What is the language that Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in?
- ILIAD
In the Iliad, Agamemnon and Achilles both have a desire for power and honour. How does power and…
Power and honor divide Achilles and Agamemnon because both men feel that they are not given their due respect from the other. Homer shows power and honor in a distinctive way. In the Classical…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
Is the story imaginary, real, scientific or informative?
As with all good stories, classifications are difficult to make. So, the best answer is to say that the story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” fits all the following – imaginary, scientific and…
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- THE OPEN WINDOW
The author gives Vera’s age in the opening lines of the story. “My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel,” said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; “in the meantime you must try and put…
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- RELIGION
How might non-Islamic cultures influence the practice of Islam? For example, could Islamic…
I think that when Islam is exported from its roots, to other countries in which the prevailing culture is not Islamic, some assimilation is typical, but not necessarily inevitable. To some degree,…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Why are Montag and Mildred reading?
Montag and Mildred are reading because Montag is curious as to whether books contain information that can change their lives for the better. Montag petitions Mildred to help him read the books he…
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- SCIENCE
Does this lewis structure correctly shows a triple covalent bond? 1 image
A triple covalent bond is formed between atoms sharing 3 electrons each. In this case, we have to figure out if the given Lewis dot structure is correct for triple covalent bonds between two carbon…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
Where did the bus drop the two men off in Of Mice and Men?
In the opening of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie have just been dropped off by a bus driver on a rural highway in Soledad, California. George is quite angry and feels that the…
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- THE INTERLOPERS
How do the characters change and what do they learn?
The characters Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym both change for the better. A brief examination of what these men were like at the beginning of the short story is necessary to show the change….
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- LITERATURE
How to write an initial draft for a term paper comparing and contrasting Wyatt’s and Marlowe’s…
Since you’re writing a term paper, I assume you are not being asked to compare the body of their work, so the first step is: 1. Select a poem from each poet. I’d recommend sonnets, as they were…
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- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
How is repetition used in the Battle of Agincourt speech from Shakespeare’s play Henry V?
King Henry V repeats certain ideas and words throughout the speech. The most obvious repetition is “Crispian,” repeated 7 times, which emphasizes its importance on his final rousing line, when he…
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- ROBERT FROST
What are the features of Robert Frost’s poetry?
Three of the many features that are often present in Robert Frost’s poems are a) a simple rhyme scheme, b) everyday language, c) multiple symbolic meanings. For example, take the opening stanza…
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- RELIGION
Do you think the idea of the covenant involving land is a problem in our contemporary world?
I don’t believe the idea of the covenant is an issue in our contemporary world. The idea of covenant refers to the Jewish people being given land as a result of their acceptance of G-d’s…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Please help me with the following questions about media and politics. 1. When information is…
The best answer to your first question is Option C. Most leaks (though by no means all) from government officials are attempts to test public reactions to proposals. This is so pervasive that it…
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- LIFE IN THE IRON MILLS
In Rebecca Harding Davis’s short story “Life in the Iron Mills,” Doctor May asks, “Who is…
In Rebecca Harding Davis’s short story “Life in the Iron Mills,” Doctor May asks a vital question that foreshadows Deborah’s theft and ensuing consequences later in the story: “Who is responsible?”…
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- A MODEL OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY
What is the textual summary and analysis of Model of Christian Charity?
In 1630, John Winthrop delivered this sermon to the colonists aboard the flagship of the flotilla that was bringing them to New England. It served to define the expected religious virtues that…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Is Jordan or Gatsby telling the truth about Jay’s past?
Jordan Baker’s recollection of Gatsby’s past seems to be much more direct and honest than Gatsby’s retelling of his history. At the end of Chapter 4, The Great Gatsby shifts away from Nick’s…
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- SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Why are our families important to us?
If you have been assigned an essay on the topic of the importance of families, your first task is to think about what sort of perspective you are being asked to write from. In a personal essay, you…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Please help with the following questions about the media in the United States. Are these true or…
For Question 1, the statement is undoubtedly true, but only if you read it to mean that news stories are one factor that shapes citizens’ attitudes. News stories in the media are clearly a…
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- AFTER TWENTY YEARS
When does Jimmy realize who the man from the west is?
