• THE SCARLET LETTER

Describe in great detail the encounter between Hester and Chillingworth in the prison cell.What…

While Hester Prynne stands on the scaffold in Chapter III, she is asked by Reverend Wilson to name the man who fathered her child. Responding in the negative, she gazes into the eyes of Reverend…

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• INTO THE WILD

Why do you think Chris would have lied to Jim Gallien about his name and age?

At the time at which Christopher McCandless interacted with Jim Gallien, McCandless was still “hiding” from his family; he did not want to be found, especially by his parents, who he had managed to…

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• LORD OF THE FLIES

Describe Jack at the sart of the novel-How does he act, what does he say…?needs to be 1 paragraph

Jack, at the beginning of the story, is like a seed. By the end of the story that seed has sprouted into something wicked, but in the beginning is only that seed. First, he is assertive. Take a…

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• HAMLET

What are some quotes from the play Hamlet that would reflect “the irony of the tragic hero that…

Early in the play, in Act 1, scene 5, after the Ghost has presented the horrible problem and the deadly solution, which falls on him to perform, Hamlet says of himself: The time is out of joint. O…

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• THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME

What is ironic about the General’s insistence upon the ‘amenities of civilization’ ?what is the…

In “The Most Dangerous Game,” General Zaroff is a man who purposely lures ships on to rocks so they can be shipwrecked. When the men from the ships get to his island, he uses them as prey for his…

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• THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

In the Masque of the Red Death, what does the purple room symbolize and what stage of life does…

The purple room in Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death represents the second Deadly Sin, which is Greed. Greed, or avarice, is insatiable, excessive desire for wealth and all material goods. All…

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• HISTORY

Ford’s conduct in the faulty design of the Pinto fuel tank resulted in many deaths. Which…

In my opinion, Ford would have had to have been acting out in accordance with Utilitarianism (if they were actually even trying to be moral). By Kant’s reasoning, I can’t see anyway to justify what…

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• MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail focuses on his audience, the clergy of that city. How do his…

Dr. King’s letter is often anthologized because of his masterful use of argument appeals. Specifically, in the letter, King relies heavily on ethos or ethical appeals because of his audience. As…

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• HAMLET

How, if at all, is Hamlet figuratively diseased, as distinct from literally diseased?William…

Hamlet is most certainly affected mentally by grief after the loss of his father. He is also upset by the hasty marriage of his mother, Gertrude, to his father’s brother, Claudius. Hamlet has been…

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• THE CRUCIBLE

Compare and contrast John Proctor from The Crucible and Joe Keller from All My Sons.

This is a pretty big question! Let’s deal with it in parts. Similarities: Both characters are caught in a lie. John Proctor is caught in the lie of adultery. Joe Keller is caught in the lie…

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• THE OPEN BOAT

What is a possible thesis statement on “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane?

Crane’s “Open Boat” has defied categorization. For instance, some critics feel it is a Naturalistic story in the point of view that an unsympathetic nature allows the men to be at the whim of the…

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• SELF-RELIANCE

Explain the quote, “Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its…

Ralph Waldo Emerson was perhaps the foremost of the American Transcendentalists and it is the philosophy of the Transcendentalist movement that is reflected in the passage you quote. To the…

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• WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

How did William Shakespeare impact today’s society?

The major impact that Shakespeare has had on our society is in the fact that so many people are required to study his work in high school and college. Because we have all read or watched at least…

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• REFERENCE

How do I download movies onto my PSP?

Using your PSP for movies is not particularly difficult, but few people seem to know how to do it. The first requirment is for free memory: if you want to have movies on your PSP you are going to…

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• ROMAN FEVER

What is the significance of the title, “Roman Fever” and how does it relate to the characters?

“Roman Fever,” by Edith Wharton is a story about two close Victorian friends who do not know each other. These women revisit Rome years after their first youthful visit; this time they have their…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

Why do the townspeople in “A Rose for Emily” believe the boyfriend/husband-to-be has left?

Homer Barron’s disappearance was a big deal in a small town like William Faulkner’s Jefferson in the short story, “A Rose for Emily,” but there was never any sinister connection until after Emily…

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• JUST LATHER, THAT’S ALL

Why does the barber want to kill Captain Torres in the short story “Just Lather, That’s All”?

