• LAW AND POLITICS

What are some important facts about the Bill of Rights?

One important thing to understand about the Bill of Rights is that many of the men responsible for writing the Constitution opposed its inclusion. Yet today, when we think about our “constitutional…

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• BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON

What is the connection between this story and world war II ?What is the connection between this…

World War II saw the advent of a new weapon; one with an enormous killing power that lasted for years. The nuclear bomb would become an important force not only in science fiction literature but in…

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• LAW AND POLITICS

Where is Great Britain’s constitution located?

Unlike the United States, which came into being with the ratification of the Constitution, an actual document, Great Britain has no single written constitution. Rather, the British constitution is…

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• REFERENCE

what can i write in conclusion for system software

a system software is a software which is not a application software and is used to operate the computer.

• BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON

What are the towers John sees?

The towers he sees could be any of a number of things. He was approaching a large city, presumably New York or Washington, DC. The towers could have been the supports of a bridge span. Also, many…

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• INDIAN ENGLISH POETRY

What is the critical appreciation of Derozio’s poetry?

When we examine Derozio’s work, one has to examine the strong zeal of Indian identity and a passionate embrace of freedom. As a professor, Derozio was passionate about encouraging his students to…

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• MATH

A tapestry 7 ft high hangs on a wall. Lower edge is 9 ft above observer’s eye. How far from wall…

Let the observer stand at a distance x from the wall. Also, let the line drawn from the point where the observer is standing to the lower edge make an angle x with the ground and the angle made by…

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• HAMLET

What is the summary and analysis of Act I, scene ii of Hamlet?

Act I, scene ii of Hamlet opens with a very different atmosphere from scene one. Where scene one was set in the dead of night, with the jumpy guards outside the castle and the appearance of the…

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• MATH

Conical paper cups are usually made so that depth is sqrt(2) times radius of rim. Show that the…

To answer this question, you have to optimize the radius subject to some constraint. In this case, you are optimizing the surface area of the cone with a given volume. So, we’ll assume that the…

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• POLITICAL SCIENCE

In your opinion what is the one most necessary (best) solution to the Electoral College…

This depends on what you think the problem with the Electoral College is. To my way of thinking, the only real problem with it is the fact that the votes all of the voters who vote for the “wrong”…

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• THE CHRYSALIDS

In The Chrysalids, despite the society in which Rosalind lives, how is she a strong, resourceful…

You are right in identifying that, although the society of this novel is one that in many ways represents a move backwards towards more traditional, patriarchal values, Rosalind is presented as a…

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• MATH

Find the odds. The odds of getting a 6 when die A is thrown are 2:5 and the odds of getting a 6…

If the odds of an event are a: b it means that the ratio of the probability of the event taking place to the probability of the event not taking place is a: b. Denoting the probability of the event…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What is Maudie suggesting that happened to Boo?

This occurs in chapter 5. Miss Maudie and Scout are having a talk about Boo Radley. Scout wonders if Boo might just be dead in the house because he never comes out. Miss Maudie tells her that…

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• HAMLET

How does Shakespeare use war preparations (or war) to make the opening scene of “Hamlet”…

Horatio answers Barnardo’s questions about the preparations for war by telling him that years ago, King Hamlet and the king of Norway entered into combat. King Hamlet won and, as decreed by law…

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• PERSUASION

What role do those nearly-invisible servants play in the novel?

If you cite Lady Russell, the comforts of a perfect life include “journeys, London, servants, and horses”. This being said, servants are to a family of snobs like the Elliot clan a huge luxury and…

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• PHYSICS

PHYSICS helpIf a metal wire has its length doubled and its diameter tripled, by what factor does…

The Young’s modulus is a constant for metals in the range of values of stress for which Hooke’s law is valid. It can be determined by the relation: Young’s modulus= Tensile Stress/ Tensile Strain….

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• MATH

If the roots of a quadratic equation are 6 and 5 and it is written in the form x^2 + ax + b = 0,…

We have been given that the roots of the equation are 6 and 5, therefore we can write the equation as (x – 6)*(x – 5) = 0 Now if we open the brackets and multiply the terms we get x^2 – 6x –…

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• SCIENCE

How would you relate an orchestral performance to physics?

