What were the major provisions legislated by the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917?
- HISTORY
What were the major provisions legislated by the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917?
The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 legislated federal funding for vocational education in public high schools. Two major provisions of the act required that federal funds for vocational education be…
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- LITERATURE
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- LITERATURE
Literary and cultural processes are inextricably linked to social,historical and political…
Literature and philosopy provide the ideas on which all aspects of our cultures are based. For example if you read the Ancient Greek philosophers and playwrites, you can see the worldview on which…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
How does Shelley use language in chapter five to develop atmosphere and pace?
The chapter highlights the haunting guilt, fear, revulsion and shame that Victor feels as a result of his scientific success. It is too late, however, to realize that the door that he opened…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What is an anti-robinsonade?And how is it different from a robinsonade?
Robinsonade is a genre in literature that was named after the book of Robinson Crusoe. In this story, the protagonist uses his wits to survive, and he also uses his proper, cultural upbringing to…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What adjectives would you use to describe characters in To Kill a Mockingbird? Atticus (3…
Atticus is brave, patient and clever. He supports Tom, he doesn’t punish Scout when she’s bad, and he proves Tom is innocent. Scout is explosive, intelligent, and insightful in the end. She wants…
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- CHEMISTRY
How do chemists produce the cleaning fluid carbon tetrachloride from methane?
Most of the carbon tetrachloride produced is used in the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other chlorinated hydrocarbons. The global production has decreased and will continue to…
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- BUSINESS
How does the government influence oligopolistic behavior? or Describe how the ice cream…
Since government by nature becomes more oligarchic if not checked, it encourages the same in business. However, businesses that engage in oligarchies across an industry, otherwise described as…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What are the key themes in Chapters 3 and 5 of “The Great Gatsby”?
Chapter 3 reiterates Gatsby’s mysterious nature, the question of his wealth and where he gets his money. Gatsby works hard not to be on anyone’s “hit list”–he doesn’t like conflict. This is…
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- KING LEAR
Why does Albany cede the kingdom to Edgar and Kent at the end of King Lear? Shouldn’t he, by…
You are right, of course. By rights, Albany would have the strongest claim to the crown by the end of the play. However, let us briefly consider the Duke of Albany and his role in the play. He is…
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- LITERATURE
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- LITERATURE
Give a short account of British poetic drama in the 20th Century.
I can do “English Verse Drama in the 20th Century” in four words: it didn’t catch on. Writers in English tend constantly to hark back to Shakespeare. And early in the 20th century, everyone was…
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- THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
How is Enkidu a parable of culture in The Gilgamesh Epic?
Enkidu can be considered a parable of culture in microcosm — the story of the slow civilization of humanity as told through the lifetime of one man. There are many lessons about living in…
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- THE NECKLACE
In “The Necklace” how are the things that Madame Loisel values different from what her husband…
Madame Loisel values materialistic possessions, the idea of being admired and loved for being beautiful and having beautiful things. Because of this, “Mathilde suffered ceaselessly, feeling…
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- THE LOTTERY
I would like a thesis statement for my paragraph about the significance of the setting in “The…
Ms. Jackson’s description of the town and the people who live there create ‘safe’ and ‘familiar’ images that most Americans can identify with, regardless of whether the reader actually lived in…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
shooting the elephantwere does the story take place at
British-occupied Burma in the mid 1900’s.
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, Piggy is clearly clever boy, but he is a victim too. How is he important in…
Piggy is the voice of intellect in the novel. He and his glasses both represent the thinking side of mankind. In Golding’s view that mankind is defective, each person having a beast inside of him…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
Why does Lord of the Flies begin with making friends and end in death and violence?What do you…
In the second link it explains how thoughts were changed after WWII. Before the violence of the war, most believed in the goodness of people and the world. However, after the war, Golding had a…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, Ralph is changed by his experiences on the island. How does Golding show this?
In the beginning, Ralph is just a 12 year old boy, doing what many boys would do in his situation. He plays in the warm, ocean water. Ralph grabs ahold of the one name Piggy asked not to be…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
HELP!!for a school project, can someone help me figure out what this quote means? Love is a…
Love is a smoke rais’d with the fume of sighsBeing purg’d, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes;Being vex’d, a sea nourish’d with loving tears.What is it else? a madness most discreet,A choking…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What age group is the novel Lord of the Flies targeted for specifically?
Lord of the Flies has traditionally been read by students in high school and middle school and this is one of the reasons why the novel has a recognizable name today. That being said, when the…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What present day actors might be able to play the roles of Mercutio, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, and…
Well, it’s an open question isn’t it? It depends how good you think the actors are. I think Romeo and Juliet are two of the hardest roles in Shakespeare, and the play as a whole is incredibly…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
In The Kite Runner, what is the significance of Amir’s dream about Baba and the bear?
When Amir returns to Afghanistan to recue Hassan’s son, Amir endures a terrible, life-threatening beating in order to save the little boy. While he recuperates in the hospital, he has a dream in…
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- WINTER DREAMS
Discuss the color symbolism in “Winter Dreams.”
In “Winter Dreams,” color motifs play an important role in communicating Fitzgerald’s themes. White is associated with wealth. When Dexter first meets Judy, she appears on the golf course with a…
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- CATHEDRAL
What is the narrator in the “Cathedral” like?
The narrator is a typical guy, in that he’s uneasy about a friend of his wife’s that she has coming over for an evening of fun. In fact, he goes so far as to smoke marijuana in front of him,…
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- BIRCHES
In Robert Frost’s “Birches,” how is climbing birches a metaphor for life?
