What is the normal blood pressure of a human?
- SCIENCE
Use your knowledge of electronic structure to explain why aluminum is a metal.
The reason aluminum is classified as a metal is because it of it’s valence or outer electrons. Aluminum has three valence electrons, and it loses all three to form the ion Al3+. Metals are elements…
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- SCIENCE
Why can’t every conductor be an antenna or produce electromagnetic waves?
Because it depends on the atomic structure of the material the antenna is made from. When you look at the periodic table of elements, everything to the left of the zig-zag line is metallic in…
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- SCIENCE
Nucleic acids are one of the four types of biomolecules that are essential to all life forms (in addition to lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates). Nucleic acids include DNA (which stands for…
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- HISTORY
Discuss the establishment of Mongol rule in China.
Mongol rule in China began by the early invasion of the Western Xia by the Genghis Khan. It took an estimated 60 years for China to completely be subjected to Mongol rule. Ogedei Khan the son to…
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- WHIRLIGIG
Where do the characters encounter the whirligigs? What is the importance of the symbolism?
In the book, we read of individual whirligig encounters in the chapters that have location names: “Weeksboro, Maine,” “Miami, Florida,” “Bellevue, Washington,” and San Diego,…
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- MATH
Q1 Give the geometric representation of R x {2}.
Hello! Your question is very short and I might misunderstand it. I think you mean a Cartesian product of the set of all real numbers and the set consisting of one element, the number 2. It is,…
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- ESSAY LAB
Discuss Steinback’s theme of nature and man’s place in nature in The Red Pony. Use specific…
No problem. I can help with that. 1. Is an extended response like an essay? Yes. It is exactly like an essay. Sometimes it’s called a literary analysis. In any case, the main, key feature to…
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- HISTORY
Why was the Renaissance considered the beginning of the modern age?
The Renaissance was a revolution of ideas. The revolution of ideas is the origin the modern age. At the heart of the movement was the importance of the individual. During the Renaissance period,…
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- HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
What are the figures of speech used in the poem “Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
“The Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a poem which encourages its readers to live a good and moral life, so the title itself is an allusion to the psalms of the Bible. In the first…
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- LITERATURE
What are the literary techniques used in the poem “The Soldier?”
Rupert Brooke’s poem, “The Soldier” is a sonnet, which means it contains fourteen lines of iambic pentameter. In iambic pentameter, each line contains ten syllables with a unstressed…
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- SCIENCE
A wave in a spring has a frequency of 8 hz and a travel speed of 4 m/s. What is the wavelength?
The wavelength is the distance between one peak in the wave and the very next following peak. The frequency is the number of cycles per second, where cycle refers to one complete wavelength. The…
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- SCIENCE
When the load is placed nearer the fulcrum, ______________force is needed.
The missing word in this sentence is “more”. When the load is placed nearer the fulcrum, more force is needed (to lift the load.) When the load is being lifted using a lever, the physical quantity…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Does Miss Maudie believe the rumors about Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Miss Maudie doesn’t believe the rumors about Boo Radley at all. In Chapter Five, Scout enters into a discussion about Boo Radley with Miss Maudie. In the middle of the conversation, Scout pointedly…
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- BUSINESS
Distinguish between primary and secondary data and discuss the various method used in collection…
Primary data is information provided directly to the researcher or investigator through responses or observation. Secondary data is information available to the researcher or investigator from…
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- MACBETH
How are Lady Macbeth and Claudius different?
There are many similarities and differences. Both are traitors, both plot the death of a king, and both are morally questionable. They both act out of a desire to gain power; they both are partly…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
What changes can be seen in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini? What is the justification for…
Several characters experience tragic events that, if not justify, at least explain their decisions and actions throughout the novel. After Amir witnesses Hassan getting raped by Assef, he acts…
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- REFERENCE
How does the title, “The Road Not Taken,” imply or provoke the sheer lack of innovative and…
Interestingly, this poem is viewed as “pastoral” or “natural” and as such is seldom brought into a discussion of “engineering.” But since Frost is talking about the consequences of making, or not…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How does William Golding use the littluns to comment on the idea of original sin?
The littluns are the smallest boys on the island around the ages of six and up. They have trouble differentiating between good and evil and eventually join Jack’s savage tribe. They cannot fend for…
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- HISTORY
What elements of Jean Bodin’s biography are relevant to his theoretical work?
Jean Bodin is best known for his theory of unified sovereignty. He argued that the power in the state could only be vested in a powerful sovereign, or monarch, that was accountable to no other…
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- SCIENCE
Optical density is standardly defined as the measure of the transmittance of an optical medium, defined as any medium through which light can pass, at a certain set wavelength. This is very…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why might someone disagree with Mr. Tate’s decision?
Heck Tate decides not to prosecute Boo Radley for Bob Ewell’s death, even though he knows he is responsible. He does this for many reasons, not the least of which is that he does not want to put…
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- GIRL
How can I compare and contrast Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” and Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”?
You can compare and contrast Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” to Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” through their shared theme of the norms and expectations of one’s cultural heritage. For example, “Girl”…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is the role of political parties and pressure groups in achieving democratic goals?
Political parties and pressure groups work to achieve democratic goals. In a democracy, political parties and pressure or special interest groups are free to develop policies to achieve goals they…
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- HISTORY
What is the meaning of the Jamestown fort? 1 image
Jamestown fort was the first English settlement in America and also formed the first colony of the British Empire. The area exists today only as an archaeological site after it was deliberately…
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- SCIENCE
How does blood travel through the body?
