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- THE LOVELY BONES
What are some social issues presented in The Lovely Bones? Is grief an example of a social issue?…
Great question! There are a number of social issues in just about every book out there. Some social issues include bullying, obesity, divorce, moving, unemployment, death and yes, grief. A social…
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- HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION
In History of Plymouth Plantation, locate and analyze two examples of Bradford’s use of allusions…
William Bradford’s A History of Plymouth Plantation is full of biblical allusions. A major purpose in writing the history was to illustrate the important role played by God in the survival and…
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- THE RAVEN
What other things does the Raven symbolize in Poe’s poem besides depression and the constant…
One other thing that the raven represents in Poe’s poem is wisdom. The first thing that indicates the wisdom of the raven is that it perches on the bust of Pallas as soon as it enters the room….
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- RULES OF THE GAME
Need to write a introduction sentence for “The Rules of the Game.”
I can see why this is a difficult step. The first sentence is not easy. A good place to start is by thinking about what your purpose in writing is. So, let’s start with what makes a thesis good….
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How do the townspeople treat Atticus Finch?
How the town treats Atticus changes dramatically once he takes on the defense of Tom Robinson. Prior to that, he is respected around town as an intelligent and capable lawyer. There are those who…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How Curley is presented in Of Mice and Men?
Curley is presented in Of Mice and Men in a very negative way. Let me name three ways this is developed. First, Curley does not have the respect of the other characters. Whenever Curley is brought…
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- SILAS MARNER
What hope does Silas Marner have after losing his money? What action does this hope lead him to…
In a dynamic move that surprises everyone at Raveloe, Silas Marner gives more importance to the discovery of Eppie than to the loss of the money. To Silas, the gold went ” to I don’t know where”,…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill A Mockingbird, what were some of the qualifications of the Mennonites according to Jem?
In chapter sixteen, Jem and Scout are watching the parade of folks going into town to watch the trial. It seems the entire county is proceeding past the Finch home and the children enjoy watching…
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- THE WEDNESDAY WARS
Because the book is narrated from Holling Hoodhood’s perspective, the tone of the book mirrors his attitude about a lot of things. That means the tone, more often than not, is not overly positive….
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- DAVID MALOUF
What is a summary and an analysis of David Malouf’s poem “Revolving Days”?
David Malouf’s poem “Revolving Days” is the title poem for one of his numerous books of poetry. In the poem, he is drawn back in time by the memories of a past love. Although he says that…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
What advantages did Victor Frankenstein foresee as a result of his discovery?
In Ch. IV Victor Frankenstein explains to Robert Walton what some of his expectations were. It is obvious from this description that he has VERY high expectations and that he sees some real…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How does the title of Chapter 10 of Lord of the Flies foreshadow what is going to happen later on…
The title of chapter 10 is “The Shell and the Glasses.” The title foreshadows that the conch shell and Piggy’s glasses will somehow become important during the chapter. The reader does not have…
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- BUSINESS
Corey & Jones Corp. is a well established firm with a long term history of moderate but…
According to the brief description of Corey & Jones Corp, the company seems to be doing well in its current situation and environment. Despite existing in a fiercely competitive market, the…
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- BUSINESS
Your firm has been asked to invest in a new, early stage firm. The firm is in a brand new…
All of the information provided in the student’s question regarding a hypothetical decision to invest in a new company with a promising product and, presumably, an identified and substantial…
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- BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
What is the reason for population control in “By the Waters of Babylon?”
There is not a lot of population control in “By the Waters of Babylon.” That is not the main point of the story. The population control that exists is written about in the very beginning of the…
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- BUSINESS
You have been asked to provide business advice to a firm that is in a highly competitive but…
The company’s greatest challenge if they proceed with extending the customer payment period would be unstable cash flows. Since the company has already established a highly efficient financial…
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- EDWARD FIELD
What are the theme and meaning of the poem “The Telephone” by Edward Field?
Edward Field’s poem “The Telephone” is included in his book Counting Myself Lucky: Selected Poems, 1963-1992. The poem is a commentary on the invention of the telephone and how it connected…
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- HISTORY
What are the three main causes of war?
