What is the setting of As You Like it?
- AS YOU LIKE IT
What is the setting of As You Like it?
As You Like It takes place in two main settings, and the contrast between the two places is very important to the play. The story begins at the court of the reigning Duke Senior. He is benevolent,…
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- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
At what point in the story do we readers realize that “Jane” is imagining things? “The Yellow…
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” when the unnamed narrator is moved to the “atrocious nursery” her inner reality begins to gain control of her. She writes that she fancies that she sees people walking…
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- SCIENCE
High Fructose Corn SyrupHigh fructose Corn syrup is used as a sweetener to replace the ordinary…
A good (and interesting) source on this is Michael Pollan’s book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. He writes a little bit about it in Omnivore’s Dilemma as well but I recommend the former…
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- ENGLISH
What were the effects of Norman Conquest on the development of the English language?
What was known as the Old English language was a combination of borrowed languages with a Scandinavian root. This was due to the strong Saxon presence in Britain prior to the Battle of Hastings in…
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- THE RAPE OF THE LOCK
Pope “Correlates inventiveness and moral point”. How does he do this?answer in detail
Pope uses the highly inventive idea of using the style of the mock epic in “Rape of the Lock” to satirize the idle youth of the upper class courtier set during the era of Queen Ann in the…
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- THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Elaborate on the techniques/dramatic techniques used in The Birthday Party.
The question is not specific enough. It is a pseudo-naturalistic play where the lack of technical stylization is itself definitive to its style. Some of the dramatic techniques used in Harold…
- WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Heathcliff is ‘dark’ and ‘evil’. Do you agree? Discuss in the light of your reading of…
Rather than “evil”, Heathcliff is a product of his upbringing. He was neglected, so he became neglectful. He was abused, so he became abusive. He was set aside from the rest, so he cast everyone…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Comment on the themes of ‘pride’ and ‘prejudice’ in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
The themes of Pride and Prejudice that withstand among others include a) the role of women in society, b) the need for marriage to substantiate a woman’s role in society, and c) the role of social…
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- TOM JONES
Analyse the role and function of the narrator in Tom Jones.
Tom Jones’s narrator is the author himself, namely, Fielding. He uses third person omniscient and is able to bring us the depth of each character as well as a strong story line told from his own…
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- SCIENCE
Slogans about the Evolution of AtomAs the title suggests, can you give me some slogans about the…
Atoms….we’re not as solid as you thought we were! Atoms….just when you think you’ve found the smallest particle–think again! I don’t know; is this kind of what you had in mind?
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- HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
What is the summary of The Slave’s Dream by Henry Longfellow? (Please give an accurate summary…
This poem is about a slave who is working the rice fields. He falls over from heat and exhaustion and has a dream: Again, in the mist and shadow of sleep, He saw his Native Land. The dream is a…
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- SCIENCE
What is the recent controversy concerning high fructose corn syrup, obesity and diabetes? Is it…
I have not heard the “mercury” theory concerning high fructose corn syrup. Actually, the health-issues related to high fructose corn syrup have to do with the sweetener’s form. HFCS changes the…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
Express yourself in a sentence or sentences , express your feelings, your status, your mood, etc….
If I understand the question accurately, it is seeking to analyze individual feelings using metaphors. If this is an assignment, I think that you might be better set to take what is seen here and…
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- THE STORY OF AN HOUR
Does Louise of “The Story of an Hour” fulfill all the criteria of a convincing character in the…
Good question. Certain elements help create memorable characters; an examination of them will help determine whether or not Louise can be classified as a memorable literary character. Physical…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What role should national security play in American government in regards to protection,…
In my opinion, the United States should stick mainly with the ideas of the “realists” in international relations theory. The realists argue that countries should be concerned only about power and…
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- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Explain why the phrase “The Queen of Denial” can be used to describe Blanche Dubois in A…
I would say that one critical element that should receive focus and attention is the fact that Blanche’s subjective sense of expression is vastly different from the reality that is presented….
