Why do people like the ending in Of Mice and Men?
- THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE
Did the student understand what the Nightingale was telling him in the story “The Nightingale and…
The answer is “no”. The story of “The Nightingale and the Rose” is, both, sad and ironic in the treatment of the themes of love, sacrifice, and altruism. There are two main characters. One is…
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- HISTORY
Does Eastern Europe accept Jews in 2015?
The general answer to your question is that Eastern Europe countries do accept the Jewish people today. While many communities in Eastern Europe no longer have the Jewish communities they once had,…
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- WILFRED OWEN
What is the central idea of Wilfred Owen’s poem “Futility”?
Wilfred Owen is best known for poetry he wrote based upon his experiences in Europe, particularly France, during World War I. “Futility” is one such poem, and as the title suggests, the speaker…
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- HAMLET
How does Hamlet’s character develop in Act 3, scene 3 when he does not kill Claudius?
Hamlet sneaks into Claudius’s room and finds the king praying. Hamlet’s play has made Claudius feel guilty for his sins, and so he is praying for forgiveness. Hamlet decides that if he kills his…
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- THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
In The Count of Monte Cristo, the sea is the cemetery of Chateau D’If. Explain this statement….
The sea is the cemetery of the Chateau D’If because that is where the bodies of dead prisoners are sent. Faria does not go in, because Dantes switches places with him when the guards aren’t…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
How do Myrtle and Tom use each other in terms of money? What is the reason behind this fake…
In the materialistic world in which they dwell, Tom Buchanan purchases Daisy with a $350,000 pearl necklace, and Daisy purchases Tom with her standing as an upper class socialite. Daisy and Tom…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
What is the significance of this play, A Doll’s House?
When Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House was published in 1879 it caused a lot of controversy for its subject matter and the way the play ended. The play showed the way Nora Helmer is treated by her…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
I need several adjectives to describe Calpurnia from To Kill A Mockingbird for a project in…
Calpurnia is a loving mother figure to Scout and Jem. She is hard on them, but it’s only because she loves them enough to have high expectations. Scout often misinterprets this as meanness, but…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
“Children may see, but they don’t comprehend.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
One of the ideas that Golding wanted to explore in his writing of the novel was the way that children would respond to being isolated and without adult influence and the rule of law and order and…
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- AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
What was the name of the town in And Then There Were None?
According to the text, the events of And Then There Were None, take place on Indian Island, off the coast of the small town of Devon. He went over in his mind, all that appeared in the papers…
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- SCIENCE
What is a general explanation of a magnetic field due to a straight current carrying conductor, a…
Hello. Lets start with magnetic field. Magnetic field: The space or region surrounding a magnet, in which another magnet experiences a force of attraction/repulsion is called magnetic field. I. Now…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What were Scout’s bad experiences in To Kill A Mockingbird?
Unfortunately, Scout has a variety of bad experiences in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. I’ll try to touch on the most important bad experiences in this answer. To begin with, one of Scout’s…
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- SCIENCE
Describe how the different organisms interact in a food chain.
At the start of any food chain is the green plants or producers. These perform photosynthesis. Then there are primary consumers which eat these green plants. When the primary consumer is a fairly…
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- SONG OF SOLOMON
Explain Magical Realism in song of Solomon by Toni Morrison.
Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon incorporates spiritual, mythical, and legendary elements into her otherwise realist narrative. This narrative is centered around the Yoruba folktale of the Africans…
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- PARADISE LOST
What is the relationship between law and morality in Paradise Lost?
It can be argued quite effectively that the law and morality are depicted as being in conflict with one another in Milton’s Paradise Lost. Two examples that can be drawn out to illustrate this…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What passages in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird show Atticus, Scout, and Jem maturing?
Since Atticus is not the protagonist of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, rather Scout is, Atticus does not do a great deal of maturing. However, like all characters in the book, Atticus must…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
What is the relationship between happiness and individuality in Brave New World?
