What did teens do during World War I?

August 24, 2018 Educator

SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT

Hello, I’m having trouble understanding exactly the meaning of a thesis in this story “shooting…

I am assuming from the question that you want to come up with a thesis for Orwell’s essay. You can do so by isolating one theme, such as the narrator’s conflict between being true to himself and…

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LITERATURE

What are some examples of allusion, imagery, mood, tone, similes, metaphors, personification,…

The literary devices you listed can be deployed in written literature, but also in the arts more generally (e.g. film, TV, opera). Examples of each could be drawn from the arts more broadly…

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THE OPEN WINDOW

What is the plot of “The Open Window”? What are the expostion, rising action, climax, falling…

“The Open Window” by Saki is a short story about a dual-layered practical joke a young woman (Vera) plays on an unsuspecting visitor. The plot points can be broken up according to the plot triangle…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

What are two examples of metaphors in Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet is fraught with metaphors! A metaphor is a form of figurative language which applies non-literal descriptions in order to draw comparisons between two…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

What impact that the Columbia Exposition have on the world today

The Columbian Exposition was a World’s Fair held in honor of the 400th Anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s exploration of America. Held in Chicago in 1893 on the shore of Lake Michigan, this…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What evidence indicates that Tom Robinson is guilty or innocent in Harper Lee’s To Kill a…

In the chapters relaying the trial scenes of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus’s cross-examination of the witnesses reveals several points of circumstantial evidence that point to Tom…

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SCIENCE

How much water is formed? 1 image

First, let’s write the balanced equation for the formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen. 2H[2]+O[2]->2 H[2]O This equation indicates that two parts of H2 and one part of O2 are needed to…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

What impact does the Columbia Exposition have on the world fair today?

The World’s Colombian Exposition was held in Chicago to commemorate Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World. The exposition was a highly successful social-cultural event that brought…

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ANIMAL FARM

How does Animal Farm reflect the traits of today’s leaders and dictators?

In Animal Farm, Orwell offers a comment on the behavior and the methods of twentieth century dictators, especially Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator whose rise to power is paralleled in the book…

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THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

Is guilt more intense if the wrongdoing is undiscovered? Explain.

Absolutely, I think one’s guilt is much worse if one’s wrongdoing is never discovered. Clearly, the murder of Fortunato has been weighing on Montresor’s conscience heavily because it has been…

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SCIENCE

What happens to a magnet if you cut it in half?

When we cut a magnet in half, we obtain 2 magnets, each with its own set of north and south poles. We can keep on cutting the resultant magnets in halves and each time, we will obtain 2 new…

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HISTORY

To what extent was the expansion of slavery into the territories the primary cause of the…

The primary (i.e., immediate) cause of the Civil War was the secession of the Deep South states, and the decision of the Confederate government to fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. But I…

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LIFE OF PI

What quotes from Life of Pi show the lesson Pi’s father gives his sons?

Chapter 8 is when Pi’s father gives him a lesson that he never forgets. Against his mother’s wishes, Pi’s father takes the whole family down to Mahisha’s (the Bengal tiger) enclosure where a goat…

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LIFE OF PI

Please provide quotes from Life of Pi about Pi’s upbringing and the lesson from his father.

Because Pi’s father owns the Pondicherry Zoo in India, Pi learns a lot about many different animals. One lesson that Pi learns while living and working in a zoo during his childhood is that…

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THANK YOU, M’AM

What are some differences and similarities between “Thank You M’am” and “Mother to Son”

Langston Hughes uses different literary forms to project the same message. “Thank You, M’am” is a short story while “Mother to Son” is a poem. In both examples there is a strong female…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

what does Durkheim mean by “sacred realm”

Emile Durkheim was a French sociologist who described religion as being a negotiation or relationship between the sacred and the profane. The sacred (realm) is supernatural, ideal, powerful, and…

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HISTORY

Why was Bismarck considered the “greatest chess player of his generation”?

Otto von Bismarck was considered the “greatest chess player of his generation” not because of his chess skills but for his use of realpolitik. Realpolitik is, simply, a system of political…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

How does author Harper Lee slowly build a web of tension leading up to the trial in To Kill a…

The word tension, as a literary term, can be defined as the “dramatic or even melodramatic elements of plot, setting, or character” that move a story towards its climax (University of Richmond…

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SCIENCE

Why is there no ‘pop’ of pure oxygen and pure hydrogen?

Whenever a fuel undergoes combustion (this takes place in the presence of oxygen), energy is released. Depending on the amount of energy, we may hear some sound. Kindly note that both the fuel and…

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OEDIPUS REX

What conflict or problem do the people face as the play Oedipus Rex opens?

As the play Oedipus Rex opens, the people face yet another plague that has descended upon Thebes. “Black Death” is troubling the city: crops are failing, livestock is dying, and women are not…

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SCIENCE

Describe the origin of the universe.

There are a number of theories that attempt to explain the origin of the universe. These include the big bang theory, steady state theory, pulsating universe theory, etc. Among these, the Big Bang…

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OTHELLO

How is Iago presented in Shakespeare’s Othello?

Iago is in many ways a metaphor for the Christian concept of the devil. He does not commit crimes himself. He tempts others, abuses their moral weaknesses, and persuades them indirectly to commit…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What are specific examples where Boo Radley showed courage in To Kill A Mockingbird? I know…

Hmmm . . . this is a really good question, and I think it can be answered by what you think courage is and how that would be played out knowing the type of life Boo lives hiding away in his home….

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OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS

What does the 10,000 hour rule from Outliers also tell us about social class and success ?

The answer to this question can be found near the end of Part 2 of Chapter 2 in Outliers. (I have this book in electronic form so I cannot give page numbers.) There, Gladwell tells us that one…

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SCIENCE

What is the difference between a strong acid and a weak acid?

