Why does the Nurse seek out Romeo?
- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Romeo and Juliet, what is the friar’s attitude towards the county Paris?
The friar does not say much about the County Paris throughout the play, even when he is in conversation with him. The only significant remark he makes about him is at the end when he testifies to…
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- HOLES
In Louis Sachar’s novel Holes, why does Zero like digging holes?
There are several clues in the novel that suggest Zero has mixed feelings about digging holes. In an early scene, Stanley notices that despite being the smallest boy at the camp, Zero is the…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, what parts of the story can help us infer that one of the…
In Part Two: The Sieve and the Sand, Montag visits Professor Faber at his home to ask for assistance in understanding the texts he is reading. After Faber briefly mentions that he could support a…
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- LYDDIE
What dilemma does Lyddie face when Charlie comes to Lowell in Lyddie?
Lyddie has to decide if she should send her sister Rachel to Charlie’s new family. Lyddie has always been the strong one in the family. When her youngest sister Agnes was born, her mother became…
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- THE WAY TO RAINY MOUNTAIN
Why is the legend of Devil’s Tower important to the Kiowa tribe in The Way to Rainy Mountain?
This is an interesting question just because Rainy Mountain (located in Oklahoma) is the usual mountain asked about in reference to The Way to Rainy Mountain; however, Devil’s Tower (located in…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
What does Pony mean when he says, “I was supposed to be the deep one” in The Outsiders?
Pony is impressed to realize that there is more to Johnny than he thought. When Pony and Johnny are on the run after the death of Bob the Soc, Pony gets to know Johnny better. It has been clear…
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- HISTORY
In the Crisis, No 1 by Thomas Paine, who was his intended audience
Thomas Paine wrote The American Crisis–a 16-pamphlet series published primarily during the early years of the American Revolution–to bolster support for the American colonists’ efforts to gain…
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- ILIAD
What are some characteristics of Zeus?
Zeus is the King of the Gods, and the most powerful god in the Olympian pantheon. He is married to Hera, his sister, and the Queen of the Gods. They both were children of Cronus and Rhea. Zeus was…
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- SCIENCE
A 1000 W microwave is used for 0.15 h, how much electric energy is used?
“A 1000 W microwave” means that the microwave uses the power of 1000 Watts when it is on. Power is the rate of the consumption of energy: P=ΔEΔtP=ΔEΔt , assuming the energy is consumed…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, what are the first two things Aunt Alexandra says when she comes to the…
In typical Aunt Alexandra fashion, she starts barking out orders the second she walks in the door of the Finch’s house. Aunt Alexandra is asked by Atticus to help by staying with the children…
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- THE COP AND THE ANTHEM
In the cop and the anthem, what kind of character is Soapy? Is he a dynamic character, static…
Soapy is definitely the main character and the protagonist in “The Cop and the Anthem.” He is not the narrator. The narrator is the very familiar “third-person anonymous” voice who knows a lot…
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- YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
Analyze the parade of religious leaders in “Young Goodman Brown.”
The first spiritual leader Goodman Brown sees in the woods is Goodwife Cloyse, an old and pious woman who taught him his catechism along with the minister and deacon of Salem. Brown assumes that…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
What metaphors are used in The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton?
By definition, a metaphor is something that offers a comparison of two, seemingly unlikely things, without using the words, ‘like’ or ‘as’. In The Outsiders, metaphors are prevalently used. One of…
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- I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD
Line 1 of William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” contains which of the following…
William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” was published in 1807 and, although not appreciated by some early critics, it eventually became one of the most famous poems in the English…
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- HISTORY
Who offered the colonists a conciliatory proposal which allowed the assemblies to levy taxes on…
This proposal was offered by Lord North, the Prime Minister of Great Britain. It was, as described in the question, essentially a compromise proposal, but it did not address the core grievance of…
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- ANIMAL FARM
In Animal Farm, what is forbidden shortly after the executions?
The singing of the anthem which Old Major had taught them, Beasts of England, was abolished. After the executions, the distraught and frightened animals had gathered on a knoll overlooking the…
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- SCIENCE
Briefly describe reproduction in gymnosperms.
Reproduction in gymnosperms works as follows: First, a leafy green sporophyte (diploid phase of a plant, where it is currently producing spores through meiosis) generates cones that contain male…
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- LYDDIE
In what chapter does Agnes die in Lyddie?
Lyddie finds out that Agnes died in Chapter 12. When the book starts, Agnes is four years old and Lyddie thinks of her as a baby. Their mother decides that she can’t stay at the farm any longer…
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- SCIENCE
What is the difference between volcanoes and vents?
