What are 5 literary questions about “All Summer in a Day”?
- BUSINESS
What’s an example of how a change in demand can result in a change in the market price? What’s an…
Supply and demand are economic concepts that are used to determine a price and output level that is not likely to change. This is known as equilibrium. Changes in demand can cause the price to rise…
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- SCIENCE
Is H2O an interstitial hydride?
A hydride is a form of hydrogen when it bonds with another element to form an anion of hydrogen, H-. Normally, hydrogen gives up it’s one electron to become a hydrogen ion, H+. In this case, it…
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- SCIENCE
What is a takayama test used for?
A takayama test, also known as hemochromogen crystal assay, is used to determine if blood is present in a sample of interest. This assay is used by experimenters, or investigators of crime scenes,…
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- SCIENCE
Is calcium carbonate soluble in water and ethanol?
Calcium carbonate, or CaCO3CaCO3 is the chemical term for what is more commonly known as chalk (though not blackboard chalk, which is calcium sulphate). Google cites that calcium carbonate is “a…
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- HEALTH
Is it true that McDonalds bread never gets rotten?
No, if there is moisture in the environment, mold will grow.There are countless photographic and home-based experiments that have tried to evaluate the decay of McDonald’s burgers. For example, the…
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- THE STRANGER
I need help writing a 5- to 6-paragraph essay evaluating the justice accorded to Meursault during…
The character Meursault in Albert Camus’ The Stranger is on trial for murder. There is no question concerning whether he committed the murder. The second issue is whether the murder seemed…
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- HISTORY
How does the Supreme Court justify the Brown decision?
Since 1896, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Plessy v Ferguson decision allowed racial segregation to exist if the facilities were equal. This principle, known as the “separate but equal”…
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- NIGHT
In Night by Elie Wiesel, what does Eliezer tell us about the town, community and home that…
In Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie begins by telling us a little about the town where he began his life. He lived in a small town named Sighet in Transylvania. Elie writes that the people there…
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- REFERENCE
One challenge that I have faced was obtaining my first teaching position after graduating college. It was a nerve wracking experience. There was always a worry that I might not get hired or hired…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
Victor Frankenstein–the scientist who created the monster often incorrectly referred to as “Frankenstein”–dies from a severe case of pneumonia. Frankenstein contracts his case of pneumonia after…
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- GEORGE WASHINGTON’S SOCKS
In the novel, George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff, do the children get lost?
In Elvira Woodruff’s young reader’s novel George Washington’s Socks, kids–Matt, Katie, Tony, Q, and Hooter–are whisked away in a rowboat on a time traveling adventure. They are brought to the…
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- GEORGE WASHINGTON’S SOCKS
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- THE RED CONVERTIBLE
What is the central idea in Louise Erdrich’s short story “The Red Convertible”?
One dominant theme in Louise Erdrich’s short story “The Red Convertible” is the clash between Native American and Western warfare values. Erdrich depicts Native Americans as warriors, which is…
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- CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
What does the following passage show in Roald Dahl’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?:…
In Roald Dahl’s young reader’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the character Augustus Gloop symbolizes the vice of gluttony. He is so glutinous that he is extremely self-serving, thinking…
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- THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER
Based on The Devil and Tom Walker, what is the author’s purpose in writing? To whom is he…
In The Devil And Tom Walker, the author’s purpose in writing is to warn against avarice and selfishness; he appeals to anyone who thinks that he/she can gamble the happiness of his/her life for…
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- THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
Explain what happens when the Shepard boys pick on M&M.
M&M received help from Mark and Bryon after the Shepard boys and their gang wanted to beat him up. Mark, Byron and M&M hung out at Charlie’s bar, where Mark and Bryon hustled at the pool…
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- TREASURE ISLAND
How did Billy Bones terrorize everyone at the Benbow Inn?
Bones is a notorious drunkard, and carries himself, according to Jim, in the manner of someone who is accustomed to either being obeyed, or hitting people. He also tends to ignore or give nonverbal…
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- THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Starting on page 6, “Why Chicken Means So Much to Me,” Junior introduces a major antagonist in…
One major antagonist in the lives of Native Americans introduced in chapter six is poverty. Junior goes on to explain that “hunger is not the worst thing about being poor,” by detailing the account…
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- SCIENCE
What is a simplistic way to make a smooth muscle tissue model?
