What is the main idea of the poem “We are Seven”?

August 24, 2018 Educator

A MODEST PROPOSAL

Does the real message of “A Modest Proposal” come across clearly or could Swift’s use of irony…

It is hard to know how every individual will respond to “A Modest Proposal,” but it seems very unlikely that many people in Swift’s day would have taken it seriously. Remember that Swift’s essay…

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SCIENCE

What are the quantitative effects of changing the pendulum length and the mass of the bob?

Generally, we carry out experiments to study the quantitative effects of changing the length of the pendulum and mass of the bob, on the time period of an oscillating pendulum. The time period of…

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SCIENCE

What provides energy for all the cells in the body?

The process of cellular respiration provides energy to all the cell in the body. In this process, glucose is broken down into carbon dioxide and water, in presence of oxygen, and energy is released…

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ALL SUMMER IN A DAY

Why do think Margot does not fit in?

Margot, the young protagonist in “All Summer in a Day”, moved to Venus from Earth where she lived until she was four years old. Margot doesn’t fit in because she has seen the sun and has felt…

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BUD, NOT BUDDY

What is a good title for Chapter 11 in Bud Not Buddy?

A good title for Chapter Eleven of Bud, Not Buddy could be “Lefty Lewis, the Vampire of Grand Rapids.” This title would humorously represent the contents of this chapter, in which Bud tries to…

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BEOWULF

In Beowulf, why does Grendel’s mother attack the Danes?

In the epic poem Beowulf, Grendel’s mother attacks the Danes out of revenge. Beowulf had already defeated Grendel, the monster who had been haunting the Danes. However, Grendel–before dying from…

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TWO KINDS

How does “Two Kinds” make connections between the text and the world?

There are a number of references within the story “Two Kinds” that readers will be able to associate with the real world. When Jing-mei’s mother wants her to become a prodigy, she first considers…

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

How does Lombard handle Vera’s question about her new employer?

In And Then There Were None, Vera and Lombard initially strike up a conversation when they meet. Vera soon mentions that she has yet to meet her new employer. Supposedly, she is to work for Mrs….

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ANIMAL FARM

How is Mao Zedong similar to Animal Farm’s Napoleon?

Animal Farm is an allegory about Communist Russia (USSR). Orwell wrote the novel to point out that communism, especially the techniques used by Stalin in Russia, only led to power hungry people…

ROMEO AND JULIET

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, what does Romeo think will be better than banishment?

The answer to this question can be found in Act Three, Scene Two of Romeo and Juliet. When the Friar tells Romeo that the Prince has given him the sentence of banishment instead of death for the…

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MACBETH

Explain this quote from Act 4, Scene 3 of Macbeth: “…but I must also feel it as a man: I cannot…

In this passage, Macduff is reacting to the horrible news, brought by Ross, that Macbeth, fearing the witches’ prophecy to beware of Macduff, has had his family killed in his absence (hoping, of…

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THINGS FALL APART

In Things Fall Apart, Chapter 8 what is Okonkwo’s opinion of and concern about his children, as…

In Chapter 8, Okonkwo finds himself grieving over the death of Ikemefuna. Although he remembers how fond he was of the young boy, he is disgusted with himself for displaying what he considers…

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HISTORY

What is the difference between conservatism and liberalism?

There is a big difference between conservatism and liberalism. Conservatives tend to have a distrust of the federal government. They want policies that involved the federal government as little as…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

In Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies, there is a big “blow up” at the assembly. What does Jack do?

At the beginning of Chapter 8, the boys are discussing the existence of the beast. Ralph and Jack have both witnessed the beast and Ralph laments that they will never be able to have a signal fire…

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HISTORY

Did the US intervene in any events leading up to their involvement in WW2? (For example, in 1933…

The United States had very little involvement in dealing with the events leading to the start of World War II. The United States was dealing with the Great Depression. This depression was the worst…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What do you think Atticus meant when he told the children there are other ways to turn people…

In Chapter 1, Scout is explaining the various rumors about the “malevolent phantom,” Boo Radley. Miss Stephanie Crawford tells Jem that Boo Radley stabbed his father’s leg using a pair of scissors…

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MALCOLM X

What was Malcolm X’s main accomplishment?

