What is the resolution in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
What is the resolution in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
Personally I think the major resolution of this great novel comes in Chapter 21 when Kit finally realises two things that the astute reader will have realised long before–she loves Nat and she…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
Who is more monstrous, Victor Frankenstein or the monster he created?
This is an opinion question, naturally. However, I think a huge case can be made for Victor being the more monstrous. One can compare him to a parent who grossly neglects his child. When the…
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- MAHATMA GANDHI
Why was Gandhi called “The Father of the Nation”?
I think that you can find many reasons for this. I would say that Gandhi’s title as “father of the nation” is because he had a vision for how the nation of India should function. He provided the…
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- OTHELLO
why is it that Iago wanted to destroy othello so much?why go to the extent of destroying everyone?
”Iago is the treacherous comrade. Angered that Cassio has been appointed Othello’s lieutenant, a post Iago wanted, Iago plots his revenge. He warns Othello that Cassio is having an affair with…
- LITERATURE
What are the weaknesses of intertextuality?
Intertextuality is the practice or method of defining the meaning of a text by its relation, similarity, difference, connection, etc. with other texts. It is Julia Kristeva’s term (originally) as…
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- HEALTH ISSUES
Discuss what kind of injuries can be prevented in soccer players by stretching before playing?
My husband, who played college soccer and attempted to go pro after graduation, has been arguing with me about this very subject for years. I repeatedly chastise him for not stretching before…
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- KINESIOLOGY/PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Dynamic stretching is an exercises during the training process and body warming process in which the coach would want you to move specific parts of your body, for example your legs, gently and in a…
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- KINESIOLOGY/PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Ballistic stretching is a type of exercises performed during the body conditioning and training process in which a specific muscle or body part is prepared to perform at its most effective and most…
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- KINESIOLOGY/PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Static stretching is one type of exercise in which a person is expected to warm the muscles and prepare them for a workout session by a series of movements that are not fast nor involve…
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- SPORTS MEDICINE/SPORTS FITNESS
Why is it important for soccer players to stretch?
Soccer is a sport that involves not only speed but also quick reflexes, agility, quick thinking, and the creativity to devise specific body movements. Without stretching, it is hard to develop and…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
Which male characters filll the roles of protagonist and antagonist and what are their divergent…
In one sense, the entire town is an antagonist because they allow the witch hunt and executions to occur. More specifically, antagonists would be the characters who do the most to instigate or…
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- HISTORY
Discuss the narrative of the Ganges River.
There is going to be much to this question. The Ganges River is a critical part of India. Both the nation and its spiritual identity is strongly linked to the Ganges. The river itself pulls from…
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- A HORSE AND TWO GOATS
i want characters of a horse and two goats story?i have e pass but i am not able to get…
- Muni, the protagonist, 2. American, the red-faced man, 3. Muni’s wife, 4. Ruth, American’s wife, 5. Shopman.
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Pros and Cons of Different Sized FamiliesList a couple pros and cons of having both a big family…
Big family — lots of opportunities to do things with members of your family. You can play lots of games together. You have lots of choices as to who you will play with — if one sibling doesn’t…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
Representation of marriage in The Wife of Bath´s Prologue in The Canterbury Tales?
The Wife of Bath offers some insight into her interpretation of marriage. It serves as a sort of warning against young men getting married. She’s trying to tell them what they’re getting into and…
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- A VISIT OF CHARITY
A VISIT OF CHARITY by Eudora WetlyIn this short story what is the ( theme – conflict – symbols ) ?
I am not familiar with this story, but enotes has a page on it that will help you.
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How does remoteness contribute to a society’s cultural achievements and collapse?
Remoteness rarely contributes to a society’s cultural achievements, as most societies depend upon the influence of other societies in order to prosper. Most architectural, literary, and…
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- BUSINESS
What are the effects of economic growth?
