What would be a good public policy issue for a law elective?
- HOOT
In Hoot, who is the barefooted boy that Roy chases through the golf course?
This boy is Beatrice’s brother. We are given the nickname “Mullet Fingers” early in the book. But we just barely learn the boy’s real name toward the end of the book. Napoleon Bridger is a name…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What would be a good public policy issue for a law elective?
There are so many public policy issues for a law elective, I hardly know where to begin! Taxation is a big public policy issue. It was prominent in the last election, when Obama promised not to…
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- REFERENCE
Where are arid regions located in India?Are there major cities in those regions?
The most arid region in India would be located in the Northwestern Corner of India called Rajasthan. This area borders Pakistan and is probably the most dry region in India. Waterfall is scarce…
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- AENEID
When Camilla is introduced near the end of Book VII, what figure from the wall painting in Juno’s…
The answer is Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons. Here’s how Fitzgerald translates the relevant passage from Book I: Then, leading the battalion of Amazons, With half-moon shields, he saw…
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- TANGERINE
Metaphors of Life (you will have need to have read Tangerine by Edward Bloor) Paul’s subdivision…
Paul’s life is full of deceptive appearances, just like Lake Windsor. On the surface, all appears to be perfect, but below the surface, there are ugly problems. The fire burning in his life is his…
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- FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER
In The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, why do you think Claudia would not admit that…
I think that Claudia would not admit that she had said the words “hide out in” because she did not want to admit to being wrong, but was too focused on the matter at hand to really think about what…
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- HISTORY
What was religion tied to in England that people wanted to get away from and create a new life?
Unlike the United States and some other countries, England had and still has an official state religion. Depending on the period in question, England was either Catholic or Anglican, until it…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, what is the major city Jim and Huck pass as…
Huck and Jim travel downriver hoping to intercept the Ohio river in Illinois which would signify their arrival in the free states. They miss the city of Cairo because of fog, and continue…
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- SOPHIE’S CHOICE
Discuss Sophie and Hanna’s shame and guilt in Sophie’s Choice by William Styron and The Reader by…
Both female protagonists have powerful experiences in the idea of public shame and private guilt. Sophie’s experience of guilt is a private hell where she sees herself as perpetrator of the death…
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- THE FOUNTAINHEAD
In “The Fountainhead,” what does Ayn Rand show regarding society’s ultimate response to the great…
Ayn Rand placed extreme importance on the power of man’s mind, on the genius of the logical mind and self as the main source of fulfillment, success, progress and comfort that exists in enlightened…
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- SCIENCE
How does an endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes assist each other by working together?
The ribosomes manufacture proteins for the cell and the organism. This process is called protein synthesis. Basically the DNA sends mRNA to the ribosomes to “tell” the ribosomes what protein to…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
In The Most Dangerous Game, what internal conflict plagues Zaroff and why do you believe this to…
Richard Connell writes in his “The Most Dangerous Game” that for General Zaroff …hunting had ceased to be what you call ‘a sporting proposition.’ It had become too easy. I always got my…
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- A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA
Which characters are bad influences on Ged in A Wizard of Earthsea?
I think the biggest “bad influence” on Ged in the whole novel is actually Jasper, the other mage-in-training at Roke. But you need to be careful with terming him as a bad influence, because it is…
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- HISTORY
How did Columbus’s “Encounter” change history and affect the world?
As the first documented European visitor to the New World, consider what he brought west and took back home with him. He and his men introduced diseases that ravaged the native populations,…
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- THE READER
Why do we end up feeling sorry for Hanna?She is rude and abrupt towards Micheal and lets…
We end up empathizing with Hanna because of her pathetic nature. She played a role in the murder of innocents and values social judgments about literacy over a moral sense of right and wrong….
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- THE CAY
In chapter 16 how did Phillip discover the cay was recovering after the storm? List 4 things such…
Because Phillip cannot see, he learns about how the island is recovering after the hurricane in indirect ways. First, the day after the storm, Phillip feels the warm sun on his face and hears the…
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- THE CALL OF THE WILD
What puzzled Buck when he stepped onto the deck of the Narwhal in Call of the Wild?
