Why did the population grow more quickly in the New England colonies than in the Southern colonies?

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HISTORY

What was the Babylonian economy based on?

The Babylonian economy relied on two principles: agricultural surplus and trade. The kingdom was very adept at controlling the waterways through irrigation and dyke systems. The control of the…

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SCIENCE

What are the differences between genes and characteristics?

The term gene refers to a fundamental unit of heredity, whereas the term characteristic refers to the outward expression of the information contained within these fundamental units of heredity….

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BATTLE ROYAL

How can I analyze the symbolic purpose of the naked blonde in “Battle Royal” by Ellison? What…

The story “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison, although originally published as a stand-alone story, eventually evolved into the first chapter of Ellison’s novel The Invisible Man. It is the story…

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HEALTH

What are some challenges mentally ill patients face in the hospital?

Since there are different levels of mental illness, there are different levels of challenges as well. However, there are some challenges that would be universally an issue, no matter what type or…

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LIAM O’FLAHERTY

Who was Liam O’Flaherty?

Liam O’Flaherty was an Irish literary and political figure who lived from 1896 to 1984. He was born in a remote village in the Aran Islands of Ireland to a family that was not well off. He was…

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SCIENCE

What are the names of four different types of fossil fuel required to run different kinds of…

The names of different fossil fuels required to run different types of engines are: Petrol or gasoline diesel coal Compressed natural gas (CNG) Aviation fuel Gasoline based engines are used in…

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RUDYARD KIPLING

Compare Rikki with Nag and his wife according to the writer’s descriptions and characteristics.

Rikki and the two cobras are alike in that they are powerful and quick, and they engage in strategic thinking. When Rikki attacks Nag in the bathroom, the five-foot-long snake begins to shake him…

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SCIENCE

What are the steps of transcription?

The double helix of DNA contains our hereditary information in a sequence of nucleotides that make up various genes. Genes direct the production of proteins that produce the traits seen in an…

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SCIENCE

How would we expect a desert sandstone to be different from a beach sandstone? Please include…

To properly respond to this question, it is important to realize that sandstone is a type of sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rock is composed of a variety of materials which include pieces of rock,…

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

What are the advantages and disadvantages of progress, individual or collective? How is this…

Through his characterization of Pip, Charles Dickens illustrates his own terror of poverty in an industrial/materialistic society that in its progress trapped the poor in wretched circumstances…

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THE GREAT GATSBY

What is Daisy’s American Dream?

Daisy in The Great Gatsby both has her own “American Dream,” and represents one to both Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, her husband. To begin with, “American Dream” is a commonly used phrase, but not…

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SCIENCE

Some long bones have red bone marrow. Why?

Marrow is a red, soft, semi-solid (gelatinous) substance that is found in the axial skeleton. Marrow is very vascular and surrounded with blood vessels and capillaries. There are two kinds of…

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SCIENCE

A box rests motionless on the ground. One student is pushing the box to the right with a force of…

The box will move according to the second Newton’s Law: F⃗ =ma⃗ F→=ma→ , where F⃗ F→ is the net force acting on the box, m is the mass of the box and a⃗ a→ is the acceleration. The net force on…

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REFERENCE

I need to write an essay on a historical event that makes it seem like I’m there. My topic is the…

From the sounds of it, your essay is going to resemble a piece of historical fiction. Your setting, events, and possible surrounding people are real, but your character isn’t necessarily real….

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MATH

55, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 70 Mean = 63 S.d = 4.133 M.a.d = 3.25 The question is asking to find…

We need a set of numbers whose mean is 65 and whose m.a.d. (mean absolute deviation) is 6.5. Suppose the set has 8 numbers. Then the sum of the absolute values of the differences of the values and…

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SCIENCE

What is the chemical formula when calcium carbonate and a magnesium ribbon are mixed?

The result would be a single replacement chemistry reaction, where the magnesium would replace the calcium, producing magnesium carbonate and calcium. The reaction would look something like this:…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

Explain and contrast the key features of micro and macro models of sociology.

Sociology is a wide field of study dedicated to the study of human interaction, systems, policies, rules, and individual human phenomena. It is a study of massive proportions, for which the field…

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A DOLL’S HOUSE

What would happen to a woman in nineteenth-century Norway if she left her husband like Nora did…

Life in 19th century Norway is key to this question, as while Nora has been simultaneously praised and condemned for her individuality and decision-making prowess in A Doll’s House, the reality…

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THE CRUCIBLE

How do the people (particularly Hale) of the town treat Tituba after she “confesses” her…

Before Tituba has confessed, her master, Reverend Parris threatens to “take [her] out and whip [her] to [her] death” if she does not confess, and Mr. Putnam shouts, “This woman must be hanged!” As…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

What is the difference between change in demand and change in quantity demanded?

The difference between a change in demand and a change in quantity demanded is that the first is a movement in the entire demand curve while the second is a movement along a given demand curve. In…

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THINGS FALL APART

Where do we see signs of personal agency in Things Fall Apart?

Throughout Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo consistently demonstrates his personal agency over the events of his life. Even though Okonkwo and the rest of his Igbo clansmen are willing…

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ARABY

What is the significance of the phrase “English accent” in the story, “Araby?”

The English accents of the three people in the stall at the bazaar in James Joyce’s “Araby” reveal to the narrator that they are from England rather than from exotic Arabia. “Araby” is a form of…

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SCIENCE

How many pairs of electrons are shared by the carbon atom with each chlorine atom in the…

Carbon tetrachloride has the formula CCl4. Carbon is the central atom. It shares one pair of electron with each of the four chlorine atoms, forming four single bonds. This completes the octet for…

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THINGS FALL APART

How would you characterize the relationship between Okonkwo and Nwoye as tragic in Chinua…

In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, the relationship between Okonkwo and his son Nwoye is tragic because they ultimately become estranged. Even before their estrangement, their relationship is…

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SCIENCE

How do plants respire at night?