By definition, economic growth happens when a country’s Real GDP goes up. The term usually refers to a sustained rise in the RGDP. This typically happens because of an increase in the resources…
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- HISTORY
Did Queen Mary have the most impact on religion around the Tudor times?
Mary Tudor’s influence on religion in Britain was problematic at best. Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of Aragon and was a pious Roman Catholic. As Queen she was determined to…
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- TO SIR, WITH LOVE
Explain which character you would like to portray from To Sir, With Love.
Braithwaite, himself, is probably the richest character in the narrative. I think that this makes sense because it is his story and his autobiography. Even outside of this, I think that his…
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- BUSINESS
What are possible essay questions that can be asked about perfect competition?
In perfect competition, there are a large number of sellers who are all selling an identical product. It is easy for firms to enter or leave the market. In perfect competition, no firm can set a…
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- CHEMISTRY
When a mixture of gases passes through potassium hydroxide and heated copper which gases are…
Using potassium hydroxide it is possible to separate carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases. Potassium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to form potassium hydrogen carbonate, this further reacts…
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- BUSINESS
‘The purpose of training is to achieve a change in the behaviour of those trained and to enable…
Overall, I think that the statement has many positive attributes. No one would deny that training and management, in general, is designed to help individuals become better at a given task or job….
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
How did Portia manage to solve the problem in The Merchant of Venice?
I assume that you are referring to Act IV, scene i, when Portia appears at the Venetian court, disguised as a young doctor of law, to argue the case brought before the Duke concerning Antonio’s…
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- ANIMAL FARM
What are the three most significant quotes in ‘Animal Farm’?What do you think the connections are…
It is difficult to select just three quotations to illustrate how the animals idealistic views of freedom lead to a corrupt totalitarian state, modelled in some part on Orwell’s observations of…
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- GOTHIC LITERATURE
Gothic Short Stories SuggestionsSo I am beginning a unit on Gothic literature. We are going to be…
When I think Gothic, I immediately think of American authors like Poe. He is such a master of the short story genre and the Gothic story! The other good thing about Poe is that the students may…
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- THINGS FALL APART
In Things Falls Apart, explain the metaphor of comparing Okonkwo to the nza bird who forgot…
The incident where this comparison is made comes in Chapter Four of this great novel, after Okonkwo has broken one of the many tribal taboos by breaking the Week of Peace and beating his wife….
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- HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?
Please give some similes in “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” by Leo Tolstoy.
Let us remember that a simile is an example of figurative language where two things are compared to one another by using the word “like” or “as.” It is different from a metaphor, which likewise…
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- ROLAND BARTHES
What are the main ideas in Roland Barthes’ essay “The Death of the Author”?
French philosopher Barthes’ essay “The Death of the Author” is a post-structuralist text that propagates the idea that there can be no essential structure and therefore, reflecting the ideas of…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
In “A Rose for Emily,” are there several antagonists?
One could argue that there are several antagonistic forces at work in Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily.” First, the obvious antagonist in the story is the culture of the town that impedes Miss Emily’s…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is trespassing on private property through refusal to leave?
Refusing to leave a private property when ordered to do so is one form of trespassing. This occurs when a person who has no right to be on some piece of private property refuses to leave when…
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- REFERENCE
Q.5: write short notes on the following: a) Rusa and Dhavani
Rasa Theory and Dhvani Theory are the most importantpoetic theories of ancient India. Dhvani Theory isbasically a semantic theory. Rasa siddhanta is an affectivetheory. Though it is Bharata who is…
- BEKA LAMB
what facts can you surmise about national vellor?
She is of Indian descent. Refer to page 5 where Lilla Lamb tells Beka if she catches her conversing with that “half-crazy coolie woman” she is going to tell her dad.
- MATH
How can the value of cos 15 be found without the use of a calculator. Which formula has to be used?