A strong acid is one that completely ionizes in solution to produce hydrogen ions and weak acid is one that shows less than 100% ionization in solution. The strength of an acid isn’t the same thing…

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HISTORY

What political evidence supports the argument that the US should not have entered WWI?

America should not have entered WWI for many reasons. Germany had a right to blockade Britain as Britain had mined the North Sea. Furthermore, Britain flew the flags of neutral vessels to avoid…

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MATH

How can you use a table, a graph, and an equation that represent an exponential function to find…

Let y=f(x)=abxy=f(x)=abx represents the general form of the exponential function, When a>0>0 and b>0>0 , b represents the growth factor, When x=0 , then y=a which is the y-intercept. 2) Finding…

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FREAK THE MIGHTY

Why did Iggy stop harassing Kevin and Max?

I’m going to guess that your question is referencing Chapter 11, in which Kevin and Max attempt to return Loretta Lee’s stolen purse. In this chapter, Max quickly gets a bad feeling about the…

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THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME

In “The Most Dangerous Game” identify the advantages Rainsford has after he beats Zaroff.

In Richard Connel’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Sanger Rainsford is a big game hunter on his way to South America to hunt jaguars. While traveling by yacht he accidentally falls…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

What is an example of how Shakespeare uses dramatic irony in Act III of Romeo and Juliet?

Dramatic irony, of course, is created when the audience (or readers) know something that the characters onstage do not. One example of dramatic irony in Act III of Romeo and Juliet occurs when…

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HISTORY

What started World War One and why?

There were many factors that led to the start of World War I. One of them was nationalism. A wave of nationalism was sweeping through Europe in the early 1900s. Countries began to believe they…

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THE USE OF FORCE

In the final analysis, how and why did the parents, the child, and the doctor use force in “Use…

In Williams’ story “The Use of Force,” a worried family pays for a doctor to make a house call to examine their young daughter. They are a poor rural family, for whom even the doctor’s modest fee…

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THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

Why is the narrator in prison?

In Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Pit and the Pendulum,” many details are left unexplained. The narrator, who is never named, is being held by the Spanish Inquisition. The trial and sentencing…

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LITERATURE

In the story “Marigolds”, how does Lizabeth change, why does she change, how aware is she of her…

In “Marigolds” Lizbeth has one major change. She grows up and is no longer a child. At the beginning of the story, she remarks on the innocence of the children. She says, “…. we were…

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THE HOBBIT

What is the setting of chapter one of “The Hobbit”?

The Hobbit starts out at Bag End, which is the Hobbit hole at the end of Bagshot Row in Hobbiton, which is located in the center of the Shire, which is in the northwest area of Middle Earth. Bag…

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LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER

List the things Mary loves about her husband. What does this list tell about her relationship…

In the eighth paragraph of the story, Dahl describes what Mary loves about her husband: For her, this was always a blissful time of day. She knew he didn’t want to speak much until the first…

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LITERATURE

How does Esperanza distinguish herself from Nenny in the story?

Esperanza and Nenny are two sisters in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. The vignettes in the book are narrated by Esperanza, and each little scene involves Esperanza’s observations…

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OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS

How does the “10,000 hour rule” complicate our understanding of innate talent?

This rule was popularized in Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book entitled Outliers: The Story of Success, but versions of it have been floated for years by developmental psychologists and other scholars….

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A MYSTERY OF HEROISM

What are examples of personification in “A Mystery of Heroism”?

There are numerous examples of personification in Stephen Crane’s short story “A Mystery of Heroism.” Personification is a literary technique used by an author to give human qualities or…

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MACBETH

How does Macbeth use repetition to make sure his point has been heard in act 3 scene 1?

In his famous soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1, Macbeth expresses his fear regarding his position as the king of Scotland. His main fear is Banquo. He does not trust him, and his mistrust of Banquo is…

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LITERATURE

Why was the talk in the restaurant considered as the worst experience in Parvez’s life in the…

According to the text, Parvez endures the worst experience of his life during a shared meal with his son, Ali, at a restaurant. The main reason Parvez characterizes his experience so poorly is…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

How does the catastrophe of the Great Depression affect the actions of Walter Cunningham Sr.?

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the character of Walter Cunningham Sr. works on his farm and struggles to make end meets during the Great Depression. In Chapter 2, Scout describes Walter…

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SCIENCE

The oxidation of iodide ion by peroxydisulfate ion is described by the equation: 3 I− (aq) +…

The relative rates of change in concentration of reactants is stoichiometric, meaning it’s related to their coefficients. For the equation,

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HISTORY

How did the role of women change during the high middle ages?

During the High Middle Ages, women began to have a more important role in society partly because of the Church’s endorsement of marriage as a sacrament – i.e. an outward sign of a spiritual truth…

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SCIENCE

What would happen if the cell were exposed to a drug that disabled the transport proteins in the…

A cell is unable to produce all the molecules it needs to function properly. Similarly, during the metabolism, a number of by-products are released, which are useless for the cell and needs to be…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

What evidence does Golding use to prove that mankind is meant to be savage?

There are several pieces of evidence from the novel Lord of the Flies to suggest that mankind is meant to be a savage. Golding uses the youngest children on the island, the littluns, to portray…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

Is Romeo a tragic hero?

Before determining whether Romeo is a tragic hero or not, it’s important to understand the characteristics that tragic heroes must encompass. I provided a reference link at the bottom of this…

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AUTUMN

What is the effect of the run-on lines in stanza three of Roy Campbell’s poem “Autumn”?

As you read Roy Campbell’s poem “Autumn,” the first two stanzas describe the slow, rhythmic fluctuations of the seasons. Campbell speaks of the changes that autumn makes in nature as it slips…