What arevthe similarities and differences between the early twentieth century and today?
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Explain the circumstances surrounding the compromise that Atticus and Scout reach.
In chapter 3, Scout does not want to go to school. Things have not been going well for her. Her teacher, Miss Caroline, scolded her for reading with Atticus. And when Scout tried to be helpful…
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- A RETRIEVED REFORMATION
Why was Jimmy Valentine determined to reform in “A Retrieved Reformation”?
In “A Retrieved Reformation” there are several factors that all contribute to Jimmy Valentine’s determination to reform. For one thing, he realizes that it is getting more difficult for him to stay…
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- RAYMOND’S RUN
In Raymonds Run , how did the setting impact the story ?
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story, “Raymond’s Run”, the setting impacts the story a great deal. Because Squeaky, Raymond’s sister, is a fast runner, and wins the races in the neighborhood and the…
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- EVERY DAY
Who are the minor characters in Every Day by David Levithan?
Because the main characters are A and Rhiannon, the minor characters are everyone else. Although there could be a debate whether Justin is a main character (in that Justin is the body A inhabits…
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- THE WIFE OF BATH’S TALE
In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what riddle does the queen ask the knight to solve?
In the “Wife of Bath’s Tale,” the knight has raped a young woman. When this is discovered, he is taken before King Arthur for punishment. King Arthur’s wife, Guinevere, asks to be the one…
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- MISS BRILL
What level of social class does Miss Brill project?
Judging from the story, one would argue that Miss Brill projects someone with education but without the financial means to use her knowledge to conduct more sophisticated activities. Hers is not…
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- THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
What are elements of Dark Romanticism in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?
Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” exhibits the following elements of Dark Romanticism: Idealization of rural life and of the wilderness Interest in the supernatural Conflicts…
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- JACOB HAVE I LOVED
Why had Louise’s mother come to Rass?
Louise’s mother came to the island of Rass to be a teacher at the small school there. She had been born and raised on the mainland. After taking the job as a teacher, she met Louise’s father….
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- MATH
How can estimation be use to help check multiplication problems for reasonableness
We can use estimation to check multiplication problems for reasonableness because it will give us a “roundabout” answer that should be close to the correct one. For example, if we have 15 times 18,…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
A crime is an action that breaks a law. There are varying degrees of crimes. A misdemeanor is a less serious crime. It may lead to a prison term, but generally not a long one. A person may pay a…
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- HISTORY
The Enlightenment had what effect on the American colonists?
When the Enlightenment spread through Europe in the 1700s, it had a profound affect on many of the American colonists by encouraging revolutionary thought and the movement for independence from…
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- HISTORY
What geographic feature formed the eastern boundary of the 13 colonies?
The Atlantic Ocean was the geographic feature that formed the eastern boundary of the 13 colonies. The Atlantic Ocean proved to be very important to the colonists. For those colonists living in New…
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- SCIENCE
Steam at 100 °C is added to ice at 0 °C. Find the amount of ice melted and the final…
The heat exchange must be calculated in several steps: 1. The heat lost by the steam to the ice when the steam condenses 2. The heat gained by the ice when it melts 3. The heat lost by the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How does Piggy enhance the themes of savagery and civilization?
Two of the most important themes throughout the novel deal with civilization and savagery. William Golding juxtaposes the character of Piggy against Jack and his hunters in order to enhance the…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What are some examples of diction being used to explain hopes and dreams in Of Mice and Men?
The best way to answer this question is to give an extended quote of a refrain in the book. George and Lennie have a dream or vision to have a small plot of land. On that land, they will have a…
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- BUSINESS
Based on your analysis of the company and the industry, describe the most significant problems or…
Seven-eleven is known as the originator of the convenience store. Launching a 7-11 presence in Taiwan could have the potential to be highly profitable, but there are major issues that could arise…
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- MOSES, MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN
I have been assigned a 300-word essay describing the setting of Moses, Man of the Mountain by…
In general, when you are having a hard time writing 300 words about a subject, it suggests that you need to do more research or define your focus more clearly. Moses, Man of the Mountain by Zora…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
I’m preparing an interview on how sports have changed over the past two generations and I need 8…
I believe in your interview you are wishing to investigate the changes in our major sports in America so I will guide my possible questions toward that. Since much of our sports world is now so…
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- A HIGH WIND RISING
What would make Captain Jonsen in the book A High Wind in Jamaica a tragic hero?
