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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

In A Christmas Carol, why does Scrooge say that Fred should not be happy?

In the first chapter, or stave, of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, Ebeneezer Scrooge receives a visit from his nephew Fred. Fred has come to invite Scrooge to Christmas dinner. Before Fred can…

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ULYSSES

Which conflict does Ulysses experience in the poem “Ulysses”?

I’d like to focus on two main conflicts in Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses”: responsibility vs. the thirst for adventure, and ambition vs. old age. Let’s start with old age. Tennyson’s Ulysses is an aged…

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BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON

What reassures the boy that he is destined to travel east?

While John is on the journey he feels he is destined to take, he gets several “signs” that he is doing the right thing. These signs are based on superstitions believed by the primitive Hill…

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HISTORY

What were the root causes of the Terror in France?

The root cause of the Terror was the fact that Revolutionary France was in the midst of a war for its survival in the summer of 1793. This state of emergency led to the creation of the Committee of…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

Who is Benvolio related to?

In Romeo and Juliet, Benvolio is a blood relative of the Montagues. Specifically, he is a cousin to Romeo and the nephew of Lord and Lady Montague. His role within the play is primarily as a…

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THROUGH THE TUNNEL

In the short story, “Through the Tunnel,” what do the boys represent?

The older boys, to Jerry, seem like “men,” and they represent his desire to grow up. “To be with them, of them, was a craving that filled his whole body.” They swim and dive so freely and…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What page number does Miss Stephanie Crawford say she saw Boo look into her window?

In Chapter 1, page 16, Miss Stephanie Crawford says she woke up in the middle of the night and saw Boo Radley looking into her window. She mentions that his head looked like a skull. Miss Stephanie…

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THE OUTSIDERS

What is the connection between Ponyboy and Gone with the Wind in The Outsiders?

Ponyboy had always wanted to read Gone with the Wind, so Johnny brought him a copy when they were hiding out at the church. Ponyboy is a good student and a voracious reader. Not only does he love…

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MARRIAGE IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR

What do the neighbors suggest the father should do to fix his son in the short story “Marriage Is…

The title of Chinua Achebe’s short story “Marriage Is a Private Affair” is an example of verbal irony. The marriage of Nnaemeka and Nene is the direct opposite of private. It is debated in…

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AN EPISODE OF WAR

In the story An Episode of War, the civil war conflict claimed how many lives?

“An Episode of War” is a short story by Stephen Crane that chronicles an incident during the American Civil War in which a lieutenant is injured by a bullet. The bullet has struck the officer’s…

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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Why didn’t Holden want to have sex with Sunny?

The scene with Sunny is one of the best in the whole novel. It is both sad and funny. Holden is trying to act “suave,” to use his term, but he doesn’t feel it. He tells the reader: If you want to…

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A ROSE FOR EMILY

In “A Rose for Emily,” what kind of conflict is the aldermen’s attempt to get Miss Emily pay taxes?

The conflict that this particular situation represents is the external conflict of man vs. society. In this case, it would be Emily versus the changing society of Jefferson County. Back in the…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

Why is Romeo alone at the beginning of Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet?

Having just left the Capulet party, Romeo is nonetheless alone because he has decided to leave his friends and to seek out Juliet again. In a dangerous move, Romeo opts to climb the walls of…

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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

How are Venice and Belmont described in The Merchant of Venice?

Venice is not described, but we can glean certain information about the city from the characters. Venice appears to be a diverse and thriving area that is also an important trading site. Antonio…

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SPLIT CHERRY TREE

How does the meeting between Pa and Professor Herbert affect Dave?

The meeting between Luster Sexton and Professor Herbert begins badly; however, the results of it are positive and Dave benefits from this visit. While Luster Sexton is angry with Dave for being…

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OF MICE AND MEN

Describe the fight between the stable buck and Smitty.

There is not much to say about the fight, as it is described in a few sentences. However, the context is significant. Let me start off with the appropriate text. “Yes sir. Jesus, we had fun….

