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August 26, 2018 Educator

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Harper Lee use characterization to reveal prejudice and…

First of all, there is direct and indirect characterization. Direct characterization is when the author explicitly informs the reader about the traits or qualities that a character possesses….

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THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW

In the novel That Was Then, This Is Now, what does Bryon say he has become?

After calling the police on Mark, Bryon’s personality drastically changes. Bryon understands that he has possibility ruined his relationship with Mark and feels numb. He mentions that he goes…

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HISTORY

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence. When he was serving in the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, he was a young man in his early thirties. He…

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OF MICE AND MEN

What does Lennie think and do after he kills Curley’s wife?

Lennie’s world basically revolves around George. Immediately after accidentally killing Curley’s wife, he thinks about George and he remembers his friend’s instructions about going back to the spot…

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HISTORY

How can I describe the rise of the English Empire in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Australia?

The first records of English explorers arriving to the Australia/New Zealand region are from 1606; they referred to the huge unknown southern landmass as Terra Australis Incognita, which means…

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LITERATURE

What is the life lesson in the story “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken?

Two possible answers to your question come immediately to mind. When Mr. Peters uses his second wish to turn Leita back into a swan, the old King comes to mock him; Mr. Peters serenely explains…

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CRISPIN: THE CROSS OF LEAD

When Bear peers over the crest of land and sees a group of men, including John Aycliffe, lying in…

While Bear and Crispin are making their way to Great Wexley, they suddenly see a flock of birds who have been disturbed by some yet unknown force. The two carefully and quietly make their way to a…

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THE VELDT

What is the significance of the setting in “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury?

“The Veldt” has two settings: the Happylife Home where the Hadley family lives, and within that, the nursery with its viewscreens that are almost always set to an African veldt. The significance of…

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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Discuss the significance of developmental psychology to the teacher.

Developmental psychology is of prime importance to teachers. Our knowledge of the developmental stages of our students enables us to tailor our curricula, our lessons, our teaching strategies, our…

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MATH

A country singer made 2,000 for his last show. He enjoys boots and hats. Each pair of boots costs…

Hello! As I understand, a singer is going to spend all that 2000 for boots and hats. If we denote the number of boots pairs as b and the number of hats as h, then we obtain a linear inequality 100b…

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A SEPARATE PEACE

What does A Separate Peace say about moral rules, and how does this contribute to the story as a…

When someone mentions the words “morality” or “moral rules,” one might think of following a code of chastity, but that isn’t really the topic at hand in John Knowles’s book. As far as “moral rules”…

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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

What are five clues in The Hound of the Baskervilles and what does each one mean?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel, many of the clues Holmes and Watson discover are red herrings, which lead down a false trail, while others are true clues to solving the mystery. Here are some of…

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TWELFTH NIGHT

Firstly, Orsino and Malviolio are linked in their mutual pursuit of Olivia’s love. While their social statuses are very different, they both exhibit pride, self-importance, and inconstancy of…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

Provide a quote from the novel Lord of The Flies that shows how the author uses symbolism as a…

Throughout the novel, Golding uses fire to symbolize both rescue and destruction. Ralph and Piggy, the novel’s two biggest advocates for civilization, make the signal fire their number one…

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BUSINESS

What are the key risks and the potential rewards of product placement in both movies and…

The biggest risk of using product placement for film and TV producers is that the audience will see the overt advertising as inorganic to the story being told, and as a result, the viewer will…

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HEALTH

At what age does the left ventricle become bigger than the right ventricle?

The heart is one of the first organs to develop in the embryonic stage. The tissue that later becomes the heart forms as the mesoderm around 18 to 19 days of age. The mesoderm then separates to…

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REFERENCE

Is it better to be sporty or academic? And why?

The short answer is, it depends! The world needs both good athletes and good academics, and choosing to emphasize one over the other is a personal choice. However, aspects of both physical activity…

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REFERENCE

What are good topics for an informative speech that has to be six minutes long?

An informative speech is a presentation in which the speaker shares their knowledge or expertise for the purpose of educating an audience. For instance, if you went to a presentation titled “5…

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MONSTER

At the end of Monster, who was declared guilty?

At the end of the novel Monster, Steven Harmon was declared not guilty. James King was declared guilty of the felony murder (murder done while committing another felony – the armed robbery) of…

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A SEPARATE PEACE

Why did Leper spend the night on Mt. Katahdin in Maine?

Leper Lepellier is the oddball or misfit of the group of boys at Devon school in 1942-1943. He is very interested in nature and experiencing the outdoors in a peaceful way. He’s usually in his own…

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A BIRD CAME DOWN THE WALK—

The pause created by the dash in line 2 emphasizes what?

Dickinson’s prolific use of the dash always raises questions for the reader. What do we make of them? Aside from giving her poems a major mark of distinction, and aside from expressing sudden…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

How does the point of view influence the overall tone of the novel Lord of the Flies?

In Lord of the Flies, Golding uses a third person omniscient narrator to tell his story. The distance this narrator has from the events of the story helps to create a tone of both unflinching…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In Chapter 10, Atticus tells Scout and Jem that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Find…

Atticus says that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because the mockingbird symbolizes innocence. Mockingbirds do not do anything to hurt others, they just sing and make beautiful music. One…

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HISTORY

How did the vision of Manifest Destiny relate America’s philosophical past with its foreign…

The philosophical underpinnings behind the notion of Manifest Destiny date back to the first Puritan settlers, such as John Winthrop, and his group’s explicit desire to build “a new…

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EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

What is the theme of “Travel” by Edna St. Vincent Millay?

