What literary criticism theory can be used in critiquing Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiongo?
- PETALS OF BLOOD
What literary criticism theory can be used in critiquing Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiongo?
I am not familiar with this work, but the beauty of the various literary theories is that many of them work for any work, you just have to ask yourself the right questions. For example, with…
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- GRAMMAR
Are their any persuasaive devices in this statement?did you read the book ? No, but i saw the movie
On face value, there might not be many expressions of persuasion present. Yet, with applied inflection and emphasis, there could be some elements brought out as persuasion. If we examine the…
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- KATE CHOPIN
What are the characters and characteristics in The Kiss by Kate Chopin?
There are only three characters in this story; Brantain, Harvy and Nathalie. Natahlie is being courted by the rich Mr. Brantain. They are sitting together when Mr. Harvy comes in a plants a big…
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- BUSINESS
What does assistance to small business mean? and an example please?
A small business is usually defined, for government purposes, as one with 100 or fewer employees. The majority of American jobs come from small businesses, so it is an extremely important engine…
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- BUSINESS
What do shortcomings (in business) mean? And an example please.
I would think that business shortcomings can refer to a variety of conditions. In my experience, the usage of the term has been most closely associated with not meeting expectations. For example,…
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- BELOVED
What is the significance of Beloved constantly needing sugar after she has come back to Sethe?…
I think that you will find different points of analysis to this question. I have always felt that the character itself is a challenge because there are so many emotional connections and layers to…
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- THE LOVELY BONES
Do you think Mr. Harvey is a developing character?
The term character development can be used in two senses, and one sense is sometimes used interchangeably with characterization. In the first sense, character development refers to the facts and…
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- MACBETH
What are the thunder and lightning surrounding the witches in Act 1 scene 1 in Macbeth meant to…
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the “Thunder and lightning” in the opening stage directions of the play don’t, in themselves, “represent” anything. In other words, they’re not symbols in themselves….
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- MY LAST DUCHESS
What are some signifcant literary techniques in “My Last Duchess” that appeal to the readers’…
When one thinks about appealing to readers’ senses, one probably first thinks of imagery, since imagery, by definition, appeals to the senses. In Browning’s “My Last Duchess,” the speaker uses…
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- ROBERT BROWNING
critical analysis of the last ride together
Browning’s dramatic monologue ‘The Last Ride Together’ is an exploration of the end of a love affair. The affair has been ended by the woman, however Browning is suggesting, through his narrator,…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
Can anyone tell me Appearance vs Reality in the movie Fight club, and the novel lord of the…
I can answer the first part of the question, but I’ll save Lord of the Flies for someone else. First, did you see the movie? *The fact that you asked the question suggests maybe you didn’t, or at…
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- BEOWULF
What impressions of Beowulf do you have after reading this part of the poem?from pg 30-44 thanks!
Well, I’m going to take a chance that we’re looking at the same text. (Next time perhaps include which version of the text you’re using or maybe include some other information which would ensure…
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- LITERATURE
What are the characteristics of comedy of manners?
A quick answer to your question is that a comedy of manners is a work in which the author is using humor and/or satire to point about the flaws and weaknesses in people’s behavior. It frequently…
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- MACBETH
Banquo’s Funeral SpeechI need help writing a speech that Macbeth would give at Banquo’s funeral….
Think about their relationship…they were the best of friends, fighting valiantly side by side, and Banquo is the only other witness to the prophecy of the witches. This is exactly the reason why…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
In Act III, what remedy corrects the crossed-loved couples?
The answer to this is that the remedy is the exact same thing that caused all of the trouble in the first place. As you know, all of the trouble (all of the people falling in love with the “wrong”…
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- JOHN F. KENNEDY
What was President Kennedy trying to say in his inaugural speech? Is the speech an accurate and…
John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s eloquent Inaugural Address is considered to be among the best presidential inaugural speeches in history. Kennedy, the second youngest President ever, stated that “the…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Upon whose eyes does Puck apply the potion, and when this person awakens, whom does he see and…
Puck applies the potion to a number of people in the play. But I assume that you are asking about the first time that he puts the potion on someone’s eyes. The first time he does this (in Act II,…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Why is Oberon angry with his queen?A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Oberon is angry at Titania, his queen, because she will not give up to him this “changeling” boy that she has gotten. This is a child that she has gotten in India. The little boy was the son of a…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
To what do Lysander and Hermia agree?