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HEALTH

How do the Hippocratic Oath and Nightingale Pledge influence a nurse’s practice and decision making?

The Hippocratic Oath was created for physicians in about the 5th century. The Florence Nightingale Pledge is a modified version of the Hippocratic Oath created for nursing practice in the United…

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PAPER TOWNS

What is the purpose and subject of the book Paper Towns?

Paper Towns is a deconstruction of the “manic pixie dream girl” trope. Margo Roth Spiegelman, the leading lady of the novel, is an adventurer who seems perfect and wild in every way. Very few…

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THE LISTENERS

What is the poem implying about who lives in the house in the poem “The Listeners,” by Walter de…

The poem is implying that the people in the house are dead and thus ghosts or that only ghostly presences remain from prior inhabitants. We have some clues to this in the text of the poem. We are…

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ANIMAL FARM

Describe the teachings of Old Major in Animal Farm.

Old Major is an important figure in the book, even if he dies in chapter two. He is the one who gives the vision for the rebellion. His teachings can be summarized with three points. First, he…

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THE DEMON LOVER

What was the young Kathleen’s clearest memory about saying goodbye to her soldier?

Most of Kathleen’s memories about her soldier fiancé were vague. She could not even remember his face. Even when she looked at his photograph, which had been ruined by an acid mark, “under no…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Why does Dolphus Raymond sit outside during the trial?

To keep up the façade of being a drunk who has taken a black mistress and has fathered mixed children, Dolphus Raymond isolates himself from the other white citizens of Maycomb by playing a role….

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THE BIRDS

According to the narrator, how does Nat spend his days in the beginning of “The Birds”?

In the beginning of “The Birds,” the narrator introduces Nat Hocken, a disabled veteran, and informs the reader how he spends his working day. He works for Mr Trigg, the farmer, three days per week…

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OZYMANDIAS

How do the multiple speakers in the poem “Ozymandias” help create a sense of irony?

You could say that there are three speakers in this poem even though there is only one speaker relating what has been said. The main speaker of the poem recalls what a traveler from an ancient land…

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PETALS OF BLOOD

Describe the character, Nyakinyua.

Nyakinyua is Wanja’s grandmother and the most respected person in the village of Ilmorog (especially due to the fact that she is the revered storyteller). Nyakinyua is always providing insights…

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SCIENCE

Who or what makes cells for the human body, and how?

New body cells are done naturally by the body via a process known as mitosis. Additionally, scientists can now use stem cells to clone body cells. Mitosis is the process that makes additional body…

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THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

What does irony mean? And where is an example of it in “The Cask of Amontillado”?

Irony is a very common, yet often misunderstood, literary device. In its simplest form, it is the difference between what is said and what is done, but that is only the skeleton of the definition….

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THE BROTHERS

In The Brothers by Terence, what is happening in this scene?

In this scene, Micio is attempting to inspire certain actions from his adopted son, Aeschinus; he’s hoping that Aeschinus will admit to his relationship with Pamphila and be transparent about his…

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THE OPEN WINDOW

In the “The Open Window,” if the window had been closed, how might the story have been affected?

If the window had been closed in the story “The Open Window,” the most poignant moment of the story would have not occurred with as much intensity as it would have in any another way. This is not…

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FRANKENSTEIN

What literary devices are used in Chapter 3 of Frankenstein?

Victor discusses what it felt like to think so intensely on the same subject for an extended period of time. He says that in “the midst of this darkness a sudden light broke in upon [him] — a…

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THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER

In “The Devil and Tom Walker,” why was Tom set against being a slave trader for his end of the…

Before the devil agrees to give Tom his treasure, he wants to ensure that the money will be used “in his service”. To this end he suggests that Tom use the money to buy and operate a slaving ship….

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

What is the good and bad in Scrooge’s character in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens?

