What are some examples of Gatsby being a good man in The Great Gatsby?
- ON THE DEATH OF DR. ROBERT LEVET
Analysing poem on the death of dr.robert
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What are some examples of Gatsby being a good man in The Great Gatsby?
Perhaps the most poignant and substantial proof of Jay Gatsby’s goodness is his choice to stay and wait for Daisy in the aftermath of Myrtle Wilson’s death. Nick suggests that Gatsby will most…
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- SCIENCE
What are some similarities between hurricanes and blizzards?
Hurricanes and blizzards are both storms that can wreak havoc to the areas at which they occur. Both types of storms are caused by air that rises into the atmosphere. This air then causes low…
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- THE BIRDS
How is Nat Hocken a hero in the story “The Birds” by Daphne du Maurier?
In “The Birds,” Nat Hocken is heroic because he is a fearless leader. Nat proves this when the birds attack his home for the first time. Despite being attacked by the birds on his window-sill, for…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
What are the sins of Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter? Why I can say that he has committed the…
The biggest sin that Dimmesdale commits, aside from the adultery and fornication he already has committed with Hester, is the fact that he does not own up to what he does and continues to lie to…
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- SCIENCE
Where does the overwhelming amount of seismic activity occur on Earth’s surface?
Most of the seismic activity on Earth is found on (or near) the boundaries of tectonic plates. Earth’s lithosphere is divided into a number of fragments, known as tectonic plates and these plates…
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- THE LAST LECTURE
In The Last Lecture, what does Randy see as the value of a positive attitude?
The ultimate value of a positive attitude in The Last Lecture is seen in how it teaches people to face challenging situations in their lives. Randy is facing one of the most difficult realities…
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- SCIENCE
An object weighing 15 Newtons is lifted from the ground to height of 0.22 meters What is the…
Gravitational potential energy is given by the equation PE = mgh, where m is the mass of the object, g is acceleration due to gravity and h is the object’s height above a reference point in meters….
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- HISTORY
What key idea did Copernicus contribute to the Renaissance?
The key idea contributed by Copernicus is that the earth revolved around the sun rather than the other way around. This theory, known as “heliocentrism” was very radical. Copernicus’s…
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- THE RAMAYANA
From The Ramayana, identify and explain at least two examples of how Rama follows his dharma.
In Ramayana, two examples of Lord Rama following Dharma would be when he willingly accepts his banishment to the forest as well as his commitment to retrieve Goddess Sita from the demon- king…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What event has made Reverend Hale uneasy about the courts proceedings?
I do not agree with thinking that one specific event triggered Hale’s uneasiness about the Salem witchcraft trials. I think it was a series of small events that caused Hale to begin questioning…
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- STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
The poet examines the nature of human life, hardships, and challenges man has to undergo in the…
One way that this poem suggests the hardships of life is that the speaker stops in the woods to escape his daily life. He stops to look at the beauty and simplicity of nature. He is away from…
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- AMAZING GRACE: THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND THE CONSCIENCE OF A NATION
In Jonathan Kozol’s Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation, who is…
David is Alice Washington’s grown son. In fact, he is a young man, a high school senior when first introduced to the reader, forced to grow up too soon because of the dire situation in which his…
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- ANNABEL LEE
In “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe, what are two references the narrator makes to Heaven?
Two references are made to Heaven in the poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe. The first comes in the second stanza: “But we loved with a love that was more than love– I and my Annabel Lee–…
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- HISTORY
How did motion pictures in the 1920’s & 30’s help people during the Great Depression?
With over a quarter of the American population unemployed and bread lines that extended around the block, why would anybody pay to see a movie in the 1930’s? The answer to that question is that…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What are some key quotes in Of Mice and Men that demonstrate the theme of hope and dreams?
When George narrates a vision of the future to Lennie and Candy, it represents how the theme of hope and dreams can be seen in Of Mice and Men. In Chapter 3, Lennie asks George to narrate what…
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- THE SCARLET IBIS
Why is the narrator sometimes angry and disappointed in Doodle in “The Scarlet Ibis”?
