What is the theme of the poem “Once by the Ocean” by Robert Frost?
- ROBERT FROST
What is the theme of the poem “Once by the Ocean” by Robert Frost?
The theme of “Once by the Ocean” is the inevitable passing of time and its slow destruction. There is a heavily foreboding tone established at the outset of the piece. The water and waves “shatter”…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Should the discretion that police officers have be reduced to prevent ethical dilemmas?Should the…
While reducing police discretion may sound good on the surface, it would simply lead to the courts getting overburdened and the police’s relationship with the public likely getting worse. If police…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How does the use of deception by police affect how the public views them?How does the use of…
Deception, in any form, is typically considered lying by general standards. When I think of the profession of police officer, I want to cling to the idea that these are among America’s best and…
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- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
Is there more than one theme to the story “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
In addition to the previous posting, you can also argue that the themes of The Yellow Wallpaper can also relate to modern topics such as the lack of understanding of post-partum depression, the…
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- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
What is the theme of “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
I would say that one can find several themes in Gilman’s work. One particular theme would be the validation of a woman’s voice. I think that the exploration of a woman’s voice becomes a central…
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- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
How long does the story take place?
The total time lapse of the episodes is three months, beginning when the narrator settles in the room and ending on the very last day of the lease period. You might want to raise with students the…
- GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL
Paraphrase and explain Diamond’s theory in Chapter 8 briefly.Found on pages 155-156 in my book.
If your book and mine are the same edition, then pp. 155-6 are at the very end of Chapter 8. In those pages, Diamond tells us why it is (in his opinion) that food production did not start in North…
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- HEART OF DARKNESS
In Heart of Darkness, why do you suppose Conrad uses the story-within-a-story framework?I’m just…
This is a great question, and to answer it we need to think very carefully about what Conrad wanted to achieve through his choice of how he told the story. The beginning and the end of the novel,…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, what American Ideal(s) are satirized with each character…
In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, American ideals are satirized in many different ways. The way in which Fitzgerald chooses to do this is through his characters. Below are just a few of the…
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- CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN
What is the point of view of “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
“The Yellow Wallpaper” was written early in Gilman’s career, and is today the work for which she is best known. It is based on her own experience with the procedures for “rest cures”…
- THE POISONWOOD BIBLE
Explain how NATHAN and RACHEL are alike, and what part this similarity plays in furthering the…
Neither Nathan nor Rachel is open to learning anything about Africa or africans. The blindness and feelings of moral rightness and superiority ensures Nathan’s failure as a missionary, a father…
- THE SCARLET LETTER
What is ironic about Dimmesdale’s reaction to Hester’s refusal to name the father of her child in…
If you are in the beginning of the book, about chapter 3, this scene occurs with great irony. First of all, we know Dimmesdale to be a Reverend. Thus, he has a moral duty and obligation to the…
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- SNOW
What is a major theme of “Snow”?
One of the story’s major themes is the merging of cultures—a major aspect of American life—which has made possible the bringing together of people from otherwise unlikely locations. Despite…
- THE OUTSIDERS
In a paragraph, explain the setting on Chapters 1-4 in The Outsiders.
Although author Susan E. Hinton never reveals the exact setting of her novel, The Outsiders, it is believed to be that of Tulsa, Oklahoma–Hinton’s home as a teenager. The gang of greasers spend…
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- SNOW
Throughout the story, the Grandfather Clock (which she calls simply “Grandfather”) symbolizes differences in time, and therefore differing cultural values. Miss Giàu points out that in Vietnam…
- THE CRUCIBLE
How does Francis Nurse show that he is courageous at the beginning of act 3?
Francis courageously storms into the court presuming that the magistrates will listen to him. He approaches them with his own voice of authority claiming that he has proof that the girls were…
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- JANE EYRE
In Jane Eyre, how does the anecdote of the “little psalm angel” heighten our contempt for…
In Chapter Four of this novel we are presented with the character of Brocklehurst, and the overwhelming impression we receive of him, and in particular his “brand” of Christianity, is that he is a…
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- ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
In chapter 6, they do an “overhaul” of the bayonets. Why? I can’t figure out the answer.
