Who is the outsider in “Desiree’ s Baby”?
- DÉSIRÉE’S BABY
Who is the outsider in “Desiree’ s Baby”?
Determining the outsider in “Desiree’s Baby” depends on ones point-of-view. We will look at a few different possibilities depending on different personal interpretations of the question. Desiree:…
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- HISTORY
After the Civil War, why was America uniquely situated at this time for an industrial revolution?
In my opinion, the US was well situated to have an industrial revolution at this time because it was already a fairly advanced country but it, at the same time, had a number of factors that were…
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- PEACE LIKE A RIVER
How is Reuben’s character in Peace Like a River influenced by his ailment (severe case of…
Leif Enger’s coming-of-age novel Peace Like a River is a story of many things, including miracles. Reuben is the first and most significant miracle in the novel, and it is he who narrates this…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Is Verbal Communication defined as a language as a system for communicating meaning? Nonverbal…
In general verbal communication refers to communication using speech. The verbal communication may be contrasted with written communication. Both verbal and written communication make use of…
- JULIUS CAESAR
Explain the disagreement that Brutus and Cassius have about the battle strategy?
Brutus wants to march to Phillipi. In other words, he want to take to battle to them. Cassius wants to stay put and let the battle come to them. Cassius believes that if they stay where they are,…
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- THE OTHER TWO
Was the story comical in any way?
In “The Other Two,” Wharton exhibits the more comic aspects of divorce. She describes none of the anguish and grief of Alice’s previous marriages, and, in fact, suggests that Alice may have…
- MACBETH
What is the effect of what the Witches tell each other in the beginning of scene 3 in Act 1? And…
This is a very thoughtful question. The witches do tell a few stories about what they are up to outside the events surrounding Macbeth here at the opening of Act I, scene iii. The main reason…
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- THE OTHER TWO
The subject of divorce was a serious subject for Edith Wharton and the repercussions of average people were enormous from the effects of divorce. People often did not know how to treat divorced…
- HISTORY
Could FDR have gotten divorced?affair with Lucy Mercer
He could have, but it would not have been good for him. In these days, divorce was possible, but it was difficult. If his wife could prove he had been having an affair, she could have divorced…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In part II of Fahrenheit 451, Faber offers to do something for Guy Montag as he goes to sleep…
In this part of the story, Guy Montag has been to Professor Faber’s house. He wants Faber to do something to help him disrupt, or even overthrow the society that they are living in. As he was…
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- THE OTHER TWO
What was society like at the time of The Other Two?
When Wharton published “The Other Two” in 1904, divorce was unusual, and sometimes scandalous, because adultery was the usual complaint in divorce cases (the complaint that Wharton herself was…
- FAHRENHEIT 451
In part II of Fahrenheit 451, Faber says that Christ has basically become what now?
What Faber says about Christ is that Christ has become “part of the family.” When he says “family” he means the families that are in the shows that are on the parlour walls — like the ones that…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451, briefly explain the significance of each of the three section’s titles:”The…
“The Hearth and the Salamander” refers to Montag’s job (the salamander) and his home (hearth–which interestingly enough, historically, was the center of the home at the fire). Referring to his…
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- SCIENCE
What would happen if the cell membrane were fully permeable to all substances in the cell’s…
Interesting question. If the membrane were fully permeable to all substances, then anything could enter the cell. This would upset the balance between the cell’s contents and the outside…
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- HISTORY
What is the difference between a federal union (as interpreted in the 1700s) and a national union?
The difference has to do with how much power the national government has relative to the state governments. A national union (as the name implies) has a strong national government so that all the…
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- RUINED
In Lynn Nottage’s Ruined, identify a significant symbol.
I would say that Mama Nadi’s brothel is a significant symbol in the drama. The conventional view of a brothel is a place of dehumanization, of significant belittling and an arena where…
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- HISTORY
How did the settlers in the 1600s New World describe the new land they found?