The quick answer here is that they agree to run away from Athens and go meet in the forest. In Act I, Scene 1, Theseus has just told them that they cannot get married. Hermia has to marry…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
What are Theseus and Hippolyta discussing at the play’s start?
Theseus is the Duke of Athens. Hippolyta is the woman he is going to marry. They are going to be married quite soon (4 more days) and that is what they are talking about when the play starts….
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- 1984
What is the purpose of ‘How many fingers?’ episode? of what organization was mr. charrington a…
“You must love Big Brother. It is not enough to obey him; you must love him.” This is the philosophy of those who torture and “re-educate” Wilson, a free-thinking anomaly. The episode with…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Explain the influence of one principal belief of Aztec ReligionFor religion
The principal belief that I will talk about was the belief that the gods needed to be fed by human blood so as to enable them to fight against the powers that would destroy the universe. This had…
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- MATH
Before Calculus: Arithmetic and Algebra Algebra Help – An Algebra resource that “explains a wide range of algebra topics in a simple manner”. MATH-abundance, a help site with quite a few topics…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each choice. TOPIC: Marriage: love based…
In my opinion, the major point against “love” marriages and for arranged marriages is that people in societies that have love marriages tend to expect too much from marriage. I think that many…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What are the pros and cons of the fourth amendment?
The pros of placing limits on the power of the government to search a person or their property fall along the lines of protecting individual citizens from government excess. If a local Sheriff…
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- THE WOMAN WARRIOR
Do you think Moon Orchid in The Woman Warrior is an orientalized image of Chinese women as seen…
There are some elements of Moon Orchid’s characterization that relate to an Orientalized image of Chinese women; however, Moon Orchid’s character is a little more complicated than an Orientalized…
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- RAYMOND’S RUN
Before the race, Squeaky says the following: “I run. That is what I am all about. Does ithis…
im on the same question….. can someone help please?
- SCIENCE
Hiccups or SDF (synchronous diaphragmatic flutter) are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is an involuntary muscle located between the thoracic and abdominal cavities that…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What do you think of the use of fear as a motivator?
If you are asking, does fear motivate – certainly, I think yes it does. Unfortunately, there is probably no predicting whether it motivates a more positive or more negative outcome. I think there…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
do children suffer as perptraitors suffer the concequences of violence?does this mean are the…
Some psychologists say that actions mean very little but the reason behind those actions means everything. I think our legal system would disagree. Motive behind violence is not generally the…
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- BIOLOGY
What are the six levels of the structure of the body?
The six structural levels of the human body are: 1. atoms, composed of various elements. 2. molecules, composed of atoms. 3. cells, composed of various molecules. 4. tissues, composed of similar…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
“Had to put him out good and proper to touch him. So scat.” Chap.30 P.274. Please help me to…
What is going on here is that the doctor is trying to be nice to Scout. He wants her to leave the room so that he can examine Jem. But he does not want to just tell her to go away — he wants to…
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- THE ONES WHO WALK AWAY FROM OMELAS
What is a good thesis statement to relate American cultural and national identity to the story…
In her introduction to her story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” Ursula LeGuin wrote that her narrative was inspired by William James’s formulation of pragmatism. She states that her story…
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- SCIENCE
Is the job of Phagocytosis simply to eat microorganisms ? Are there anymicroorganisms that…
Yes, phagocytes are part of your immune system and immunologic response. They help to protect us from disease. Phagocytes are a type of leukocyte as is a neutrophil. Phagocytes search out and…
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- OTHELLO
How has Shakespeare used Desdemona and Iago to portray the good and evil of human nature?I have…
