What is the MLA citation for “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell?
- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
What is the MLA citation for “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell?
MLA format just changed in Sept 2009 so you want to always be careful with what you find on the internet to make sure it has been recently updated. This information is from The Owl at Purdue. Most…
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- HISTORY
Why did Spain’s rulers require that Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain
The basic reason for the expulsion of the Jews from Spain was the religious beliefs of the rulers of that country. They believed that God wanted them to have a country that was purely Christian….
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is a Situational Offender, a Career Criminal and a Mentally Ill Offender?Discuss each…
Situational Offender – In this case, we have someone who only commits crimes or would consider committing crimes under certain circumstances and conditions. For example, say a person is violent…
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- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
How are Judith and Mercy different from each other in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
Judith is a pretty girl who is smitten with a wealthy young man who is building a house for the girl he will marry (as yet an undisclosed female). She seeks his attention within the confines of the…
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- MACBETH
Carefully read the second half of Hecate’s speech. As specifically as possible, explain what…
Since Macbeth interred with fate, when he killed Banquo and tried to kill Fleance, Hecate has ordered the weird sisters to tell him enough to make him over confident. They tell him to beware of…
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- THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT
Why did John Oakhurst choose the two of clubs to bear his epitaph?
John Oakhurst, the kind-hearted and realistic gambler who was among the group of undesirables run out of town in “The Outcasts of Poker Flat,” probably chose the deuce of clubs to illustrate the…
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- MACBETH
How do you think the Thanes around the table are feeling after Macbeth’s outburst and Lady…
I suspect that the thanes around the table feel first confused, then possibly suspicious of Macbeth’s outburst and Lady Macbeth’s dismissal of them. It has already been acknowledged that Banquo is…
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- MACBETH
Do you think Lady Macbeth would have acted sooner to cover Macbeth’s suspicious comments at the…
I do think that Lady Macbeth would have acted sooner to cover Macbeth’s suspicious comments at the banquet had she known that Macbeth was involved in killing Banquo. When Macbeth first begins…
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- SEEDFOLKS
Why does Kim from the story Seedfolks move to Ohio, and did her dad die from a heart-attack? Did…
The answers to the questions you are asking are not clearly given in the book. The author tells us that Kim is from Vietnam, but he does not tell us specifically why she and her family came to…
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- MACBETH
What (or who) was the occult in Macbeth?
The occult is any supernatural, mystical, or magical phenomenon. So, in Macbeth the occult is: 1. The witches conjuring, prophecies, and casting spells 2. Lady Macbeth summoning “murthering…
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- HARRISON BERGERON
Can someone list some figurative language in “Harrison Bergeron”?Kurt Vonnegut
In Kurt Vonnegut’s satire, “Harrison Bergeron,” there are, among others, the following elements of figurative language: SATIRE The entire first paragraph is satiric as Vonnegut writes that in the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is Atticus’ view on capital punishment as revealed by his conversation with Scout in chapter…
In this chapter, it seems pretty clear that Atticus does not have any problem with the idea of having capital punishment. However, he does have a problem with how easy it is to get someone…
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- PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF
What are a couple main events that led to Percy’s finding the stolen lighting bolt in Percy…
A few things happen that lead Percy to finding and returning the stolen lightning bolt. When Percy leaves Half-Blood Hill, the training camp for heroes, his quest is to find and return Zeus’s…
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- THE GLASS CASTLE
What would you say is the overall tone of The Glass Castle?
When I describe The Glass Castle the first thing I say is that it is tragically funny. This is how the author comes across – though probably not intentionally. The thing about this story is that…
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- GRAHAM GREENE
How can we explain the title of the book Ministry of Fear by Graham Green?
The title refers to the name of the Nazi spy ring that the protagonist Arthur Rowe helps to expose. Green’s novel is set during the Second World War in the days of the blitz and the title gives a…
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- INDIAN ENGLISH POETRY
I need a detailed summary of the poem “The Frog and The Nightingale” by Vikram Seth.
