Why does diabetes affect your eyes?
- SCIENCE
This question is under a chemistry unit of Acid-Base Theories.Write equations to show how the…
When a substance acts as an acid it is donating a proton or H+ to another molecule. Stong acids are those that readily give up protons and weak acids are those that tends to hold on to them. HCl…
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- SCIENCE
Why does diabetes affect your eyes?
Because diabetes affects so many systems around the body, particularly those having anything to do with the processing, absorption or excretion of sugars, it can have effects all over the body. It…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In the novel “The Great Gatsby” what scenarios indicated the corruption of the police force and…
The main scene that shows this sort of corruption is the one in which Gatsby gets pulled over for speeding by a motorcycle police officer. This happens in Chapter 4 as Gatsby and Nick are driving…
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- SCIENCE
reletivitywhat relativity actually is?
The easiest way for me to understand the basic idea is to think of someone on a spaceship, traveling away from me at a speed near the speed of light. Assuming that I could still see them (meaning…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
I need 15 significant events in the life of the main character from The Kite Runner. Can you help?
Important events from the life of Amir in The Kite Runner (in chronological order): Baba points out Henry Kissinger to Amir at a Buzkashi tournament in Kabul. Amir overhears his father comment that…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
What does Cassius compare Caesar to in Act I, Scene 2, lines 142-145 of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar?
In Act I, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Cassius begins his campaign against Caesar, pointing to his power and the attitude of others around him, saying “this man is now become a god.” For…
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- KUBLA KHAN
Could you help me write an ananysis on Kubla Khan by Coleridge, please?The poem is really…
Coleridge’s Kubla Khan, according to the account of the poet himself is a dream vision poem which had to remain a fragment as the vision was blurred into oblivion after an interruption. It has two…
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why do you think Scout never saw Boo again? Would it have been a better ending is she had become…
I always wondered about this myself. It made the ending a tad sad because of it. I was hoping Scout and Jem and Boo would all become buddies and visit each other; it’s sad that Jem never got to see…
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- BUSINESS
Do interest rates fall when the money supply rises, because there is excess reserve and the banks…
Yes, that is correct. The interest rate is the price of borrowing money. The money supply is the supply of money to be borrowed. As you will know since you have taken basic economics, when the…
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- ARTS
Making models in CAD before making the product!!!THE QUESTION IS: Why is it a good idea to test a…
Before I address the core question of utility of testing of models, it is worthwhile pointing out that CAD (computer aided design) is a computerised system used to simplify the process of…
- THE PURLOINED LETTER
What are your emotions during this story? How does it make you feel? What are your emotions…
Considering that it was Poe’s objective to “entertain” his reader, but most importantly, to work toward a preconceived “effect,” and then use words and symbols and language to help the reader reach…
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- ARTS
what is the definition of design?, how can a computer aid design?i just want a short answer for…
Rangoli are painted on the ground in front of houses using colored rice powder — sometimes supplemented by flower petals and other colorful materials. Rangoli are typically painted during the…
- CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
In Cry, the Beloved Country, what examples are there in the novel of people who love and…
Great question! You are right in identifying John Kumalo as a character that seeks power for his own ends. To answer your question you might want to consider which other characters in the novel we…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is the difference between FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS? Recently, I was listening to Bob Garner’s…
These two terms are very closely interrelated, with usually a cause-effect connection between them. A “feeling” is a person’s awareness of some sort of sensory input, such as feeling frightened…
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- THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
Compare and contrast Gilgamesh and Enkidu from The Epic of Gilgamesh stating what is different…
In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Enkidu is created by the god Arruru in the image Anu, and Enkidu is a wild creature without knowledge of civilzation. As such, he runs with the fierce animals, obeys them,…
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- HISTORY
Can you please explain the end of the first party system and the beginning of the second one in…
The first party system pretty much ended when the Federalist party died in the early 1810s. The Federalists died out because they were anti-democratic and because they looked like they were…
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- LITERATURE
What are some examples of imagery in Marked in the House of Night series?