When Buck stepped onto the deck of the Narwhal, he stepped into “a white mushy something very like mud”. He was puzzled, because it was the first time he had seen snow. Buck had been raised in the…
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- HER FIRST BALL
What is the last part of “Her First Ball”? Because I need to finish my summary.Katherine…
Written with the tempo of a waltz, Katherine Mansfield’s “Her First Ball” relates the bittersweetness of growing up. Upon her arrival at the ball, the main character Leila is thrilled with the…
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- COLD SASSY TREE
What are Ms.Love’s specific characteristics and/or actions that contribute to changes in Cold Sassy?
Miss Love is a an adventuresome soul who is not afraid to speak up, but when the town’s shun her with disapproval even though she is hurt she puts on a brave face.She might cry at home, but she…
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- THE CHOCOLATE WAR
Jerry places a poster in his locker that says,”Do I dare disturb the universe?” What does it mean?
The poster is, indeed, a neat bit of foreshadowing, and could be seen as a commentary on Jerry Renault’s subconscious character. It was an interesting choice of poster for a boy whose mother has…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What actually happens when Jack, Roger and Maurice raid Ralph, Piggy and the twins?”Lord of the…
In Chapter 8 of “The Lord of the Flies” because of the riff between Ralph and Piggy and the twins and the other boys with Jack, Ralph and Piggy commence moving the fire to the seashore. Disturbed…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
How does Miller make John Proctor such a vividly dramatic character in The Crucible? In you…
John Proctor is a very human character who undergoes the type of evolution reserved for more than human characters in literature. At the start of the play, Proctor is painfully human. He engages…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In “The Crucible” how does Miller make you sympathize here with these two unhappily married…
One way that Miller helps us to sympathize with these two is through the simple fact that they are struggling so hard to get along, and fail so miserably. We feel really bad for them! It starts…
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- ATLAS SHRUGGED
In Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged,” who is John Galt?
Literal answer: The enigmatic key character in Ayn Rand’s book “Atlas Shrugged.” He is a genius who invented a motor that functions with revolutionary technology, that would have entirely changed…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What does the legislative branch do?
In federal and state government, the legislative branch’s primary function is to make laws, (to legislate means to make laws),but in the federal government, the legislature has a few other…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What does the Secretary of State do?
The Secretary of State (I am assuming you mean of the United States) is our nation’s chief diplomat. Basically, he/she is responsible for implementing foreign policy on behalf of the President of…
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- SCIENCE
I really want to say everything, but that would not be correct. After going through the transplant evaluation process for my husband, I was amazed at what I learned. The liver removes toxic…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Which of the characters in “Fahrenheit 451” defies the status quo? Explain how and why, citing…
As every version of the book is different, I can’t give you the page number, but I can refer to which part of each section that might help you. The most obvious example of someone who defies the…
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- MONSTER
What are the major events of the book Monster and what is the conclusion of the book Monster by…
In the novel Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, the protagonist, Steve Harmon, is telling his own story (therefore, first-person narration) in play form. He is incarcerated and awaiting trial….
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
In chapter 8 what is the double irony in Gene’s comment that Finny has had no practice in…
The double irony in Gene’s comment of Chapter 8 of “A Separate Peace” is this: 1. Gene suspects Finny of deception when, in reality, Finny has no deception in him. For instance, when Gene fails a…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
In Chapter 8 of A Separate Peace, what does the dual nature of Devon’s architecture reflect?
The dual nature of Devon’s architecture reflects the divided nature of the school itself. The author explains, “The school had been largely rebuilt with a massive bequest from an oil family some…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
Mary Shelley incorporates nature many times throughout Frankenstein. List some examples and…
Shelley, like most Romantic writers, uses nature to represent characters’ emotions or state of mind and to reflect the morality or immorality of characters’ actions. Examples: 1. The novel begins…
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- THE BOOK THIEF
In “The Book Thief” how would the novel be different if Liesel didn’t have nightmares about her…
One way that it would be different is that we wouldn’t get to see such an endearing, kind and loving side of Liesel’s foster father, Hans. Every single night he wakes himself from slumber to go…
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- THE SCARLET IBIS
Who are the main characters in The Scarlet Ibis?
