What is the subject in the story “The Gift of the Magi”?
- AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
How would you describe the style within which “An Occurrence at Owl Bridge Creek” was written?
This is undoubtedly a tense, suspenseful tale that keeps us on the edge of our seats until the final, rather shocking ending. Key to the style that Ambrose Bierce employs in this tale is his use of…
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- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
What is the subject in the story “The Gift of the Magi”?
This excellent tale is normally taught as an example of situational irony, when the last thing we expect to happen actually happens, and we grieve with Jim and Della over the irony of what has…
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- MY ANTONIA
How does the suicide of Mr.Shimerda in My Antonia affect Jim so deeply?
Jim is deeply affected by Mr. Shimerda’s suicide because he most identifies with his sense of pride. Mr. Shimerda was a successful man in his home country, moving his family for unselfish reasons….
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- BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER, A TALE OF WALL STREET
Does Melville believe that the lawyer does as much as he can to help Bartleby in Bartleby the…
I think this is subject to interpretation and it is impossible to know what “Melville believed.” But, within the context of the story itself, the lawyer does make multiple attempts to help…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
What was the flashback in Chapter Seven of The Outsiders about?
There is only a very short flashback in this chapter. It comes around the middle of the chapter when Ponyboy has just found out about the fact that he and his brother Sodapop in a boys’ home. The…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
In chapter 5 of Of Mice and Men, why does George leave the barn where the corpse of Curley’s wife…
Dead puppy in hand, the panic-stricken Lennie flees the barn, leaving the hay-covered corpse of Curley’s wife whom he has unintentionally shaken to death. A few minutes later, Candy discovers the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What are characterization quotes in To Kill a Mockingbird? All major characters
There are many ways to characterize the main characters, but the way that they are first introduced is important. I have chosen some characters, because there is not enough room for your whole…
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- THINGS FALL APART
How does music and food shape the identity of a person?If possible please base it on Things Fall…
I believe that music describes a persons culture which describes a person, such as rap or rock’n roll. Food describes people the same way as music as different foods come from different people such…
- HISTORY
What sports were played during the 1950s?
If you are talking about the United States, all the same sports were played then that are played now. The only real difference is that some sports were more popular then than they are now and some…
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- OTHELLO
What sorts of ironies surround Iago in the first act of Othello?
If we take irony to be the discrepancy between appearance and reality, then certainly Iago is a character in whom irony abounds greatly in Act One. He takes great pains to appear to loyal…
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- FAUST
Provide a character analysis of Margaret, who is also called Gretchen, in Goethe’s Faust Parts I…
The heroine of Goethe’s Faust Part I is Margaret, the diminutive for whom is Gretchen (i.e., diminutive: an affectionate family or shortened name). Margaret is a heroine in the Romantic period…
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- THOMAS HARDY
In “The Voice,” explain what mood and atmosophere is created and how it changes as the poem…
This poem is one of a sequence of poems that Hardy wrote mourning the loss of his wife, Emma. In this poem, therefore, Hardy imagines that he hears Emma’s ghostly voice calling him, saying she is…
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- HISTORY
Trace the causes of the Great Depression.
Reduce your great expectations
- LAW AND POLITICS
Should state attorneys be given authority to supervise locally elected district attorneys?Should…
In my opinion, there is no reason that this should be done. As long as the locally elected district attorneys do their jobs in a way that is A) legal and B) satisfying to their constituents, there…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
In The Scarlet Letter, what are two reasons Hester’s marriage to Chillingworth was doomed from…
The end of chapter 13 and the beginning of chapter 14 both reveal one of the biggest reasons the marriage would have never worked well: age. Chillingworth says: “Dost thou remember me, Hester, as…
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- THE ODYSSEY
Using specific examples, defend the position that Odysseus is an unreliable narrator in Book 9 of…
In Homer’s The Odyssey, Book Nine, it is possible to see Odysseus as an unreliable narrator for two reasons. (This is for the sake of argument.) When Odysseus and his men land on the Island of the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, what are 3 ways Atticus influenced Scout?* Answer should be in…
Here is a sample thesis that fits Atticus’ character. Atticus influenced Scout by living a life of examples, instructing his children in moral expectations, and loving her with all his heart. Write…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, Chapter 6, where is Castle Rock mentioned?
