Justify the title of the story, "The Postmaster", written by Rabindranath Tagore.
- RABINDRANATH TAGORE
Justify the title of the story, “The Postmaster”, written by Rabindranath Tagore.
I think that the title of the work is relevant. Although, I feel it is relevant for different reasons that traditionally held. Tagore’s work forces the reader to examine the moral and ethical…
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- THE WEDNESDAY WARS
Hw did Holling’s friends change him in The Wednesday Wars?
Holling’s friends change him by offering him the unconditional love and support he needs to become a fully realized human being. From reading The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Holling…
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- A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN
What is the main idea for A Room of One’s Own?A statement of the main idea of this piece would be…
Woolf’s purpose in A Room of One’s Own is to explore the reasons why women are underrepresented in writing as a creative art. The “room” that she describes is a metaphor for the “space” to which…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
How are codependency and identity related to and shown in A Separate Peace?
Gene and Finny’s friendship is defined by codependency, with each relying on the other to bring happiness to his life. At first, Gene and Finny seem to be normal teenagers. But Gene soon reveals…
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- SCIENCE
Whats the balanced equation for Ba(OH)2 and FeSO4?which of the products are aqeous
Ba(OH)2 (aq) + FeSO4 (aq) –> BaSO4 (s) + Fe (OH)2 (s) Two soluble solutions reacting to form two insoluble precipitates.
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- GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL
What technological advancement was necessary for the colonization of New Guinea and…
The answer to this can be found on p. 41 of my copy of the book. Diamond argues that human beings colonized Australia and New Guinea sometime between 40,000 and 30,000 years ago. So that would be…
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- THE POISONWOOD BIBLE
What is the significance of the opening scene in The Poisonwood Bible? What does it mean, and why…
In the opening scene to The Poisonwood Bible, Orleanna Price begins the narrative by speaking to her dead daughter. However, in the first few pages, the narrative appears to be more the…
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- AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
what were the invitations to each guest?in the begining of the book each guest is sent an…
Each guest on the island receives an invitation from an unknown person: Thomas Rogers was invited to the island as a house servant. Ethel Rogers too was invited to be a house servant at the island…
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Neighbors play a central role in small towns, and Maycomb is no exception in To Kill a…
Wow. Lots of neighbors helped both these kids learn important lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird. The two most influential, it seems to me, are Miss Maudie and Mrs. Dubose. Miss Maudieis the…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
What makes reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer important for a teenager?
I might be a bit biased on this one, so bear with me. I think that the lesson of loyalty to one’s friends is a vitally important lesson for teens. Too often, I think that adolescence is associated…
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- NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA
What are the main themes in Nickel and Dimed? What moral or ethical problems are explored in the…
The main idea of the work is to examine the economic conditions that underscore the working class in America. Ehrenreich tears the mask off of the idea that there is no class system in America,…
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- SCIENCE
How does someone get the shingles?
Shingles is an infection of the central nervous system, similar in many ways to chicken pox and genetically related to herpes simplex (the variety which causes cold sores). It is caused by the…
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- THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET
What is the setting of The House on Mango Street, and why was this setting chosen?
The immediate setting is the house itself, and the surrounding streets and neighborhoods of the Esperanza Cordero and her family. The home, inadequate though it is, is where they live at the…
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- GRAMMAR
Rewrite the following sentence so that related ideas are expressed in similar or parallel…
This is a compound sentence, and the first clause is cast in active voice (‘forecasters predicted’) while the second clause is in passive voice (‘plans were developed by’). This sentence is fine as…
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- GRAMMAR
participial phraseshow can you combine sentences to make a participial phrase by changing one of…
A participial phrase is a verb phrase that acts as an adjective. You can combine these two sentences this way: Working together, English and American geologists have found similar rocks in both…
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- SCIENCE
What are some effects of a low hemoglobin level?If the person does not treat it with…
The main purpose of hemoglobin is to bind the oxygen. When there is not a lot of some of the symptoms experience resemble that of lack of oxygen. The symptoms of low hemoglobin depend on the…
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- TO SIR, WITH LOVE
Can someone please give a line to line escription of the poem- SHAKESPEARE- Mathew Arnold…
Other writers yield to our questionings, but Shakespeare does not do that. We want to ask Shakespeare many questions but he does not answer any of our questions. He only smiles in an enigmatic…
- SCIENCE
Why do we have as many ribs as we do?