In the first stave of the story, Scrooge is presented as being universally bad. He is anti-social, anti-charity, and anti-Christmas. Arguably, the only good aspect of Scrooge’s character initially…

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MENDING WALL

In “Mending Wall,” what is the effect of the wall between the speaker and the neighbor?

As the narrator and his neighbor undertake their annual ritual of wall repair, the narrator shares his belief that the wall acts as a barrier between him and his neighbor. He uses the poem to poke…

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TRIFLES

In the play Trifles, where are Mrs Hale and Mrs Peters while Mr Hale explains to the county…

The play Trifles starts out in the kitchen of the Wright residence, where the entire party has gathered to try to make sense of what has just taken place. The man of the house, a farmer named John…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

How old is Boo Radley in the book To Kill a Mockingbird?

Harper Lee never tells us the exact age of Boo in the book, but we can make some inferences of a general age. When Boo is a teenager, he is arrested for resisting arrest when he and his friends…

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SCIENCE

Why can you ignore the masses of electrons when you calculate atomic mass?

The atomic mass of an atom is commonly calculated by adding the number of protons and neutrons housed within the nucleus of that atom. The mass of electrons is overlooked when calculating the…

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1984

On the last page of 1984, Winston says, ”But it was all right, everything was all right, the…

The society in George Orwell’s 1984 is an anti-individualistic society. People engage in group-think rather than forming their own thoughts and opinions, because self-expression is illegal….

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TRANSLATIONS

How does Brian Friel explore colonization in Translations?

Colonization is one of the primary themes in Brian Friel’s Translations. It is manifest in a variety of ways, although Friel explores the topic in two primary modes: 1) the physical presence of the…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

What did the ghost of Marley tell Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens?

In the first stave of A Christmas Carol, the ghost of Jacob Marley visits Scrooge. The purpose of his visit is to warn Scrooge of some impending visitors, as Marley explains, “You will be…

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BEOWULF

The decline of paganism and the rise of Christianity was significant in Beowulf. What did this…

When Beowulf was transcribed by English monks in the Anglo-Saxon Dark Ages, England was in the process of transitioning from a pagan island of warrior clans to a Christian nation. The process took…

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THE KITE RUNNER

On the drive to Kabul, Farid says to Amir, “You’ve always been a tourist here, you just didn’t…

Farid is clearly from a poor family and has had a very hard life. He fought against the Soviets and has lost his youngest two daughters in a land mine explosion, as well as some toes from his feet…

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THE TELL-TALE HEART

In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” do you believe that the old man really existed? Or was he just a…

In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” it is possible–and even likely–that the old man never existed at all and that he is a figment of the narrator’s imagination. Looking at the context clues surrounding…

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THE SCARLET IBIS

What do the thunderstorms in “The Scarlet Ibis” symbolize?

In the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, we see two ominous thunderstorms that symbolize or foreshadow death. The first thunderstorm is when the scarlet ibis is blown far from its habitat by the…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

How is gender constructed?

For social constructionists, gender is a fluid concept which, according to Kate Millett, has an “essentially cultural, rather than biological” basis. The construction of gender is affected…

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LYDDIE

What does Rachel do for Lyddie in chapter 16?

In chapter 16, Lyddie comes down with a serious fever. She is delirious for two weeks, drifting in and out of consciousness. At various times she knows that Mrs. Bedlow, some residents at the…

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SCIENCE

How to get number of protons without knowing its atomic number of an atom?

The atomic number is the number of protons within an element. The atomic number is what defines an element. If the atomic number changes, then the type of element also changes. If the atomic number…

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

In what way is Virginia different from the other members of the Otis family?

In “The Canterville Ghost,” Virginia Otis is very different from the other members of her family in two ways. First of all, she does not play tricks on the ghost, nor does she tease him in the same…

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MAUS

How does Vladek’s friend Ilzecki save his son during the war? How does Vladek try to save his…

Chapter 4, which takes place in 1941, is called “The Noose Tightens” because Nazis are gathering up Jews left and right without any provocation. One scene shows Vladek walking through the streets…