What is the specific theme of James Joyce’s short story “After the Race”?
- A THEORY OF JUSTICE
How would John Rawls distribute wealth among five people? One among them is a blind person, the…
Rawls would suggest that in order to determine how wealth should be distributed among the five citizens they would need to come to an agreement about how to distribute the wealth. The citizens…
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- DUBLINERS
What is the specific theme of James Joyce’s short story “After the Race”?
When I first read James Joyce’s Dubliners, I found the short story “After the Race” to be the most difficult to understand. Indeed, I actually found it boring, initially. However, after reading it…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Why it is taking so much time to defeat ISIS?
This is a good question, and I do not have a complete and definitive answer to it, but I have some ideas about some of the reasons. These reasons are founded in the West’s notions about war and…
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- OTHELLO
Why did Othello kill his wife, Desdemona, and himself?
One reason that Othello kills both himself and his wife is out of a duty to honor. Why, any thing: An honorable murderer, if you will; For nought I did in hate, but all in honor. (Act 5, Scene 2)…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why is the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” divided into two parts and how does this relate to the…
The novel is indeed divided into two parts: Part 1 consists of chapters 1-11 and Part II consists of chapters 12-31. There are a few perspectives as to why the novel is divided into two parts. Part…
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- SCIENCE
If the mesosome is located inside the cell and it originates from the cell membrane, how does it…
Mesosomes are inward folds of part of the cell membrane in prokaryotes, or bacteria. The inward folds help facilitate aerobic cellular respiration, which generates energy for the prokaryote in the…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is the legislative branch?
There are three branches of government in our plan of government. Each branch has a different job to do. This means that no branch can do the entire job of governing alone. The branches also are…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What does the creature represent in Lord of the Flies?
As the boys first gather on the island, no one mentions the beast and the boys seem excited at the prospect of being on their own and working to get rescued or hunting for meat. After their first…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How does Steinbeck use racism against Crooks in Of Mice and Men?
Crooks is a black man on the ranch among white men. For this reason, he is in a difficult place. He feels alienated more than the other men, who also experience alienation. One of the main…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Please help me to find three examples of hyperbole in the Romeo and Juliet as well as three…
Here are three examples of hyperbole (also called overstatement because it emphasizes truth through exaggeration): After learning that he will be exiled from Verona for slaying Tybalt, Romeo says,…
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- IF I FORGET THEE, O EARTH . . .
What is the summary of “If I Forget Thee, O Earth?”
“If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth” is a short story by Arthur C. Clarke. This story can be split into two distinct portions: the exposition and the didactic. In the beginning of the story, the…
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- THANK YOU, M’AM
What are 3 character traits of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from “Thank You M’am?”
Langston Hughes’ short story “Thank You, M’am,” revolves around the interactions between Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger. Through her actions, speech, physical description,…
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- MENDING WALL
Before he would build a wall the speaker in ‘Mending wall’ would want to know: A: What he was…
The correct answer to this question is “A.” The narrator says he would want to know, What I was walling in or out, And to whom I was like to give offense (lines 33-34). The idea here is that…
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- REFERENCE
Where is the direct object in the sentence? Jessica’s family will take a trip soon. Where is the…
The direct object in this sentence is “a trip.” In order to find a direct object, we must always look at the verb or verb phrase and see what the action of the verb is acting upon. In this case,…
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- THE SCARLET IBIS
How does the author engage the reader in “The Scarlet Ibis?”
The author engages the reader with poetic descriptions and a reliable narrator. The opening of the story suggests a melancholy mood with descriptions of autumn, graveyard flowers, and the dead. The…
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- HISTORY
Describe the function of government under the Articles of Confederation.