That depends on who you asked and where they had settled. The initial settlers, in Virginia and Massachusetts, had different views upon their arrival. In Virginia, they chose Jamestown as a…
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- HISTORY
How was the American Reconstruction Period considered a success?
Overall it was considered a failure, but that didn’t mean there weren’t parts of it that were successful. For one thing, the Reconstruction Era from 1865-1877 successfully amended the Constitution…
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- THE LOTTERY
Rituals and Human Behavior I need help coming up with a thesis statement for a 7 page essay on…
Your thesis statement largely depends on what you intend to say about rituals and human behavior, what position you intend to take. I’m assuming, since the question is asked in “The Lottery”…
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- MATH
Under what conditions would you use graphing, elimination, and substitution?
We solve equations by the method of graphing or by solving. The method of solution is our choice. Graphing helps our visual grasp. But accuracy requires solving of the equations. The linear…
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, how long is the action of the novel?
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird takes place over a two year period (or slightly longer). Scout, the narrator, begins the story when she is six years old and is eight when the story ends. The…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
What is it about Fortunato that makes him fall prey to Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado”?
To me, there is one thing about Fortunato that we can see clearly and one that we have to guess at. Both of these seem to have some role in making him fall prey to Montresor. The clearly evident…
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- POETRY
What is the Yeats poem “Words” about?From the book of poetry The Green Helmet and Other Poems by…
Every poem speaks specifically to each reader, but this is how I see the meaning of the poem. Yeats (or the speaker) is writing about “writing.” He recalls a time when his “darling” could not…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Do you enjoy being outdoors, why or why not?I need an answer before 4:30 P.M. today.
I have always enjoyed being outdoors. I feel that being outdoors, especially when I am out in a natural setting, refreshes me and makes me feel happier and less stressed. My favorite outdoor…
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- OTHELLO
Describe Desdemona’s personality (and what actress might portray that personality)? Quote a few…
The previous poster described Desdemona’s incredible loyalty and her unwillingness to even consider infidelity as a possible cause for Othello’s rage. Because of this, she cannot begin to figure…
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- REFERENCE
If you could possess any one talent or ability, what would you choose and why?If you could…
This is surely something that would be better for you to answer yourself because whatever I or anyone else says might not really fit your situation… But anyway… If I could possess any talent…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
Explain what Orwell means by, “When the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom that he…
What I would talk about here is how Orwell and others like him would have surrendered their freedom when they become colonizers. In other words, I would look at things other than the decision to…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What is the main theme of the book Of Mice and Men and how does the author show it?
It is difficult to pick up just one theme that Steinbeck is trying to portray in the novel because there are several important ones. One of them is the conflict between idealism and reality,…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
How would you describe the mood in “The Cask of Amontillado”?
Your question was somewhat confused, so I have edited it to focus on the mood in general in this excellent short story. The mood in this story is one that is sinister, threatening and disturbing as…
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- GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE
What are the similarities between “Good Country People” and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “My Kinsman,…
In the Hawthorne short story, the main character, Robin, comes from the country to seek out his relative, Major Molineux, in hopes that this relative can help him find work. Robin is a type of…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What are examples of Romeo being selfish, superficial, and impulsive in Romeo and Juliet.
As the previous poster pointed out, he certainly doesn’t consider the things that Juliet will have to deal with if they get married, but this is somewhat easier to understand because both of them…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
What are Chaucer’s motives behind his peculiar shifts in narration in The Canterbury Tales?
One of the things that helped Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to stand out from much of the literature of the time was in fact these changes in perspective and personality from the various narrators or…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
When did they buy their last tv wall?