There are several causes of war. They often can be narrowed down to economic, political, and military factors. Various economic factors often lead to war. In 1898, the United States wanted to…
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- JANE EYRE
How are women’s roles as educators portrayed in Bronte’s novel, Jane Eyre? How is this theme…
Within the setting of Jane Eyre, the teaching profession was one which a woman entered as a means of supporting herself; therefore, it was not a vocation that upper class women entered unless they…
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- A SOUND OF THUNDER
Who is the target audience for “A Sound of Thunder?”
This is a good question, but I don’t think it’s one that’s very easy to answer, unless Bradbury himself answered it at some point in his life. We might point to various pieces of evidence in the…
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- TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING
What adjectives are used to describe Peter’s feelings in Chapter 8 of Judy Blume’s Tales of a…
Author Judy Blume uses Chapter 8 of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing to describe Peter as having felt crestfallen and jealous of Fudge when Fudge was chosen to do the Toddle-Bike commercial. She…
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- SCIENCE
What is the effect of gravity?
Gravity is the force with which bodies pull each other. This force or gravitation pull is given by Newton’s law of universal gravitation, according to which the gravitational pull between two…
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- SCIENCE
How can foodborne illness outbreak be harmful to people
The CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. Foodborne illness can be attributed to a…
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- SCIENCE
Foucault’s pendulum was a pendulum designed by Jean Foucault, a French physicist, to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. Although the rotation of the earth had been demonstrated before, it was…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
A monopolist is in equilibrium if:a. his profits are in excess of normalb. his price causes sales…
The answer to this question is either Option A or Option B. It is somewhat hard to tell which is correct because you have made some mistakes in typing the options. For example, I feel sure that…
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- HEALTH
Outline the medical model and the social model of dementia.
According to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, dementia is used to categorize a group of symptoms. Those symptoms generally include loss of memory, loss of judgement, loss of motor functions,…
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- ANIMAL FARM
In Animal Farm, how would Napoleon use propaganda in a speech to the animals as an excuse for…
Firstly, it would not be Napoleon who would be making the speech, since he does not possess the skill, flair or charm to deliver an effective and convincing speech. We learn in chapter two that…
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- 1984
In George Orwell’s novel 1984, what literary techniques does he use to develop the theme of…
Literary techniques is a pretty broad term. I’ll give you several examples of different types that can contribute to the development of a theme: Characterization: the art of creating a character…
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- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
In the story “The Gift of Magi,” why does Della buy the fob chain for Jim?
In O. Henry’s day–the late 1800s and early 1900s–the only watches were pocket watches. These were expensive, and not all men had them. That is why there were so many public clocks on churches,…
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- THINGS FALL APART
Debate the contribution of personal agency versus social accountability/responsibility in the…
One of the major weaknesses in Okonkwo is his belief that personal agency is stronger than almost any other force, even that of the gods. He constantly recites the proverb that “when a man says yes…
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- HISTORY
Why is February 29th a leap day and not another day of the year?
A year is determined by how long it takes the Earth to revolve around the sun. It usually takes 365 days. A leap year occurs every four years to help synchronize the modern day Gregorian calendar…
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- SCIENCE
A runner covers a distance of 200 meters in 25 seconds. What is his speed in kilometer per hour?
Hello! The speed is the distance travelled divided by the time spent. Here this is (200 meters) / (25 seconds) = 8 m/s. To express this in kilometers per second, let’s express meters in kilometers…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How do Trabb’s boy and Clara contribute to the development of the plot and the themes of the…
In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, several characters contribute to the plot and themes of the novel. One of these many themes is that wealth can become a tool of self-destruction. Many…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How do the minor characters, Miss Skiffins, Arthur and Matthew Pocket, contribute to the…
The characters Miss Skiffins, Arthur Havisham, and Matthew Pocket of Great Expectations contribute to the development of major characters. Further, they contribute to the theme of Dreams and Plans…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How do the minor characters, Molly, Mr. Wopsle and Startop, move the plot and develop the themes…
Mr. Wopsle, Molly, and Startop are very minor characters in Great Expectations, who contribute to the plot in small ways.While providing comic relief, Mr. Wopsle demonstrates false ambitions, Molly…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How do the three minor characters, Uncle Pumblechook, Compeyson and Bentley Drummle, help to…
In Great Expectations, the characters of Uncle Pumblechook, Bentley Drummle, and Compeyson each serve to advance the plot and develop themes, but in different ways. Uncle Pumblechook and the Rising…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
What is a typical reaction a reader may have to the character Pip, in Great Expectations by…
Reader Response Theory involves the idea that the text of a book only acquires meaning from the reader’s reaction to it. That is, the real meaning of a literary work evolves from the personal…
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- HEALTH
Describe the origin and spread of cardiac impulse.
