What are the key points in the poem “The Lady of Shalott?”
- LITERATURE
In the poem “To the doctor who treated the raped baby and who felt such despair,” what are the…
The settings that contrast with the hospital in the poem “to the doctor who treated the raped baby and who felt such despair” by Finuala Dowling are: 1. A home and the hallway outside a…
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- DONALD JUSTICE
The Poet at Seven by Donald Justice ends in an eye rhyme of the words COME and HOME. How do these…
What a wonderful poem. This seems to be an evocative scene from childhood. The last two lines and the words at the end of them seem a fitting end to this short piece. The poem describes the…
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- MATH
Discuss reasons why the Hindu Arabic numeration system is superior to other ancient numeration…
Here are some number systems to consider: (1) Babylonian/Sumerian: Used base 60 for measurement and astronomy but base 10 for accounting purposes. This number system is the first to use positional…
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- A WRINKLE IN TIME
What did Meg have to do to break the spell of the Black Thing in A Wrinkle in Time?
When Meg returns to Camazotz to save Charles Wallace from IT, she is not sure how she can possiby to do this. She finds her brother, but he has changed so much that she begins to hate him,…
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- POETRY
In “The Poet at Seven,” there is an eye rhyme at the end with the words “come” and “home.” How…
An “eye rhyme” occurs when two words look like they should rhyme because of the way they are spelled, but they don’t actually rhyme when they are pronounced. In this poem, the words “come,” which…
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- RAY BRADBURY
What are the values presented in the story, “All Summer in a Day”?
In this story, set on Venus, the sun only comes out for a short time once every seven years. Otherwise, it rains. The story argues for the value of tolerance by showing the effects of intolerance….
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- MACBETH
Who is more evil, Lady Macbeth or Macbeth? How can you justify the answer?
At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth is more evil than Macbeth. In fact, she fears that he is “too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness” to kill Duncan and take the shortcut to the throne…
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- SCIENCE
What are the advantages of planting legumes with other crops?
Legumes are plants such as beans, peanuts, peas and lentils. In addition to being good sources of nutrition they have the ability to “fix” nitrogen. This means the plants, and the bacteria that…
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- MAUS
Why is MAUS not spelled like “mouse”? What is the significance of the title?
Maus is the German word for “mouse.” Using the German word emphasizes that the graphic novel revolves around Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, both as it happened in the World War II era and in the…
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- HISTORY
What was the significance of the Reconquista in Spain?
The significance of la Reconquista in Spain was that it was a period marked by Christian re-conquest of Christian territory that had been seized by the Muslim kingdoms. The idea was to expel the…
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- THE STORY OF MY LIFE
What was the role of Mark Twain in Helen’s life?
Helen Keller was an avid reader. She especially loved reading Mark Twain’s books. To her delight, he also became a friend to her. When Helen was living in New York, she met Mr. and Mrs. Hutton….
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- ARMS AND THE MAN
In Act III, how did the messenger (who delivered the packet of letters) know he could find… 1 image
We are left to make our own inferences, and it may seem puzzling to the modern reader. Nowadays we are used to fast travel, cell phones, and electronic communication. How did people manage without…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is sometimes referred to as a comedy of errors. To what extent do the…
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream can be thought of as one of the quintessential comedies of error, as it involves hilarious love quarrels brought on by both mistaken identities and pure…
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- KING LEAR
What are the similarities between the subplot and mainplot in the “King Lear”?
Both the subplot and the main plot are intended to illustrate Shakespeare’s thesis that each generation blindly creates the generation which will take over all its possessions and leave it to die….
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- THE LOTTERY
In “The Lottery,” who is in charge in the town?
Shirley Jackson does not tell the reader who is in charge of the town in her story “The Lottery.” What the reader does know is that Mr. Summers is in charge of the lottery event and proceedings. It…
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- WINTER DREAMS
In “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dexter is obviously undergoing a significant life…
- Scott Fitzgerald’s masterful “Winter Dreams,” frequently discussed as a first draft of The Great Gatsby, looks at the themes of attaining dreams and pursuing hopeless ventures. To explore these…
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- MATH
How are limits used in daily life? Please solve limit questions and relate them to daily life.