When you say “they” I assume that you are talking about Guy and Millie Montag. If so, they bought their last TV wall not very long ago at all. Specifically, they bought it only two months before…
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- RELIGION
What does Buddha mean when he says, “In separateness lies the world’s great misery. In…
I imagine that you can interpret this in different ways, but to me, it is saying that what we human beings need most is to feel that we are one with other people — that we care for others and they…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Instead of a firehouse dog, like a dalmatian, each firehouse now has a mechanical hound. Describe…
The hound is like a robotic dog. Like a dog, the hound can track people by smell. It is programmed by the firemen to track someone based on their body chemistry. The hound is used to track down…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Why is it appropriate that the story says of Montag “He felt his body divide itself…” in…
I think that you could argue that this is the point in the story where Montag is, figuratively, becoming two different people. If so, then this is a very appropriate thing for the story to say….
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- SCIENCE
why put NaOH and copper sulphate in protein solution to test for proteins?what reactions do…
To test for proteins a BCA assay can be used. This test is performed with a stock BCA solution which contains Bicinchoninic acid, salts of sodium and Cupric sulfate pentahydrate in a solution with…
- FAHRENHEIT 451
Why does Montag assume the TV show will have a happy ending in Fahrenheit 451?
I think that Montag assumes that the show Millie is “watching” will have a happy ending because that is what would be expected in their society. Their society gives people stuff that will make…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
If 1 TV wall costs 1/3 of a fireman’s yearly pay, app. how much do you think it would cost now?…
The cost of the TV is expressed as ratio of the yearly pay of the fire man in the problem. It means whatever the amount the fire man gets , we have to multiplly that amount by 1/3 and the result…
- FAHRENHEIT 451
How many TV walls do they have in Fahrenheit 451?
Guy Montag and his wife Millie (I assume that this is who you are talking about when you say “they”) have three parlour walls on which she watches their version of TV. These are the things that…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Why is Mrs. Montag so excited about the upcoming TV show in Fahrenheit 451?
Although she does not come straight out and tell us why she is excited, it seems to me that Millie Montag is excited because she is going to get to participate in this show that is coming on soon….
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What does Montag try to tell his wife before he goes to work in Fahrenheit 451?
Looking at the rest of the questions that you and your friends are asking, I assume that you are talking about the part where Montag goes back to work the morning after Millie almost dies from the…
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- THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
How does the quote at the beginning of Chapter 11 relate to what is happening in The Secret Life…
All that work to produce one result. Both the bees and the women are working hard for a purpose. The women’s purpose is to celebrate Mary Day, or the Feast of the Assumption when Mary died and…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What does Mrs. Montag think must have happened the night before in Fahrenheit 451?
I assume that you are talking about the night when Millie almost died from taking her whole bottle of sleeping pills. If so, what she thinks must have happened is that she and Guy must have had a…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, how does the conversation about “the age of disposable tissue”…
After Millie Montag gets her stomach pumped and her blood replaced, Guy leaves the house and goes over to the McClellans’ home. He hears the words you mention. To me, they apply to what has just…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
When the story says the men leave with “their case of liquid melancholy,” what does that mean in…
Literally, what has happened here is that the men have pumped out Mildred Montag’s stomach and they have replaced her blood. They are leaving with her old blood and the contents of her stomach…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Part 1, Section 5, what do the two machines do in Fahrenheit 451?
In this part of the book, Millie Montag comes close to killing herself when she takes her whole bottle of sleeping pills all at once. Guy Montag has to call a couple of men to come and save her…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
What was the religious significance of the journey to Canterbury (in The Canterbury Tales) for…
In the General Prologue to his “Canterbury Tales,” Geoffrey Chaucer states the general motivation of the pilgrims. Then do folk long to go on pilgrimage,And palmers to go seeking out strange…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What does Montag do at the same time that the jet bombers go screaming over the house? Part 1,…
Right at the same time that the jet bombers go screaming over his house, Guy Montag is finding out what his wife Millie has done. He is finding out that she has gone and swallowed her whole bottle…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, do Huck and Jim constitue a family?
I have had to edit down your question to only include one question, according to enotes regulations. This is a great question! One of the things that is really important to focus on in this novel…