What is a number that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers?

August 22, 2018 Educator

I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS

What is the specific rhyme scheme for Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

There is no set rhyme pattern in Maya Angelou’s poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Instead the poet uses the structure and rhyme of the poem to emphasize its metaphorical meaning. In the…

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THE ROAD TO MEMPHIS

When does The Road to Memphis occur?

The Road to Memphis is the fourth installment of a historical fiction series written by author Mildred D. Taylor. While the previous books are set during the Great Depression, The Road to Memphis…

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A SEPARATE PEACE

How is Gene proud in A Separate Peace by John Knowles?

Part of the definition of the word “proud” on dictionary.com is “showing a high opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, or superiority.” With this definition in mind, Gene certainly does have a…

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THE DEMON LOVER

How does the image of Mrs. Drover in the mirror compare to the way she feels?

In “The Demon Lover,” Mrs. Drover “polished a clear patch” on her dusty mirror so that she could see herself. When she gazed into the mirror, “she was confronted by a woman of forty-four.” The…

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OF MICE AND MEN

Which month, day and year did Lennie Small die?

In Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men the main characters George and Lennie are migrant farm workers who travel from place to place in California to find agricultural jobs. In Chapter One they have come…

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THE OUTSIDERS

What is a quote from Ponyboy that depicts how much he has changed and matured as an individual?

In Chapter 12, Ponyboy and Darry begin arguing at the dinner table about Ponyboy completing his English paper. Ponyboy mentions that it is their fourth fight this week, and brings Sodapop into the…

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THE GIVER

Whose memories does the Giver hold?

In Ch. 10, the Giver explains to Jonas what memories he holds, although it is difficult for Jonas to understand this. The Giver is the repository for the memories of a bygone world and its…

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HISTORY

Could World War I have been avoided?

To determine if World War I could have been avoided, I will explain the causes of the war. From the explanation, you should be able to develop an answer to this question. There were many causes of…

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HISTORY

What university did Benjamin Franklin help create?

Benjamin Franklin helped to create the University of Pennsylvania. This was a response to, what Franklin said, was a lack of adequate educational institutions in the state. Writing in 1749, he…

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INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN

After one week on the ship, what does Mother have Há’s older brother do for the children on board?

Há’s brother works on helping the children learn to speak English. About a third of the way into the story, in the section titled “Routine,” we learn that Há and her family have been on the ship…

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

In Puck’s final speech in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he turns and talks to the…

There are two answers to this question. One has to do with how a play is written and the other with how a play is performed. Puck’s final speech is an epilogue. In classical theatre epilogues are…

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THE CRUCIBLE

In The Crucible, what is Mary’s motive in giving the poppet to Elizabeth?

The text directions inform us that Mary Warren, the Proctor’s maidservant, hands Elizabeth the poppet as if to compensate for having gone to court to act as a witness in the witchcraft trials. As…

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HISTORY

What were the effects of Manifest Destiny?

For the United States, the effects of Manifest Destiny were pretty positive. The main impact was that the United States got much larger and much wealthier. Manifest Destiny was the idea that God…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What theme is developed throughout To Kill a Mockingbird? How?

The biggest and most obvious theme that runs throughout the novel gives the book its title, To Kill a Mockingbird. Many characters in the novel are symbolized by the mockingbird. We are first…

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THE GIVER

Why is the setting important to the story The Giver?

The setting in The Giver is an important aspect of its dystopian themes of isolation and conformity. We are not told a great deal about the physical features of the community, but those we are…

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SCIENCE

Name 2 possible ways an organism maintains homeostasis.

Homeostasis is the ability of an organism to maintain its internal environment at optimal levels, in spite of changes in the external environment. There are a number of ways an organism can achieve…

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REFERENCE

What is the best description of the Ozymandias statue?

In this poem, a traveler tells the speaker about the statue. He says that all that is left of Ozymandias are two “trunkless legs” and a “shattered visage.” There are two legs with no body (no…

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JULIUS CAESAR

What is an example of parallelism from Mark Antony’s speech?

Parallelism is a common rhetorical device used for emphasis. As part of a parallel structure, the orator repeats key phrases. In his “I Have a Dream” speech, for example, Martin Luther King, Jr….

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TO HIS COY MISTRESS

How do the themes of Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress” show in the lines?

Two central, intertwining themes in Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress” are time and passion. The voice of the poet expressly states that time is brief, so one should indulge in life’s…

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HISTORY

What was the rise of cotton belt and the slave system?

The cotton belt was a region of the United States where much cotton was grown. Slavery was tied to the growth of the cotton belt. Prior to the invention of the cotton gin, most cotton was grown…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Jem break the remaining code of childhood?

In Chapter 14, Jem broke the remaining code of childhood by telling Atticus that Dill had run away from home and was hiding under Scout’s bed. As Scout was climbing into bed, she stepped on…

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THE GIVER

In the book The Giver, what are some traits of the mother and father?

Jonas is raised by his mother and father. His father is a Nurturer, who cares for babies. He is a cheerful person and he is playful with his children. He is the more nurturing of the two…

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SCIENCE

A solution in which more solute can be dissolved is called a(n) __________ solution.

An unsaturated solution can dissolve more solute. In general, we can classify solutions as saturated, unsaturated and supersaturated. When the solute has reached its solubility limit, for a given…

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SCIENCE

What does it mean to be living?

From a biological perspective, organisms need to display key characteristics in order to be considered living. The acronym “MR.GOSEA” can be used to remember the characteristics of life. These…

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NIGHT

What does Elie’s father represent to Elie in Night?

In Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night, Elie’s father, Shlomo, represents hope to Elie. As far as Elie knows, Shlomo is the only other member of his family still alive after their arrival at Auschwitz…

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THE GREAT GATSBY

Who are the villains and heroes in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby?

This question is a little more complicated than it might seem. At first glance, the heroes and villains of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel seem pretty obvious: Gatsby is the protagonist and the hero,…

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THE GIVER

In The Giver, where do people go when they are “released”?

Since “release” is the term that the community uses for lethal injection, we know that the people who are released die. What happens to their physical bodies after death is not discussed in the…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What passages in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird show the coexistence of good and evil?

The central theme in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird concerns human nature. Lee shows us that human nature is made up of both good and evil characteristics, and she does so by frequently…

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HISTORY

Who was to blame for the Cold War in the traditional interpretation?

The “traditional, or “orthodox” interpretation of the origins of the Cold War, at least in American historiography, was born in the midst of the conflict itself. This interpretation emphasized the…

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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

What does Holden like about Jane Gallagher in The Catcher in the Rye?

In The Catcher in the Rye, Jane’s one trait that Holden continually talks about is her habit of keeping all of her kings in the back row while playing checkers. This is just symbolic of the larger…

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SCIENCE

What is the complementary strand for the DNA strand ATTCGGACTA?

The letters A, T, C and G represent the nucleotides or nitrogenous bases that make up a strand of DNA: A = adenine T = thymine C = cytosine G = guanine Adenine and guanine are a class of molecules…

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HISTORY

How was the Assyrian empire governed? 1 image

The Assyrian government was a government system that was a combination of monarchy and theocracy. A monarchy is a government system that is led by a king or queen that is hereditary. The Assyrian…

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SCIENCE

__________ carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the human body, and makes up 7-8 percent…

Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body and makes up seven to eight percent of your body weight. Since blood is composed of many cells, it is considered a tissue. Blood is…

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RELIGION

Has the tomb of Jesus been found?

To find the tomb of Jesus would one of the greatest finds in the history of Biblical archaeology. For that reason, the location is one of controversy. There are no less than five sites that lay…

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THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL

In “The Minister’s Black Veil,” the passage beginning “that mysterious emblem” is the first…

The villagers in “The Minister’s Black Veil” suggest that the black veil symbolizes either a secret sin or a great sorrow. The popular theory within the village seems to be that the veil is a…

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THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL

In “The Minister’s Black Veil,” what parts of Hooper’s face are covered by the veil?

The story opens with the surprising and shocking appearance of Parson Hooper wearing a black veil. The veil is described as two layers of crape, a crisp and folded material traditionally associated…

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SONNY’S BLUES

How are Sonny and his brother alike in “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin?

In “Sonny’s Blues,” the narrator and his brother Sonny are similar in that they, arguably, are struggling to come to terms with the loss that they have experienced in their family life. Early in…

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THE HANDMAID’S TALE

In The Handmaid’s Tale, why would the Baptists rebel against a fundamentalist regime?

While the text clearly indicates that the Baptists are rebelling against the Republic of Gilead, there are some very significant clues that the theology of the Republic is, in fact, based less on…

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HISTORY

How long did the United States control the Philippines?

After winning the Spanish-American War and destroying the Spanish navy in Manila Bay, the United States received the Philippines in the Treaty of Paris in 1898. The controversial decision was made…

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BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA

How do Jess and Leslie get even with Janice Avery?

Janice Avery is a bully. She is verbally abusive to other kids, she steals Twinkies from lunches, and she is not afraid to physically beat somebody up. Jess and Leslie decide to turn the tables on…

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THE VOICE

How is the theme of conflict shown in the poem “The Voice” by Thomas Hardy?

The conflict in the poem is the speaker’s grief. He misses his wife. In the context of the poem, she is simply gone. But as this is most likely Hardy’s way of expressing grief after his wife had…

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HISTORY

What did the House Committee on Un-American Activities and Joseph McCarthy share in common? Why…

What the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and Senator Joseph McCarthy had in common was that they both worried about communism subverting the United States and they were both willing…

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ANIMAL FARM

I need help to write my thesis on Animal Farm; please help me start.

In order to write a good thesis on Animal Farm or any other literature, you need to know what makes a thesis a good one. First, a good thesis is always debatable. If the thesis is not debatable,…

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HISTORY

What were the major differences between the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson and that of Ronald…

There were some differences between the Johnson and the Reagan presidencies. The main difference was the role government would play in our lives. President Johnson wanted to launch a series of…

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SCIENCE

How might a neuroscientist try to demonstrate that certain aspects of happiness are universal…

A neuroscientist might use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to show that some aspects of happiness are universal across culture and environment. fMRI allows a scientist to map which…

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HISTORY

What role did religion play in the thirty years war?

The Thirty Years’ War was an extremely violent conflict which took place in Europe between 1618 and 1648. Religion was instrumental in triggering the war: it began when the Holy Roman Emperor,…

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HISTORY

What were the northern views on the Compromise of 1850?

Views on the compromise as a whole varied. Most Northern Democrats were supportive of some of its specific aspects. Popular sovereignty, the proposed “solution” to the issue of slavery in Utah and…

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THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME

Zaroff especially welcomes rainford because the general-

Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general looks forward to the challenge that hunting Rainsford will pose. Zaroff is aware of Rainsford’s reputation as a hunter. When Rainsford…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Based on what we learn in Stave Two about his boyhood, describe Scrooge’s life as a child. Use…

The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back to his childhood. They enter a small village and a school there. A young Ebenezer Scrooge is alone at school at Christmastime, surrounded by books….