You might discuss the difficulty of judging good and evil. Othello is a good man–honorable, brave, skilled, but he makes a horrible error in judgment. In Act 3, scene 3, Othello chooses Iago…
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- BUSINESS
production and operation management Do you think time motion and work study has relevance on shop…
I think it depends on the type of factory that you are talking about. So many of today’s factories are so automated that there is little to fo a motion or time study on. These were common when…
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- HEART OF DARKNESS
In Heart of Darkness there is an accountant, a brickmaker, and a Russian. What is the point by…
All three of these minor characters are important in the novella for two main reasons: (1) like Marlow, they too are employees of the company but because they have been there longer have more…
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- WALT WHITMAN
Can you interpret the poem Had I the Choice by Walt Whitman?I am taking a class where we have to…
The language of imagery is present in Whitman’s poem. Driving from the subjective sense of self, Whitman is able to construct a realm where he is able to link the personal experience with an…
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- MATH
solve for x and y : 2x-3y= 8 x+5y= 15
2x – 3y = 8………(1) x + 5y = 15………(2) We will use the elimination method : First , multiply (2) by -2 and add to (1) 2x – 3y = 8 …..(1) -2*(2) -2x – 10 y = – 30…..(3) Now add (1) and…
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- MATH
lnx^2 + ln 9 = 2 We know that lnx + ln y = ln x*y ==> ln x^2 + ln 9 = 2 ==> ln 9x^2 = 2 ==> 9x^2 = e^2 ==> x^2 = (e^2)/9 ==> x = e/3
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- THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW
Can someone please help me out with the historical time period for the novel The Magician’s Nephew?
Although The Magician’s Nephew was the 6th book published in the Chronicles of Narnia series, chronologically it actually comes first. It is what is known as a “prequal.” The setting (outside…
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- MATH
What is the hieght of the cylinder if you know that it is filled to half with 35 cm^3 of water…
Since the cylinder was filled to half with water, then the volume (v)= 2*35= 70 cm^3 We also know that the cirumference = 2r*pi= 10 ==> r= 10/2*pi= 5/pi But we know that the area of the base…
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- MATH
find the height of the pyramid if you know that the volume= 30 and the diameter for the base= 6
We know that the volume for the pyramid is: V = 1/3*h*a (where h is the height and a is the area of the base) ==> 30= 1/3*h * a ==> h= 90/a Now we know that thw area of the base a is: a= r^2…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
What does Tom draw to impress Becky?
The answer to this question can be found in Chapter 6. Tom draws a house and a man. Although he draws them very badly, Becky Thatcher must be at least a little bit impressed. We can tell that…
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- MATH
find the area of a right angle triangle if you kow that the hypotenuse= 21 and one of the sides = 10
We have the right angle triagle with sides a, and b and hypotenuse c We know that: c= 21 a= 10 We need to calculate b According the Pythagorean theorem: c^2 = a^2 + b^2 ==> 21^2 = 10^2 + b^2…
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- MATH
if you know that sinx = 3/5 calculate cosx
We have sinx = 3/5 We will use the right angle triangle to solve. We know that sinx = opposite / hypotenuse = 3/5 Then : opposite= 3 Hypotenuse = 5 Now we will calculate the adjacent: we know that…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
I have to perform in a group discussion in class in favour of democracy.plzzzzzzzzzz help…
Just about any point can be opposed by the other side, so I don’t know about that… The main point that can be raised in favor of democracy is that it gives people the widest range of freedoms. A…
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- SCIENCE
When giving activated charcoal to a patient who has overdosed on pills, how do the doctors or…
Activated charcoal is commonly given for acute overdose if the time of ingestion is less than two hours. Theoretically, the charcoal binds the substance (pills, medications) in the gastric mucosa…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How would one reconcile the core ideas between The End of History and the Last Man and The Clash…
The most evident level of comparison in both works is what the post Cold War world will resemble. This is where both thinkers begin their argument. Fukuyama’s beliefs are rooted in the idea that…
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- TEACHERS
Do you thing single-gender classes are helpful for struggling students?Do you thing single-gender…
There actually has been a good deal of research into this topic. You no doubt have already done some research to check this out, but if not, I highly recommend you do an online search. The data…