The function of the national government under the Articles of Confederation was very limited. The Articles were described as a “firm league of friendship” rather than a strong central government,…
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- BUD, NOT BUDDY
What are the reasons that Bud should stay in Hooverville in Christopher Paul Curtis’s Bud, Not…
It is the character of Deza Malone who tells Bud that he should stay in Hooverville. Her reasoning echoes the general reasoning for Bud to stay: the Hooverville provides food, shelter, safety and…
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- HISTORY
Why is Reconstruction referred to as a “successful failure”
Reconstruction was a failure inasmuch as it failed to establish enduring equality for African-Americans in the South. Indeed, Reconstruction never witnessed any serious strides toward establishing…
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- A CHILD CALLED “IT”
What is the writer’s purpose and the writer’s message in the story “A Child Called It”?
A Child Called It is a memoir recounting Dave Pelzer’s experience with unfathomable child abuse at the hands of his own mother. His case was one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented in…
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- HISTORY
What factors led to the Civil War?
There were several factors that led to the Civil War. The South wanted slavery to spread while the North opposed this. There was fighting over the spread of slavery. When the Kansas-Nebraska Act…
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- MACBETH
How does power bring corruption in Macbeth?
Power brings corruption in two ways in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The first way that power brings corruption is through temptation. Macbeth starts the play with plenty of power. He is already a…
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- SCIENCE
What three things would change the velocity of an object?
The velocity an object has is basically two parts: the speed at which the object is traveling, and the direction it is traveling in. As far as speed is concerned, the object could speed up or…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
How does the allusion to Cassius in Fahrenheit 451 add meaning to the plot?
After Montag’s house is burned, Montag takes the hose and turns it toward Captain Beatty. With his life in imminent danger, Beatty taunts Montag with an illusion to Cassuis: There is no terror,…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Who in the play, Romeo and Juliet, says “I should have acted more distant”?
Although you initially asked about a line, “I should have acted more distant,” the exact line (spoken by Juliet in line 102 of Act 2, Scene 2) is actually, “I should have acted more strange.” The…
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- SCIENCE
If spring 2 can only compress by 2 meters, what mass must the block have to compress the spring… 1 image
When the body is released from the rest position, the elastic potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy. At the position hi = Δx1, the kinetic energy…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In what line (please provide the line number) does someone in Romeo and Juliet say ” I should…
Juliet utters the line, “I should have acted more strange” in line 102 of Act 2, Scene 2. She is not talking about strangeness in the modern context; rather, she is stating that she should have…
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- SCIENCE
Eukaryotic cells are cells that contain a nucleus and organelles. Organelles are membrane-bound structures within eukaryotic cells that serve a specific function within the cell. The shape of an…
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- TWO KINDS
Why does Suyuan reproach her daughter Jing-mei in the story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan?
While Jing-mei’s mother, Suyuan, is trying to make her daughter into a prodigy, Jing-mei picks up first on her silent reproach, even before Suyuan says anything negative toward her. When Jing-mei…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 why/how would a person be silenced for controversial beliefs?
Within Bradbury’s dystopian society, the greatest crime is to read books that have substantial ideas in them. The people can look at picture books, but those do not give people complex ideas. The…
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- SCIENCE
Does how many mitochondria are in the cell depend on where the cell is located in the body?
The amount of mitochondria in a cell changes depending on the type and function of the cell. One of the main functions of mitochondria is the creation of the energy source for cell activity, ATP….
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- MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
In My Side of the Mountain by Jean George, on what page does Sam Gribley use his ax?
In the book My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, Sam brought an ax with him on his journey. Although Sam also brought other objects that helped him on his journey as well, the ax…
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- A RETRIEVED REFORMATION
Who is Ben in “A Retrieved Reformation”?
Ben Price is Jimmy Valentine’s nemesis. Ben is a tough, experienced, intelligent detective. O. Henry does not say that he is a police detective. Ben seems to be the kind of detective who worked for…
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- THE TEMPEST
How does discovery in Shakespeare’s The Tempest afford individuals a greater understanding of…
I can think of two ways in which discovery gives characters greater knowledge of society and themselves in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Miranda’s discoveries of the existence of other humans leads…
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- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
How does the pier-glass relate to Della in “The Gift of the Magi”?
The pier glass, a long, narrow mirror designed to fit between two windows, offers Della a solution to her dilemma of what she can give her beloved husband for Christmas. When Della looks in this…
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- THE WAY TO RAINY MOUNTAIN
In paragraph 14 of the Introduction, what does the cricket refer to?