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- SCIENCE
How would I know if I have taken blood from a vein and not an artery, and what are the key points…
I worked as a phlebotomist for many years. It is fairly easy to tell if blood is taken from an artery instead of a vein. First of all, blood that comes from arteries is oxygenated so it is bright…
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- HISTORY
How has fashion changed in America since 1960 due to time and culture?Thanks.
I think much of fashion in America after the 1960s has been reflective of its social and political context. For example, America in the 1980s was a period of time where women were entering the…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Analyze a rodeo using the sociological perspective and apply social conflict symbolic interaction…
There is something exciting about watching people knowingly do something dangerous. It’s not like a sporting event or other competition, though there is competition involved, of course. At a…
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- AUNT JENNIFER’S TIGERS
In the middle stanza of “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” the more negative part of the poem, what…
The key to the second stanza in the poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” is in the third and fourth lines, “The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand.” These…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What are some literary devices in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, and how do I do an…
Well there are a whole bunch of literary devices and To Kill a Mockingbird utilizes most of them. Below are two links you might find helpful. The first is a chapter by chapter analysis (which…
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- MATH
Find the height of a cylinder whose volume is 100 cm^3 and the circumference is 10 cm.
We know that the volume of the cylinder is: V = pi*r^2 * h (where r is the radius and h is the height) 100= pi*r^2*h But we know that the circumference (c) = 10= 2*pi*r ==> r= 10/2*pi= 5/pi…
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- MATH
4^(x+2) = 32 solve for x value
4^(x+2) = 32 Let us rewrite : 4= 2^2 32= 2^5 Now substitute: (2^2)^(x+2) = 2^5 ==> 2^2(x+2) = 2^5 Then : 2(x+2) = 5 ==> 2x + 4= 5 ==> 2x= 1 ==> x= 1/2 To check : 4^(1/2 + 2) = 32…
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- MATH
How to solve for x values: -3x + 2 < 5
-3x + 2 < 5 We will solve it the same way we solve any equation: First subtract 2 from both sides: ==> -3x < 3 Now divide by (-3) ==> x > -1 (Notice that we changed the direction…
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- MATH
Solve the system: x+2y -z=3 2x-y+2z=8 x+y+z=3
x+2y -z=3……(1) 2x-y+2z=8……(2) x+y+z= 3……(3) First we will add(3) and (2): ==> 3x +3z = 11……..(4) Now multiply (2) by 2 and then add to (1): ==> 5x +3z = 19…..(5) Now…
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- MATH
Find the equation of the line that passes through (5,-3) and perpendicular to 3x+2y=3
The equation for the line is: y-y1= m(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is any point passes through the line and m is the slope> ==> y-(-3) = m(x-5) ==> y= m(x-5) -3 Since the line is perpendicular to…
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- HISTORY
What were the most important transformations in the Union and Confederacy during the war and why…
Great question. Of course this is a matter of opinion, but the changes taking place in both North and South during the war are vastly different in both nature and effect. For the Union, the most…
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- BUSINESS
Explain the law of diminishing returns and discuss how the law is illustrated by a total…
The law of diminishing marginal returns refers to a situation where a firm is adding variable inputs to a fixed input as it increases production. In such a situation, the firm will eventually…
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- ESSAY LAB
What is a good thesis statement for A Streetcar Named Desire?Tennessee Williams’s play, A…
After reading some criticisms about A Streetcar Named Desire, you will want to gather details that you think apply to and support the topic you have chosen. Certainly, there are many approaches…
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- TEACHERS
Looking for Latin/South American literature suggestionsI am putting a modern world lit class for…
At my school they have used House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. Great story itself about a Chilean family over the generations, and a window in that culture as well and the differences between…
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- THE OPEN WINDOW
What details does Saki give to indicate the identity of the figures mentioned in the following…
The details that identify the people in the cited paragraph come previous to this paragraph in Saki’s “The Open Window.” For, when Vera fabricates her “tale of tragedy” about the male members of…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451, how does “The Sieve and the Sand” move the story forward: how does it…
“The Sieve and the Sand” is one of the the book’s most important sections. Professor Faber is introduced in this book. His introduction both creates and resolves complications. When Montag meets…
- HISTORY
Tell me about the economic and social classes in the Old South in the United States.