An orchestral performance is ful of physics concepts. The design of the hall deals with acoustics – how waves interact with different surfaces and how to make sure that there are no dead spots in…

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• HISTORY

Differentiate the main characteristics in the Italian Renaissance and the Northern European…

There are several important differences between the Italian Renaissance and that of Northern Europe. At the end of the Middle Ages, Italian towns grew into independent city-states, governing…

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• CINEMA

How does the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” relate to belonging?

Part of the reason why the film was a success was that it played around with this idea of belonging. Toula is a unique character because she is not one who “fits” in with the supposed perfect…

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• HISTORY

Why did so many ordinary Germans vote for hitlerYour time is appreciated

A couple things: First of all, no one knew that Hitler was going to kill 6 million Jews when he was first running for office. He was anti-Semitic, but not to that extent. So they weren’t really…

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• SONNET 29

What are the grievances the speaker remembers? What thoughts cheer him up? Where does the turn…

The speaker is discussing all of the bad things that have happened to him in his life, and how thinking about his love makes him feel like life is not so bad. Some of the specific things he…

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• 101 GREAT AMERICAN POEMS

Personally Do you enjoy reading the poets assigned in 101 Great American Poems? Why or Why not…

It really depends on which poems we are talking about. For example, I think that “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams is just weird — it does not seem to have any meaning. I have…

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• THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT

what happens to Larry at the end of the book?

Both Larry and Noel fell victims to the gigantic conspiracy hatched by Demeris. He manipulatively frames them for murdering cathy and in the end both are executed .

• EMILY DICKINSON

Do you enjoy reading the poems of Emily Dickinson ? Why or Why not ?Do you enjoy reading the…

Emily Dickinson’s poetry has a simplicity and freshness to it that moves, provokes, delights, and enlightens the reader. A reclusive woman who lived simply, Dickinson yet wrote poetry of great…

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• HEART OF DARKNESS

In Heart of Darkness, is there a chance for resolution in the society Conrad creates?

You are only allowed to ask one question so I have had to edit your question down as you asked several. I am not entirely sure I understand your question. Which society are you referring to…

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• OTHELLO

How does Cassio exploit three women in Act 3 Scene 4 of Othello?

In Act 3 Scene 4 of Othello, Desdemona realizes that Othello is angry with her about losing the handkerchief. Emilia is by her side when Othello insists that she find it. Shortly afterwards,…

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• LITERATURE

Ho! Ho! Ho! Book suggestions for christmas presents, please.Hello Everyone. I am really pushed…

Every single person that I have recommended The Book Thief by Markus Zusak to has really enjoyed it. Some struggled with the format at first, but once they got used to it (it is narrated by Death,…

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• BIOLOGY

If a strain of bacteria is a facultative aerobe what process or processes would you expect it to…

A facultative aerobe is an organism that can survive in the presence of oxygen as well as in environments where there is no oxygen. The process for generating energy in the two cases is different….

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

Can you give specific quotes that show Friar Lawrence, in Romeo and Juliet, to be a man who lives…

The strongest moment of the Friar’s display of his vocation and his faith is when he visits the Capulet home in Act IV, scene v, after Juliet’s apparent death. He, of course, has orchestrated her…

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• THE CRUCIBLE

To what extent is an individuals sense of belonging determined by external forces?In relation to…

There is a strong sense of wishing to belong to a social element in Miller’s work. The most dominant piece of evidence confirming this is the fact that so many in the village make accusations that…

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• THE PEARL

The first pearl buyer practiced “legerdemain,” or “sleight of hand” as he waited for Kino to come…

In Steinbeck’s The Pearl, the pearl buyer who practices “sleight of hand” with the coin is setting the mood for this chapter, in some ways providing foreshadowing. The use of sleight of hand is…

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• THE PEARL

In The Pearl, how was the procession that took place in this Chapter 4 similar to the procession…

Both of the processions are similar in that they help us understand how tightly bound this community is, both in sorrow and in joy. Note what we are told in Chapter 4 about the attitude of the…

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• POLITICAL SCIENCE

What is the solution to this problem: The Possible Role of the Electoral College in Depressing…

The source that you asked about argues that this is really not a problem. It says that this is only a problem in theory and that it would not be solved by eliminating the Electoral College…

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• THE CHRYSALIDS

In The Chrysalids prove that Rosalind is a strong, resourceful self-reliant woman.