Perhaps the biggest confict in Hernando Tellez’s short story, “Just Lather, That’s All,” is the barber’s indecision about how to use his razor while he has Captain Torrez in his chair. As a barber,…

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• BUD, NOT BUDDY

In Bud, not Buddy, Bud was late for breakfast at the mission. How does he get to eat anyway?It…

Chapter six is the part of this novel you want to re-read to find the answer to this question. It starts with Bud waking up and realising that he has been asleep too long and might miss out on…

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• MATH

problem:the larger of two numbers is five more than twice the smaller number.the sum of the two…

Let the two numbers be x and y. x is smaller. “two times the smaller number” is 2x “five more than 2x” is 2x + 5 = “the larger number,” y So 2x + 5 = y (1) Also, x + y = 39 (2)…

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• OEDIPUS REX

I have to write an essay for my AP Literature class on Oedipus Rex, and I’m having a bit of…

Any essay of this magnitude will require a great deal of analysis with textual support. This means that what is generated here has to be reflected upon and analyzed with textual evidence, so be…

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• E. CUMMINGS

What does the poem “She Being Brand” By E. E. Cummings mean?

I love to comment on poems and analyze them, but this one is making me blush! The poem, a fairly famous one, is a thinly veiled reference to sexual activity. If, instead of a car, you think of…

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• 1984

What is the collective purpose in the novel of “The Thought Police” and “Big Brother” in 1984?I…

Orwell includes organizations and figures such as The Thought Police and Big Brother in 1984 to illustrate the total control of the novel’s totalitarian government. These elements, like the…

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• ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY

What’s the rising of “Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry”?

If by “rising” you mean rising action, then rising action would be all the events that take place in the story which build the tension on the way to the climax of the story. For example: The…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

How did Homer Baron represent change and the fall of the Old South in “A Rose for Emily”?

The “Yankee” foreman arrived in Jefferson to upgrade the town’s streets in the William Faulkner short story “A Rose for Emily.” He symbolizes the Northern carpetbaggers and scalawags who moved…

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• GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE

In what ways do you think Joy/Hulga will change after her encounter with Manley Pointer in the…

Joy/Hulga’s first taste of romance in the barn loft with Manley Pointer in Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Good Country People” may also be her last for a good long time. Her highly cynical view…

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• THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS

What is the message Bradbury tries to get acrros in the story august 2026 There Will Come Soft…

There are a couple of things that Bradbury is trying to convey. The poem within the story alludes to one message. The truth of the matter is that nature has been utterly destroyed by the war as…

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• MACBETH

Until when, according to the third apparition will Macbeth remain invincible?

The incident you are referring to occurs in Act IV, Scene 1 of “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. In this scene, Macbeth is with four witches in a cavern. They show him four apparitions. These…

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• PHYSICS

What will happen if an ice-cube with a metal piece inside, floating in water melts. Will level of…

Wow, that’s a cool question. I want to have a crack at it! The addition of the ice cube would raise the water in the glass because it will displace the water currently in the glass. As the ice…

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• TO SIR, WITH LOVE

I need help writing an essay on how Rick Braithwaite develops through the story in the book TO…

I would think that one of the best ways to approach this topic would be to chart how Braithwaite changes as a teacher in his approach with students. Perhaps, this could begin with analyzing how he…

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• EDMUND SPENSER

What aesthetic message does Edmund Spenser convey in “One Day I Wrote Her Name”?

I understand aesthetic in this context to mean the Kantian objective and universally recognized beauty that combines aesthetic and taste for evaluations that call on the intellectual, the sensory…

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• HISTORY

What happened during the witch hunt in Salem Village, Massachusetts in 1692?

This is kind of a broad question, but I’ll give you some basics. During this time in Salem, Massachusetts, there was a wave of accusations claiming that various people in the community were…

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• BUSINESS

How can I explain Long Run Equilibrium of firm under perfect competition?

In perfect competition, a firm will, in the long term, produce a guantity of goods where MR = MC. The price at this point will be dictated by the market because the firm is a price taker. The firm…

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• MACBETH

What is the irony of Lady Macbeth’s giving Macbeth comfort in act 2?William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”

In Act II Scene 2 of William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Macbeth,” Macbeth returns from having murdered King Duncan so that he may be king. Upon his return, he encounters his wife, Lady Macbeth who…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

Why does Romeo & Juliet begin as it does in A. I, S. 1, and why are women mentioned only as…

Okay there are a couple of perspectives from which we can look at this. In terms of the play itself, Act 1, Scene 1 is designed to convey the necessary exposition. With the servants running around…

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• MY LAST DUCHESS

Compare Browning’s poems “My Last Duchess” and “Laboratory.”