There is actually a precise moment when the policeman, who is Jimmy Wells, realizes that the man standing in the darkened doorway of the hardware store is the man who is wanted by the Chicago…
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- THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
How did the story The Old Man and the Sea begin?
There is an old, Cuban fisherman who is in a terrible slump. He has not caught a fish in eighty-four days. He used to take a boy, Manolin, with him, but Manolin’s parents directed Manolin to…
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- THE MAN WHO WAS POE
What does Edmund come to know by the end of Avi’s The Man Who Was Poe? How does Edmund change?
At the beginning of the story in Avi’s The Man Who Was Poe, Edmund trusted more in adults’ abilities to help him, a mere child, than he trusted in his own abilities. Though, at the start, he wasn’t…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What are the themes of chapters 7 and 8 in The Great Gatsby and how do they mix with characters…
One of the themes in Chapter 7 is the increasing heat. This symbolizes the passion between Gatsby and Daisy as well as the increasing tension between Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby, and later between…
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- HISTORY
I was thinking of doing Abraham Lincoln for my 6th year history project. Is it too big of a…
Abraham Lincoln would be a great topic for a project that is 20% of your grade. I would definitely focus on something specific about him. His whole life, who he was as a person, growing up, his…
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- HISTORY
Discuss the Eritrean War of Independence.
The Eritrean War of Independence was fought from 1961-1991, as Eritrea sought its independence from Ethiopia. Italians starting colonizing Ethiopia in the late 1800s, and, in 1936, Mussolini seized…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Describe the various reasons why research ethics are important. Identify and define at least two…
In the “Tearoom Trade Study,” Humphrey pretended to be a voyeur and conducted research on individuals without their agreement to participate. To make things worse, he wrote down some of the gay…
- NEVER LET ME GO
How does Kazuo Ishiguro use the character Tommy to explore ideas about being an outsider in the…
Tommy has difficulties with discipline and social conformity. He acts out in school and his misbehavior gets him into trouble. The society portrayed in Ishiguro’s novel imagines a subculture in…
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- HARRISON BERGERON
What is the purpose of handicapping in sports?
Generally, handicapping in sports is used to ensure that those who are of lesser ability can compete with someone who is better. For example, in golf, par for a good player might be three strokes,…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is the importance of law?
Law governs much of what everyone does, day in and day out. It tell us what our rights and duties are. It allows us to assert rights that we have. It lets us know the consequences of not doing…
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- OLD WOMAN MAGOUN
What is the setting of “Old Woman Magoun?”
The setting for “Old Woman Magoun,” by Mary E. Wilkins (Freeman) is a small village or hamlet set high in a mountain range next to the Barry River. The village is named after the Barry family…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
How is Pearl like her mother? How is she like her father?
From direct and indirect characterization, we can infer, as well as deduct, a lot of assumptions regarding Pearl’s inherited physical, behavioral, and spiritual traits. Physical traits In chapter…
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- THE GIVER
What is Lily’s comfort item in The Giver?
Lily’s comfort object is a soft, stuffed object called “elephant” that she takes to bed with her. In the book, a comfort object is a soft “imaginary creature” (as animals are referred to in the…
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- HISTORY
How did Franklin Roosevelt compare to Herbert Hoover ?
Franklin D. Roosevelt is typically seen as one of the greatest presidents in US history while Herbert Hoover is seen as one of the worst. This is probably not fair to Hoover, but it is how the two…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Provide textual evidence that shows Poe uses foreshadowing to create suspense in “The Cask of…
We know right away that Montresor has vowed revenge against Fortunato because he claims this in the first line. So, this is very blunt and obvious foreshadowing. Montresor claims that it is an…
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- SCIENCE
This is a measurement of how tightly packed or how spread apart the MATTER in a substance is; it…
The measurement you are describing is density. Density is the ratio of mass to volume. Density thus has units of mass per unit volume, for example, g/cm^3. The atoms in solids are tightly packed….
