What is the main idea of chapters 1-6 of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?

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JULIUS CAESAR

Which man is the better judge of human character in Julius Caesar?

Both Caesar and Cassius prove themselves to be shrewd judges of human character. Of these two men, Cassius is perhaps the better judge. Caesar, after all, lets himself be escorted to the Capitol by…

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THE BEST OF O. HENRY

How did Sue and Johnsy become roommates in “The Last Leaf?”

Sue and Johnsy are aspiring young artists who have come to the great city of New York in order to earn their livings at the kind of work they both love. Sue is from Maine. Johnsy came all the way…

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HARRISON BERGERON

Consider the characters of George and Hazel in “Harrison Bergeron.” Why doesn’t Hazel have a…

In “Harrison Bergeron,” Hazel and George are two regular citizens of the new society. In this society, people are all equal. They must have handicaps placed on them to ensure complete equality. For…

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A MODEST PROPOSAL

Discuss the use of one key satirical strategy in “A Modest Proposal.” I am not sure what one key…

First, it is important to understand satire. Satire is when an author uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize people’s stupidity or vices. One of the most important satirical…

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KARL MARX

What are the main points of Karl Marx’s The Commodity?

There are three main points Karl Marx describes in “The Commodity”, which is Chapter One of “Das Kapital”. He describes basic principles of value and exchange after defining the term commodity….

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THE CHRYSALIDS

How has David Strorm developed in terms of characteristics in The Chrysalids?

David is introduced to the reader as a young boy. The narrative quickly moves him into early teenage years. He is the son of a very powerful man in the Waknuk society, so David is immediately…

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SMITH, JOHN

From A Description of New England, what is John Smith’s attitude towards founding the New World?…

Well, quite simply, John Smith is a big fan of settling the New World. I have to admit that your question made me smile because John Smith is certainly not a historian (or perhaps I should say that…

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HISTORY

Why didn’t the king enjoy absolute power in the Early Vedic Period? 1 image

The Early Vedic Period (ca. 1500-1000 BCE) did not see a unified kingdom, therefore no king enjoyed absolute power. The first Vedic “state” was the Kuru Kingdom which appeared during the Middle…

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OF MICE AND MEN

What are some quotations that show Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men as a good and bad character?

Curley’s wife, like all the characters in Of Mice and Men, has good and bad qualities. Let’s start with her bad qualities. First, she is a deliberate flirt. She likes the attention that the men…

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REFERENCE

Sample letter of how to make a change status from part time to full time.

In order to craft a letter to go from part-time to full-time work, a few basic factors need to be considered: 1) Is the company where you work openly advertising full-time positions or are these…

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LITERATURE

“The money in the bank was fast melting.” What does the author mean by “melting” in the story…

Rama Rao, the protagonist, utilized his sizeable inheritance to invest in the gramophone company and became an agent of Malgudi. His fortune seemed secure until the crash of the stock market…

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HISTORY

How much impact did government have on war socialism in World War I?

National governments played a predominant role in war socialism during World War I. “War socialism” refers to the temporary regulation of private companies during wartime to promote the war effort….

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LAW AND POLITICS

What do Articles VII and VIII mean in the Articles of Confederation?

The Articles of Confederation served as the first Constitution of the United States. It was ratified by the United States in 1781, before the colonies were yet an independent country. The Articles…

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BUSINESS

What pricing and other marketing recommendations would you make to Southwest as it enters the…

As Southwest Airlines develops plans to enter the Philadelphia market, there are several strategies it should consider. The airline needs to make its brand more attractive than its rivals. One way…

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SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD

How does Edwards persuade the Puritans to remain with the church and reject the Enlightenment?

Ah. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” the greatest fire and brimstone sermon ever delivered! (By “fire and brimstone,” I refer to the content, not the style of delivery.) Jonathan Edwards…

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LAW AND POLITICS

What is the impact of electoral systems, and what are the different types of political parties?