Hello! You gave no specific questions, I think I should formulate them myself. 1. Alpha decay. Some types of atoms randomly emit alpha particles with the constant probability. For a large…
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- DULCE ET DECORUM EST
Write a short essay (200 words+) arguing that many Hollywood films glorify and romanticize war…
Despite Wilfred Owen’s claim to the contrary, many people, as a result of romantic stories set against a backdrop of war—most especially World War II—might believe that war is a…
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- THE GIVER
What effects do the pills that they take have on the citizens in The Giver?
The pill given to those who have reached puberty and over reduce hormonal urges, or “Stirrings” as they are called. In Chapter Five the morning ritual of telling dreams begins with Lily. Usually…
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- KRIK? KRAK!
What is the relationship between the narrator and her mother in the short stories “Caroline’s…
The short story collection Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat is a collection of nine short stories, most of which deal with mother/daughter relationships of Haitian immigrant women. The short story…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
In comparative politics, how do contested concepts, volatile variables and rotten reproducibility…
A contested concept basically refers to an idea or belief that is consistently challenged by various experts in a field. A volatile variable is any changeable condition that often exists in a…
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- THINGS FALL APART
How is Okonkwo able to grow yams if he is located in Mbanta?
In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is banished into exile for seven years after inadvertently killing a young clansman. He is sent to his mother’s homeland of Mbanta. Geographically,…
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- SCIENCE
Can melted ionic compounds conduct electricity?
Ionic compounds are those where ions interacted with each other, through electron exchange, and bonded together. In other words, ionic compounds have ionic bonds. These compounds are conductors of…
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- THE STRANGER
What are some specific life values and perspectives that connect Meursault to his mother? How…
This is a difficult point to argue for, because Meursault himself struggles to articulate it in a satisfactory manner both to himself and to others. As with nearly all elements of the narrative of…
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- REFERENCE
What are some possible causes of performance deficiencies other than a need for training?
Whether we are speaking of performance deficiencies in school, on the job, or in the world of the arts, there are many other reasons aside from a lack of training. One is distraction, such that a…
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- THE SOLITARY REAPER
How does Wordsworth describe the song of the Solitary Reaper?
In Wordsworth’s Solitary Reaper, the speaker of the poem finds a maiden working all “by herself” in the field and singing a melodious song. Wordsworth describes the lonesome maiden’s song…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What are some internal and external forces that cause Montag to change in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit…
Montag faces an internal struggle that results from his conflict over whether or not to continue to be a fireman. He does not know if he can continue burning books, because he begins to wonder…
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- ARTS
Are there university courses for video editing? Is it a real job? What high school courses would…
Hi! It’s exciting that you’ve found a strong interest you wish to pursue: having a passion and vision is a great way to go through your education. I’ll work through your questions in the order you…
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- HISTORY
Who (specifically) was in the conspiracy that killed Caesar? Were Cincinatus and Cicero in the…
Since it happened so long ago and the conspirators tried to cover their tracks, we are not completely certain who all was involved. There may have been as many as 60 members of the Roman Senate…
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- HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?
What is the Bashkírs’ “one thousand roubles a day” policy? What is the real test of the…
The Bashkirs took one thousand roubles and sold their land based on the area covered by the potential buyer in a day. The buyer was expected to walk around the land from sunrise to sunset. The real…
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- LITERATURE
What questions are asked by postmodernists?
This is a huge question and an answer here can only begin to scratch the surface. But let’s give it a shot. First, postmoderns question the ability of language to convey anything more than a…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Romeo and Juliet Act III, Scene 3, what does “There is no world without Verona walls” mean?
In Act III, Scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is hiding in Friar Lawrence’s cell because of the tragic events in Scene 1 in which he killed Tybalt in revenge for the killing of…
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- BALLAD OF BIRMINGHAM
What are the words that show the attitude of the speaker in “Ballad of Birmingham”?
