In “The Crucible” Mary Warren’s testimony is destroyed in the end because she cannot do…
- THE CRUCIBLE
In “The Crucible” Mary Warren’s testimony is destroyed in the end because she cannot do…
Mary Warren comes the courts in act three to testify that she and the other girls had been faking their testimonies the entire time. They were pretending to faint and be afflicted by witches. Mary…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In “The Crucible,” over and over Danforth says that the good have nothing to fear. What evidence…
Take a look at all of the people that are “safe” in this play, versus all of the people that get accused. Abigail, a selfish, conniving, threatening, violent and manipulative girl, is reigning…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
The outsiders Chapter 2 1.Why is it important for the greasers to stay loyal to one another?…
In the S.E. Hinton novel, The Outsiders the greasers have to stay loyal to one another because no one else will. The socs have it all. They have parents who love them, or at least their parents…
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- HISTORY
How does American art, literature, and music change during the 1920’s?And how did this mass of…
Music is the easiest of these. This is the Jazz Age and jazz (of a sort) becomes accessible to white audiences. Largely, this is through the efforts of white artists and composers (think…
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- POETRY
What takes place in the poem, “This is the Dark Time, My Love” by Martin Carter?What is the…
Let’s begin by taking the poem piece by piece in order to figure out what it means: “This is the Dark Time, My Love” –we can learn a lot by looking at the titles to poems. “Dark Time” has the…
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- HISTORY
Compare and contrast the Scopes Monkey trial to the McCarthy hearings? Compare and contrast…
Too long to go into all of this here: Similar: both are traditionalistic attempts to push back against a perceived threat from more “modern,” elite type ideas. Both are fueled in a sense by the…
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- POOR WHITE
Describe the dark side of industrialism as discussed in the book, Poor White.
Industrialism, though beneficial in the long run towards the development of eventual mass production of products, is not without its dark side! One of the worst conditions that the Industrial…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Why do so many Baseball players spit on the floor? Every time I watch the game they spit on the…
There are several different explanations. In 1847, when the rules of baseball were created, chewing tobacco was the most popular form of tobacco. Many players chewed it in order to keep their…
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- HISTORY
Are populism, progressivism, the New Deal, and the Great Society related as one continued reform…
Long question. I’ll give you a bit… Progressivism is different than all of these. Cause: giving the middle class more power and getting the poor to behave more like the middle class. Way more…
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- BROKEN LOVE
LoveHow is love defined by anyone?
After 20 years of marriage, I can only define love in one way. Love is when you feel completely free to be yourself around another person and when that person makes you feel good about who you…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies, what does Simon find when he finally reaches the beast?
After speaking with the Lord of the Flies (the pig’s head on the stick) & suffering an epileptic seizure, Simon awakes and asks himself “What else is there to do?” He has had a revelation:…
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- THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY
These PoemsI have a few questions about some of the poems iv have read in this book that seem to…
I don’t see anything at all in the lines above that could be interpreted as being racist. The theme suggests taking pride in one’s identity and individuality and being the best one can be. This…
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- OTHELLO
How do Othello and Iago relate to the modern audience and contemporary society?
Both Iago and Othello have character traits which are still fascinating to a modern audience. Parallels can still be drawn with figures in popular culture today who act upon the sort of qualities…
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- THE STRANGER
Why is the sun so important to the novel?its relating to the story
Remember, The Stranger is a novella told in flashback. Meursault narrates it, as if from death row, where he no longer sees the sun at all, and this colors Meursault’s use of symbolism. Whereas…
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- HISTORY
How did the seven years war bring on a crisis of empire between the colonies and the crown?
Main reasons why the French and Indian War/ 7 Years War causes the crisis between the colonies and Britain: 1. This is the biggest one: it causes the British government to go too deep in debt. So…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
What is the monk’s reason for going to Canterbury?
We aren’t told directly whey the monk is on the trip. He manages the Prioress’s estate so, since she is on the trip accompanied by some other priests and nuns, he is part of that entourage. His…
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- HISTORY
Why did Athens take over the battle with the Persians during the Persian Wars?