A tragic hero is a character who, despite possessing some admirable or heroic qualities, experiences a series of misfortunes that lead to a final downfall. A tragic hero usually has some flaw or…
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- SCIENCE
What are the effects of nuclear fusion on international relations?
Nuclear fusion is process in which lighter atoms combine to form heavier atoms and release energy in the process. An example is the fusion of hydrogen atoms to generate helium atoms and energy….
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- THE WIFE OF BATH’S TALE
What riddle does the Queen ask the knight to solve?
The main character in the tale of the Wife of Bath is a young man who, blinded by lust, rapes a beautiful young woman. His original punishment is death; however, the queen and other ladies of the…
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- MACBETH
What effect do the three prophecies have on Macbeth in Act IV?
All of the prophecies unsettle Macbeth during the last battle. The first time that Macbeth encounters the witches, they tell him that he will be a king, and he believes them. When he is not chosen…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
In “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell observes that “when the white man turns tyrant it is his own…
To the Burmese, the author George Orwell is a British police officer, a sahib, a white man, who embodies tyranny and oppression of the mighty British Empire. On the other hand, Orwell as an…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Review the University of Michigan affirmative action cases and the most recent decision on…
If I had to guess, I would guess that affirmative action programs will not survive strict scrutiny. However, this is just an opinion, and no one can know what the Court will actually decide. In…
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- HISTORY
What is Paul Johnson’s thesis on the Revolutionary War?
Historian Paul Johnson argues that the American Revolution was–at its core–a religious movement. As his 2006 “Erasmus Lecture,” later published in First Things, asserts: It is probably true that…
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- HISTORY
How did colonialism affect the industrial economy?
Colonialism had a big impact for an industrialized country. One of the reasons why industrialized countries were interested in having colonies was so their industries would profit from the colonial…
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- SCIENCE
How many bones are in a chimpanzee skull?
Chimpanzee’s are a member of the primate family, and one of the closest relatives to humans. The Chimpanzee differs from a human however in a number of ways. One such way is the number of bones…
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- TWO KINDS
What did the narrator see when she looked in the mirror in “Two Kinds?”
Jing-mei sees an ordinary girl instead of a prodigy when she looks in the mirror. Jing-mei’s mother wants her to be a prodigy, and this is something that she is completely on board with. After…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
In the book Great Expectations, how does Wemmick feel about his home?
Wemmick considers his home a haven away from the harsh reality of London. In London, Wemmick seems stern and harsh. He is Jaggers’s law clerk, and everything at the Jaggers office is strict and…
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- TO DA-DUH IN MEMORIAM
What is the setting for “To Da-duh in Memoriam”?
“To Da-duh in Memoriam” takes place on the island of Barbados in 1937. The young narrator, Da-duh’s granddaughter, has traveled to Barbados from Brooklyn, New York to visit her grandmother…
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- THE DESTRUCTORS
How does Trevor show that he is different from the other boys in the story “The Destructors”?
Trevor is quiet and has an air of mystery and danger to him that keeps him apart from the others. Trevor is mysterious. “T”, or Trevor, is the new kid in the group. Everyone recognizes…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How does the rest of chapter 5 develop a reader’s understanding of the theme of dreams?
Lennie and George have a dream of owning their own farm. Lennie constantly asks George to “tell him about the rabbits” and George is often annoyed but usually humors Lennie and tells him about how…
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- OZYMANDIAS
What is the narrator’s opinion about Ozymandias?