Blood flows in our bodies through an intricate system of blood vessels known as the circulatory system. The movement is facilitated by the pumping of the heart and with every heart beat blood is…
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- JANE EYRE
I recently finished reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and I would like some clarification on…
When Jane Eyre decided to marry Mr. Rochester the first time, she was unaware that he was still married to Bertha Mason. Jane and Mr. Rochester were standing at the alter in the church, saying…
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- RAYMOND’S RUN
How can the girls smile at each other with genuine respect when only one of them wins the race in…
At the end of Toni Cade Bambara’s story “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky and Gretchen finish the race, and both of them smile even though only one of them wins. “We stand there with this big smile of…
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- PHILOSOPHY
What are the scholarly views on the nature and types of theory? I need to compare and contrast at…
Analytic philosopher Charles Gelso defines a theory as: “a statement of the suspected relationship between and among variables.” This definition as to what constitutes a theory is widely accepted…
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- A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, Grandmother brings up praying to Jesus…
I am not sure if I understand your question correctly, but I think you are asking about the religious discussion the grandmother has with the Misfit. On page 149 the old lady asks the Misfit…
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- MATH
Solve the system of linear equation by elimination. 4x+3y=-5 3x-2y=-9
Solve 4x+3y=-5; 3x-2y=-9 by elimination: Elimination (or multiplication/addition or linear combinations) is a method that adds/subtracts multiples of one equation to multiples of the other…
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- ARTS
Who dies first—Juliet or Lady Montague?
While we are not told explicitly, it is safe to assume that Lady Montague dies before Juliet stabs herself. The deaths unravel at the end of the play in Act 5, Scene 3. In a nutshell, Romeo arrives…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, Chapters 1-3 , how do the boys set up the island as civilization?
The first symbol of civilization is the conch shell that Ralph and Piggy found on the island. They used the shell to locate the other survivors and also to establish a system of leadership and…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In The Crucible, Danforth assumes that Proctor will stop fighting the court if Elizabeth’s…
Danforth delayed Elizabeth’s trial for a year hoping that Proctor would stop challenging the proceedings. However, Proctor continued challenging the proceedings because he was sure they were all…
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- SCIENCE
We are limited by the amount of light we can measure with our current technology, which, by historical standard, is pretty good. We can see, currently, that our universe is about 46 billion light…
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- THE MONKEY’S PAW
Why does Mr. White beg not to let “it” into the house?
Context is important here. These words come from Mr. White’s mouth at the end of the story, after his son, Herbert, dies, and he wishes (his second wish) for this son to come back to life. After…
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- MILKWEED
Why were the soldiers and their girlfriends taking pictures of Misha and his friends in Milkweed?
Although there is no proof of the exact reasoning you ask for in your question, we can look at the episode in question to figure it out through context. This incident happens after Misha is…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
How is the comparison of Gatsby with Christ (“he was a son of G-d…and he must be about His…
There are a number of reasons as to why one could possibly consider the comparison between Gatsby and Christ ironic. However, we should first look at the quote within its full context prior to…
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- SCIENCE
Japan is near a subduction zone. What type of faults would you expect to be responsible for many…
There are three types of faults that are produced in the action of an earthquake, a normal fault, a reverse fault, and a strike-slip fault. Of these, I would expect to see primarily normal or…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Important events foreshadow changes in the natural order of things. Discuss in detail at least…
Harper Lee does several things to foreshadow the change Maycomb is going to experience through the dominant events, the trial of Tom Robinson and the attack of Jem and Scout. Some of the devices…
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- SCIENCE
If a haploid organism has 20 chromosomes, how many will be present in the body cells?
Chromosomes are bundles of DNA that are typically found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. They are a means of organizing the DNA and facilitating access to it during transcription and…
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- HISTORY
What Allied nation, since they dropped out of World War I in 1917, also gave up much land?
Russia was the Allied Power that left the war in 1917. The tremendous losses suffered by the Russian people, the sacrifices required of Russians in cities like St. Petersburg, and a disastrous…
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- THROUGH THE TUNNEL
What does this paragraph from the story mean? “He was incredulous and then proud to find he…
In Doris Lessing’s Through The Tunnel, Jerry is determined to swim through the long, underwater tunnel. He practices holding his breath but soon finds his nose bleeding due to his monumental…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Has the growth of presidential powers been positive for American democracy, or does increased…
The increased powers of the executive, particularly with regard to war powers, and the ability to issue executive order to various departments within the executive branch, have resulted in a less…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why are the people of Maycomb County so poor?
It is important to recognize that the book is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression. The entire country was facing economic hardship, so Maycomb was not unique its struggles. That said, we…
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- ATONEMENT
Does innocence play a part in Atonement?
Atonement is a novel written by Ian McEwan in 2001. This book is divided into two distinct parts. In very broad terms, the first part describes a young girl’s loss of innocence after she witnesses…
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- HISTORY
How did cuneiform affect Mesopotamian civilizations?
As a form of writing, cuneiform gave Mesopotamian civilizations a means of keeping accurate records and, after the development of phonetic writing, expressing abstract ideas in writing. This had…
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- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
What was an example of compassion in the Witch of Blackbird Pond?
There are several examples of compassion in The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Hannah Tupper (the “witch” in the story) comforts Kit when she is upset and feeds her cake. She invites Kit into her house…
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- AFTER TWENTY YEARS
What is the resolution in “After Twenty Years”?
In O. Henry’s short story “After Twenty Years,” the resolution of the problem or conflict is that Silky Bob is arrested and taken to jail, and Jimmy is disconsolate over losing his old friend to…
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- SCIENCE
How can you find the volume of a rock that floats in water?
You can still use volume displacement to find the volume of a rock that floats in water. You will just have to use a sinker of a known volume to submerge the rock. The procedure would look like…
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- SCIENCE
What is the normal blood pressure of a human?
According to the American Heart Association, the normal blood pressure of a human is a systolic pressure that is lower than 120 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and a diastolic pressure that is less…
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