Happiness and individuality are opposed in Brave New World. The society is predicated on the assumption that conformity and belonging to the group confers happiness and that individualism leads to…
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- THE INVISIBLE MAN
In Invisible Man, specifically in the prologue section, who are the “sleeping ones”?
Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison, tells the story of a narrator that lives within a racist white world. The narrator mentions sleepwalkers in the prologue to the novel. The prologue revolves…
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
How do the past events in Scrooge’s life influence his personality in Stave 1?
In his past we know four main things: he was sent to boarding school and was very lonely; he had a sister whom he loved dearly, but who died young; he worked as an apprentice at Fezziwig’s lending…
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- AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Jimmy Wells actually does meet Bob as promised twenty years ago when they parted at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant. Jimmy is the uniformed police officer who is introduced right at the beginning of…
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- SCIENCE
Rubidium-87 has a half-life of 48.1 billion years. After how many years is there 25 percent…
The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the average length of time in which 50% of a sample of the substance undergoes radioactive decay. The original substance is callled the parent isotope and…
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- THE PEARL
Juana believes that “it is not good to want a thing too much.” Why does she think so? What does…
Juana warns Kino about wanting too much because, the more one has, the more one has to worry about it, either acquiring it or protecting it. This is the symbolism behind the pearl, which ultimately…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What are George’s feelings in Of Mice and Men?
George displays a great deal of care towards Lennie. George experiences a great many feelings in Of Mice and Men. He feels bad over the economic challenges that he must experience and feels angry…
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- APHRA BEHN
What elements in the story line of Oroonoko are life-like? What elements in the story line are…
The author of this ground-breaking novel has often been accused of romanticism in her portrayal of Africans and the African slave trade. However, Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko is also replete with…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why does the Prince banish Romeo from Verona?
The Prince banishes Romeo from Verona for killing Tybalt in a duel in the streets. Although he has announced that he will execute anyone from the Montague or Capulet families who sheds blood in the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How would the Lord of the Flies be different if it were adults on the island instead of boys?
One of Golding’s major objectives in writing the book was to demonstrate the ability of anyone to become violent. He wanted to push back against the idea that people the world labels “civilized”…
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- SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, what is the point of view of the story?
In The Speckled Band, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the independent detective Sherlock Holmes is visited by a woman who is afraid she will soon die. She finds…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
What quotes in The Merchant of Venice are prejudiced?
The Merchant of Venice is a controversial play with many intolerant characters. The Catholic characters are prejudiced against Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, who also resents them as Christians….
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- SCIENCE
The sun that powers our solar system is a medium sized, yellow star. What that means is it is in the middle in terms of energy consumption and longevity. Blue stars are hotter, and typically bur…
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- SCIENCE
What causes pressure in a container full of gas?
The pressure of a contained gas is caused by collisions of the gas particles with the walls of the container. The gas molecules are in constant, rapid motion. If gas is enclosed in a flexible…
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- HISTORY
Why was Jean Bodin opposed to slavery?
Bodin thought, in short, that slavery was a violation of natural law and of God’s will. He also believed that slavery tended to destabilize a kingdom by creating a permanently oppressed class that…
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- REFERENCE
I really like taking a certain music elective in high school, but I also really want to pursue a…
Throughout our lives, we must all make decisions based on what we “should”, rather than what we would “like”, to do. Your choice is the feature of several articles. In this case you have…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, how does Macbeth’s faith in the apparitions lend itself to his defeat? (using…
In particular, the realization of two prophecies have a rather disturbing effect on Macbeth and lead to his inevitable downfall. When the witches summon an apparition, an Armed Head, Macbeth is…
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Why might we be surprised by Scrooge’s conduct before Mr. Fezziwig’s ball in A Christmas Carol ?