All humans (regardless of gender) have 12 sets of ribs (24 in total). The first seven are what are known as true ribs as they are directly attached to the sternum. The next five sets of ribs are…
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- 1984
In section 3 of Orwell’s 1984, what is the picture of the future according to O’Brien ?
O’Brien says in part 3, chapter 3 of 1984 that in the future: “No one dares trust a wife or a child or a friend any longer. But in the future there will be not wives and no friends. Children will…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
In a short paragraph, make recommendations in solving the Social Security & Medicare deficit…
The main issue with the continued funding of both of these government entitlement programs is that the baby boom generation, those born between 1945 – 1961, our nation’s largest population group,…
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- SCIENCE
The sacrum is a triangular bone that is located at the base of your spine inserted between your two hip bones. It connects with the last lumbar vertebra and the bottom part of your coccyx…
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- THE CHOSEN
What are your realizations or reflections after reading the novel “The Chosen” by Chaim Potok?
This may be more of a personal response, so I might give some thoughts that I personally had after reading this novel which might help you organize your own reflections. Before reading this novel,…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Are there any examples of rebuttal?
By rebuttal, I assume that you mean debating. There are several examples of debating in Farenheit 451. A notable example would be the argument between Montag and Beatty. This discussion is…
- TEACHERS
How do you use technology to teach reading and/or writing to yor students?How do you use…
One very simple thing I love using technology for is writing on Microsoft Word. I’ve found the spell-check to be something that actually enhances student confidence in writing (not the…
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- THE BIBLE
Can anyone help me with a detailed comparison between Psalm 122 and 137 in The Bible?
Psalm 122 is a psalm of praise, a psalm of David, a psalm of rejoicing and Psalm 137 is a psalm of mourning, during the Babylonian captivity. You can tell this by the tone of each of the psalms and…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Do political parties and elections help make the U. S. a more democratic nation? Why or why…
In my opinion, they do to some extent, but not as much as I would like. Of course, elections help to make America a more democratic nation if the other option is not having elections. You can’t…
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- HARRISON BERGERON
What are the three most important words in Harrison Bergeron? Provide a detailed explanation to…
I cannot think of a more subjective and personal assignment. To summarize any writing into three words is one of the most difficult task because there is really no right answer present. The…
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- SPEAK
In Speak, what is the purpose of Andy Evans’ raping Melinda?
There are a couple of ways to interpret your question. If you are asking why the author chose to include an event such as rape in Speak, I believe she did so to illustrate the profound effect that…
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- LITERATURE
Discuss the importance of weather in a specific literary work, not in terms of plot.This is…
If you have read The Kite Runner, then there are several instances of Khaled Hosseini’s relying on pathetic fallacies associated with weather. In literature a pathetic fallacy can be the author’s…
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- HISTORY
What are the causes and effects of Jesus attracting followers.
I am not sure I understand your question, but I will attempt to answer it. The cause for Jesus attracting followers that were called his Apostles was to recruit 12 men to help him in his ministry….
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What were Aunt Alexandra’s two major preoccupations (primary goals)?
Aunt Alexandra, Atticus’s sister, has two primary preoccupations in the novel. First, she is very proud of the Finch family’s heritage, and her decision to move into Atticus’s house is essentially…
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- SCIENCE
I have heard in the pats that we do not use our entire brain. Is this true and if so how much…
I have also heard from different sources that we only use about 10% of our brains. Scientists have researched this and they will argue about this topic. The way that I understand it (VERY…
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- THE GRAPES OF WRATH
What do the larger narrative chapters represent?
These chapters, called intercalary chapters, are a wonderful tool used by Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath. Without them, this would be the story of one family’s journey. While it is the story of…
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- HAMLET
Which part of Hamlet is appreciated the most?Which part of Hamlet is appreciated the most?