In order to figure out the answer, just keep reading a bit past where the word “overhaul” actually occurs. Basically what is going on here is that the soldiers are changing their bayonets to take…
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- POETRY
What is the poem “The Sea Anemones” by Gwen Harwood about? I need to be able to explain how the…
Poetry speaks to every individual in a different way: we all bring a wealth of experiences that shape how we see the world. It is impossible, even for the artist who creates a work of art, to…
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- SANDRA CISNEROS
I want to know about a writer named Sandra Cisneros life and an in-depth analysis of at least…
In short, Sandra Cisneros is a writer whose voice is indicative of the Chicano literary movement. Growing up in Chicago as an American, she has deep cultural roots in the Mexican tradition. This…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
Why do you think that S.E. Hinton didn’t write about the political events that occured in the…
I would speculate that there are two reasons why she might have done this: First, when S. E. Hinton wrote this book, she was very young. In fact, the book was published when she was only 17 years…
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- SCIENCE
At a park one day you see a bee flying around an open can of soda. How did the bee probably find…
Basically, the way that the bee found this open can of soda was by luck and by effort. In a hive of honeybees, various bees typically have different roles to play. One role that a bee can play is…
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- THE LOTTERY
What aspect of lottery does Tessie explicitly challange?
Tessie claims that the lottery isn’t fair, particularly because Bill didn’t have enough time to choose. “I tell you it wasn’t fair. You didn’t give him time enough to choose. Everybody saw that.”…
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- THE LOTTERY
What do you suppose the original cemony of lottery was like?
Because Mr. Summers is presented in jeans and a white shirt and I know a little about the author, I place this story in my brain about early to mid 1900s. It seems by the intermittent comments of…
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- REFERENCE
Does Nigerian English exist or doesn’t it?
Personally, I think “Nigerian English” is a valuable version of the language that so many of us share. I have many friends from Nigeria; I appreciate how they speak (that is, their accent) and how…
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- MATH
What length of fence is needed to surround the garden in the following geometry question?A garden…
The correct answer is that you will need 30 meters of fencing to enclose the entire garden. Here is how to get this answer: First, we know that the area of a triangle is found by the equation Area…
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- SCIENCE
Insects have 6 legs but do they have other appendages?
Insects are Arthropods, which means “jointed appendages”. Besides the six legs, insects have other appendages which enable them to be the highly adapted organisms they truly are. Antennae, located…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Jem become a hero in Scout’s eyes in Chapter 4 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?
Scout actually encounters many frustrations with Jem during the chapter. After having been rolled to fast in the tire, the tire spits her out in the Radley’s yard where she hears something inside…
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- THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
In Chapter 6 of The Secret Life of Bees, we get to see the dislike between Lily and Rosaleen….
I know this book fairly well, and I took the time to read Chapter 6 over again. I see no evidence of dislike in this chapter between Lily and Rosaleen. There is evidence of June’s dislike of…
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- CHRISTIE AGATHA
what was missing in Mrs. Rymer’s wealthy life, something she found on the farm?The case of the…
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- MATH
In a sample bag of M& M’s there are 5 brown, 6 yellow, 4 blue, 3 green and 2 orange.What is…
Given in a bag of m&m’s : brown = 5 yellow= 6 blue = 4 green = 3 orange= 2 Total for all (n)= 20 m&m’s a) probability of getting 3 yellow: Probilit of getting a yellow= p(yellow)/ n = 6/20…
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- POETRY
The poem is “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. What is the personification in the poem?…
“Pied Beauty,” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, is formatted as a prayer of thanksgiving to God for “dappled things.” The speaker is praising the beauty of all things that are spotted and in turn…
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- MACBETH
What’s a good thesis, if writing an essay on Macbeth?