They don’t get to the description of Castle Rock until the last couple of pages of the chapter. The chapter begins with Samneric tending the fire as the parachutist falls to the ground nearby….
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- ODYSSEUS
In Homer’s Odyssey, “When rosy fingered dawn appeared” is what type of figure of speech?
In general, the line “When rosy fingered dawn appeared…” is first of all imagery. Imagery is an description that paints a mental image in the reader’s mind. Specifically, this is also an example…
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- A TALE OF TWO CITIES
With which side of the revolution does Dickens side?
I think it’s a testament to Dickens’ style and insight to not make any quick or arbitrary judgments when it comes to the French Revolution. He is able to depict the aristocracy as guilty of rapes,…
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- YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
I need help in determining Hawthorne’s style in “Young Goodman Brown” through literary…
Well, you have certainly put lots of thought into this! I like your idea, but I am not entirely convinced that this story is a critique of Romanticism by making “the woods” a dangerous place as…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
What statement does the stranger whom Hester recognizes make three times?Chapter 3 of The Scarlet…
While Hester stands on the scaffold at the opening of the story, the stranger who enters the colony is her husband, Mr. Prynne (the reader will henceforth know him as Chillingworth). He, of…
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- SEEDFOLKS
What is a short concise sentence summary on Amir in Seedfolk?I would like to know about what he…
Amir,with the rest of the people from the garden, helped catch a man that stole an old woman’s purse. He also planted onions, carrots, cauliflower, and eggplants.
- RENAISSANCE DRAMA
What literary movements were the playwrights in the Italian Renaissance connected to?
The Renaissance, literally ‘rebirth’ is a period roughly from the end of the Medieval/Dark Ages up to some time in the 17th century. It marked a new phase of history where there was a surge of…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is the land area of the Philippines in square miles?
According to the CIA Factbook, the land area (not counting ocean) of the Philippines is 298,170 square kilometers. This comes out to approximately 115,124 square miles of land area. The…
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- HISTORY
I am going to write an academic essay around 2000 – 3000 words on Orientalism and…
You need to further define your idea to get to a thesis. Are you comparing the two ideas and the effects on countries? Are you going to say that both are important to the development of countries…
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- HISTORY
Why did Margaret Chase Smith make this statement about conscience?”I think that it is…
Margaret Chase Smith made this statement on June 1, 1950. She did so in response to the claims that Sen. Joseph McCarthy had been making about communists in the government. Basically, she was…
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- POETRY
In the Dream of the Rood, what are the particular emotional or intellectual responses the author…
The poem is certainly overtly Christian. In the poem, the Rood (Cross) tells the man to share his story (as it is analogous to Christ’s story). So, as it was likely a tale intended to be told to…
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- A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Is Dickens more modern or Victorian in the way in which he paints his characters in A Tale of Two…
In some ways, Dickens’s characters are stereotypical. For example, Lucie Manette is a stereotypical Victorian woman. However the stereotypical characters in Dickens books are not the focus. In…
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- SCIENCE
How does caffeine cause osteoporosis?Caffeine is a diuretic substance so it induces urination…
Osteoporosis is a disorder of body involving loss of bone tissues. It can be caused by many conditions or diseases such as hormonal diseases, local injury or inflammation, and lack of physical…
- MACBETH
What techniques does Lady Macbeth use to convince her husband to kill Duncan in Macbeth?