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- BUSINESS
It happens so often that we make a choice at the cost of other possible alternatives. By choosing one alternative. we forgo the revenue or cost associated with the other potential alternatives….
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- “MASTER HAROLD” . . . AND THE BOYS
What is the plot and conflict summary of “MASTER HAROLD”. . .and the boys?
In “MASTER HAROLD”. . .and the boys, the plot and conflict revolve around the pivotal moment when Hally tells Sam that he wants him to start calling him “Master Harold.” When the play begins,…
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- THANK YOU, M’AM
In Thank You, M’am, why does the author name the woman Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones? A. to…
In Thank You, M’am by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is a lady who has purpose and determination. She does not shy away from responsibility and recognizes the contribution she…
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- IF
Can the series of advice offered in “If” by Rudyard Kipling be applied to the present day?
The speaker advises his son to be a man with strong belief in himself. If one is in the right, he or she must not be bothered by the allegations brought against them by others. Truth can’t lie…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
I need help writing a letter to a friend from Curley from Of Mice and Men about how he feels…
A letter from Curley is going to highlight the “surface” approach he takes towards living. Curley is a “surface” character. He lacks the depth of Slim and lacks the understanding of someone like…
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- MATH
Please help: find the critical values and relative extrema for the function on the attached image. 1 image
- a) Critical values are the values where the derivative is zero and does not exist. The first derivative of the function is f'(x) = -8x + 24 This exists everywhere and is 0…
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- MATH
please help. Thanks for all the help rendered before. 1 image
We are asked to find the relative extrema for f(x)=x^4-8x^3+8: This function is everywhere continuous and infinitely differentiable, so the extrema occur where the first derivative is zero….
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- BLUES AIN’T NO MOCKINGBIRD
“In Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird” what does the short story about the man committing suicide show…
In “Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird” by Toni Cade Bambara, the author uses a flashback in which Granny tells the story of a man on the brink of committing suicide by jumping off a bridge. She…
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- IF
What should you do “when all men doubt you?” What does the poet mean when he says, “But make…
“When all men doubt you,” you need to “trust yourself.” The poet asks you to be confident and brave enough to face criticism and disapproval from others. Not always will others’ opinion about you…
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- SCIENCE
If I am given just the number of protons, can I determine what the element is?
In this modern day and age, yes. The number of protons in an element is known as its atomic number. The atomic number is one of the key identifying characteristics about an element. It is…
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- A JURY OF HER PEERS
What is an account of the conversation between Mrs Hale and Mrs Peters while they go through Mrs…
Because of the men’s chauvinistic attitudes and deprecating comment about women’s foolish attention to trifles, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters retreat to the kitchen and, as they straighten things, they…
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- THE WANDERER
”The man’s a fool who flings his boasts / Hotly to the heavens, heeding his spleen / And not…
The “earth-walker” is the wanderer in the poem. He is literally wandering, looking for a new king and kinsmen to replace those he has lost. One of the themes of Old English poems such as this is…
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- REFERENCE
Why is sampling so important to the success of sociological research? Why is it so important to…
Sampling is important in social science research because it helps you to generalize to the population of interest and ensure high external validity. Since it is often impossible and not practical…
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- RULES OF THE GAME
In “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan, Why does Waverly view her mother as her opponent? Use evidence…
The extended metaphor of life being compared to chess is evident throughout the story, “Rules of the Game.” While Waverly is on one side of this metaphorical chessboard, her mother is on the other…
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- MEETING AT NIGHT
Why did Robert Browning break the poem “Meeting at Night” into two separate stanzas?
Robert Brown breaks “Meeting at Night” into two distinctly numbered stanzas to show the change from the voyage at sea to the trek across the land. In the first stanza, he uses vivid imagery to…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What is the language that Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in?
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is written in English. Shakespeare’s works, including Romeo and Juliet, are considered among the best and most beautiful poetry in the English language. The…
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