What is meant by the pun "Mr.Worthing, is Miss Cardew at all connected with any of the larger…
- THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
What is meant by the pun “Mr.Worthing, is Miss Cardew at all connected with any of the larger…
Cecily Cardew is the granddaughter of Mr. Cardew, who found Jack Worthing as a baby lost inside a handbag in Victoria Station. This was, in Lady Bracknell’s mind, a hideous thing to even consider….
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- THE NECKLACE
Compare/contrast Chopin and Maupassant as authors in “The Necklace” and “The Story of an Hour”…
Good question. The two works are obviously similar in that they are relatively short and have a surprise ending. What’s difficult is that “The Necklace” is a translation, so it’s hard to tell…
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- THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER
Identify the speaker, plot, significance of following quotes from The Rocking Horse Winner (few…
I am thinking that this may be an assignment you have for class, and while I do not want to do the assignment for you, I will provide you with partial answers so that when you (re)read the story…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
the techniques of personality testing applied in counselingno
1) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(wikipedia.com) 2) Personal Attribute Inventory 3) Personality Adjective Checklist 4)Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory 5) California Psychological Inventory
- WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
What is the difference between the movie and the story?
As is often the case with any kind of psychological story, the movie simply cannot match the effect of the written narrative. And, such is the case with the 1985 movie, Smooth Talk, starring Laura…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
What does the introduction tell the reader about Frankenstein.
It also tells us how she came to write it. It began as a sort of exercise to pass some time, a challenge to write a horror story when she was visiting with some friends in Geneva and the weather…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Why does this oppressive society allow Granger and his group of wanderers to exist ?
In my opinion, there are two reasons for this: They are not worth chasing down. As long as you don’t have anything like a nuclear war, these guys can’t really do anything to “hurt” the society….
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- HISTORY
Please explain Nazism and the rise of Hitler as a brief summary.I really need it because we have…
Perhaps you could ask a more specific question — this one is very general and will be hard to answer well. I would say that Hitler came to power because of the unhappiness that was felt in Germany…
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- WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
How do popular songs form a symbolic backdrop?
There are several ways in which popular music/figures from popular music work to create atmosphere, meaning, and theme within Oates’ story. First, the story is dedicated to Bob Dylan, and there are…
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- THE WEDNESDAY WARS
What is the main lesson in The Wednesday Wars that the author wants readers to remember?
The main lesson from The Wednesday Wars, a coming-of-age story about tranformation, revolves around finding friendship, love, and an expression of one’s selfhood. The Wednesday wars are between…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
What points does Hawthorne make with the comparison of Hester’s and Dimmesdale’s reactions to…
Hester’s sin was right out there, in the open, for all to see. She was not hiding it. She was punished for her sin in more ways than one — not only be being in prison for awhile, but also being…
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- HISTORY
Explain why Thomas More wrote Utopia? Describe the geography of Utopia. What role does geography…
Sir Thomas More, much like the utopian writers who followed him, wrote Utopia as a response to the prevailing social, economic, and political systems of the period. Writing during the reign of…
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- GRAHAM GREENE
Does Greene advocate opposition against ‘Capital Punishment’ through the “Case for the Defence”.
In my opinion, Greene does not advocate against capital punishment in this story. In fact, I do not think that this really has much to do with capital punishment. I suppose you could argue that…
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- SCIENCE
Describe how a device that uses magnets affects our life on a daily basis?
I do not know if this counts in your opinion for something that “uses magnets,” but to me, the most important device that uses magnets is an electrical generator. Generators pretty much all use…
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- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
Compare ‘The Brook’ and ‘The Road Not Taken’ wherein both the brook and the road stand as…
Though Tennyson’s poem The Brook and The Road Not Taken both have a philosophical theme and the river and the crossroads signify life respectively, the two are completely different when it comes to…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
In the West, raising cattle has a significant cost, but in India, according to Marvin Harris, it…
Part of the reason why Harris argues that there is a greater cost benefit analysis to raising cows in India is because of the approach indigenous farmers take as opposed to their Western…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How does Marvin Harris explain how the cow became sacred in India?India’s SACRED COW story
Harris argues that there was a spiritual explanation behind why the cow had become deemed a sacred animal. As far back as 200 A.D., Brahmin priests had began stressing the divine nature of the cow…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What do cows contribute to Indian life?