In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth chides Macbeth’s manhood in order to persuade him to kill King Duncan. When Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband explaining the witches’ prediction, she…
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- MATH
An IMAX screen is 62 feet tall and 82 feet wide. What’s the length of the screen’s diagonal?…
Diagonal of any rectangle is given by the formula: Diagonal = [(Length)^2 + (Width)^2]^(1/2) Substituting the given values of height and width of the screen in above formula: Diagonal of screen =…
- MATH
Tell if the measures 18, 20 and 27 can be the side lengths of a triangle. If so, classify the…
In a triangle the sum of any two sides of the triangles is greater than the third side. A triangle can be formed by any set of three lines that satisfy this condition. As we see below this…
- MATH
The distance from Arville to Branton is 114 miles. The distance from Branton to Camford is 247…
In a triangle the sum of measures of any side is always less than the sum of other two sides. As Arville, Bronton and Camford form a triangle, the distance between Arville to Camford must be less…
- SCIENCE
Can someone help me with a physics problem?a) A 3.90 kg ball is dropped from the roof of a…
The distance an object travels is related to the initial velocity of the object, how long it is falling, and the acceleration of gravity. The general formula is: distance = v(initial)t (seconds) +…
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- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
In Death of a Salesman, is Happy’s denial of his father at all justified in the way in which…
Happy’s behavior is indicative that he was raised with very little discipline, and with almost no expectations from his parents. This leads him to act irresponsibly and without thinking about the…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, what quotes represent the hubris, or Macbeth’s excessive pride?
Hubris can be considered more than excessive pride in a person. Hubris can also be too much ambition or even over confidence in a character. Macbeth is a prime example of a man filled with pride,…
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- TRIFLES
Who are the minor characters in “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, and what is their role in the play?
In Susan Glaspell’s play titled, “Trifles,” the minor roles are those of the men. This would include the County Attorney, the Sheriff, and Mr. Hale. Though minor characters, their roles are…
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- THANATOPSIS
In “Thanatopsis,” what do lines 57 and 58 mean?
When we read this poem we are presented with a speaker that celebrates and reflects upon Nature as a kind of mirror that matches his happy moods and offers comfort and balm for his darker thoughts…
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- MATH
why can you use common factor to simplify?
The question given could be analysed in general. But this attempt is only to the limitted sense of solving problems related with rational fractions and rational algebraic expressions. If a…
- ANTIGONE
What is the central conflict in the play Antigone and how is it resolved?
The central conflict in Antigone has to do with the object of one’s reverence: the laws of man, or the laws of the gods. Antigone argues that the laws of the gods are much more important than the…
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- THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what eventually happens to put the ship back on its course?
We are told that at the end of Part IV of the poem, the Mariner notices the beauty of the water snakes in the sea surrounding the ship. It is clear that the Mariner is attracted to them for their…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is an indirect/direct quote that shows what Atticus witnesses that developed who he is in To…
One of the best passages that explains the true nature of Atticus Finch comes in the very first chapter of To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus was dedicated and faithful to both his family and his town….
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What kind of license can you get if you’re under 16, and have your state permit?You usually can…
Driving laws and rules for the issuance of licenses are taken care of by the states, so it depends which state you live in. In many of them, you cannot obtain any kind of license before you are…
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- TWELFTH NIGHT
How does Shakespeare use money, such as pounds, as a reference to create humor in Twelfth Night?
There are a few different places in which money, such as ducats, coins, or pounds, is used as a reference to create a comic effect. The first place is when Maria quizzes Sir Toby about bringing Sir…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
How have U.S. Supreme court decisions modified the meaning of the 6th amendment?
There have been many cases that have changed the meaning of the 6th Amendment. For example, court cases have decided whether unanimity is required for convictions and how many people must be on a…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, why does Mayella state “don’t know- long time” when asked how long her…
In my opinion, we have to use the facts to infer why Mayella says this. First, we know that Mayella is uncomfortable with Atticus and this shows that she doesn’t want to answer his questions. Her…
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- BUSINESS
How does Algebra relate to Business, as in how does Algebra relate to my career path?
Algebra has many practical applications in the business world. Business people use algebraic concepts when they determine cost/profit ratios. They use it when they decide how many workers they can…
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- A HUNGER ARTIST
How did Kafka describe alienation in “A Hunger Artist” ?
The Hunger Artist is physically isolated from the world via his cage, but he is also isolated from the world in that only he can understand the seriousness and the importance of his “art.” Although…
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- SEABISCUIT: AN AMERICAN LEGEND
What is the implicit argument about America in Seabiscuit?
I think that one of the underlying arguments about the culture of America in Hillenbrand’s work concerns the strength and resilience of American character. Given the fact that America is a fairly…