The book Marked that is part of The House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast has many examples of visual imagery. When Zoe Redbird enters the House of Night, she has a tattoo on her…
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- SCIENCE
What is CNC LATHE?please give a short description of it, and tell how much 1 of them would cost?
As the previous post outlined, it is a computer controlled lathe designed to turn out exactly specified parts in various metals and other materials. The part can be designed using almost any CAD…
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- WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS
What surprise does Billy find when his father and the judge push the hollow box elder down in…
When Billy’s father and the judge push the hollow box elder down, they discover three big coons which roll out of the broken old trunk. With their hiding place destroyed, the coons each head off in…
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- HISTORY
How has media changed over the years?
There are a lot of ways that this has changed over the years. First of all, the media (plural of medium) have changed. The only medium used to be print until radio was invented and people started…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How does media affect our lives?
First of all, I would say that the media determines just about everything we know or think we know. For example, I have no proof, outside of the media, that Barack Obama even exists or that there…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Can someone compare/contrast Bob Ewell and Atticus in the novel?I need to write an essay for…
Atticus is basically everything Bob Ewell isn’t. He is a responsible, hard working, dedicated and thoughtful man. He is as dedicated to his children as he is to trying to do what is right but he…
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- ESSAY LAB
Intro of Essay – will someone PLEASE HELP edit 6 linesOne of the most important problems in which…
One of the most important problems we have to deal with in our reflection on man is man’s freedom. It is part of the nature of man to crave freedom, to demand it and also to fight for it if it can…
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- GRAMMAR
How can I turn my sentence into a complete paragraph? that includes a topic sentence, supporting…
Looking at what you have already written I think that all you are really missing is transitions and perhaps a few details. I would write this paragraph like this: I think it would be great if we…
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- HAMLET
Why is Hamlet less present in this act than in the previous three?Act 4
One of the main reasons is that Hamlet is physically gone. He is sent off to England by Claudius, ostensibly to pick up some debt they owe to Denmark but those who receive him have orders to kill…
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- HAMLET
What plans do they have for Hamlet? How does this scene establish Laertes as a foil for…
Laertes and Claudius begin to plot the death of Hamlet. Hamlet has escaped Claudius’ original plot to have him executed by the king of England in exchange for the relief of a debt. Claudius wantes…
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- HAMLET
Who are Hamlet’s foils, and in what ways do their characters shed light on his?A foil is a…
One of the foils to Hamlet is Laertes, they are similar in age and situation though of course Hamlet has more of a direct path to the throne, etc. Laertes is also interested in being off at…
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- GRAMMAR
Why do modern linguistics holds that speech is a primary and writing a secondary manifestation of…
Historical records reveal and substantiate that all cultures of the world and presently in the world have a speech language though not all had or have a written language. This is the strongest…
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- HAMLET
Is Hamlet really mad, or is he merely pretending to be mad? Find lines that support your answer…
I would argue that he is not mad, and in fact sees things rather clearly. One great passage that helps to demonstrate his sanity is in his soliloquy while gazing out at Fortinbras’ army. He…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What importance is what Mayella Ewell and Dolphus Raymond say and do?
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- HAMLET
What happens in the “play-within-a-play?” How do the speeches and actions reflect events in the…
Hamlet rewrites portions of the play-within-a-play, wherein he wants to present a visual of poison being poured into a sleeping king’s ear, hoping that this will rouse Claudius and cause a reaction…
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- MATH
5<5x-2<9 To find x values we need to solve the inequality the same way we solve the equation with one variable. We need to keep x by itself. First we add 2 –> 5+2 < 5x-2+2 < 9+2…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
“The Nun’s Priests Tales moves on two levels:the human and the animal.” Elaborate.this question…
There are two specific forms of literature being satirized in “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale,” the epic and the beast fable. On the human level, Chaucer creates a mock epic, making a roster its hero. The…
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- HAMLET
Discuss the puzzle of life and death as presented by HAMLET in his soliloquy.”To be or not to…
Hamlet never uses the words “I” or “me” in his soliloquy. He isn’t contemplating suicide, but rather, as you state in your question, debating the nature of life and what happens when one dies. He…
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- DAISY MILLER
Does James’ intend readers to think of Daisy as dangerously naive and who acts without thought…
Why, of course! You’ve hit the nail on the head! Daisy is a naive little flirt who does not consider the consequences of her actions. I know this because Henry James made sure to repeat this…
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- A RAISIN IN THE SUN
How does Mrs. Johnson affect Mama in A Raisin in the Sun?A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
In A Raisin in the Sun, Mrs. Johnson serves as a foil character for Mama. The reader learns that Mama respects the dreams of her late husband; and as a result, she tries to live through his memory…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Appearances vs Reality: Boo, Tom, and DolphusI’m writing an essay about how these three…
Boo: This community in Maycomb believes Boo to be a malevolent phantom. If you read the description Jem gives of Boo in the middle of the first chapter, the portrait is painted of a guy who…
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- REFERENCE
What is the relationship existing between phonemes and allophones?
