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August 22, 2018 Educator

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

How old was Frost when he made his momentous decisions?

It is generally agreed that Frost (speaker of the poem) is a young man when he chooses one of the two roads. The final stanza makes this clear: I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages…

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BUSINESS

What is the difference between intrapersonal and interpersonal communication?

Intrapersonal communication refers to the kind of communication process that takes place within an individual. It is the internal use of thought or language. On the other hand, Interpersonal…

HISTORY

How were Jewish people’s rights slowly taken away by the Nazi Party?

Before World War II began, the Jewish people of Germany slowly saw their rights being taken away by the Nazi Party. In 1935, a series of laws were passed called the Nuremberg Laws. These laws…

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THE GIVER

How does Jonas’s development in The Giver contribute to our understanding of the theme -…

At the beginning of the book and through more than half of it, Jonas is a obedient and unquestioning member of his community. He is also very community-minded, in the sense that he fully…

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HISTORY

How did the US Navy get and replace ships for the Pacific fleet after Pearl Harbor was attacked?

There were several factors that allowed the United States Navy to rebuild its fleet so quickly after the devastation of the navy and the rest of the military with the attack on Pearl Harbor. The…

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OF MICE AND MEN

What are examples of verbal irony in Of Mice and Men?

Verbal irony occurs when a person says one thing but really means something different. There are several examples of verbal irony in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. In chapter one Lennie insists that…

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PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES

What is metacognition and cognition?

Cognition can be defined as the mental ability or a set of mental processes that are involved in thinking, reasoning, perception, comprehension, making judgments and decisions, etc. In simplest…

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SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT

If you were in the narrator’s position in “Shooting an Elephant,” would you give up your job? Why…

On first glance, it appears that the narrator should give up his job. As an English policeman in Colonial Burma, he is hated by the people he polices and experiences their discontent on a daily…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Which of the following best describes John Maynard Keynes’s view regarding the economy? A. A…

John Maynard Keynes was an economist who broke with traditional economic theory. Traditional economic theory said that the government should stay out of the economy. Traditional economic theory…

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HEALTH

Can you walk if you have kidney failure?

Kidney failure occurs when damage to the kidneys prevents them from effectively filtering waste products from the bloodstream. End stage (advanced) kidney failure must be treated with regular…

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A DOLL’S HOUSE

What is the genre of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen?

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is classified as both a naturalistic problem play and a modern tragedy. In the realm of theatre, naturalism is a movement which chooses to reject the outdated and…

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LAW AND POLITICS

The Social Security Trust Fund could be made sustainable by any of the following solutions EXCEPT…

In order to figure out what the right answer to this question is, you need to know whether Medicaid is part of the Social Security program. It is not. Medicaid is not funded through the Social…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In Chapter 9 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, in what way does the following statement made…

In Chapter 9 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout confronts her father because she feels she has been insulted at school due to a case he has taken. Specifically, Scout feels she has been…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Who asked Scrooge for a charitable contribution?

After Scrooge had reached been thoroughly annoyed by his nephew’s cheerful attitude and Christmas spirit, he was visited by two “portly gentlemen.” They were in his office to ask for charitable…

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SCIENCE

Copper has an atomic number of 29. How many protons and electrons does a copper ion with a charge…

A copper ion with a charge of +2 has 29 protons and 27 electrons. The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of each atom of that element. Since copper has an…

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LITERATURE

The giver wich goes first jonas se en the Apple chage or the memmories

Jonas first sees the apple “change” towards the beginning of the book. We don’t know exactly how the apple changes because Jonas doesn’t know what color is yet. Later in the book he starts to meet…

THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL

Describe the attitude of the townspeople as they go to church in the first paragraph of “The…

In the beginning of the story, the townspeople seem very carefree and happy. The narrator says that Children, with bright faces, tripped merrily beside their parents, or mimicked a graver gait,…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Redistributive policies are relatively rare because A. the United States is not a socialist…

Redistributive policies are policies that take money from one group and give it to another group. The point of redistributive policies is to increase economic equality. It is meant to take money…

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SCIENCE

Describe the formation of urea in the body. Describe the path taken by urea from the organ it is…

A.) Urea is a product of the urea cycle (also called the ornithine cycle) which takes place primarily in the cells of the liver. The urea cycle is a series of five biochemical, enzyme-catalyzed…

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LAW AND POLITICS

How much do our individual votes during a presidential election really count?

Our vote, the popular vote, is important during a presidential election. In our political system, each state has a certain number of electoral votes. The number of a state’s electoral votes…

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SCIENCE

Does a heavier object fall faster than a lighter object?

Actually, all the objects fall with the same velocity when dropped from a certain height, in vacuum. When we drop a heavy and a lighter object from a height, both will be attracted by Earth and…

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HISTORY

What are some key moments in the early nineteenth century when federal authority clashed with…

There were many clashes between federal and state authority in the early 1800s (if by that we mean the period before 1850). Here are a few examples: A debate over a federal appropriations bill in…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What is the nightmare that descends upon the children in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?

At the beginning of Chapter 15, Scout says, “A nightmare was upon us.” (Lee 193) The nightmare Scout was referring to was the mob scene that takes place later on in the chapter. Harper Lee…

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SCIENCE

What motivated Michael Rogers to find the Lacks family?

He was motivated by his extreme curiosity to locate the woman responsible for donating the cells known as immortal HeLa cells. Michael Rogers was a writer who had a penchant for scientific fiction…

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

How would you appreciate A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a comedy with reference to various characters?