As I understand it, you are looking at the US’s electoral system and trying to think about how it affects the country’s political parties. In general, the answer to this is that the US has a…

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SCIENCE

What is the relevance of the photosynthesis and respiration processes to the survival of…

A closed-terrarium is a closed system containing a plant in it. Think of plant in a closed bottle that continues to survive for a really long time. This is a self-sustaining system. The plants…

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THE GIVER

Why did the utopian society not work out for Jonas in The Giver?

Jonas’s community is a dystopia because the people have no freedom of choice, and he slowly realizes this once he begins his training. Jonas’s community tries to make things perfect, but…

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MONSTER

In Monster by Walter Dean Myers, is Osvaldo Cruz a reliable witness?

Osvaldo Cruz is definitely not a reliable witness in the novel Monster. When he is on the witness stand, Osvaldo admits to Petrocelli that he is only testifying because he is receiving a deal from…

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HISTORY

What was the role of the judicial branch during the teapot dome scandal?

The judicial branch played a role in the Teapot Dome scandal. Unfortunately for President Harding, he appointed his friends to government jobs. These people often referred to as the Ohio Gang were…

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SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

Who is the protagonist in Six Characters in Search of an Author?

It is difficult to say who the protagonist is in this play. The Director is at the mercy of being caught between actual characters and actors on stage. He must negotiate between the two groups what…

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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN

Jane Pittman made several references to Jim Crow; list some here.

The Jim Crow era began towards the end of Reconstruction in the South in 1877 and lasted all the way until the Civil Rights Movement put an end to it in the 1950s. During the era, the South enacted…

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MATH

How would you “remove the discontinuity” of f ? In otherwords, how would you define f(x) in…

The value of the function f(x)=x2−x−2x−2f(x)=x2-x-2x-2 is defined for all values of x other than x = 2. If we try to determine the value of f(x) at x = 2, we get

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A SUMMER TRAGEDY

How does Arna Bontemps use details in A Summer Tragedy to depict what life was like for…

Arna Bontemps’ wonderful short story “A Summer Tragedy” uses many details to show the physical and psychological effects of sharecropping in the South. Bontemps’ use of symbolism, imagery, and…

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LITERATURE

Prompt: Analyze different ways of comprehending the story and images. Your literal comprehension…

Prompt: Analyze for the different ways of comprehending the story and images. Your literal comprehension of this story should be fairly simple, but what could one infer about the story and images?…

ACROSS FIVE APRILS

In Chapter 12 of Across Five Aprils, when and where did the war end?

The location of General Lee’s surrender was Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. If all that you need is a date, that occurred in April of 1865. The book Across Five Aprils says that it happened on…

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AUNT GRANNY LITH

Is there any symbolism in Aunt Grammy Lith? How does the author make you aware of symbolic…

Yes, there are a few symbols in the story. Let us speak about a couple of them. Considering this is a modern folktale of the Appalachian Mountains (where this eNotes Educator happens to live),…

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CONTENTS OF THE DEAD MAN’S POCKET

What does it mean when a story is credible to you?

A story is credible if the reader can believe that whatever is narrated and dramatized is really happening. If there is something in the story that is not credible, or believable, the author loses…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, what questions does Atticus ask the jury in Tom Robinson’s…

In Chapter 20 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the trial of Tom Robinson is coming to a close. The witnesses have all been called and cross-examined. Atticus has begun to address his closing…

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ARTS

What is the true definition of straight photography? Is it photos that are least manipulated? Or…

Like many things in this world, our understanding of what characterizes straight photography has evolved. Our first definition of straight photography emerged as a result of George Eastman’s…

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A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

According to Howard Zinn, in A People’s History of the United States, how did the development of…

There is not a country in world history in which racism has been more important, for so long a time, as the United States. And the problem of “the color line,” as W. E. B. Du Bois put it, is still…

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MONEYBALL

How did Michael Lewis’ wife help him succeed in the writing of Moneyball?