The Persian Empire and the Greeks came into conflict with one another beginning in the mid-500s BCE. The conflict started because of Greek colonies in Asia Minor (what’s now Turkey). In 546 BCE,…
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- THE BOTTLE IMP
What are the rules of use in “The Bottle Imp”?
When Keawe discovers the bottle imp, he is of course confused by the way in which the man that has such a treasure could look so unhappy. As he chats to the man about the bottle imp, the man tells…
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- WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
Comment on the first sentence of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”: “Her name was…
I think that Oates’ real power lies in the first sentence. In this opening, we are naturally introduced to the character. At the same time, we also gain insight into Connie. The preoccupation…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
Based on Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Letter, what is Pearl’s function in the story?
The character of Pearle is a complex one though at first that may be hard to see through the turmoil and suffering Hawthorne surrounds her with. And, indeed, one of her main functions is to embody…
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- PATRIOTISM
Can I get a summary and analysis of Patriotism by Yukio Mishima?
In the 1930s, Japan’s civilian government was constantly under pressure from radicals in the military who wanted the military to have greater power and also wanted to use the military for…
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- AJAX
In Sophocles’ Ajax, why does the playwright focus so much on vision, perception, and eyes?
Sophocles seems to have been drawn to the theme of literal versus spiritual vision. As many students have discovered, Sophocles’ Oedipus the King deals with this theme as when, for example, the…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why do Romeo and Juliet not leave Verona as a solution to their problem?Act 4, scenes 1-3.
The idea of leaving their home city never occurred to them: it would have been unthinkable for the time that the play is set in. It wasn’t simply a matter of moving away; it would be a complete…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What is the setting of act 1, scenes 1-2 in Romeo and Juliet?
Act 1, Scene 1 takes place in “Verona. A public place.” Act 1, Scene 2 takes place in “A street.”
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In Chapter 12 of the Harper Lee novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, what did Jem think Scout should act…
Following the death of Mrs. Dubose in Chapter 11 of the Harper Lee novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem turns 12 years old and becomes “difficult… inconsistent, moody,” according to Scout….
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- THE CRISIS
Why does Thomas Paine state the words of the british directly?
It is not clear to me which particular article of “The Crisis” you are talking about. There’s more than one place where he quotes one British person or another. With that in mind… The best…
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- THE WEDNESDAY WARS
In The Wednesday Wars, what did Mrs. Bigio share with Mrs. Baker on Wednesday afternoon, while…
While Holling is studying The Tempest in Mrs. Baker’s room, Mrs. Bigio comes in and shares with Mrs. Baker that her husband (Mrs. Bigio’s husband) has been killed in Vietnam. The story is set in…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
How does Abigail Williams feel towards John Proctor at the end of “The Crucible”?
I believe that Abigail still loves John Proctor; however, her conniving plots to get rid of Elizabeth got out of hand, and unfortunately, John ended up in jail too. And, stubborn John, he just…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Chapter 2, Ralph says the boys appear to have two goals. What are they?
The boys two major goals are to be rescued and to have shelter. It is interesting to note that it is Jack’s group that supports Ralph – watch for the irony in that later on!
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- HAMLET
What does it mean when Marcellus says “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
This line, one of the most famous from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” appears in Act I, Scene 4. In this scene, Hamlet has just seen the ghost and has followed it off the stage. Marcellus, along with…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In “The Crucible” is there any indication Parris know the girls are false?For example, Abigail…
Nowhere in the play does Parris state to anyone, “Hey–I know those girls are lying.” However, you have to conclude that he knows, deep down, that there is something fishy about their accusations….
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- JOHN DONNE
Describe John Donne as a metaphysical poet.
Samuel Johnson, who came up with the term “metaphysical” to describe seventeenth-century poets like Donne, stated that in their poems, The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together;…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, what part of the body could be used to symbolize Miss Maudie?
I think the body part that best represents Miss Maudie in To Kill a Mockingbird would have to be her false teeth–her bridgework. Miss Maudie has … two minute prongs clipped to her eyeteeth……
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- HAMLET
How is Polonius comical when we are intoduced to him in Act I scene iii?