Phonemes and allophones are both component parts of speech sounds. Phonemes are related to speech meaning while allophones are related to speech realizations, or enunciations. The primary…
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- BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH—
Desperately need any help in poetryIt haas been said that poetry is a comparison of powerful…
Where I think that further detail is needed is in the notion of “designated amount of time.” Exactly to what is this referring? I think that there is a sense of ambiguity here where more…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Romeo and Juliet beings with a chorus. Need help with writing at least three sentences describing…
I assume that you do not mean that you need a physical description, because there is nothing to tell us anything about how many people are in the chorus, whether they are men or women, or anything…
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- HAMLET
What happens in III.iv (the closet scene)? Why is this death so important for the play, or…
This scene does not take place in a closet, but Hamlet runs Polonius through as Polonius hides behind a curtain, eavesdropping on a conversation between Hamlet and Gertrude. Hamlet, believing that…
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- THE MILLER’S TALE
What are the main sources of humour in this story?
The Miller and the Carpenter have words on the trip, so when the Miller’s turn comes to tell his tale, his main character is a carpenter. The Miller makes the carpenter rather dumb and gullible in…
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- HAMLET
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, how is Hamlet’s second major interaction with Rosencrantz and…
In his first encounter he seems to be willing to overlook the fact that they were sent for as he humors them to some extent. He is wary of their entrance and makes that clear but he welcomes them…
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- HAMLET
Why is Hamlet so cruel to Ophelia immediately after he gives the famous “To be or not to be”…
I think there are several reasons for his behavior. The most powerful, in my mind, is the real love he feels for her and the confusion and heartache he feels because she has refused to see him but…
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- JANE EYRE
Why does Jane Eyre choose to marry Rochester over St John Rivers?
St. John Rivers admires and respects Jane, but he doesn’t love her with the passion of Mr. Rochester. He is cold and austere, and really loves someone else anyway, which Jane knows about. He thinks…
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- HEALTH ISSUES
Does epidural help with dialating along with pain?
The reason that women get epidurals during childbirth is to relieve pain. They are usually administered when the cervix is dilated 4-5 centimeters. The woman is then considered to be in active…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
Who is the narrator in “A Rose for Emily”? How does this choice of point-of-view enhance the…
The narrator of William Faulkner’s short story, “A Rose for Emily,” remains unnamed throughout the narrative. Through the use of collective pronouns (“we,” “us”), however, he identifies himself (or…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
Analyze Emily’s conflicts and her solution in “A Rose for Emily.” What motivates her to do so? Is…
To me, Miss Emily Grierson is someone who deserves our sympathy. Of course, killing Homer Barron was not the right thing to do, but I would argue that we should sympathize with her because she was…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
How does Faulkner create non-chronological sequences in “A Rose for Emily,” and why does he…
“A Rose for Emily” begins with the climax, Miss Emily’s death, but it only reveals half of the climax. The other half of the climax involves who slept next to her, Homer, who had long since been…
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- MEDIA UNLIMITED
How can we improve the way reality TV shows exploit people and manipulate viewers ?How can we…
There are some premises within the question that might have to be examined. The first would be whether or not reality television exploits people. Some would argue that it does, while others would…
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