What capital sins are presented in the story?
- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
What capital sins are presented in the story?
I think by capital sins you mean which of the seven deadly sins? sloth –The party guests are locking themselves away to simply party out the outbreak of plague. Instead of creating an environment…
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- MATH
David gained 17 pounds over the winter he went on a diet and regained 5 pounds and weighed 177…
After pondering over the question, I believe there is critical information missing. Based on the fact that David went on a diet and “regained” 5 pounds, this question is not possible to answer….
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- FRANKENSTEIN
The use of light and dark within chapter Five Frankenstein?In particular how is light and dark a…
In Shelley’s Frankenstein, light represents the act of discovery. It also represents obtaining knowledge/ enlightenment. In the novel, the main goal of Victor is to seek out the light of…
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- THE GIVER
Why was the concept of pain beyond Jonas’s comprehension?no
Jonas lived in a world that had been emotionally and intellectually sanitized to such an extent that there could be no pain, because there was also no pleasure. This utopian community had done…
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- LITERATURE
Explain this paragraph from short story, “Be cool to the pizza dude by William Sydner Porter.”In…
Ever hear of the Buddhist Wheel of life and the Monster of Impermanence? If you click the link below, you can discover it for yourself. It’s pretty cool. The Wheel represents the essence of…
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- HAMLET
What character developments does Hamlet go through between his 7 soliloquies/speeches?the way he…
I will just pick the difference between two soliloquies, or pieces of them to suggest the character changes he has gone through between them. The first is in Act I, scene ii and the second is at…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Is Nick Carroway in any way implicated in the unfolding drama in The Great Gatsby?
Your question is a little ambiguous. If by “drama” you mean the vehicular murder of Myrtle Wilson, then it is hard to see how Nick could be implicated. To implicate is to show a person has some…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
In The Scarlet Letter, what does the color red symbolize?
The history of the symbolic meaning of red attaches it to a variety of things from the life-giving sun to blood spilled in war to anger. The common thread behind all the symbolic meanings for red…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
“How does Fahrenheit 451 illustrate the major traits of dystopian literature?”Write a thesis…
In your thinking about this question, you would do well to compare this novel to another similar dystopian novel, such as 1984, Brave New World or A Handmaid’s Tale. Reading and comparing…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Discuss how Act 1 scene 5 is structured between love and hate. Discuss whether there is more love…
Act 1 scene v is based upon the struggle between love and hate. The beginning of the scene takes place in the Capulet home where Lord Capulet is throwing a party to celebrate the love he has for…
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- OSCAR WILDE
Explain the following paragraph from The Happy Prince:”I am covered with fine gold,”said the…
The Prince was looking over the city noticing how deprived he was of the truth: That while he was Prince and rich, the people of lesser birth died of hunger and disease in poverty at the slums….
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- THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Is Christine a wicked character in The Phantom of the Opera?
I don’t believe that Christine is wicked. Most of her actions and choices are not based on selfishness or a desire to harm others (emotionally or physically). She is simply a naive girl. Leroux…
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- NEVER CRY WOLF
“The die was cast”. What figure of speech is this? What are its origins?
“The die was cast” is a metaphor in that it compares one thing to another as a way of describing the first. A metaphor does this, but must not do it explicitly — if you say “it’s like the die is…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
What are some examples of irony in Chapters 1-7 of The Kite Runner, and how does irony help…
While Hosseini relies heavily on foreshadowing in his novel, irony does also play a major role, and it certainly advances the theme of betrayal and its effects on the betrayer and the betrayed….
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- AS YOU LIKE IT
What did Shakespeare intend in writing – “Sweet are the uses of adversity…” in Act II, scene 1…
At this point in the play, the Duke, father to Rosalind and uncle to Celia, has been exiled and is living in the forest of Arden. In the lines you cite, he is talking about how much he likes living…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What are the advantages and disadvantages proceeding in federal criminal as opposed to a state…
One advantage of proceeding in federal criminal court would be that a defendant might expect a trial less influenced by local politics and prejudices. Federal judges are appointed for life by the…
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- REFERENCE
Wanted to buy a boat that my family of 5 could live on full time.just starting to learn about…
Well, I live in a land-locked state and don’t do much boating, but my boys go to the lakes and streams around here all the time. They all went together on a boat and split the cost. Then, when…
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- THE AWAKENING
In The Awakening, how does the view of romantic love develop in the course of the novel?