The theme of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem “Travel” is wanderlust: a strong desire or impulse to travel. Millay uses the train as a symbol for traveling on to new adventures with new…

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THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN

According to Kipling in his poem of the same name, what was the “white man’s burden?”

Rudyard Kipling wrote “The White Man’s Burden” as a way to give advice to people in the United States when they took the Philippines after the Spanish-American War. Kipling felt that this…

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HISTORY

What is the doleful sight of which Mary Rownlandson writes?

Mary Rowlandson, a 17th-century Massachusetts colonist, became entangled in King Philip’s War, which was a war between Native Americans and British colonists. She, along with her children, was…

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SCIENCE

Charlie and Nate are ice skating. The ice can support 3028 N of weight. If Charlie is 100 kg and…

The total force acting on ice is the sum of the forces with which Charlie and Nate push on ice. For both Charlie and Nate, the force with which each boy pushes on ice is equal in magnitude and…

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THE BRONZE BOW

In The Bronze Bow, what is Nathan’s personality like?

Nathan, the first boy Daniel recruits to join his band in the village, is a proud, feisty, loyal young man. The pride he displays is not arrogance, but rather an unwillingness to be subdued or to…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What happened when Jem tried to look in the Radley’s window in To Kill A Mockingbird?

In chapter six of To Kill a Mockingbird, the boys get the idea that the last night of summer vacation would be the best time to sneak into the Radley’s back yard to get a peek at Boo Radley. They…

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THE DEVIL’S ARITHMETIC

What is a general summary of The Devil’s Arithmetic?

The Devil’s Arithmetic is a young adult novel about the Holocaust. At the beginning of the story, a Jewish girl name Hannah is celebrating the Seder meal at Passover with her family. She seems…

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LIFE AND TIMES OF MICHAEL K

In the novel, what kind of examples show bodies, looks, or vanity as a theme?

The opening line of the novel presents the idea of appearance as an important thematic notion. “The first thing the midwife noticed about Michael K when she helped him out of his mother was that…

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FAHRENHEIT 451

What are some adjectives to describe Captain Beatty in Fahrenheit 451?

In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Captain Beatty represents an unusual character. Although Captain Beatty is not the primary character in the book, some interesting character traits are…

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SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY

How does the poem “She Walks in Beauty” connect to the movie “Dead Poets Society”?

It is important to recognize the historical context of “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron before relating it to “Dead Poets Society.” “She Walks in Beauty” was written during the Romantic period…

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PAUL’S CASE

In Paul’s Case, What fantasy does he have as the orchestra warms up and people take their seats,…

Paul fantasizes about a world of beauty and elegance. As the orchestra warms up, he endulges in the sights and sounds of the concert hall: When the symphony began Paul sank into one of the rear…

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THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO SAY PHOENIX, ARIZONA

In “This is What it Means to say Phoenix, Arizona,” how does Sherman Alexie break the rules of…

(Because this is a question about plot, I’m going to do a lot of summary and no quotes.) Sherman Alexie’s “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” is told in real narrative time and…

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NIGHT

Explain how Night by Elie Wiesel speaks of the best and worst of human relationships in extreme…

Night brings out the best and worst of human relationships in varying proportions. Through some of his personal experiences and stories told in the book, Elie shows the complexity of human nature…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

Provide a quote from the book Lord of The Flies that shows how the author uses symbolism as a…

From the first chapter of Lord of the Flies, William Golding sets up the symbolism of the conch. When Ralph blows the large shell, the boys appear because they associate the sound with the “man…

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SCIENCE

What are the following reactions? Redox, acid base, or precipitate? A:Cu (s) + 2 NO3− (aq) + 4…

Redox or reduction-oxidation reactions refer to those where there is a transfer of electrons from one substance to the another. The substance losing electrons is being oxidized and the one gaining…

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WALK TWO MOONS

Why do Sal and Phoebe break in to Mrs. Cadaver’s house?

Phoebe is convinced, even before her mother disappears, that Mrs. Cadaver is a murderer. She interprets everything (even Mrs. Cadaver’s name) as proof of her theory. When she sees Mrs. Cadaver…

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MISS BRILL

What is implied beneath the surface of Miss Brill’s need to see the world around her as a grand…

The implication of this need is that Miss Brill really has nothing going on in her life; she is not truly needed by anyone or cared about by anyone. In imagining that everyone and everything…

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BUSINESS

Consider the following three demand curves (where P is price in dollars and Q is quantity in…

Using the first question as an example; (A) Q=200-P We differentiate the above equation with respect to P. dQ/dP= -1 So we substitute dQ/dP = -1 and Q = 200-P into the price elasticity of demand…

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HISTORY

What did Hitler do in response to the Treaty of Versailles?

Hitler used the Treaty of Versailles as a way to fire up the German people and their spirit of nationalism. The German people were very unhappy with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. They…

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MACBETH

What is the significance of Macbeth’s absence in act 1, scene 6?

In this scene, Duncan and his men arrive at Macbeth’s castle and are greeted by Lady Macbeth. Macbeth’s absence heightens the dramatic irony of Duncan’s entrance. In dramatic irony, the reader or…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Based on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, what will Scout and Jem gain and what will they lose…

In the final chapter of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, just after Scout escorts Arthur Radley home and sees the world from his perspective for the first time, Scout reflects to herself, “Jem…

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HISTORY

I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me how slavery affected religion in the south?…

The most direct effect of slavery on religion you’ve already mentioned: Most slaves taken from Africa were forced to convert to Christianity.But there were other, more complex effects that slavery…

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THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH

What does the prologue suggest about the values of ancient Mesopotamians in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

The first value we see in the Prologue to Gilgamesh is the valorization of distant antiquity. Similar to the Biblical story of Genesis and the archaic Greek account of the history of humanity in…