This part of A Christmas Carol refers to stave 2, when the Ghost of Christmas Past comes to visit Scrooge to show him stamps of the life he used to live. We discover a lot of interesting things…
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- THINGS FALL APART
In Chinua Achebe’s novel, Things Fall Apart, what makes Okonkwo heroic and what makes him an…
The definition of a hero is someone who is either just admired, or a person who is admired for his or her honourable deeds. A hero may also just be the lead male character in a story. An anti-hero…
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- REFERENCE
How could someone formulate an inquiry question for research on the topic “Managing Diffrentiated…
An inquiry into Differentiated Instruction should begin with a clear understanding of how a differentiated classroom differs from a traditional one. The biggest difference is that a differentiated…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Identify six character traits of Scout’s that are apparent throughout the story using evidence…
Chapter Two: Scout is outspoken. She tries to provide some information to Miss Caroline about Walter Cunningham when no one else in the class will say anything. Chapter Three: Scout is aggressive….
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- SCIENCE
Is salt, like table salt or snow melt, a mineral?
A mineral is a solid, crystalline naturally-occurring substance of non-living origin. Table salt is sodium chloride, an ionic compound which can be found in the mineral form halite. Halite is mined…
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- SCIENCE
Mitosis is cell division in which the cell divides in two to produce two identical daughter cells. The nucleus divides to produce two new nuclei Mitosis has 4 phases Prophase – in which the nuclear…
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- THE COLLAR
What does the line “Have I no bays to crown it? No flowers, no garlands gay? All blasted?” mean…
The poem is an expression of the anguish of a man following a spiritual and virtuous path to please the Almighty. It is accepted by every religion that the right path is the most difficult one. It…
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- REFERENCE
I don’t understand the first chapter of “The Tipping Point”. Can I get a brief summary of it,…
Chapter 1: The 3 Rules of Epidemics Trends, styles, and other phenomenon are spread via routes of transmission that are similar according to Gladwell. In scenarios such as this, be it the syphilis…
- HISTORY
Give a Chapter 6 summary for All-Consuming Century.
Chapter Six is titled “Markets Triumphant” and author Gary Cross makes the case that Ronald Regan helped consumerism triumph. The decades that preceded the 1980 election of Reagan saw a progressive…
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- THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
What are some examples in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster of intersection between the…
An important example of the intersection between the personal and the political occurs at the conclusion of the play. Antonio, the Cardinal, the Duke and Bosola lie in “this great ruin,” with…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
What emotion does Victor Frankenstein display in Chapter 1?
This is the very beginning of Victor’s story and he really does start at the beginning, his birth. Nothing bad happens in this first chapter and, although he is simply recounting events, he is…
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
What atmosphere does Dickens create when he describes Christmas at the Cratchits?
Dickens communicates an atmosphere of joy within a setting of poverty. Wealth and poverty are one of the themes found in “A Christmas Carol” as is the Victorian Christian Christmas experience….
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- HISTORY
What were the three types of government in Rome’s history? What were the dates of each of the…
Western Rome had three different government systems during its long and storied history. The first government system was a monarchy and is known as the Roman Kingdom period. It lasted from…
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- AUDRE LORDE
What are major patriarchal forces in Audre Lorde’s Zami?
In Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, writer/poet Audre Lorde uses language in a creative and provocative manner in order to interrogate patriarchal social norms and narratives. The use of language…
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- ORANGES
What is the author trying to convey in the poem “Oranges”?
The author Gary Soto attempts to convey the experience of young love and sacrifice as a bright spot in a long life, despite its hardships, in “Oranges.” The poem is the story of a first date to the…
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
What are the two physical handicaps that affect Tiny Tim?
Tiny Tim was based off of three people: Dicken’s younger brother, Tim; Henry, his nephew, who died of tuberculosis; and a friend’s son who was disabled. Dr. Russell Chesney, a doctor at the…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
Why do people like the ending in Of Mice and Men?
Of Mice and Men is considered to be an American classic, perhaps because it embodies a relationship that many people can relate to but also one that is not often shared. At the end of the book,…
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