Plants have a series of light-dependent and light-independent reactions to respire. In the absence of light (at night), plants must rely on their light-independent reactions to respire. The…

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OF MICE AND MEN

How does Steinbeck explores theme of loneliness in his setting and language in Of Mice and Men?

It all begins with the opening line, when it says A few miles south of Soledad First, “Soledad” is the Spanish word for “solitude”, which in Spanish has the same connotation as the word…

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SCIENCE

What makes microbiology interesting as an area of life sciences?

Life sciences include all the areas of science that deals with living organisms. Microbiology is a sub-discipline of life sciences that deals with microscopic organisms (organisms too small to be…

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AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE

What situation does Peyton Farquhar face in the first part of the story?

The opening scene of story sets Peyton Farquhar on the Owl Creek Bridge with his neck in a noose and his hands bound behind him. The reader is told that he is a civilian, so he/she is left to…

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SCIENCE

Is any sound heard upon heating zinc nitrate?

While zinc nitrate itself is noncombustible, it has properties that accelerate a fire when heated. It also has the potential to cause explosions, if the combustible material it is applied to is…

HISTORY

Why did the pilgrims decide to stay in Plymouth rather than return home to England?

The decision by the pilgrims to settle in Plymouth instead of going back to England was based on a combination of different factors which include the following: The pilgrims were escaping the harsh…

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HISTORY

What are some methods that have been used to gain independence?

Methods used to achieve independence are classified into two; Violent action Non-violent action Violent action included physical confrontation between the colonialists and the people in the…

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SCIENCE

What is the formula for finding the force of friction?

Friction is a force that opposes motion between two forces sliding past each other. There are two types of frictional forces. Static friction FsFs is the force that must be overcome for an object…

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PORPHYRIA’S LOVER

In addition to being Porphyria’s former lover, how would you characterize the speaker of this poem?

I would characterize the speaker of this poem as an unstable person, someone who is out of touch with reality, and a murderer. The speaker is gratified and surprised to learn that Porphyria…

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HARRISON BERGERON

How is Harrison Bergeron’s distorted notion of equality related to No Child Left Behind?

In the society of 2025, the method by which everyone has been made “equal” is analogous to the methods of ensuring that “No Child is Left Behind.” With No Child Left Behind, in order to to make…

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HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

What was Henry Longfellow’s most inspirational line?

I have always liked this line from his poem “The Ladder of St. Augustine” The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions…

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LITERATURE

What do personification, alliteration and simile mean?

Personification is where something that isn’t alive is given human qualities. For example: The wind whispered in her ear. The wind cannot physically whisper because it does not have a voice, but by…

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FRANKENSTEIN

Why was it wrong for Victor to create the bride for his monster?

One could argue that it was wrong for Victor to begin the creation of a bride for the following reasons: Victor has not fully taken responsibility for the first creature, so it would be…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What passages in chapters 28-31 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird deal with forms of racism?

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, racism is definitely not a central theme in chapters 28 through 31. Instead, the conflict of prejudice concerning Arthur (Boo) Radley is resolved, making…

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OF MICE AND MEN

In the book Of Mice and Men, what happens to Curley after he attacks Lennie?

In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie take a job as ranch hands in order to eventually save up their earnings to buy their own ranch where they will raise rabbits….

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SCIENCE

A porter carries a 5 kg mass on his head and the area of the contact between the mass and his…

Hello! The pressure, by definition, is the force divided by the area at which it acts (perpendicularly), P=FA.P=FA. Here F=mgF=mg where FF is given and gg is the acceleration of (Earth’s, I believe)…

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BUSINESS

What transaction or accounts are to be recorded as journal vouchers?

A journal voucher is an accounting process that is used in processing journal or accounting entries. It serves the purpose of authorizing, correcting and tracking business transactions by providing…

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THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” where in the story does Montresor tell his servants not to leave?

In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, the story begins with Montresor explaining to the reader that revenge on Fortunato is foremost on his mind. The reader is only told…

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GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL

According to Diamond’s findings, in Guns, Germs, and Steel, what separates the “winners” from…

In Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond does not really use the terms “winners” and “losers.” However, we can clearly apply these terms to different groups of people in the world. To…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What are ten descriptions of the Maycomb Courthouse in Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?

The Maycomb Courthouse resembled the Arlington Courthouse (1). It had huge concrete pillars that supported a light roof; these were still standing after it burnt in 1856 (2). The southern porch…

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CHARLES

What are the vocabulary words for the story “Charles” by Shirley Jackson?

“Charles” is a short story often used in upper elementary to middle school classes to teach about character or as a humorous short story example. Keeping this in mind, here are some vocabulary…

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HISTORY

What were all Galileo’s achievements?

Galileo was a Tuscan astronomer, physicist, mathematician, inventor and philosopher who was most famous for his idea of a heliocentric universe. The heliocentric universe was the idea that the sun,…

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CHARLES

What are some important vocabulary words for Shirley Jackson’s short story “Charles?”

The short story “Charles” contains many interesting, upper elementary vocabulary words that are important to the story. In the very first sentence of the story for example, the word renounced is…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

Who is more genuinely in love, Romeo or Juliet?

Juliet. I think Juliet is more genuinely in love. That doesn’t mean I think that Romeo is not in love. I think he is absolutely in love with Juliet. He is in love with her in the same way that…