I know that you said smooth muscle, but let me start with skeletal. Skeletal muscle looks like a bundle of fibers wrapped together. Making a model of that would be fairly straight forward. You…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
Identify three important passages in Act 3 of The Crucible, and explain why each is important.
After Danforth orders that all the people who signed Francis Nurse’s petition should be arrested for questioning, Nurse worries that he has brought trouble on these people. Danforth tells him,…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How does Golding vividly portray Ralph’s growing understanding of human nature in Lord of the Flies?
Ralph’s understanding of human nature is informed by his relationships with and the actions of the other boys on the island. In the beginning, Ralph believes that people are inherently good and…
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- THE WEDNESDAY WARS
What techniques does Gary Schmidt use to make the track story so engaging in The Wednesday Wars?
Imagery is one device that Gary Schmidt uses to make the cross-country meet scene in the chapter titled “April” so memorable in The Wednesday Wars.One memorable image Schmidt paints in the scene is…
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- THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
In O. Henry’s short story, “The Ransom of Red Chief,” why do the kidnappers choose the town of…
In “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry, two men, Bill and Sam, decide to kidnap a little boy in the town of Summit. They choose Summit for several reasons. First of all, it is a small town…
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- BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
What are some examples of symbols in “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benet?
One symbolic item from the story is metal. Metal is representative of the people’s fears and superstitions. John’s people believe that anybody who is not a priest or destined to be a priest will…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, how does empathy help with a significant situation? Who…
In Chapter 15, the Old Sarum bunch attempts to lynch Tom Robinson but finds Atticus sitting outside of his cell. Atticus tells the men that he refuses to move while they encircle him, and out of…
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- MONSTER
In Monster by Walter Dean Myers, who is Dorothy Moore? How does her testimony support…
Dorothy Moore is James King’s cousin who testifies that James came to her house at 3:30 p.m. on the day of the robbery and murder. Dorothy acts as King’s alibi in hopes of proving to the jury that…
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- DANCING AT LUGHNASA
“Their lives are of secret longings and shattered dreams.” Discuss this statement in…
The Mundy sisters are key characters in Dancing At Lughnasa. The five Mundy sisters, Christina, Rosie, Kate, Agnes, and Maggie, all live in a cottage near Ballybeg, in Donegal County. The play is…
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- THE SNIPER
Why is the time and place in “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty significant to the conflict?
The conflict that the question references could be a couple of things. It could be the larger conflict of the entire civil war that is happening or it could be the conflict that is happening…
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- OEDIPUS REX
Explain how Oedipus experiences a reversal of fortune, a discovery of truth, and a calamity…
Oedipus experienced a reversal of fortune at the end of the play, because he fell from an enormous height. At the beginning of the play, he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, ruled Thebes, possessed…
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- CHARLES
Is there any hyperbole in the short story “Charles” by Shirley Jackson?
Before we discuss the answer to this question, let’s ensure that the definition of this literary device itself is clear. What is hyperbole? Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant…
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- THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Why might Mrs. Frank be afraid of doing something illegal in Frances Goodrich and Albert…
In the first act of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s play The Diary of Anne Frank, Mrs. Frank expresses fear at doing anything illegal due to the consequences.Mrs. Frank questions the wisdom…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
How does Hosseini’s usage of literary devices such as imagery, symbolism or even dreams help…
Authors, including Hosseini, often use literary devices to support the plot of a novel. The term “support” is an important one because it means that the literary devices provide assistance to…
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- TO BUILD A FIRE
The man who dies in the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is never given a name. Why might…
Stephen Crane once wrote a poem entitled “A Man Said to the Universe.” The poem is as follows: A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact…
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- HISTORY
How can I trace the development of the North and South from the start of the colonies in 1607 up…
After James I decided to offer charters for setting North America in 1606, several different groups began to found English colonies in the New World. The first permanent colony was established in…
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- THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY
What do you think prevented Nella from returning to her family in Denmark in The Girl Who Fell…
The reason why Nella didn’t return to Denmark is a mystery that can be solved only through reader conjecture. We learn a lot about Nella through her journals throughout the book. Most importantly,…
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- THE RAVEN
What is the poem’s rhyme scheme?