Any summary of Seth’s poem is going to start with the basic exposition of the poem. This frog lives in a bog and croaks as the sole sound throughout the bog. All the other inhabitants have gotten…
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- AS YOU LIKE IT
Please could I get a character sketch from the dialogues of Duke Senior in As You Like It by…
The sketch of any character’s traits in any play is derived from the dialogue. Direct characterization comes from the character’s lines, while indirect characterization comes from other…
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- PYGMALION
Pygmalion is a Greek name. In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a sculpture who carved a statue of a beautiful woman out of ivory. The statue was so beautiful, that Pygmalion fell in love with it. The…
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- INDIAN ENGLISH POETRY
Why does the poet Lakshmi Kannan hold the academic institution responsible for Draupadi’s…
There might be a couple of premises that could be examined in the question. The most primary one would be how the condition of Draupadi, as a figure, has been examined by the academic institution…
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- WUTHERING HEIGHTS
In the novel Wuthering Heights could you point me some of the parataxis and hypotaxis (sentences)…
Much of Lockwood’s description of Heathcliff and Wuthering Heights employs parataxis (non-subordinated clauses): The apartment, and furniture would have been nothing extraordinary stubborn…
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- ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
Does the poet really seek rest in the poem “The Vagabond” by R. L. Stevenson? Supply what phrase…
This question is written so as to suggest that yes, the poetic speaker does really seek rest in this poem, “The Vagabond.” The word in the first stanza that might indicate this interpretation is…
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- INDIAN ENGLISH POETRY
Discuss the use of myth in Indian English poetry.
This is fairly vague and I think more clarification or detail in the question would be able to yield more concrete answers. I think that the use of myth is fairly unavoidable in Indian English…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What is a short about five sentence summary for Chapter Nine of Lord of the Flies.It has to be…
To me, the big deal about this chapter is that it is the one where Simon is killed. At the beginning of the chapter, Simon goes up on the mountain and he sees the body of the dead parachutist. He…
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- TEACHERS
Is it possible to grade emotional skill?I am a teacher from India and new system is coming here…
When I worked for a year at a wilderness camp (residential program for at-risk youth) we were required to write bi-weeky summaries of progress and emotional behavior was certainly part of that….
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- WAITING FOR GODOT
How can one compare Act 1 with Act 2 of Waiting for Godot?
The biggest difference between Acts 1 and 2 in the play is the reversal of fortune for Pozzo and Lucky. Whereas Pozzo was clearly the master and Lucky was his slave in Act 1, in Act 2 Pozzo is…
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- LITERATURE
What theme is common in Paul’s Case, The Necklace, and Winter Dreams?
A consistent theme in all three is the dissatisfaction of the main character’s reality, the need to create a fake reality for themselves, and the ultimate victimization of the main characters due…
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
Explain why The Catcher in the Rye concludes on a positive note?
The Catcher in the Rye concludes on a positive note to suggest that there is still hope for Holden. Holden and Phoebe in the last scene of the novel are together and Phoebe expresses her desire to…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How are American values different from values of people from other countries?How are American…
There are a lot of differences between American values and those of others and the exact nature of those differences varies with the country you are comparing American values to. For example,…
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- SCIENCE
How is acute coronary syndrome different from heart attack?
The phrase acute coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to any event that suddenly interferes or impairs with blood flow though the coronary arteries. This could be the result of several conditions, for…
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- HEART OF DARKNESS
Is Conrad as an Impressionist in the Heart of Darkness?
Absolutely, Conrad is at his best in the novella and Heart of Darkness is often cited as one of the preeminent examples of Impressionistic literature. Throughout the novella, we witness the inner…
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- RUDYARD KIPLING
What is the critical appreciation of the poem “IF” by Rudyard Kipling?What was the poets feeling?
if is a marvelous poem written by Rudyard Kipling .in this poem the poet is telling to do his son those things which are impossible but if we implement those qualities in our selves we will…
- JUST LATHER, THAT’S ALL
In the short story, “Just Lather, That’s All”, why did Captain Torres say…”They told me that…
So you are asking why he would say that killing is not easy even though he seems to kill other people easily? In my opinion, Torres says this for two main reasons: I think that you can argue that…
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- THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY
What visual techniques are used in Freedom Writers?In the movie Freedom Writers, we see that Erin…
I am not sure if you are referring to Gruwell’s technique or if you are referring to the actions of the cameras to create visual effect for the audience. Reading the way this is written, I believe…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Where and why in the play The Merchant of Venice is it shown that Antonio belongs to the…
Antonio’s melancholy is the topic of conversation at the opening of the play, Act I, scene i. He begins with these words: “In sooth, I know not why I am so sad,” and though his comrades try to…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
What is the significance of ball parties in Pride and Prejudice?
