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August 21, 2018 Educator

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

How does the setting affect Walter’s dream of owning a liquor store?

In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun, the characters are all trying to use the money from Walter Sr’s life insurance to support their own dreams and ambitions. Walter Jr, a man who has…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In To Kill A Mockingbird, which character isn’t supposed to chew gum?

Miss Maudie does not chew gum. One day, Scout makes a discovery that for a child in the thirties would have been wondrous. This discovery is made in the knot-hole of a tree on the edge of the…

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MACBETH

In Act One, Scene 5, how does Lady Macbeth characterize her husband?

In Act One, Scene 5, Lady Macbeth reads her husband’s letter and worries that he is too kind to carry out Duncan’s murder. Lady Macbeth feels like her husband is not aggressive enough to take the…

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PAUL’S CASE

How do the physical and social settings/environments contribute to the overall meaning of the…

After Paul’s inquisition at school, he goes to his job as an usher at Carnegie Hall. First, he goes to the picture gallery, knowing it will be deserted. The paintings “always exhilarated him.” In…

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PAUL’S CASE

How do the physical and social settings contribute to the overall meaning of the story “Paul’s…

“Paul’s Case” is the story of the artistic soul struggling for survival in an artless world. Cather’s theme of how stultifying Calvinism and the new technology after the Industrial Revolution…

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SCIENCE

A 4 N weight on one side of a seesaw is to be balanced with a 2 N weight on the other side. What…

Hello! Archimedes Law of the lever says that a lever is balanced if (and only if) the products of the weights and its distances from the pivot are equal. A seesaw is a typical lever. So if we…

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SCIENCE

What would happen if fertilization occurred but the corpus luteum was not maintained beyond day…

The corpus luteum is a hormone secreting part of the female reproductive tract. It is formed on the ovary, at the site where a mature egg cell has been released. It produces estrogen, and more…

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THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL

Describe the atmosphere in the Milford meeting house before the Reverend Mr. Hooper enters. How…

Before Mr. Hooper arrives, the mood at the Milford meeting-house is carefree and light. Children, with bright faces, tripped merrily beside their parents […]. Spruce bachelors looked sidelong…

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THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

What phrase used by the narrator is an example of hyperbole?

“Hyperbole” is a deliberate overstatement of a condition in order to emphasize its importance. “The Cask of Amontillado” begins with hyperbole: “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Patronage was once important to political parties because: A. it created a more disciplined…

Option B is the best answer. The main point of patronage was to build support for a given party among the members of the public. Patronage is the practice of appointing people to government jobs…

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LAW AND POLITICS

True or False: Interest groups would quickly die if there’s no political entrepreneur to keep the…

The best answer to this question is “false.” This statement may be true for some kinds of interest groups, but it is not true for many other kinds of groups. Therefore, we cannot say that it…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Which of the following regions is not a stronghold of the Republican Party today?A. The West.B….

The best answer to this question is Option B, the Northeast. Of the options given in this question, it is the one that is least likely to be called a Republican stronghold. To see why this is so,…

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THE CRUCIBLE

What is Elizabeth’s spiritual life like in The Crucible? What are Elizabeth’s character flaws?

Elizabeth Proctor is a godly woman. When Mr. Hale comes to the Proctors’ home in Act Two, he questions them about their participation and involvement with the church. When he asks if she knows…

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THE METAMORPHOSIS

Describe what life was like for Gregor before his metamorphosis, at home and on the job.

In the “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, Gregor experiences an unhappy life at his work and home, even before his transformation. Although before the transformation, Gregor was an average human…

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SCIENCE

Thirty grams of lead oxide and fifteen grams of ammonia react completely to produce solid lead,…

The balanced chemical equation for this reaction is given as: 3PbO+2NH3→3Pb+N2+3H2O3PbO+2NH3→3Pb+N2+3H2O Thus, 3 moles of lead oxide react with 2 moles of ammonia to generate 3 moles of lead, 1…

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THE GIVER

Why is the receiver’s job so vital to the book’s community in The Giver?

The Receiver of Memory’s position is essential to the community because he will hold the memories which have been eliminated in the supposedly utopian society. These memories of the community’s…

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DEATH OF A SALESMAN

In Death Of a Salesman, how does the relationship between Charley and Bernard compare to the…

Charley and Bernard act as a foil for Willy and Biff. The first pair is a father and son dyad whose relationship is fortified by the daily nuisances of life that bring people together: Working…

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SCIENCE

What is a lionfish’s niche?

A niche is defined as the role that an organism plays in its environment. It includes how the species meets its needs such as food and shelter. A niche also includes how a species survives,…

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TWELFTH NIGHT

What is the meaning of William Shakespeare’s poem “Carpe Diem” from Twelfth Night?

William Shakespeare’s poem, “Carpe Diem” is from the play “Twelfth-Night,” Act II. Scene 3. The meaning of “carpe diem” that is generally accepted is to seize the day but the more…

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HEIDEGGER’S EXPERIMENT

In “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” what did Widow Wycherly loose or waste?

The narrator says that Widow Wycherly had been very beautiful when she was younger. But she lived in seclusion on account of gossip and scandalous stories which made the gentry (people of a higher…

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THE READER

How would you define “ordinary” cruelty?

I would define “ordinary cruelty” as a sort of secondary effect of tactlessness, thoughtlessness, and selfishness. It arises from lack of empathy. I’d extend the definition to include the sorts of…

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MACBETH

In act 1 scene 5, what is Lady Macbeth afraid of that stands in the way of Macbeth becoming king?