A cardiac impulse is a cardiac excitation that travels in a wavelike motion and initiates the cardiac cycle. The cardiac cycle refers to the rhythmic beating of the heart. Specialized cells…
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- SCIENCE
Consider fresh water lake. Density of water is 10^3 kg/m^3 and gravitational force=10m/s^2, and…
Given the density (ρρ ) of a fluid, its depth (h) and the acceleration due to gravity (g), we can calculate the pressure exerted by this volume of fluid as: P = ρghρgh That is, the denser the…
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- SCIENCE
What is the purpose of ABS breaks? Explain their relationship with a specific type of friction.
The purpose of ABS (Anti-lock Breaking System) breaks is to prevent the driver of a road vehicle from losing control over their vehicle when they need to apply the breaks suddenly or unexpectedly….
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- SCIENCE
What gas is the bubbles being produced when a Magnesium ribbon is placed into copper (ii) sulfate…
Magnesium (Mg) is a more reactive metal than the copper (Cu) in the aqueous copper (II) sulfate. When you place a solid Mg ribbon into the blue CuSO4 solution, a metal displacement reaction occurs….
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- SCIENCE
What are the similarities and differences between speed and velocity?
Speed is the distance covered by a moving object in a single unit of time, for instance 1 second. On a distance-time graph, speed is the gradient of the graph, or the derivative of the equation of…
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- THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL
How does the uncertainty over why Mr. Hooper wears the veil affect the meaning of the story “The…
Mr. Hooper’s black veil is just plain weird, and to show up unexpectedly with it on one day is just as bizarre. People in his congregation cannot figure it out, and even as Hooper preaches about…
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- SCIENCE
Which of the following substances would have the greatest solubility in water? hexane…
Of these substances methanol, CH3OH, has the greatest solubility in water because it forms hydrogen bonds with water. Hydrogen bonding is a strong intermolecular attraction that occurs between…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What type of relationship does Clarisse have with her family in the novel Fahrenheit 451?
In the new world of Fahrenheit 451, the unconventional girl named Clarisse who startles Montag as he walks home has a strong, intimate and old-fashioned relationship with her family. When Montag…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
How do “activist” and “originalist” judges conflict with each other? What would be their…
To be precise, judicial activism and originalism do not necessarily conflict with one another. Judicial activism holds that judges should not be reticent in striking down laws when they think…
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- KUBLA KHAN
Comment on Kubla Khan as a dream poem.
Kubla Khan, one of Coleridge’s most famous poems, came to him in a dream. Adding an extra layer to the dreamy history of the poem, Coleridge had taken opium before he fell asleep. When he awoke,…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
How does Clarisse use rhetorical appeals to persuade others to resist society in Fahrenheit 451?
In answering this question, it is important to understand the meaning of “rhetoric.” While there are many applications for the word, the one that I find most relevant is… …the ability to use…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451, how does Clarisse use rhetorical appeals to persuade others to resist society?
Great question! In Fahrenheit 451, Clarisse utilizes rhetorical appeals to influence Montag. Although Clarisse only spends a short time with Montag, her influence impacts Montag throughout the…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
In the story “Of Mice and Men” how is George like a dad to Lennie?
This is a great question. In almost every part of the novella, George is like a father to Lennie. Let me give you two examples. First, in the beginning of the novella, George and Lennie are by a…
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