When Polonius first enters, he chides his son, Laertes, for being late for his voyage and for making others wait for him. He proceeds then to give an extensive 25-line speech that, of course,…
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- HAMLET
Compare and contrust between Hamlet and LAERTESMAKE THE ANSWER VERY MUCH BROAD
Laertes and Hamlet are about the same age. Laertes has a sister, and Hamlet is an only child. Laertes has a father (Polonius), but his mother is probably dead. Hamlet has a dead father (the ghost…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Why don’t Granger and his friends want to make anyone angry in Fahrenheit 451?
Granger and his friends, the book people, offer a radically different strategy to the all-out violence that Montag tried in order to challenge the ruling regime of this dystopian world. As they…
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- MONSTER
In Monster by Walter Dean Myers, what does Briggs say exactly in his closing argument?
I know that this is well past your deadline, but I feel the answer is needed for other people who may be looking. Briggs states that the State failed to bring forward any witnesses to the actual…
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- HISTORY
If you were Queen Marie Antoinette and you had to explain to the people of France your side of…
I don’t know that anything she could have said would have helped, but if it were me, here are some of the points I would have made: 1. If I’d have given all my extra food to the people it wouldn’t…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In the Harper Lee novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, how old is Tom Robinson?
One of the innocent “mockingbirds” of Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson is the crippled young black man who is falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a member of…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is the fundamental difference in Atticus’s and Alexandra’s views? Are the Cunninghams…
Alexandra is very class conscious. She judges people by their family names, how long their families have lived in the South, and to which social class that family has always belonged. In her view,…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
What is the Wife of Bath’s occupation?
As her title proclaims, The Wife of Bath was a wife. Along with this she is a maker of cloth, an adventursome traveler and a wealthy widow from having handled four out of five husbands well. There…
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- ESSAY LAB
What do you think would be three good items to use for this specific writing prompt?The writing…
This might be better as a discussion question, especially because most of us answering questions on here are a bit long in the tooth and therefore not necessarily in touch with what you guys feel…
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- HENRY DAVID THOREAU
What does this quote means by Thoreau: “However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not…
Well that is a great quote. Thoreau was an incredible thinking. Here is an interesting picture of the guy, by the way. To better understand the quote, make sure you have a good knowledge of all…
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- MATH
At what grade level do you think elementary students should have their multiplication tables…
I think that different answers will be present. I have always felt that by the end of third grade might be a good benchmark when mastery, or at least strong comprehension of multiplication facts,…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
RE: the use of narration in “A Separate Peace”: Use three quotes explaining how this adds to our…
It is, indeed, interesting that John Knowles’s “A Separate Peace” is told by a first-person narrator who does not have the usual intimacy with the action of the story. Because the narrative is…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, who taught Scout how to read and write?
The precocious Jean Louise “Scout” Finch was far ahead all of the other first graders at the Maycomb school in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She could already read and…
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- BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
How does the title of “By the Waters of Babylon” add to the understanding of Benet’s story?
Excellent question! Always look to the title of a piece when you are doing your analysis. Here, the biblical reference to Babylon brings an image of this great, beautiful, blessed, city which is of…
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- HENRY DAVID THOREAU
How can I start my essay with a topic sentence with or about this quote “We do not ride on the…
The answer to this sort of depends on what point you’re trying to make in your essay or what you’ve been asked to write about. If you are just trying to explain that quote or use that quote to…
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- THE MONKEY’S PAW
Define the allusion, voice and magic 3 in “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs.
In “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs, a Sergeant Major Morris, “a visitor from distant parts (India),” comes to visit the Whites, for whom he used to work. When Mr. White remarks that he would…
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- HAMLET
Possible discussion questions for Act 5, Scene 2 of Hamlet.Hi! I need help formulating discussion…
Act 5, Scene 2 contains many topics for discussion. As for yours, the first two questions should lead to some interesting commentary. The first regarding Claudius would perhaps elicit some…