While it can be difficult to distil a complicated and powerful life into a single greatest achievement, given the power of the legacy that remained after his assassination, it seems reasonable to…

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MATH

A regular hexagon rotates counterclockwise about its center. It turns through angles greater than…

Hello! When a hexagon maps onto itself, their vertices must map to vertices and sides to sides. Please look at the picture attached: the nearest vertex for the A1 is A2. There are 6 angles between…

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MACBETH

Describe the effect of the old man’s final words in Act 2, scene 4 of Macbeth.

The old man suggests that Macduff makes the best of a bad situation, as he will do when he confronts Macbeth with Malcolm. At the end of Act 2, Scene 4, the Old Man suggests to Macduff that he will…

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ARTS

How can the arts be considered a remedy for crimes committed against citizens?

Great question! The arts are a remedy for injustice and inequality because of their ability to raise awareness and consciousness–to take a problem and show an audience a new way of understanding…

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HISTORY

What does the primitive mean to artists such as Gauguin and Bernard?

Paul Gauguin, Emile Bernard, and a group of late 19th century painters sought to break with Impressionism and paint directly from nature. These artists were champions of Primitivism, a…

OZYMANDIAS

How does the poem “Ozymandias” tell you about the nature of power?

A staunch advocate of personal liberty, Percy Bysshe Shelly strongly despised tyranny exercised either by government or by church. All his major poems including Prometheus Unbound, Queen Mab and…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

How is the setting used to explore the theme of prejudice?

The setting of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a small town in Alabama during the 1930’s. During this period, Jim Crow laws were enforced to segregate African Americans and…

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AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE

What is Farquhar’s motivation? Why did he do what he did?

Because he was an “original secessionist,” which means he sided with the South at the beginning of the conflict between North and South during the Civil War, he is also described as “ardently…

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

In Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice how did Mr. Darcy justify his behavior towards Jane and…

Following Elizabeth’s rejection of his first marriage proposal, Mr. Darcy writers her a letter explaining his actions toward Jane and Mr. Wickham. He explains that he encouraged Mr. Bingley to turn…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Your company is involved in a legal situation with a vendor.The vendor has requested to depose…

Depositions are part of the discovery process in a court proceeding, and they are meant to be scheduled at a time that is amenable to both parties, not just to the requesting party. If the company…

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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON

Describe how Charlie reacts to the ink blot test in “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes.

In “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon is given a series of tests to determine whether or not he will be a good candidate for a surgery that might increase his intelligence. One…

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SHAKESPEARE

How did Shakespeare’s plays get passed down through so many generations?

The study of the history of Shakespeare’s texts is a life-long discipline for English literature scholars (see Fredson Bowers’ definitive Principles of Bibliographical Description, 1949). They…

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WALK TWO MOONS

Why did Sal’s mother choose Lewiston, Idaho as her destination when she decided she was leaving…

Sal’s mother decides to go to Lewiston, Idaho because she has a cousin who lives there. She wants to see someone who knew her when she was a young girl, before she was a wife and mother, and…

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HISTORY

After reading the attached document, analyze the following points about the German argument…

The Treaty of Versailles was the agreement that was signed at the end of World War I. It placed blame on the war squarely on the shoulders of Germany and exacted great punishments that harmed the…

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HOW IT FEELS TO BE COLORED ME

Explain what Hurston means in the second sentence of “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” when she…

In the second sentence of “How It Feels to Be Colored Me,” Hurston says that she remembers the day when she became “colored.” By this statement, Hurston refers to her sense of identity as a person…

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SONNET 29

What changes the speaker’s mood in “Sonnet 29”?