There are, of course, many good potential theses statements about the play Macbeth. You should first decide the topic that interests you. Here are some possible topics (Please note that these are…
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- THE LOVELY BONES
What are some of the important literary elements that exist in the novel The Lovely Bones by…
The first noteworthy literary element in The Lovely Bones is probably the point-of-view. First person limited or third person omniscient are two of the most common perspectives from which novels…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In The Great Gatsby, what is the dominant symbol or archetype of the passage describing when…
I see the godfather figure in Dan Cody. Cody knows that his lifestyle will ultimately lead him down an unsavory path and maybe a student to his ways could learn from him and ultimately preside over…
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- HISTORY
What reasons do conservatives give for wanting to downplay Thomas Jefferson’s role in Texas…
There have been many articles written about this issue, and I have provided a few links for you. Generally, the conservatives who oppose any emphasis on Thomas Jefferson in the textbooks find it…
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- TRIFLES
What are the three differences between Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters in the play Trifles?
Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are the two key characters in this excellent play by Susan Glaspell as they through their actions and words show an understanding of Minnie Wright’s position and, in their…
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- MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
How can literary theories be applied to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” address?
I think that literary theories can be applied to any work. The discussion of different and divergent literary theories helps to bring out different ideas and parts of the work in question. This…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
In the history of race relations in the U.S., how would Takaki urge us to examine the different…
Ronald Takaki, author of “A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America,” would urge us to take seriously the idea that different racial and ethnic groups have different, and sometimes…
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- 1984
According to “the book,” what is the actual, although unstated, purpose of endemic war between…
This can be answered in one word: POWER. Maybe another will work too: CONTROL. It seems as if the three states have similar goals in controlling their people and the need for government is derived…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
What techniques does Jane Austen use in Pride and Prejudice?I’m doing a personal study on Pride…
One of the things that Austen does best is create characterization. She is a master of mixing all of the various techniques of characterization. She uses direct narration to tell us the…
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- THE VELDT
What mental and emotional effects does the veldt have on the children, the parents, and the…
Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Veldt,” published in 1951, reflects the concerns of other science fiction writers such as Aldous Huxley who published Brave New World in 1932: The advancement of…
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- HISTORY
How is what the gods did at Teotihuacan familiar to any western religious traditions?…
What the gods did at Teotihuacan should be completely familiar to anyone who is familiar with the basic beliefs of the Christian religion. In both the Christian tradition and in the Aztec…
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- MATH
1-√3,1 + √3 – 2 find polynomial function of degree with given numbers as zeros
let x1 and x2 be the roots such that: x1= 1- sqrt3 x2= 1+sqrt3 Then ( x-x1) and (x-x2) are factors of the function : ==> f(x) = [x – (1-sqrt3)] [ x – (1+sqrt3)] = (x -1 + sqrt3)…
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- SCIENCE
What is the function of a book gill & how does it work?
Book gillls are found in horseshoe crabs. They are external and there are five pairs of them. They are flap-like appendages and their function is to absorb oxygen from the water. They can also be…
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- ESSAY LAB
In an annotated works cited, is it in alphabetical order by the author or first letter of the…
In an annotated works cited list, the order that is correct to use is the first letter of the source in creating your alphabetical order. The reason for this is that sometimes there is not a single…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Atticus defend Calpurnia from Aunt Alexandra in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?
I assume that you are talking about what happens in Chapter 14. There, Atticus tells Aunt Alexandra a number of things. First, he says that Calpurnia has done a good job raising the kids. He…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Scout diffuse the situation outside the jail?
Scout and Jem (and Dill) sneak out of the house to find what Atticus was up to because they never see him take the car out, especially at night and with a light. They find Atticus and some men have…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Human ConductWhat would you say to someone who cited the existence of evil people like those that…
I would say that person overlooks the the very high percentage of people who do live by ethical human standards. Thieves, embezzlers and murderers make up a very small number of the world’s…
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- 1984
How does the author’s use of descriptive imagery to create the prisoners and setting in Book…
Winston’s perception changes from possible Party overthrow or rebellion in the end of book II to complete and total fear in book III. In the beginning of book III, Winston finds himself in the…