There are a couple of elements that Harris supports in his article. There is a spiritual dimension to the cow that has a large contribution to the spiritual side of the Indian Hindu, making it…
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- POETRY
Discuss in sufficient detail the importance of ‘tone and attitude’ in understanding poetry,…
When analyzing poetry, tone and attitude are directly linked to the theme of the poem, so a true understanding of a poem must also include an understanding and exploration of that poem’s tone and…
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- BUSINESS
“Calculation of variances in standard deviation is not an end in itself , but a means to an end.”…
I am not sure about the kind of standard deviation or variance referred in question. However. even without being specific about this we can say with confidence that no accounting or management…
- MATH
Mathematics is a very wast subject that is impossible to define precisely. However we can describe the main characteristics of the nature of mathematics. Basic mathematics involves the study of…
- BUSINESS
What is the history and focus of the Railway Labor Act?
Back in the 1870’s, railroad strikes were so violent and ghastly, that federal troops usually had to be called in to restore order. At the time, employees worked under dangerous conditions, had no…
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- BUSINESS
Explain the diferences between RLA and NLRA/FLRA.
The Railway Labor Act (RLA) is a federal law that was passed in 1926 to govern labor relations in the railroad industry, and amended in 1936 to include the airline industry. It’s a tool that’s…
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- POETRY
Explicate “This was a poet-It is that”
This poem is about poets and poetry. She defines what a “Poet” is (notice the capital letter) – one that is able to “distill amazing sense from ordinary Meanings (again, note the capital)….
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- MATH
determine whether (6,-8) is a solution of 5 x-9y=-2
if (6,-8) is a solution of 5x -9y = -2, theb (6,-8) must verify the equation: Let us check: 5x -9y = -2 Substitute with x and y values: 5(6) – 9(-8) = -2 30 + 72 = -2 102 = -2 Then the point (6,…
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- THE BROOK
What is the rhyme scheme in ‘The Brook’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson?
This poem has a pretty regular rhyme scheme and rhythm. The rhyme scheme is abab, cdcd, efef, ghgh, etc., throughout the work. It is written in a regular rhythm of iambic feet (unaccented followed…
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- POETRY
What is poetry? Discuss its three major sub-genres with examplesa detailed answer please.
Poetry is a form of non-prose writing that is meant to create an emotional response through sound. Sound in poetry is created through repetition, rhyme, and/or rhythm. Finally, meaning is created…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
What is characterization? Discuss the various methods that a dramatist or a novelist or a…
Characterization is how a writer depicts a character either directly or indirectly. Direct characterization is done through (exactly as it sounds) directly describing the character. This is…
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- LITERATURE
What does the proverb HELP YOU TO SALT HELP YOU TO SORROW mean?????