It is the rare author, especially of a nonfiction book, the category of literature most likely to have a section titled “Acknowledgements,” who does include some reference to those individuals in…

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SCIENCE

The sun’s rotational period is 25 days at the equator. Given that the radius of the sun is…

The problem provides the rotational period and the radius, hence, you may easily find out the velocity, such that: v=2π⋅RTv=2π⋅RT You need to take in consideration the Earth’s radius, measured…

OKAY FOR NOW

In Okay For Now, by Gary D. Schmidt, what is the character’s motivation and how was his success…

Doug was motivated by the fact that he discovered his talent in drawing and his interest in art. He visited the library in Marysville and was impressed by what he saw inside. It was at this point…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

What is the inner conflict of the Nurse in the play Romeo and Juliet?

The Nurse’s sole function is to take care of Juliet until she is married. Their relationship is closer than that of mother and daughter (according to the fashion of parenting at the time),…

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A MODEST PROPOSAL

In what ways does Jonathan Swift concede some of the objections that could be raised against his…

It is towards the middle of his satirical essay “A Modest Proposal” that author Jonathan Swift concedes objections to his proposal. He opens his conceding remarks with the statement, “[L]et no man…

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THE GODS ARE ATHIRST

According to the author Anatole France was the French revolution a good or bad revolution?

Anatole France, in his time a great French novelist and poet, was no stranger to revolution; a man wholly devoted to the cause of the common man, he greatly supported the 1917 Russian Revolution….

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OF MICE AND MEN

How does John Steinbeck use naturalism in the first two paragraphs in Of Mice and Men?

In the first two paragraphs of his narrative in Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck makes use of the elements of Naturalism in describing the setting in a non-judgmental tone, and by presenting man as a…

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MIGUEL STREET

For how many months is Popo in jail in V.S. Naipaul’s Miguel Street?

In the chapter The Thing Without a Name, Popo goes to jail for stealing furniture, paints, and brushes. He had apparently appropriated the materials to fix up the house for his wife’s return….

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BUSINESS

How can I write a three page proposal on a business cycle and its causes with references?

The first thing to note is that a proposal is not an actual paper, but instead is a preliminary discussion of what you will include in a longer paper. To start work on a proposal, the first thing…

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THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

In chapter 5 of “The Scarlet Pimpernel” what paragraphs or sentences show Irony?

The two most common types of irony are situational irony and dramatic irony. In situational irony, both the character/characters and audience are unaware of the true situation: the outcome of…

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HISTORY

Why did Brazil become so big?

As with much of the less-developed world, the borders of modern-day Brazil are the product of the political machinations of European colonial powers, in this case the Spanish and Portuguese of the…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

How does Harper Lee use imagery to describe life in the town of Maycomb in To Kill A Mockingbird.

One way that Harper Lee allows the community and history of Maycomb to come alive in To Kill a Mockingbird is through the use of imagery. Imagery is the careful use of words and phrases to create…

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THE SCARLET LETTER

What are some quotes from The Scarlet Letter about the colors white, black, and gray?

Roger Chillingworth is often described as being similar to or actually being the “Black Man,” the devil’s messenger or the devil himself. This description occurs at the end of Chapter 4, when…

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THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER

In “The Devil and Tom Walker”, does Tom really change when comparing his behavior before he made…

If you asked Tom, he would probably say that in his old age, he had learned from the mistakes of his youth, and was now a devout churchgoer and a friend of his neighbors, helping those in need…

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HISTORY

What are three reason why European countries needed or wanted colonies?

Three possible reasons why European countries wanted colonies: Economics. European countries felt that they needed colonies for two reasons having to do with economics. First, they felt that…

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THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF

In The Ransom of the Red Chief by O. Henry, why do the narrator and his partner decide on the…

Bill and Sam are con-artists who need $2,000 more to start a bigger con up north in Illinois. At the opening of the story, they are in Summit, Alabama, a flat and small community with no real…

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SONNY’S BLUES

How is Baldwin’s style “musical” in “Sonny’s Blues”?

In parts of this story, the narrator’s cadence has the musical quality and rhythm of a preacher in a sermon. The opening paragraph shows this. Note the repetition which establishes a rhythm and the…