Ball parties were really the only times when the girls had the chance to speak freely with the men they were interested on. Like, for example, Jane and Bingley’s communication was only possible…
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- POETRY
What is the need of the hour in today’s nuclear world?(Use guidelines from the poem, “No Men Are…
I think that more detail would have to be given in terms of what exact guidelines are being sought to align answers. If it’s the general principles of the poem, I would say that understanding the…
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- AS YOU LIKE IT
How does dressing up like a man help Rosalind achieve her goals in As You Like It?
During the time that Shakespeare was writing, there were lots of rules about courting for men and women, especially high born men and women such as Rosalind and Orlando. So, the disguise allows…
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- AS YOU LIKE IT
What are the character sketches of Duke Senior and Duke Frederick in the play As You Like It by…
One of the simplest ways to analyze these two is to compare and contrast them. First, they are brothers and caught up in a bit of a struggle for power. Duke Frederick is the younger, but holds…
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- HISTORY
Why would industrial capitalists of the late 19th century be considered as “Captains of…
I do not disagree with anything that the first answer says. However, I think that in the context of the US, there is more that needs to be said to explain why we should see these men as…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is meant by lower class boy and middle class measuring rod?
This was a phrase that was coined by Albert K. Cohen in his 1955 publication Delinquent Boys. In that work, Cohen examined subculture theories as they related to criminality and delinquency. He…
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- THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER
Give a detailed summary of “The Chimney Sweeper.”
The version of “The Chimney Sweeper” in Songs of Innocence is about a young boy named Tom Dacre. His mother has died, so his father sells him as an apprentice to a man who orders that Tom become a…
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- SCIENCE
What is intermittent claudication?
Intermittent claudication is pain or cramping in the muscle’s of the legs after walking that is relieved with rest. This is a symptom of peripheral vascular disease (PAD) that usually involves an…
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- JOHN KEATS
Explain the poem “Ode to Autumn” by John Keats.
“Ode to Autumn” is a three part praise to the nature of autumn that begins with sensory imagery about spring. The poem follows the definitive strophe, antistrope, epode structural form of an ode….
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- MACBETH
Is Lady Macbeth responsible for the tragedy within the play of Macbeth?William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Lady Macbeth of Shakespeare’s bloody tragedy is certainly a force in the pathology of evil deeds that have generated more evil deeds. Moreover, she is responsible for the disintegration of the…
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- MATH
solve for x and y — x^2 + y^2 = 25 x^3 + y^3 = 91
x^2 + y^2 = 25……..(1) x^3 + y^3 = 91 …….(2) We know that: 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 ==> x = 3 ==> y= 4 To check the answer, substitute in (2): x^3 + y^3 = 91 3^3 + 4^3 = 91 27 + 64 = 91 91 =…
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- SRI AUROBINDO GHOSE
Comment on “Is India Civilized?” by Sri Aurobindo.
Aurobindo’s essay is a strong example of how he articulates that both a political and spiritual transformation can converge within one another. His primary target is the Western perception that…
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- THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
In what ways does the narrator (Janie) appear sypathatic towards the people and events in Their…
Surprisingly, Janie appears as sympathetic towards most of the people and events in the novel, particularly after she marries Jody Starks. When Janie first meets Joe, he appears to her as a…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
In Pride and Prejudice, do you think Austen makes it possible to feel sympathy for Mrs Bennet?
Absolutely! Mrs. Bennet is saved from being condemned solely as a flighty, social climbing scatterbrain through the love she has for her family. Austen is a master of character, which means that…
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- SCIENCE
What function does your gallbladder perform?What function does your gallbladder perform?
The gall bladder is attached to the liver. It is a small organ and acts as a reservoir to store bile. Bile is a green-yellow-brown substance that is capable of emulsifying fat from the diet….
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- LITERATURE
Analysis of the short story ‘Taste of Watermelon’ by Borden Deal.I need to know the main themes,…
Main themes -maturity -growing up -adolescent bravado leading to destruction