“Birches” is a very complex poem subject to many interpretations. It is characterized by antitheses, including imagination/reality and youth/adulthood. In surveying birch trees that have been bent…
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- THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO
In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” does Harry love his wife, despite his saying that he does not love…
Harry does not love his wife. He treats her less harshly as he approaches death, but he does not love her. At some point in their marriage, “the woman” became for Harry both the cause and the…
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- THE GIVER
What happened to Roberto, in The Giver?
Roberto was an old man, living in the separate housing for older people. When Jonas went there to volunteer, he learned that Roberto had recently been released. They had had a celebration of his…
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- THE SKY IS GRAY
Would you say James is a man in the story “The Sky is Gray”? Why or why not?
James is a young boy on the verge of adolescence when the story occurs. His mother loves her son but she is more concerned wit teaching him tough moral lessons to make him “strong”. At the…
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
How would someone describe “diction” in The Catcher in the Rye? What does this mean?
The term “diction” is a literary term that refers to the author’s choice of specific words. For instance, an author might choose one word over another, even though both words mean essentially the…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby, why does Daisy not call Nick?
Actually, Daisy does call Nick in Chapter 7. First, Gatsby calls for Daisy, inviting Nick to Daisy’s house the next day for lunch. He mentions that Jordan Baker will be there. Thirty minutes later,…
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- THROUGH THE TUNNEL
In “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, how does the plot relate to the theme?
The plot of the story consists of the series of related events concerning Jerry, his mother, and the minor characters. The events develop one or more conflicts in the story. As these events unfold…
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- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Death of a Salesman explores memories. Can memories be managed and used for a deliberate…
In the play, Miller manages Willy’s memories to reveal his past and explain his character. Through Willy’s memories, we grow to understand what his life has been and why. For instance, it is…
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- HISTORY
Which Russian Czar encouraged the pogroms against Jews?
There were several czars who instituted pogroms (or mob violence) against the Jews. The two czars most associated with these attacks were Czar Alexander III and his son, the last czar, Nicolas II….
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What are five differences between the two film adaptations of “Romeo and Juliet”?What are five…
The first version was the 1968 version with Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. The 1996 version has Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. One difference is that they drive around in cars and have…
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- MATH
Graphing:During her free time, Jill baby-sits the neighborhood children. She charges $4.50 for…
Create the Formula Let TC = Cost of X hours of Baby Sitting Let C = Cost per hour or Cost of any fraction of an hour From the data given in the question C = $4.50. Therefore, the TC = C *…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
how can my boyfriend get custody of his son when he has a criminal record, but has completly…
Child custody laws vary from state to state, but generally speaking it is only a court that can grant a change in custody or approve a change in a parenting plan. It might be difficult to get a…
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- DEAD MEN’S PATH
What is the ideology of Michael Obi?
This story is about a young man and his dream of modernizing a school in Africa. He has been chosen because of his energy and enthusiasm. He wants to make a difference and bring a new ideology of…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What do the flies in Lord of the Flies represent?Does “the flies” represent how people seem to be…
The pig’s head is the Lord of the Flies. It represents anarchy. It’s also considered Beelzebub. The flies could be considered the followers. Just as Jack has finally split the boys into two…
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- A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO
What does Grandma catch with the cheese in A Long Way From Chicago?
Grandma catches catfish with the cheese. Grandma catches the catfish in traps, which are actually illegal in Illinois. Nonetheless, she has a series of traps set at various places along Salt…
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- A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Describe the relationship between Mama and Walter in the play “A Raisin in the Sun”?
There is a power struggle going on between Mama and Walter that infuses the entire play with tension between the two. Walter is in his 30’s and still lives with his mother along with his wife and…
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- THE NAMESAKE
What are the themes of “The Namesake” and explain how they are significant to the title.
Identity: Gogol struggles throughout the novel with his dual identity – American and Bengali. He changes his name in an effort to do away with any negative connotation there is with the origin of…
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- THE WESTING GAME
In The Westing Game, what dilemma did the tenants face as they awoke on the third snowbound morning?
The dilemma that the tenants of Sunset Towers face is whether or not they should share their clues to Sam Westing’s inheritance game. They have been trapped for three days with no phone service,…
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- ROBERT FROST
What would be an appropriate interpretation for Robert Frost’s poem, “An Old Man’s Winter Night”…
Certainly, young readers would sense the aloneness of the old man. Although they might simply attribute this aloneness to his being by himself, those with single grandfathers would understand the…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Why do you think Shakespeare’s works have been included in the curriculum for decades?I just…
I think that there are many students who share your views, but I will try to convince you that reading Shakespeare is a worthwhile endeavour. While language has changed, the central themes that run…
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- CRISPIN: THE CROSS OF LEAD
In Crispin: The Cross of Lead, how did Bear get captured by John Aycliffe and why?
Bear was gathering up conspirators for an overthrow rebellion in the wake of Lord Furnival’s death. He had successfully met with many and was on the verge of meeting with others when he was spotted…
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- FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER
What three important events happen in Chapters 7 and 8 in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil…
Three important events that happen in Chapter 7 are: Claudia and Jamie go to the post office and rent a post office box for four dollars and fifty cents. Jamie rents the box under the name of…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What does Slim say and do througout the book?
When exactly? In the entire novel? Here are the basics: In chapter 2, Slim is introduced as the unspoken leader of all the men on the ranch. His word is law and all of the other members of the…
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- THE DARK CHILD
In The Dark Child, how is culture involved in Camera Laye’s coming-of-age?
Culture affects Camera Laye’s coming-of-age in two major ways. First, in the tradition of his people, the Malinke, he receives the title of “adult” after a ritual circumcision at age fifteen. This…
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- THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER
What is life like for an orphan during Queen Elizabeth’s reign?
In a word, hard. Life was hard enough already in this time, what with war, the threat of poverty, and plague moving through the land periodically. To strip away a child’s primary chance of…