I assume that you are referring to the American South in the days before the Civil War. In that time and place, the major classes were the elites who owned many slaves, the “middle class” who owned…
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- LITERATURE
Is the ending in “Where the Cross Is Made” symbolic? I know it’s ironic, but can it be symbolic too?
yes the answer is going to be both ..it is symbolic and has dramatic irony ..good luck
- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” why does the yellow wallpaper bother the narrator whose name is…
The narrator of the story never actually identifies herself, and she is never called by name by any of the other characters in the story. Her husband only refers to her with condescending terms…
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- THE LADY OR THE TIGER?
How are people punished or rewarded under the king’s system of justice in “The Lady, or the Tiger?”
Frank R. Stockton’s “The Lady, or the Tiger?” is a story of much verbal irony. The narrator declares that the king employs his vast amphitheater as “an agent of poetic justice,” in which crime and…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is the interrelationship between linguistics items and the social.
The interrelationship between linguistic elements and social elements are plenty. First, it is through interaction and communication that individuals identify themselves with others. Those persons…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What questions would you ask Romeo in an interview?What questions would you ask Romeo in an…
What an interesting question! Romeo’s character, although it matures as the play develops, is still somewhat impulsive. For example, Romeo is in love with Rosaline when the play opens, and is is…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
Who is the narrator of the story and why is this an effective point of view?
This is a much debated question of the short story. The fact is, the narrator is left “unknown” on purpose. It is obviously a first person narrator – who speaks as if very familiar with the small…
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- LIFE OF PI
I am trying to do a compare/contrast of Life of Pi and the old man in the sea. How does the sea…
The sea voyage plays a large part in the story of Life of Pi. Taking up the majority of the book’s narrative, the sea voyage is the biggest trial that Pi has ever had to face. His faith is tested,…
- ESSAY LAB
What is a good thesis statement for an essay on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
The most important consideration in writing a thesis statement of this lengthy novel is to limit yourself to an idea that can be covered in detail in an essay, for too often students tackle too…
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- ENGLISH
Is English really a global language?Discuss and justify your answer with examplesanswer in detail
I think that English has become a global language. To a great extent, it always had been. The dominance of England around the globe as a colonial power followed by the emergence of America as a…
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- KING LEAR
What does ‘we will laugh at gilded butterflies’ mean?
Good question. It’s a passage that puzzles a lot of readers. Here it is: LEARWe two alone will sing like birds i’ the cage:When thou dost ask me blessing, I’ll kneel down,And ask of thee…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
By the time a case goes to trial, what pretrial procedures have already been concluded?facts
The pretrial procedures may be different for criminal and civil cases, and may also depend on the severity of the crime in a criminal case. Briefly, in a criminal case, the first appearance in…
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- HISTORY
What were the major goals of each of southern whites, victorious northerners and emancipated…
As the nation moved on from the Civil War in the 12 years following the conflict, the motivations and goals of the different levels of society could not have been more varied. In part, it was…
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- THE HANDMAID’S TALE
What are some examples of conflict in The Handmaid’s Tale?
Your best bet would be to review the enotes on the novel. Enotes provides an excellent overview of the themes, characters, and plot of the novel. But to answer your question, there are many…
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- HISTORY
Was the unpopularity of the demoocratic government in Japan in the 1930s mainly brought about by…
Yes and no. Japan, like much of the rest of the world, was in the economic desert of the Depression, although it was not quite as bad as in other countries at that time. Japan had come out of the…
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- THE SUMMER OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE
Is this story related to WWII?no
I guess I would need more guidance in terms of the analysis here before I go against it. I would be very interested to see where there could be potential connections between the story and the…
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- BUSINESS
EconomicsFree trade promotes a mutually profitable regional division of labour,greatly enhances…
It promotes a regional division of labor — this means that some regions of the world (or countries) will specialize in certain things. They will specialize in areas where they have a comparative…
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- ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Carroll Catholic ControversyAs a Roman Catholic, I was greatly disturbed and offended by the…
I doubt seriously that this interpretation was authenticated by Carroll himself. I agree with you, that the research I have done on Carroll simply points to fantasy for the purpose of engaging…
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