The main characters are Doodle and Brother. Ironically, neither one uses his actual name during the story. Doodle has a real name—William Armstrong—but his brother says it is the kind of name…
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- BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
How does John escape from the wild dogs?
There are two stages in the story where dogs are mentioned. Firstly, when John has reached the City of the Gods, he sees a dog who obviously begins to hunt John: “he looked at me as if I were…
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- AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
In the book Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, where are Aouda’s relatives?
Phileas Fogg and his hapless partner, Passepartout, rescue young Aouda from the funeral pyre of her late husband, planning to find her a home with a suitable relative. None are to be found in the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What do the little boys believe that they have seen?in the book “Lord of the Flies” (ch. 7)…
The little boys (or “little uns”) “see” what they refer to as a “beastie.” What this beastie is is not quite revealed in the story. It’s described as a snake-like thing by some of the boys. Other…
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- REFERENCE
What is the etymology of the words despotism and kinship?
Despot in English can be traced to 1562, meaning “absolute ruler,” It was derived from the Latin despota, which itself came from the Greek despotes “master of a household, lord, absolute ruler.” It…
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- ANTIGONE
What happens to Ismene at the end of Antigone? Her fate is a bit unclear.
I often receive this question from my own students upon our reading of Antigone. I think as modern audiences we are accustomed to all characters finding some resolution at the end of a story. But…
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- MACBETH
Is Lady Macbeth more of a man than Macbeth?Hi, the play of ‘Macbeth’, would you say that Lady…
Whenever a reader critiques a literary work, he/she must always consider the time period in which this work has been written. For instance, in Shakespearean times, there was no woman suffrage or…
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- MACBETH
Please fill in the blanks after the colons in regards to Act I of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.When…
When meeting the witches, Macbeth: is immediately interested and says, “stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more” (1.3.70). Originally, he wonders why he is given the title Thane of Cawdor when…
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- BUSINESS
What is statistical planning employed in sales forecasting?
Statistical planning entails the collection of data and the analysis of this information. Statistical planning is a direct result of statistical inference, and statistical inference is basically…
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- RUDYARD KIPLING
The moral values of courage, independence, and embodying principled behavior seem to be the overriding themes of Kipling’s “If.” The opening lines stress the idea of individuals being able to…
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- HAING NGOR
Author says Haing ‘was a taxi driver’. Dith Pran did this also. Big coincidence / or not true?
After conducting a bit more research, there are sources that do point out that Haing S. Ngor did pretend to be a cab driver in addition to being an uneducated farmer. This might have been…
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- THE SEAFARER
In the poem “The Seafarer,” what contrast is established by the “yet” in line 58?
In the preceding part of the poem, the speaker is referring constantly to the suffering that seafarers undergo. He speaks of “fear” and of wondering what “Fate has willed and will do.” He admits…
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- AESOP
What happen to the little boy the last time he cried wolf and nobody came to help him?
The little boy was ashamed and embarrassed because the sheep were scattered,and the wolf had attacked. After amusing himself by getting the townspeople to run out of their houses a couple of times…
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- COLD SASSY TREE
How does Grandpa’s behavior change as a result of his second marriage?
Grandpa is introduced as a man who is set in his ways, used to getting what he wants, and cheap. When he marries Love Simpson, however, the family is outraged by the uncharacteristic things he…
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- JULIA ALVAREZ
In “Liberty,” does Mr. Victor move in with the family too?
In this story of a family suffering persecution and under surveillance because of their lack of support for the president of their country, Mr. Victor, the American consul, is a close friend of the…
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- BLESS ME, ULTIMA
Antonio’s DreamsI have a project due Friday on Bless Me, Ultima, and I haven’t read it. I need an…
I realize this student’s assignment was due a long time ago, and I like her honesty about not having read the material. Do keep in mind that we are a tutoring service, and we aren’t here to do…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Identity What are elements that you consider make up ones identity?
Some of the elements that help to comprise one’s identity would be psychological experiences, cultural interactions, as well as location of one’s existence. These are but a few of the elements…