The value of cos 30 is usually known to all students. cos 30 = (sqrt 3)/2. Now we use the formula for cos 2x, which is: cos 2x = (cos x)^2 – (sin x)^2 => cos 2x = 2 (cos x)^2 – 1 Now substitute…
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- THE DEAD
How can you establish a relationship between a distant music image and the epiphany in “The Dead”?
What precisely are you referring to by the “distant music image”? I wonder if you are talking about the last line of the text: His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is Atticus’ most important or bravest action?What is Atticus’ most important or bravest action?
His most important and bravest action is representing Tom. He takes a case he knows he can’t win. He knows he will be ridiculed and hated by some for taking the case. He has the courage to see…
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- HISTORY
Why was the idea of race so important to the Nazis?Why was the idea of race so important to the…
There are many ways to answer this question, depending on the level at which you are asking it. At one level, the Nazis believed race was important because they believed (or at least their leaders…
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- HISTORY
Describe the different manifestations of progressivism at different levels of government.
Although progressivism had the same basic goals regardless of the level of government, it took slightly different forms at the different levels. At all levels of government, the progressives…
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- RELIGION
What does Fundamentalism mean?What does Fundamentalism mean?
This word is most typically used to refer to people who believe in the absolute truth of the scripture or beliefs of their religion. They reject other beliefs as untrue and they do not think…
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- ETHAN FROME
Examine the line that Mrs. Hale speaks in the last paragraph of Ethan Frome. Why are these lines…
This is one of the most significant lines in the whole book. Mrs. Hale is referring to the recovery of Mattie after the misguided suicide attempt by Ethan and Mattie. Ethan becomes the weak,…
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- ETHAN FROME
In the Concluding Comments of Ethan Frome, who is the woman who gets up when the Narrator enters…
This final chapter is a continuation of the opening chapter, so the narrator is entering the Frome home in the present day to see Zeena, who stands when he enters, but only to “set about preparing…
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- ETHAN FROME
In Chapter 9, why does Ethan Frome command Mattie to sit behind him?
This is actually a great question because there is no textual answer — you have to consider what he might be trying to accomplish by being at the front of the sled as they try to run down the hill…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
Why did Faulkner title the story “A Rose…
Emily is a sad character. She’s been “neglected” by her father. She’s been the subject of gossip by the people of the town and from the looks of it, she was going to lose another person in her life…
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- COMING OF AGE IN MISSISSIPPI
In Coming of Age in Mississippi, where does the NAACP demonstration take place?
There are at least a couple of different ways that you could answer this question, depending on what exactly you mean by “where.” If you are asking what city or town the demonstrations take place…
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- ANIMAL FARM
Where in the book Animal Farm does flag waving occur?
The first introduction of the flag is in chapter 3, when the flag is described. The flag is run up the flag pole every Sunday. Snowball is the one that created the flag, and emphasizes its use….
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Would a statute like the Florida “stand your ground” law appply to the following situation?A…
The situation that you describe here would fit perfectly under the Florida law that you mention. Basically, what the Florida law does is to codify when force is justified and when a person must…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Was the use of force justified in the following situation?A 62-year-old retired army officer was…
Although you can never tell for sure what a jury would rule, I do believe that the man was justified in his use of force in this situation. To see why this is, consider the following quote from…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, what does Gatsby’s friendship with Meyer Wolfshiem imply about…
We are given some clues that Meyer Wolfshiem is involved in the Mafia. The most notable detail is Nick’s observation and question about his unusual cuff links. Wolfshiem tells him that they are…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Why do Americans love guns?Yet another shooting spree. Yet another crazy person who had very easy…
Lots of possible answers here. First, I would point out that guns are fun. I remember the first time by grandpa let me shoot a can filled with water with a rifle. They hydrostatic pressure blew…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In The Great Gatsby how do you think Wilson got Gatsby’s name?
We find the answer to your question in the final chapter of this incredible novel. Nick meets Tom Buchanan again after Gatsby’s death, and asks him outright what he said to Wilson on the afternoon…