Despite his reputation as an author of excellent tragedies and drama, Shakespeare is also often uproariously hilarious. Many people consider A Midsummer Night’s Dream to be one of Shakespeare’s…

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HISTORY

What effect did the US have on WWII when it joined the war?

The United States joining WWII was probably the most important turning point in that war. In the Pacific, it meant that the Japanese now faced a strong and highly motivated foe. In Europe, it…

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ANIMAL FARM

What details make Boxer’s death so tragic?

Boxer’s death is one of the most tragic events, if not the most tragic event, in the book. There are a number of reasons why. First, Boxer is one of the most loyal animals on the farm. Moreover,…

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ANIMAL FARM

What details make Boxer’s death so tragic?

In Animal Farm, Boxer dies in Chapter Nine when he is sold by Napoleon to a local glue manufacturer. His death is particularly tragic because of a number of details: Boxer and the other animals do…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

What is one metaphor that Juliet uses to describe the night in Romeo and Juliet?

In Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, we find the two young lovers engaged in conversation in the Capulets’ garden after the ball has ended. Juliet has just professed her love for Romeo while…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

What events took place in Belle’s home in A Christmas Carol?

Belle, Ebenezer’s ex-fiancee, first appears in a distant memory, as Scrooge travels through his early years with the Ghost of Christmas Past. In that particular memory, we see Belle break off her…

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND

How did Holmes and Watson solve the mystery of the “speckled band?”

When Miss Helen Stoner brought her case to Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, Holmes had some suspicions about what might be happening to her. Miss Stoner fears that someone is trying to kill…

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SCIENCE

A car accelerates from 0 km/h to 100 km/h in 5 seconds. It can decelerate at 5 m/s, if the driver…

Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity. That is, acceleration, a = dv/dt Here, the velocity of the car increases from 0 km/h to 100 km/h in 5 seconds. Let us first convert the…

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HISTORY

What was unsuccessful about dynamic conservatism?

Eisenhower’s “dynamic conservatism,” at least in his mind, was supposed to combine fiscal accountability and limits on the power of the federal government with a humanitarian concern for the…

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THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS

In Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, what is Bruno’s reasoning for not saying anything to…

Bruno’s reasoning behind his silence towards the Jewish people on the crowded train car can be found in Chapter 5 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. For a moment he considered running across the…

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ARTS

What is shading?

First, here’s a basic definition from Merriam-Webster: “the use of marking made within outlines to suggest three-dimensionality, shadow, or degrees of light and dark in a picture or drawing.” That…

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THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

How did Prince Prospero and his friends try to escape from the Red Death?

Prince Prospero had the (ultimately futile) idea to hide inside a fortified abbey in an attempt to stay safe from the disease that was killing so many of his people, so he and one thousand of his…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In what year did Jem chop off the tops of Mrs. Dubose’s camellia bushes?

It was in the year 1934 that Jem got angry at old Mrs. Dubose and chopped off the tops of her treasured camellia bushes. We know this because it happened the year before Tom Robinson’s trial, which…

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THE CRUCIBLE

How does the character Mary Warren create mass hysteria in The Crucible?

Mary Warren is a character whose actions are part of very pivotal plot moments in the play. She works as a servant to John and Elizabeth Proctor, a replacement for Abigail Williams who was relieved…

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HISTORY

How did the United States react when Cuba pointed the missiles at our country?

In 1962, we received some very disturbing news. Our surveillance missions over Cuba indicated missile sites were being constructed, and missiles were being put in place directed at the United…

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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

In The Merchant Of Venice, who do you think showed the greatest mercy: the duke, Portia, or…

A remarkably complex question, actually. To judge whom of the three showed Shylock the most mercy, one needs to look at what each demands and how that will affect Shylock. Obviously, the one whose…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

Why is pathetic fallacy used in Lord of the Flies by William Golding?

The word “pathetic,” in modern and common usage, is typically defined in terms of being sad, weak or contemptible. However, the word is actually rooted in the Greek word “pathos,” which means…

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JULIUS CAESAR

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, what are the tragic flaws of the protagonist?

Julius Caesar has at least two tragic flaws as he is depicted in Shakespeare’s play. Those flaws are ambition and hubris. There can be no doubt that he aims to become king of the Roman people or…

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SILAS MARNER

Who was the top of the social status in Ravloe in Silas Marner?

The answer to your question can be found in chapter III, where the narrator tells us who is the most powerful man in Raveloe, and gives us information about his family and how he is perceived in…

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A SOUND OF THUNDER

Why does Travis force Eckels to retrieve the steel bullets from the monster’s body? How would…

Travis is certainly disgusted with Eckels because of his cowardly reaction when he first sees the Tyrannosaurus Rex and he and Lesperance are, therefore, obligated to shoot the monster. But, Travis…

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DUSK

Please narrate the story the young man tells Gortsby in “Dusk.”

Norman Gortsby sits on a park bench in the Park where he comes at dusk. After an older gentleman leaves, a young man plunks himself down, uttering an expletive. “You don’t seem in a very good…

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THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

If you were Jim or Della in O Henry’s The Gift of the Magi, how would you feel about the gift you…

To me, Della’s gift would be like the embodiment of true love. Without doubt it would be my most prized possession, symbolizing pure love. Della’s long hair had been her most precious…

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SCIENCE

What is aqua-regia? Which metal is obtained from the ore argentite?

Aqua-regia is a mix made up of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid. It is also known as King’s water or royal water, because of its capability of dissolving gold and platinum. It is made by mixing…