The narrator’s view of Ozymandias is at least twofold. First, the narrator believed that Ozymandias was proud. When Ozymandias was in his prime, he thought that he was the greatest. He was…
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- HATCHET
Brian, the protagonist in Hatchet, is traveling via a small plane to visit his father, who has…
Brian finds himself in the plane without a pilot after his pilot has a heart attack and actually dies right in front of him. He is terrified, since he has no idea how to fly or where he is. But one…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
What is the relationship between Caesar and Calpurnia?
We do not know how Julius Caesar and his wife Calpurnia interact when not under stress or in the public eye. What the audience sees suggests a strained relationship. She obediently replies,…
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- BUD, NOT BUDDY
What are three characteristics of the people who live in the Hooverville?
The individuals that Bud and Bugs meet at the Hooverville are kind and compassionate. They offer the boys a meal and place to sleep. Deza tells Bud that someone offered the poor white family food…
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- ONCE UPON A TIME
Whom do you expect to take more care of the little boy in Nadine Gordimer’s Once Upon a Time?
In Once Upon A Time by Nadine Gordimer, the narrator finds herself relating a “bedtime story” to help her sleep better after she hears noises in the night which she must eliminate as being nothing…
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- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
What is the relationship between love and death in “The Masque of the Red Death”?
I am not aware of any relationship between love and death in this story. Prince Prospero believes that his affluence and authority can render him invulnerable to the terrible disease that plagues…
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- SCIENCE
The tropic of Cancer is 23.5 degrees north of the equator. On any given day a vertical stick on…
This question is very similar to what Eratosthenes did to calculate the circumference of Earth, way back in 3rd century BC in Greece. We can think of Earth as a sphere and then any two points of…
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- RELIGION
The clear answer to this is that we do not know for sure who created us or if, indeed, anyone created us (assuming that you are referring to humankind, and not individuals, as “us”). There are…
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- AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
What literary device does Bierce use to give the reader a vital backdrop for the story?
In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” Ambrose Bierce uses exposition to give the reader crucial background information on the main character, Peyton Farquhar, and his motivations for attempting…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Harper Lee characterize Scout indirectly?
Harper Lee indirectly characterizes Scout by describing her words, actions, and thoughts. Scout matures quite a bit throughout the book. She is naive throughout much of the story. In the…
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- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
This poem can be read as a narrative, or it can be interpreted figuratively (as a metaphor for…
Whether you read the poem literally or metaphorically, it can be viewed as a poem about the missed opportunities and a sense of regret one experiences as a result of that. Literally speaking, the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What are some quotes from the Lord of the Flies that show leadership?
There are a number of quotes which indicate leadership in some way: Chapter 1: Ralph continued to blow short, penetrating blasts. Piggy moved among the crowd, asking names and frowning to remember…
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- SCIENCE
What kingdom has organisms that can survive in extreme environment like hot springs
Bacteria that can live in extreme temperatures are called thermophiles (thermo = temperature, phile = love… so the word means to love temperature). They are a type of extremophile, or organisms…
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- SCIENCE
What cellular process helps heal cuts in plants and animals?
Mitosis is the process by which new cells can be produced in order to heal an injury. The chromosomes in a somatic cell (body cell) are replicated before mitotic cell division can occur. This will…
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- SCIENCE
Energy is required for chemical reactions to take place. What form of energy is used in cooking?
The form of energy used in cooking is thermal energy, or heat. There is a variety of chemical reactions that can take place during cooking and baking. Heat speeds up the decomposition of baking…
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- SCIENCE
Ions are not neutral, they are by definition charged particles. Ions form when atoms gain or lose electrons. Since electrons are negatively charged, the loss of an electron results in a positive…
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- SCIENCE
What form of energy is used in cooking?
Thermal energy is used to cook food. Thermal energy is heat. It’s converted from either electrical potential energy or chemical potential energy, depending on the cooking appliance. An electric…
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- HISTORY
What arevthe similarities and differences between the early twentieth century and today?
There are similarities between the early 20th century and today. One similarity is the struggles workers face. In the early 20th century, workers faced many obstacles. They worked in large…
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