by the narrator who anticipated getting caught for the murder of the old…
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- SEEDFOLKS
In Nora’s chapter, what plant does the character choose to grow and why?
Just to be clear, Nora doesn’t actually choose which seeds Mr. Myles plants in the barrel, however, she bought a variety of vegetables and flowers from which she lets Mr. Myles choose. Nora is a…
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