In the poem, “My Last Duchess,” Browning creates a narrator who conveys the distinct displeasure he feels at the perceived infidelities of his wife. There is some question as to the sanity of the…

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• OF MICE AND MEN

What does Curley’s Wife suspect about Curley’s injury in Of Mice and Men?

In Chapter 4, the chapter directly after Curley’s assault on Lennie, Curley’s Wife knows that her husband did not get “his hand caught in a machine.” This is the story that Slim forces Curley to…

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• THE RAVEN

What does the raven mean in stanza 12 when he says “nevermore?” i am doing this research in…

In stanza 12, of Poe’s poem “The Raven,” the raven does not actually say “nevermore.” Instead, the narrator of the poem is thinking about what the bird meant when it said “nevermore” two stanzas…

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• MACBETH

How does Appearance vs. Reality affect relationships in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare?

Considering that in the opening scene of Act 1, the witches warn us that appearances will be deceiving (“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”), there are many examples throughout the play of deceptive…

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• HEIDEGGER’S EXPERIMENT

In “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” what does Mr. Medbourne lose/waste?

Each of Dr. Heidegger’s “friends” whom he invites to his house to experiment on with his fountain of youth tonic suffers from a tragic flaw or sin. Those flaws cause each to want to return to his…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Are Joe Keller and Atticus Finch polar opposites of the American Dream?

Well, that is an interesting question. Joe Keller is a man who committed a crime by approving the shipment of faulty airplane parts and then pinning the blame on his business partner and friend….

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• SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD

What does Edwards assume about his audience’s belief?

I would say that the main things that Edwards assumes his audience believes are A) the existence of God, B) the existence of the Devil, C) the existence of Hell. In this sermon, Edwards is only…

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• THE NECKLACE

A nonfiction story that has the same theme.

I’m not sure if this is what you’re looking for, but the novel The Innocent Man by John Grisham shares a common theme with the short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. In the story,…

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• MACBETH

How far fate is responsible for Macbeth’s doom?

That depends on how you view free will v. fate. Was it fate that Macbeth should run into the witches on the heath in Act 1, sc. 3 or were these witches somehow already aware of Macbeth’s character…

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• MATH

How would you calculate: cos(a+b)*cos(a+c)

We’ll use the same cos identity twice: cos (a+b) = cos a cos b – sin a sin b cos (a+c) = cos a cos c – sin a sin c Multiplying… (cos a cos b – sin a sin b)(cos a cos c – sin a sin c) cos^2 a cos…

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• THE STORY OF AN HOUR

How do I write an abstract about how Mrs. Mallard went from feeling abused to freedom within an…

Since Kate Chopin was very concerned about the plight of Victorian women who were repressed by their husbands and the society of which they were in control, you may wish to argue that Mrs. Mallard…

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• ARTS

Can anybody post information on how to research blogs?I need past research to write a literature…

Blogs are interesting portals and virtual communities. I think you can research the blog culture in many different ways. Here are some examples or suggestions for further study. 1. You can study…

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• BUSINESS

managementWhat is the self management?

This term may have a special significance in business vernacular, but in general terms it means what it suggests: that a person manages his own time and his own work and activities. Part of…

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• THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

What is a good thesis statement for “The Fall of the House of Usher” as a Gothic story?

There are two points to consider in addressing your question about a thesis for “The Fall of the House of Usher.” The first is that a thesis, by definition, must be arguable, which means that the…

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• BUSINESS

Why if supply is perfectly inelastic, the full tax is paid by the sellers? Can you please explain?

Perfectly inelastic supply means that suppliers will provide the same amount of product regardless of the price. In this case, if a new sales tax is imposed on the product, the seller will be…

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• BUSINESS

If supply is perfectly elastic why do the buyers pay the full tax even though the tax may be…

Perfectly elastic supply means that if the price of the product goes down, suppliers will not supply any (because they won’t make any money) but if the price goes up, they will supply essentially…