This is a story, to some degree, about just that–romantic love. Even the title, The Awakening, is suggestive of this theme. Clearly there is more to Edna’s “awakening” than simply falling in…
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- POEMS: NEW & SELECTED
What does “ere” mean in this line “And ere should wane the morning star,” taken from Tartary…
It just means “before.” So he’s saying that before it gets to be daylight he’ll get dressed and put on his sword and have his seven zebras pull him in his chariot. This word is only used in poetry…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why did Shakespeare start Act I, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet with such a high energy scene?
If only all writers would get to the action–and general conflict–of a story as quickly as the master, William Shakespeare, did in his everlastingly popular Romeo and Juliet. One reason for the…
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- GIRL
How do the strategies that Jaimaca Kincaid uses in “Girl” help her readers understand the…
One of the major themes in “Girl” that Kincaid wants readers to understand is the tension in the mother/daughter relationship. In order to highlight this theme, Kincaid manipulates standard uses…
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- BUSINESS
In which way can I attempt my question and assignment about the Law of Demand and Derivation of…
With the caveat that I don’t know what terms, book pages, etc your professor expects you to be using, here’s my suggestion. What you’re trying to explain is why the demand curve has the shape that…
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- PYGMALION
What is a description of The Flower Girl’s behavior in Act 1 of Pygmalion?
The Flower Girl’s behavior in Act 1 of Pygmalion goes through a number of manifestations. First she is righteously indignant and defiant when gentleman Freddy bumps into her, spills her flowers,…
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- THE LOTTERY
How are women portrayed in Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery”?
The women in Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery,” are portrayed as simple, second-class citizens, subservient to their husbands and even their sons. The men run the show: All of the…
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- BIOLOGY
What are the consequences if testicles fail to descend from the abdominal cavity during embryo…
Undescended testicles is a condition called cryptorchidism and is painless. It exists when a fetus is born without the process of of descent from the abdomen to the scrotum sachaving occurred….
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- REFERENCE
What is “optimism?”People say: “Be optimistic.” I’m wondering what that means. “Once a man was…
Optimism comes in several flavors: “Hope for the best.” An optimist, in any given situation, will hope for (and anticipate) the best outcome based on their actions. “It will all work out in the…
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- THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
How does Hezekiah become more like Joe in Their Eyes Were Watching God?
After Joe’s death, young Hezekiah takes on many of the roles and even mannerisms of Joe around the store. Like Joe, he takes to smoking cigars and even to using Joe’s favorite catch phrase, “I…
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- MATH
You weigh 177lb on Earth (4.448 N = 1 lb). When you reach Alderon, you discover that its gravity…
It’s a moot point. You can’t travel to Alderon because the it was the first practice target of the Death Star and was therefore “totally blown away” according to Han. In addition, Princess Leia,…
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- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
Explain the verses which were entitled “The Haunted Palace”in short story, “The fall of the house…
POE: In the greenest of our valleysBy good angels tenanted,Once a fair and stately palace-Radiant palace-reared its head.In the monarch Thought’s dominion-It stood there!Never seraph spread a…
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- THE TELL-TALE HEART
Explain this quote from “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe.”Villains!” I shrieked,…
Well, there is not much to really explain. That quote is kind of “self-explanatory,” but I will do my best: At this point in the story the man cannot take it any more. The beating of the heart…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How does Golding present innocence in chapter 1 to 5?
Innocence is primarily presented in the characters of the littluns and Simon. As the youngest, the littluns are the most immune to the evil slowly spreading in the form of Jack’s hunters. They only…
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- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
What does Poe mean by “his heart is a suspended lute; which resonates as soon as touched” from…
The quote is actually a translation of the French poem that appears as an epigraph at the beginning of Poe’s story. As the narrator approaches the Usher house, a dark and eerie pall surrounds it;…
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- SAROJINI NAIDU
Can anyone give me the brief summary on any three poems by Sarojini Naidu?i am in search of…
One of Naidu’s most reflective poems would be “The Soul’s Prayer.” The poem is essentially about an exploration about the nature of existence and the presence of divinity. In it, Naidu explores…
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- THE ODYSSEY
What is Telemachus’s problem in The Odyssey? I want to know what are the problems that…
The largest problem that Telemachus faces in Odysseus’s absence is trying to be the man of the house before he is seen to be a man. The suitors are taking advantage of his mother’s hospitality,…
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- BUSINESS
Define Risk Aversion and Risk Premiums?