Doodle was born when the narrator, Brother, was six years old. When Doodle came into the world, he was physically disabled, and the family was concerned if he was mentally disabled as well….
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- THE LOTTERY
How has the lottery evolved over time in the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson?
In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, we have reason to believe that the process for the lottery has evolved over time. In the fifth paragraph we learn that the materials used originally for the…
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- THE ODYSSEY
How can romantic attraction be a trap in The Odyssey?
In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus frequently suffers from the trap of romantic attraction. The best example of this is his encounter with the goddess Circe. After Circe uses magic to turn Odysseus’ men…
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- THE SIGNAL-MAN
How is the signal man killed, and what made this death disturbing in Charles Dickens’s story “The…
Ironically and tragically both, the signal-man is killed in the same manner as the man in his frightening vision, making his vision a ghostly premonition. That his premonition has been about…
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- SCIENCE
What is understood by active transport?
Active transport is used to describe the transport of molecules across the cell membrane, at an expense of energy. The phopholipid bilayer which forms the cell membrane is highly selective and does…
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- RAYMOND’S RUN
What does Squeaky decide to do for Raymond in “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara?…
In the beginning of “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, the reader finds out that Squeaky is responsible for her mentally handicapped brother, Raymond. Though Squeaky loves her brother and will…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Are there any other examples of forgiveness in the book Great Expectations besides Miss Havisham?
Another example of asking for forgiveness is evinced in Pip who asks Joe to forgive him for rejecting Joe when he visited in London and for his absence from the Forge; in short, for having…
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- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death,” who is the masked figure who shows up at…
It is safe to suggest that the masked figure who menacingly appears in the midst of Prince Prospero’s ball in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Masque of the Red Death is an intruder. If he were a…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How is Atticus’s remark to Jem about why Tom was convicted similar to Dolphus Raymond’s?
In Chapter 22, Atticus explains to Jem, when Jem cannot understand how the jury could convict a clearly innocent man, that “They did it before, they did it tonight, and they’ll do it again and when…
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- LYDDIE
How do the characters, setting, and plot interact in chapter 17 of Lyddie?
The action of this chapter takes place at the boarding house and at the Concord Corporation factory, and the characters who speak are Lyddie, Rachel, Mrs. Bedlow, Diana, and Brigid. As this chapter…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What is a summary that thoroughly explains pages 140 to 165 of Fahrenheit 451?
In this last part of Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag makes his escape and meets the community about whom Faber has told him, a community who invite him to live among them. [This summary will begin after…
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- OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS
Stanford University professor Lewis Terman launched a major psychological study of gifted children in the 1920s. He found 1,470 California children whose IQs averaged more than 140. These “young…
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- THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
In the second book of The Tale of Despereaux, how would Botticelli’s personality be best described?
In The Tale of Despereaux Botticelli’s character personifies pure evil, unfettered by a conscience. Other characters in the story display evil qualities and tendencies, but nearly all possess some…
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- MACBETH
What are four major themes in Act III of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth?
Four major themes to consider in Act III of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth are Loyalty, the Consequences of Murder, Treachery, and the Supernatural. The first scene in the act shows the murderers…
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- HISTORY
What is the connection between Alexander the Great and Greek words in the Kalash language today?
Kalasha is an Indo-European language that is spoken by the Kalasha people in the Hindu-Kush mountains between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is the closest language to the ancient Sanskrit tongue….
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- SCIENCE
An earthquake occurs in the gulf of Alaska, 3600 km from Hawaii. The quake’s seismic waves travel…
Seismic waves have to travel a distance of 3600 km and the speed of seismic waves is 560 km/min. Hence the seismic waves will reach Hawaii in : time = distance/speed = 3600 km/560 km/min = 6.43…
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- LITERATURE
What is text evidence that describes the setting of Divergent by Veronica Roth?