The proverb “Help me to salt, help me to sorrow” has to do with the superstitions regarding salt and luck. It is considered unlucky to give salt to anyone, and superstitious people would either…
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- LITERATURE
Give a detailed analysis of the essential elements of the novel.a detailed answer with examples…
Many critics argue that there is no singular set of defining or essential elements for the novel. However there do seem to be some basic elements that most would agree are necessary for a work to…
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- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
“The real beauty of relations comes from caring and sacrificing for other’s needs” Bring out the…
The idea shown in the quote you cite is the main idea of this short story. We can see it demonstrated in what Jim and Della do for one another and how that makes them feel. In this story, Jim and…
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- BUSINESS
Is the tourism sector part of the service sector?I am refering to the GDP and its composition by…
If you break down GDP in this way, then tourism is most definitely part of the service sector. Typically, we say that the service sector consists of those businesses that do not produce and sell…
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- POETRY
Why is it essential to find out who the speaker is in a poem? What aspects of the speaking voice…
A common mistake in reading poetry is assuming the author and the speaker are one and the same. A female author should be able to tell a poem from a male perspective, for example, and not be…
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- POETRY
What is dramatic poetry? Discuss its various sub-genres with examples. answer the question in…
Dramatic poetry is drama, written in verse form, that is either sung or could be. Sub-categories of dramatic poetry include comedies and tragedies. Ballads have been considered dramatic poetry as…
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- LITERATURE
With relevant examples, discuss what the structural elements of the novel are.Please give a…
Structural elements are what every novel has to contain. A pretty generic listing of the five key elements of any novel will include the following: Plot: what happens in the story Characters:…
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- GRAMMAR
What are the major English word formation rules?Discuss with examples of your own.answer in detail
If you do some simple research on this, you will find great explanations with examples. To summarize, however, there are many processes by which words come into a language. Aggulutination –…
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- ARTS
Discuss major subgenres of Drama and difficulties faced by literary critics in making drama…
As to the difficulties literary critics have had classifying works, no one should be surprised. The nature of creativity and the arts is not being too stereoptypical or typical. Playwrights, like…
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- SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE
What difference of TONE and IMAGERY do we find in Songs of Innocence and Experience? Explain in…
Blake’s “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” are good poems to use for this question since they contrast ideas and images. In “The Lamb,” Blake creates a soft tone by through the images of peace and…
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- LITERATURE
In reference to Greek and Elizabethan theater, discuss “in writing a play, a dramatist is always…
The Greeks, of course, generally performed in amphitheatres in which the audience could always hear quite well but would not always be able to see anything but the major elements on a stage. To…
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- TO SIR, WITH LOVE
What is the summary of Chapter 3 of To Sir, With Love?
In the dining hall, Mr. Braithwaite observes the students having dinner. It is a very organized affair, with the students seated in groups of eight. Two students are assigned to be the servers for…
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- THE LORD OF THE RINGS
What makes Lord of the Rings a fantasy work?show the major element of fantasy in this work
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is considered “high fantasy” or “epic fantasy”. This is actually a subgenre to regular fantasy. What makes high fantasy different than regular fantasy is that…
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- HEART OF DARKNESS
“The Heart of Darkness” homework helpI just finished reading “The Heart of Darkness”. I don’t…
1.) The quotation applies to Marlow and his experiences in Africa and in encountering Kurtz. He walks away having experienced the “truth,”but I am not sure that he would say–nor that we would…
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- ENGLISH TEACHERS
How do you incorporate movies into your curriculum?I tend to show only short clips or selected…
I’m a big fan of clips, because I find students can’t focus on more than 20 minutes of video at a stretch, even if it’s entertaining. Students would often ask – “Is this all we’re doing today?” -…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, what are the most important scenes for Lady Macbeth, i.e. what scenes best provide…
There are several pivotal scenes that illuminate the character of Lady Macbeth. The first major scene is Act I, scene v: LADY MACBETH: Give him tending; He brings great news. Exit Messenger. The…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
What does the symbolism of Hassan’s slingshot bring to The Kite Runner?I am doing a paper and…
Hassan’s slingshot is significant in a couple of ways. First, Amir discusses the slingshot in reference to his and Hassan’s pelting animals with it. They sit in a tree and aim their “weapons” at…
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- COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY
Marker interfaces is used in java . Marker Interfaces are also called “tag” interfaces since they tag all the derived classes into a category based on their purpose. For more details:…
- POETRY
Explain the lines ”may the poison purify your flesh…….ambition” from the poem “Night of the…
As with the previous question, the context remains the same. The villagers have come to gather in the home of the woman who has been stung by the scorpion. Understandably, she is enduring intense…
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- NISSIM EZEKIEL
What is the theme of the poem “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel?
I think that there could be several themes to this poem. I would say that one of the most overriding in my mind is the helplessness that loves ones feel when someone close to them is dying. There…
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- POETRY
In the poem “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel, explain the lines: ”may the sum of…
The lines featured are spoken as the mother who has been stung by the scorpion is presumably dying of the poison that courses through her veins. The lines are spoken by the villagers who have…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
In chapters 23-24, how are Pip and Mrs. Pocket alike?
Pip and Mrs. Pocket are alike in two ways, I believe. First of all, they are both naive to the point of being “clueless” and second of all, they are both not happy with their social status. Pip…