I would say the skill of critical thinking is the most appreciated part of the play. The very idea of Hamlet being a “thinking person’s hero” is something that is quite unique to the play…
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- PHILOSOPHY
What happens after death?I mean, is it end of the all the dimensions which have started with…
Of course, there is no way for us to know the answer to this question. It can only be a matter of opinion or of faith. To me, there are a couple of possibilities and neither really makes much…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Paraphrase Atticus’s speech about the Radleys’ right to privacy. Do you personally agree with his…
Just after Atticus catches the children trying to deliver a note to Boo Radley by attaching it to the end of a fishing pole, he tells them, once again, to “stop tormenting that man.” He then…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is the significance of Atticus putting Scout to bed after she falls asleep in Jem’s room in…
This scene in the final chapter serves as the culmination of To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout has just returned from walking Boo Radley back to his house, and she finds Atticus reading in Jem’s room….
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- SCIENCE
What causes an infant to have bartters syndrome?
Bartter syndrome, which results in low potassium levels, deceased blood acidity, and normal to low blood pressure, is a rare defect in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. It is an…
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- ESSAY LAB
I have to write about being a “father,” and I need help to write two development paragraphs.fact
When you say “development” paragraphs I assume you mean the same thing as “body” paragraphs. I’m going to encourage you to do some brainstorming before you do anything. Answer the following…
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- TRAVEL TEAM
What is the main setting of the story Travel Team by Mike Lupica?
The setting of a story includes a few elements. First, part of the setting is the place where the story is set. A story may be set in one place, or it may move from one place to another. Another…
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- ARTS
Is it possible that my copy of the Hina Rapa velvet painting by Edgar Leeteg is one…
Maui, I doubt if you have one of the originals. Leeteg did not number his paintings or mark later ones as “copy”s. He had no concerns about devaluing “the original.” In his day for the most…
- HISTORY
In A History of the World in 6 Glasses, what effect did storing grain have on hunter-gatherer…
I think what you are going for that is specific to this book is that an excess amount of grain, over what the people could eat and save for seeds to grow a crop for the next year, is that the grain…
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- GRAMMAR
Combine both of the sentences by changing one of the sentences into a participial…
Yes, and no, you are part of the way there by having the right idea. What you did was change the noun formations into the participle forming from its verb “to form”. What you didn’t do was take…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Which Characters in The Great Gatsby fit the description of stock, dynamic, and round?
Concerning the types of characters in The Great Gatsby, I think that maybe no editors have answered your question yet, because two of the three terms you ask about don’t really apply to the novel….
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- SCIENCE
What does batadine consist of?
Betadine is an over-the-counter povidone-iodine topic antiseptic. It is used for cleaning open wounds, sterilizing the skin before surgery, or as a hand-wash for surgeons to cleanse their hands…
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- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
What are some examples of puns in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing ?
Characteristic of Shakespeare, since Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy, a vast amount of puns, or play on words, can be found all throughout the play. Listed below are a few:The first pun can…
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- WUTHERING HEIGHTS
What is the significance of the ending/closing scene in Wuthering Heights?
For such a passionate and intense story of love and revenge, Wuthering Heights has a happy and peaceful ending. That is the purpose of the closing scene. Mr. Lockwood has just finished learning…
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- HENRY
What does O.Henry want to show in the last sentences of “Witches’ Loaves?” blue-dotted silk…
In my opinion, what the author is showing here is that Miss Martha Meacham is giving up her hopes for romance. This is shown by her taking off her fancy clothes (the blue dotted silk waist, which…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How does the author build suspense at the end of chapter 4?
In Chapter 4 of Great Expectations, a tortured Pip suffers through Christmas dinner, expecting that someone will discover that he has stolen from his sister and Joe to aid an escaped convict….
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- CAUCASIA
What is the summary of Caucasia?
Because Caucasia is a newer title, the study guide is still in development. However, the first paragraph listed under the “Character” section is actually a summary of the novel, not a description…