In the beginning of this scene, Lady Macbeth reads the letter Macbeth, now both Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, has sent ahead of his arrival back home after battle. He tells her of the predictions of…

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LI CH’ING-CHAO

In the poem ‘Peonies’ by Li Ch’ing-chai, on lines 7 & 8, it says, “In The morning breeze, in…

“Peonies” admires a beautiful woman from afar, comparing her to a peony, a Chinese symbol of feminine beauty and love. The beautiful woman–perhaps the emperor’s favorite–shines above the rest,…

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SCIENCE

A static charge that is produced by a nearly object is a what?

This type of static electric charge is called “induced charge”. The electrostatic induction is a method of electrification, where the body usually remains electrically neutral, because what happens…

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SCIENCE

How do you measure a gas produced during the reaction of sodium and water?

Sodium metal (Na) reacts violently with water to produce sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and hydrogen gas (H2) via the equation below. 2 Na + 2 H2O –> H2 + 2 NaOH H2 is a gas that will dissipate into…

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SCIENCE

Calculate the volume of a book of height 2.5 cm length 4.3 cm and width 5.7 cm

Hello! The book is approximately a rectangular prism. The volume of a rectangular prism is the product of its dimensions, i.e. length, width and height. Here V=2.5⋅4.3⋅5.7=61.275V=2.5⋅4.3⋅5.7=61.275 (cm3).(cm3). This…

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MACBETH

Lady Macbeth places the grooms daggers beside them and smears the grooms with blood because…

The statement is true. The plan was for Macbeth to murder Duncan with both of the two grooms’ daggers and then smear their faces with the king’s blood so that they will look guilty. Lady Macbeth…

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SEEDFOLKS

In Seedfolks, when is Kim helped by the garden?

Kim is the first character we meet in Paul Fleischman’s novel Seedfolks. She is the one who begins planting the garden on Gibb Street that eventually becomes a community garden in the Cleveland,…

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SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN

Who are the characters in Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta?

The main characters in Second-Class Citizen are Adah Ofili and her husband, Francis Obi. Adah is born in Lagos in the 1940s and seeks a better life. She insists on becoming educated. In fact, she…

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SCIENCE

How could you separate liquid from a mixture?

The best method for separating water from a mixture depends on the state of the substance(s) mixed with water. Water can be separated from insoluble solids by filtration. Anything dissolved in…

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THE CRUCIBLE

How is the law manipulated and abused in The Crucible?

The story was based on the manipulation and abuse of the law and the legal system in Salem. There were several supporting instances that pointed to a deliberate attempt to abuse the law by the…

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SCIENCE

Which gland of the endocrine and nervous system controls the other glands in the body?

The hypothalamus is a part of the brain just inferior to the thalamus and superior to the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus is responsible for much of the maintenance of homeostasis in the body….

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THE CRUCIBLE

Is there feminism in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”? I need help with a thesis for an essay topic…

I don’t think there is true feminism in The Crucible. For me, my thesis would be a compare and contrast type thesis. Something like this: Although elements of feminism appear within Arthur…

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SCIENCE

Elements that have similar chemical properties have what else in common?

Elements that have similar properties are usually in the same group or family of the periodic table. Within the same group elements have similar electron configurations because the have the same…

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OF MICE AND MEN

What is Lennie most concerned about after he goes to the hiding spot? What does this remind us of?

When he gets to his hiding spot, Lennie is most concerned that George will “give him hell” and that George won’t want him anymore. He’s oblivious to the murder he’s committed and its repercussions….

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SCIENCE

Which is lightest metal in the world?

Hello! It is lithium (Li). Its density at a room temperature is 0.533gcm30.533gcm3(almost twice a light as water). Actually, it is less dense than kerosene which is used to store sodium and…

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SCIENCE

Why is RNA important to the cell?

RNA is important to a eukaryotic cell because is plays a role in protein synthesis. Protein synthesis begins with the transcription of mRNA from DNA within the nucleus of the cell. The mRNA then…

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SCIENCE

Give four examples how energy plays role in our daily lives?

Energy is defined as the ability to do work. There are many types/ forms of energy such as kinetic (the energy of movement), potential (stored energy), sound, mechanical (“muscle” power),…

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THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

I feel that the organization of our world limits our choices. How could we clarify how this…

In The Remains of the Day, the organization of the world has a significant impact on Stevens’s choices and actions. Ishiguro creates a complex portrait of Stevens’s decision-making abilities. The…

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HISTORY

Explain how the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks led to great discoveries of new…

Throughout history, wealth and prosperity has been a strong motivator for mankind. During the early 1400’s, a lucrative trade network existed between Europe and the Far East. European goods were…

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THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

Could you briefly define who are the “great gentlemen” in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day?

There are certain words and phrases the meaning of which are as likely to be uttered in thinly-veiled contempt as to be applied in their literal meaning, and “gentleman” certainly qualifies as one…

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HISTORY

What are the three organs of government?

The three organs of government are the legislative, executive, and judicial. I will describe the role of each below. Most governments around the world, though arranged differently, exercise these…

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MACBETH

Examples (using quotes) of how Macbeth reacts irrationally in the play relating to his…

Macbeth’s unchecked ambition to become the King of Scotland results in his guilty conscience and irrational behavior. This can be best illustrated by two examples – when he thinks he sees a dagger…

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OEDIPUS REX

In the second choral ode of Oedipus Rex, what information does the chorus relay? 1 image

The chorus in Greek plays served several purposes. This group of around twelve men in masks sometimes played small roles, sang and danced, and served as a group of citizens. In the case of the…