Certainly I think that any of the group of which Rosalind and David are a part have to be strong, resourceful and self-reliant to live their life of deception in an atmosphere of such danger….

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• POLITICAL SCIENCE

What is the solution to this problem: The Risk of “Faithless Electors?”

Really, it is hard to say that “faithless electors” are a problem because they are so rare and have never made a difference. There was one faithless elector in 1988 (that person flipped Michael…

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• MATH

What is the probability that a triple will occur within the first five rolls of three dice?

Each die roll is independent of the other. This means you can consider each event separately. So instead of thinking about it like you throw all the dice at once, toss one at a time. Throw the…

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• ONCE UPON A TIME

How are the themes in the story “Once Upon a Time” similar/shared to G. Marquez’s “A Very Old Man…

The story “Once Upon a Time” tells the tale of a mother, father, son, and grandmother blessed with every material possession they could wish for, as well as family members that cares for each…

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• JOHN KEATS

Compare Keats usage of imagery in “Bright Star” to Yeats usage of imagery in “Sailing to…

Yeats describes images of youth (birds in the trees, young in one another’s arms) and then an old man as a coat upon a stick. So, the theme sets up as mortality and immortality. That, the world,…

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• SCIENCE

which term doesn’t belong and what is common to the rest of the terms?prokaryote, nitrogen…

A saprophyte lives off of dead organic matter, breaking it down so that a plant can use it. An example of a saprophyte would be a mushroom. Bacteria (Rhizobia) live in or near the roots of some…

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• THE RAVEN

Is “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe a dramatic or narrative poem? Explain why.

I struggled with the concept of narrative vs. dramatic poetry. Dramatic poetry is meant to be read or sung aloud. Narrative poems tell a story: it has a plot, “with objective regular scheme and…

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• ANIMAL FARM

In Animal Farm, what were the animals told about Snowball’s medals?

This section of the novel comes at the end of Chapter 4 and the description of “The Battle of the Cowshed.” It described the first actual battle that the animals have fought as they fight off the…

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• ALICE WALKER

What is the point of view in the short story, Beauty:When the Other Dancer is the Self?

The point of view in Walker’s essay is first person narrative. In this mode of narration, the use of “I” and “We” is dominant as the narrator is also a character of the work. Walker’s writing…

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• HAMLET

My teacher told me to write a 2 page essay about a quote. I have a general idea of what it…

I don’t think Hamlet is necessarily calling Horatio closed-minded. He’s sort of agreeing with Horatio that it is indeed strange to be talking to a ghost. As they have both been educated to be…

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• POLITICAL SCIENCE

What is the solution to this problem: Possibility of electing a minority president (one who does…

There is no way to rule out the possibility of electing a “minority president” while using the current Electoral College system. The possibility of a minority president is one of the major…

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• LANGSTON HUGHES

How does Langston Hughes’s tribute to Walt Whitman compare with his tribute to Frederick…

“Old Walt” presents a picture of a man (Walt Whitman) who Hughes greatly admired. According to the poem, what he admired most was the process by which Whitman composed his verse and prose: he asked…

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• LANGSTON HUGHES

Why do you think that lines 3 and 4 can be used to describe both Hughes poetry and Whitman’s?…

I would expect that lines three and four of “Old Walt” can refer to the work of both Whitman and Hughes because each man did the same thing when they wrote: each engaged in the activity of…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

How can satellite images be used to create a city wide plan to improve the city’s green…

What satellite images (or other types of remote sensing) can do for an urban planner (when looking at green space) is to give them a really accurate look at what their city looks like — it gives…

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• MATH

The line y=3x-3 is tangent to a parabola which has vertex (0,0) and axis of symmetry the y-axis….

The general equation of a parabola in Cartesian coordinates is y = ax^2 + bx + c. Since the vertex (h,k) is at (0,0), we know that c = 0 ( plug in x = 0 and y = 0 ). we also know that since h =…

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• THE GLASS MENAGERIE

What was the annunciation in Williams’ The Glass Menagerie?

The reference is sort of a dark joke, actually. The Annunciation refers to the New Testament when the angel Gabriel tells (announces to) Mary that she is going to have a child (Jesus, the son of…