The setting of Divergent is revealed in the first chapter while Tris and her brother Caleb are riding the bus to school. As the first-person narrator, Tris describes the bus ride and briefly…
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- HISTORY
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each form of government?
As is evident for anybody who lives under government control, each type of government has associated strengths and weaknesses. Some of the strengths and weaknesses of the following traditional…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why is Atticus sitting at the jailhouse door?
Atticus is sitting at the jailhouse door to protect Tom Robinson. In Chapter 15, Tom Robinson has been transferred to the Maycomb jail, and Atticus has stationed himself in front of the jail to…
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- SCIENCE
Why is the sky blue during the day and red at sunset?
In order to understand why the sky is blue during the day, and appears red at sunset, one must first realize that the sun emits all wavelengths of the visible spectrum. The reason the sky appears…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Romeo and Juliet, why is Nurse looking for Romeo?
In Act II, Scene IV of William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Nurse has come looking for Romeo and wishes to speak to him. Juliet has sent Nurse on the task of finding Romeo to pass on some…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is the basis of Locke’s argument that human beings have natural rights? Does Rousseau agree?…
Although he was an Enlightenment philosopher, Locke was also a man of God, in the sense that he believed in a higher power who had endowed humans with not only superior intelligence and…
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- A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS
How do the various characters respond to the events of the story “A Very Old Man with Enormous…
For the most part, the old man (alleged angel) is mistreated and variously misunderstood. Even though the man has wings, Pelayo and Elisenda think he is a castaway from some ship. Their neighbor…
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- THE USE OF FORCE
Compare/contrast female emancipation between “The Use of Force” and “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter”.
While both heroines in The Use of Force and The Horse Dealer’s Daughter struggle to maintain their courage in the face of challenges, there are marked differences between the two. The heroine in…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
I need to write a thesis statement comparing Lord of the Flies and Julius Caesar. Any suggestions?
While the two works of literature vary greatly in topic, time frame, etc. there are commonalities between them. One interesting topic to tackle would be the role of “mob mentality” in the violent…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is the physical appearance of Scout Finch?
There is very little on the physical description of Scout in the book. The reason for this is clear; she narrates the book. In other words, she does not describe herself. That said, we can make…
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- OZYMANDIAS
What kind of person is Ozymandias as he is depicted in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem of the same name?
We learn something about Ozymandias from line three of the poem. These lines provide a description of the individual whose image has been sculpted in stone, which now lies broken in the sand. Near…
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- NIGHT
What is an example of an ontological question one could ask after reading the book Night by Elie…
Many ontological questions arise after reading Night by Elie Wiesel. For example, one question might be, “Why do evil and suffering exist?” In Night, Wiesel loses his faith in God because of the…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What happens when Juliet goes to confession in Romeo and Juliet?
There are two scenes where Juliet goes to confession in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The first instance occurs in Act 2, scene 6, when Juliet meets Romeo secretly to be married. In order to get…
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- HISTORY
Tax revenues are spent in many ways. The government collects taxes to fund its operations. Tax revenues are spent to cover salaries and benefits for federal workers. The revenues are also used to…
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- HISTORY
How did federalism and the constitutional convention solve the problems from the Articles of…
The system of government created as a result of the Constitutional Convention helped resolve some of the issues we faced while the Articles of Confederation was our plan of government. The main…
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- SCIENCE
Ernest Rutherford’s experimental results greatly surprised him. What do you think Rutherford had…
Rutherford discovered the proton, and he also discovered that the atom is mainly empty space. He noticed that a beam of alpha particles was scattered back where it came from by gold atoms, and,…
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- FREAK THE MIGHTY
What is in the water gun that Freak uses in chapter 20?
That chapter is an intense chapter. Kenny, a.k.a. Killer Kane, has tied up Max. He does not want Max giving up his location to the police. Kenny then goes out to see if he can find a car….
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In Chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus said, ”You never really understand a person until…
In Ch. 4, Jem, Scout, and Dill are all bored out of their minds and looking for things to keep them entertained during summer break. Then, Jem comes up with a game, the Boo Radley game, and this…
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