The rhyme scheme of “The Raven” is somewhat unusual. Each stanza has end rhyme that follows this pattern: abcbbb. Put differently, the last words in lines 2, 4, 5, and 6 (of each stanza) rhyme….
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- ONCE UPON A TIME
Describe the mood at the beginning of the short story, “Once Upon A Time.” Why does the narrator…
Mood describes feelings and emotions, and therefore, the mood at the beginning of “Once Upon A Time” by Nadine Gordimer, is one of frustration, confusion and for a brief instant, fear. This short…
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- LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM CITY JAIL
With reference to his Letter from Birmingham, how can I summarize Martin Luther King’s views on…
As Martin Luther King, Jr., sat in his jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, in August 1963, he set about to address the protestations directed against him and others who descended upon that…
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- SCIENCE
What is the cell part that is made of a lipid bilayer?
The cell membrane is made up of a lipid bilayer. The cell membrane is the envelope that surrounds the cell and forms a barrier between the cell’s inner compartment and the outer environment….
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- FRINDLE
What does Nick recall that helps him understand Mrs. Granger’s comment about words in Andrew…
At the end of Andrew Clements’ Frindle, after reading the letter Mrs. Granger had written him ten years ago, Nick comes to understand the significance of a comment Mrs. Granger made ten years ago…
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- TUCK EVERLASTING
What did the man in the yellow suit ask Winnie’s grandmother in Tuck Everlasting?
I believe you are asking about the very first time that Winnie’s grandmother and the man in the yellow suit interact with each other. That happens in chapter four. The question that he asks her is…
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- MATH
Please help! I need to approximate the integral using a 3rd Order Taylor Series Expansion:…
The taylor series expansion of cos(x)=∑n=0∞(−1)nx2n2n!cos(x)=∑n=0∞(-1)nx2n2n! cos(x2)=∑n=0∞(−1)n(x2)2n2n!cos(x2)=∑n=0∞(-1)n(x2)2n2n! cos(x2)=1−x42!+x84!−x126!+……cos(x2)=1-x42!+x84!-x126!+…… Now considering expansion upto…
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- SCIENCE
a package of aluminum foil contains 50 ft squared of foil, which weighs approximately 8.0 oz….
This is a question of unit conversions. We are given the mass of a piece of aluminum foil, its area and the density of aluminum. The thickness is not given and has to be determined. We can solve…
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- REFERENCE
“We need gas to start a car” fulfills which of the following conditions a. necessary and…
The statement “we need gas to start a car” fulfills the condition of being necessary but not sufficient. You cannot start a car if there is no gas in its gas tank. This means that having gas…
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- LITERATURE
Why does Hester choose to not leave her town in The Scarlet Letter?
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet “A” on her chest to display her shame to everyone with whom she interacts. She could easily slip away from her…
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- THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM—1963
What was Kenny’s nickname for the family?
Kenny’s nickname for the family is the ‘Weird Watsons.’ In the novel, Kenny is ten years old. At the beginning of the story, all five members of the Watson family are wrapped up in blankets against…
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- ALL SUMMER IN A DAY
What are 5 literary questions about “All Summer in a Day”?
“All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury was created with many subtle themes and opportunities for readers to infer meaning. For this reason, it makes an excellent text for writing literary…
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- A WHITE HERON
What is the introduction of “A White Heron”?
The introduction of this story is really contained in the first three paragraphs. These paragraphs introduce the setting of the story—the country, replete with beautiful landscapes—as well as…
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- LITERATURE
What were the claim and purpose of the keynote address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention…
In 2004, Barack Obama was only a Senator from Illinois who supported John Kerry and John Edwards on the Democratic Ticket for President. His purpose in the speech was to rally his fellow Democrats…
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- STARGIRL
Two of the themes in Star Girl are conformity and individuality. Keeping this in mind, what is…
To fully understand this question, let’s define a few terms: Theme: the subject, main concept, or topic of a piece Conformity: behavior that is in accordance with socially accepted standards and…
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