Dudley Randall’s “Ballad of Birmingham” recounts a poignant tale of a mother and child involved in the 1963 bombing of a predominantly black church in Birmingham, Alabama. The poem is steeped in…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Do you agree that the first past the post system in the US is unfair?
Different people will have different answers to this question. I will give an argument for and an argument against the idea that the first past the post system is unfair. You can look at these…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What would happen if the Supreme Court did not have the power to review acts of Congress?
If the Supreme Court were not able to review the legislation of Congress, it would not go completely unchecked. First, assuming that Articles I and II of the Constitution remained intact, the…
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- WILLIAM BLAKE
What is a summary of the poem “The School Boy” by William Blake?
“The School Boy” is a poem included in William Blake’s collection Songs of Innocence. It is told from the perspective of a young boy going to school on a summer day. The boy loves summer…
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- RAPPACCINI’S DAUGHTER
Why was the experiment so unfair to Beatrice in “Rappaccini’s Daughter”?
Imagine that you had a father who was a scientist, and as soon as you came into the world, your father used you as a guinea pig to gain scientific knowledge; that this isolated you from the world…
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- ROBERT LOWELL
What is the meaning of the poem “Homecoming” by Robert Lowell?
Robert Lowell’s poem “Homecoming” describes the feeling of loss experienced by the aging speaker, who is returning to his hometown after a long absence. Through allusions to Homer’s Odyssey, Lowell…
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- IN COLD BLOOD
What is each of the four sections of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote about?
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a narrative history about the murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959. In the first part, “The Last to See them Alive,” Capote describes the…
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- THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” what information does Holmes gather to start his…
Holmes learns that Roylott is very strong and also unstable. A woman named Helen Stoner visits Holmes to tell him that she fears that her sister’s death may not have been an accident. She thinks…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In Julius Caesar the play, why should the senate be prevented from crowning Caesar? Why should…
The senators feel that if Caesar is made king he will destroy them all and Rome along with them. It is unclear whether or not Caesar wanted to be king. Shakespeare presents us with a contradictory…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, how does Henry Gatz hear about the funeral?
At the end of The Great Gatsby, Henry C. Gatz, Gatsby’s father, comes for his son’s funeral. Nick receives a telegram announcing his arrival, asking that the funeral be delayed if necessary. He…
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- HISTORY
What problems did the United States have remaining neutral when France and Britain went to war?
When France and Great Britain went to war in 1793 as part of the so-called War of the First Coalition, they began a more than twenty year on-again off-again war that placed the United States in a…
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- THE RAVEN
What is an example of both end rhyme and internal rhyme in the poem?
Edgar Allan Poe uses both internal and external rhyming patterns in “The Raven.” In general, internal rhyme occurs when the middle word of a line rhymes with the ending word of the same line….
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- SCIENCE
Germ cells are the precursors of gametes. Gametes are sex cells that are produced via the process of meiosis. Gametes are haploid. This means that gametes contain half of the genetic material of a…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
In “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, how does Orwell reconcile social construction and…
In “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell doesn’t reconcile social construction and individual freedom: in the imperial world of Burma in which his narrator operates, the two are at odds. We learn from the…
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- JUST LATHER, THAT’S ALL
In “Just Later, That’s All,” what are three points that make Captain Torres the villain of the…
In “Just Lather, That’s All,” Torres is clearly the villain, as demonstrated in the following three ways: Captain Torres is responsible for ordering the hanging of four men and then forcing…
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- THE LADY OF SHALOTT
What are the key points in the poem “The Lady of Shalott?”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem “The Lady of Shalott” is a ballad, or a story poem. To think about the key points, then, use the elements of the story arc. For this poem, the story unfolds like this:…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What does Jem say to point out the irrationality of Aunt Alexandra’s major theory concerning…
Early in her stay with the Finches in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Aunt Alexandra tries to teach the children her prejudiced views about hereditary human behavior. In Aunt Alexandra’s mind,…
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- WE WEAR THE MASK
The speaker refers to “we” throughout the poem. Who is we?
The “we” in “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar is the African American who has been oppressed by white society. Because of racism, discrimination, and stereotyping, Dunbar maintains…
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