You could say that the speaker’s mood changes twice. In the early portion of the poem, the speaker spirals into a low and dark mood. In the early lines, he becomes depressed due to failure and…

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THE SOLDIER

What are some examples of strong imagery in “The Solider”?

Strong imagery, language which causes the formation of mental images, is an important component of the art of writing. Some examples of such imagery are as follows: The man fell over like a giant…

SCIENCE

What is light and how does it propagate?

Light is electromagnetic radiation. Generally, we think of light as the visible light (something that we can see, within the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm), however there is much more to…

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

How does the author describe the Canterville ghost? What was the expression on the ghost’s face?

The Canterville ghost appears in various forms. The story even mentions that the ghost takes on the form of “Headless Earl” to frighten residents of the house. That makes it difficult to describe…

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MATH

In a triangle ABC, AC = 40 cm, BC = 4 cm. Find AB.

Hello! There are no sufficient data to find AB. By the triangle inequality it can be of any length between 40 cm – 4 cm = 36 cm and 40 cm + 4 cm = 44 cm (excluding the endpoints). Please look at…

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THE MIRACLE WORKER

In Act One of The Miracle Worker, how is Helen vicious?

Helen Keller was often frustrated because she could not effectively communicate. This frustration sometimes led her to do unkind or violent things. The word vicious means to do something mean or…

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RAYMOND’S RUN

How does the style of “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara express Squeaky’s personality?

The narrative style of “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara effectively expresses Squeaky’s personality because it is written in Squeaky’s voice. The story is told from her point of view, and in…

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NIGHT

In Night by Elie Wiesel, what was the impact of the father’s death?

By the time Elie Wiesel’s father dies in his book Night, everyone has suffered so much, that the death is almost an aside. Death has become a part of life, and the Jewish people in the camps see it…

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SCIENCE

Compare Mar’s system to Earth’s system?

Mars and Earth are both planets of our solar system. As explained by Matt Williams of Universe Today, the planets share similarities in “size, inclination, structure, composition, and even the…

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THE BRONZE BOW

Describe Daniel’s home on the mountain in The Bronze Bow.

In the beginning of The Bronze Bow, Daniel, the protagonist, lives in the mountain camp of Rosh, who leads a band of men dedicated to overthrowing Roman rule. Daniel’s mountain home is rustic, but…

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PARADISE OF THE BLIND

Discuss how one of Huong’s female characters is a means by which the author offers a critique…

In the novel, Que is Hang’s mother, a woman who is deeply committed to the Vietnamese Confucian values of her society. Because Vietnam spent almost 1000 years under its Chinese overlords, Confucian…

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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Where is Pencey Prep?

Early in the first chapter of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield writes that Pencey Prep is located in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. Both Pencey Prep and Agerstown are fictional. Salinger…

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HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION

Define typology to the Puritans. How does typology inform the work of Puritan authors? What…

Theological typology is a school of Biblical interpretation concerned with the relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament. According to typology, the Old Testament serves as an…

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BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON

Living in a society with limited understanding, what does the narrator yearn for and value in “By…

John longed for knowledge beyond his community. John’s community is aware that there was once another, more civilized society before the apocalyptic event. Those people have become gods, and…

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GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

What strange fact was revealed to Gulliver by an eminent person at court?

When Gulliver is in Luggnugg, he is “asked by a Person of Quality” whether or not he has ever seen one of their most peculiar kinds of residents called Struldbrugs, or Immortals in English. He is…

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HISTORY

What are the underlying and immediate causes of the Civil War?

The immediate cause of the Civil War was the attack on Fort Sumter by Confederate batteries in April of 1861. This led Abraham Lincoln to issue a call for troops to crush the rebellion, which in…

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SWEAT

What is Hurston’s purpose of using a snake as a symbol?

In Zora Neale Hurston’s story, “Sweat,” the snake–both real and fake–is a prominent element in the plot. When Delia’s husband Sykes comes home one day, he pretends his whip is a snake to scare…