“Risk aversion” refers to a phenomenon whereby people try to avoid financial risk. This is manifested by a reluctance to take a high risk opportunity with a potentially high payoff. Risk averse…
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- THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
What are the moral lessons of The Old Man and the Sea?
Morality is a funny word here, it seems to me. It implies the rightness and wrongness of things rather than observations about the character of things. Pereseverence in the face of adversity is…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
When was the a time when you had to be phony to stay alive? When was the a time when you had to…
Over the course of history there have been plenty of times and places where a person would have had to have been a “phony” in order to stay alive. One example would be Spain in the time of the…
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- A DAUGHTER OF HAN
Can I have a summary of A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman?
A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman tells the story of Ning Lao T’ai-T’ai and the many hardships she encounters as she struggles to keep her family together in China…
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- THE SUMMER OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE
What is the theme of William Saroyan’s “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse”?
One of the themes of Saryoan’s short story is the idea of redemption through actions. There is little doubt that Aram and Mourad did wrong by taking the horse. However, one of the most compelling…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” who is the playmate of the Finch siblings?
Dill becomes the favorite playmate of Jem and Scout Finch in Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Charles Baker “Dill” Harris is the nephew of Miss Rachel Haverford, the Finch’s next door…
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- ESSAY LAB
What is necessary when writing a Response to Literature?
Well, when writing a response to any subject or question, you first have to have a clear understanding of what is being asked. If the nature of the questions isn’t clear, you should ask the…
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
Catcher in the Rye specific summary.I need a very short summnery that will summarize just enough…
For many, being 16 is not an easy time of life, but for Holden Caulfield it is nearly impossible. He is being asked to not return to school at the end of the semester. This is the fourth time he…
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- NIGHT
How do the prisoners in Night, including rabbis, reconcile their agony with their faith?
Depending on which rabbi or religious mentor one studies from Night, the answer to your question will vary, because some of the Jewish leaders were able to reconcile their faith with the…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
Analysis of the importance in the theme Dimmesdale portrays in “The Scarlet Letter” with the…
The theme of “secret sin” and the hypocrisy and the internal torture of guilt it causes is expressed in Dimmesdale’s statement, “Mine burns in secret.” In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet…
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- HISTORY
How did The Indian Wars end and how were Indians’ lives different after the wars ended?How was…
The Indian Wars in the US ended in 1886 when Geronimo and his band of Apache Indians were captured. This ended a period of wars that had begun in the 1860s, moving westward across the country with…
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- HARLEM
What is the speaker’s attitude in “Harlem”?
The speaker in the poem holds an examining attitude towards the American Dream. The speaker in the poem offers different perspectives towards the dream in America. The theme of the poem is to…
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- THINGS FALL APART
What is the narrator’s point of view in Things Fall Apart? What important values are revealed?
Achebe uses a third-person omniscient narrator in this novel. We are privy to each character’s private thoughts and emotions, but not limited to one character’s point of view. There is also very…
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- THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE
What sentence in the first half of the book, “The Red Badge of Courage”, shows an allusion?This…
The very title of the novel, The Red Badge of Courage is an allusion. This is a reference to a battle wound, and it is significant in that Henry feels guilty that he chooses to flee the battle and…
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- THE SCARLET IBIS
Explain the pathos evoked by this quotation from “The Scarlet Ibis”: “We never spoke…but I knew…
The author’s use of the pathetic appeal (pathos) works in two ways. First, the quotation above represents Doodle’s use of pathos toward Brother. Doodle is too proud to ask for help or mercy, but…
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- ANIMAL FARM
In the book “Animal Farm,” indentify three ways that Napoleon tries to soldify his leadership…
There are lots of different possible answers to this question, as Napoleon spends much of his time in “Animal Farm” plotting out ways to increase his control over his farm. I’ll give you some…