This is a subject open to good discussion. When the author looks at the full moon, within his line of sight is a cricket, too. For a moment, it looks as if the cricket has been placed in or on the…
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- HISTORY
What were Copernicus’ accomplishments?
Nicolaus Copernicus was a 15-16th century astronomer and mathematician. Copernicus was a true “Renaissance man”; in addition to being proficient in mathematics and astronomy, he was fluent in…
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- THE DEVIL’S ARITHMETIC
In The Devil’s Arithmetic, what could Hannah have said to Commandant Breuer when Reuven is sent…
The truth is, there is probably nothing Hannah could have said to the Commandant in order to save little Reuven. Hannah cannot help but feel guilty due to her desperate exclamation. This makes the…
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- THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON
Who is Coco in The Swiss Family Robinson?
Throughout the book the family tame numerous animal companions. The children form bonds with some of these, including the Jackal, Fangs. Over the course of the story, some of these animals have…
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- SCIENCE
If the DNA sequence is TACACCTTGGCGACGACT, then what is the amino acid sequence?
Before a protein can be made, the double helix of DNA must unwind. This allows one of DNA’s strands to be utilized as a template in order to make a single-stranded mRNA (messenger RNA). This…
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- GATHERING BLUE
In Gathering Blue, how does the main character Kira change throughout the story?
At the beginning of the story, Kira is unsure of herself and is focused on day-to-day survival. She also thinks a lot about the past, especially her recently-deceased mother and her father who she…
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- OTHELLO
What is a good way to conclude an essay about Othello?
When it comes to writing an essay, the conclusion paragraph’s function is to summarize and definitively prove your argument. To explain how to conclude an essay, it’s important to understand how to…
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- HISTORY
What were some major changes in living and working conditions as a result of the Industrial…
The Industrial Revolution began in America in the 1790s. Over the next four decades, the American economy became increasingly mechanised with production moving from the country to the…
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- MATH
An IMAX screen is 62 feet tall and 82 feet wide. What is the length of the screens diagonal?…
We will use Pythagorean theorem for triangle ABC. |BC|2=|AB|2+|AC|2|BC|2=|AB|2+|AC|2 Diagonal of IMAX screen is actually hypotenuse of triangle ABC with. Hence we have |BC|2=622+822|BC|2=622+822Take square root….
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- MATH
find the nearest point from the point (4,1) using the equation 2y=x^2
We are asked to minimize the distance from the point (4,1) to the curve 2y=x^2: Use a point on the curve (x,x^2/2). Then we can use the distance formula to find the distance between these points:…
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- MATH
Write an equation of a rational function with these conditions: No Vertical Asymptote Horizontal…
The function has no vertical Asymptote means the denominator does not equate to 0 at any value of x. In other words the polynomial should not have real roots. A simple form of this type function…
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- ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS
In Island of the Blue Dolphins, what did they make weapons out of?
In Ch. 9, we see that Karana begins to make weapons because Ramo has been killed and she needs to be able to defend herself from the wild dogs on the island. She gathers enough wood on the beach to…
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- THE GIVER
Why does Jonas take pills in The Giver?
Aside from pain pills, which do not seem to be used very much, the pills that Jonas takes are for his “Stirrings.” He begins these shortly before he is expected to celebrate his Ceremony of…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
What is General Zaroff like in the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell?
General Zaroff is a complex figure in the short story. On the one hand, he is a sophisticated and well-cultured person. Even Rainsford who has been around is pleasantly surprised at Zaroff’s…
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- LITERATURE
What connection is there between texts and my life?
When you are asked this question in an English or Literature class, it is a technique to help you remember the text by making connections. The usual way I suggest students do this successfully is…
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- NUMBER THE STARS
What is the name of the Jewish place of worship?
The place where Jews worship is called a synagogue. The synagogue is mentioned several times in Lois Lowry’s book Number the Stars. The first time the synagogue is mentioned is when Annemarie…
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