A volcano is a geologic formation from which molten rocks (lava) and hot gases emerge onto the surface of the planet. Typically a volcano is a mountain from which molten material is emitted. It can…
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- ALL SUMMER IN A DAY
What is your reaction to the way the other children treat Margot in “All Summer in a Day”?
Unfortunately, bullying is very common among schoolchildren, and there is reason to believe it would be so even in space. Bullying is a significant problem in schools. While I would like to say…
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- SCIENCE
What is electron degeneracy pressure?
Electron degeneracy pressure arises from quantum effects. It follows directly from the Pauli exclusion principle, which states the following: two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum…
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- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
What happened to William’s new home in the book The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
Nat and his friends light jack-o-lanterns in William’s house. Nat has a thing for Kit, but she is not really aware of it. She is considering marrying William Ashby because he is wealthy and…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
Why are the children having erotic playtime in Brave New World?
Children engage in erotic play because it teaches them to equate sex with meaningless fun. Sex plays a very different role in the modern society than it does in ours. To them, motherhood and birth…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
Who was a better man, Julius Caesar or Marcus Brutus?
The answer to this question really all depends on what factors you are basing your decision. In order to determine how you want to evaluate each man, you might ask yourself some questions about…
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- THE MAN TO SEND RAIN CLOUDS
What is it that Father Paul is trying to understand in the story, “The man to Send Rain Clouds,”…
Leslie Marmon Silko’s story, “A Man to Send Rain Clouds,” is a window into the juxtaposition of worldviews and traditions that are a common experience among Native American communities. In this…
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- SCIENCE
A lever, 4 metres long, has a fulcrum placed 3 metres from the effort end. What force will be…
The property of a lever can be given as: W1 x D1 = W2 x D2 where, W1 and W2 are weights on the two ends of the lever and D1 and D2 are distances of the weights from the fulcrum, respectively….
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- THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
With what event does the diary open?
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl opens with Anne’s birthday, for which she received the diary which she’s writing her story in. Anne says of Kitty, the name she gives to her diary, that she…
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- THINGS FALL APART
What do yams represent in Things Fall Apart?
In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, yams are by far the most important crop to the traditional Igbo farmers within Umuofia. They are a sign of a man’s wealth, and a family with yams is a…
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- THE BOOK THIEF
What euphemisms regarding eugenics are used in The Book Thief?
In order to understand this question, two words need to be defined: euphemism and eugenics. A euphemism is a more acceptable (or gentle) term for something harsh or offensive. Eugenics is the…
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- THE LISTENERS
In the poem “The Listeners,” what does “iron on stone” mean?
Much of the imagery in “The Listeners,” by Walter de la Mare, is of sound, as the title portends. In order to understand what is meant by that description, we need to remember that the Traveller…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
How did Montresor know that his house would be empty in “The Cask of Amontillado”?
Montresor knew the house would be empty because he told the servants to be home. Montresor is an expert in reverse psychology. He knows that if he tells his servants that he will not be home, but…
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- SCIENCE
Find the angle of reflection and angle of incidence on mirrors for oncoming traffic at a blind…
Firstly, I have made and attached a crude diagram of the situation that I believe is being described in your question. My advise for anyone reading is to look at the diagram, because a picture…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is the summary of Chapter 6 in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Jem and Dill decided to sneak into the Radley yard to spy on Boo. Scout was hesitant, but she reluctantly went along with them. They tried to be quiet as they snuck into the yard. The gate was…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
In the Canterbury Tales how does the wife of bath relate to feudalism?
The Wife of Bath primarily relates to feudalism by flouting it, or at least by providing an alternative to the traditional structure of feudalism. As a starter, it’s important to remember the…
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- SCIENCE
Our planet, Earth, has a spherical shape. However, it is not a perfect sphere and the presence of valleys and mountains make it somewhat rough. In addition, the Earth has slight bulge near the…
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- MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
What challenges did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. face?
Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 60’s worked for desegregation, voting rights protection for African Americans, and an end to systemic racism all across America, but…
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- THE UNKNOWN CITIZEN
In Auden’s “The Unknown Citizen,” why was the citizen unknown?
This poem is told from the point of view of state bureaucracies that consider people as numbers or statistics rather than unique individuals. This particular person is unknown because he is a…
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- HISTORY
What challenges did Martin Luther King, Jr. face and/or overcome?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader of the Civil Rights movement who faced enormous challenges in his lifetime. His first major protest was the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott of 1955-1956, when…
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- THE LIARS’ CLUB
In the beginning of chapter one of The Liar’s Club, why does Mary Karr begin with that incident?
Mary Karr’s poignant and disturbing memoir The Liars’ Club starts with an incident that occurred when she was seven. On that night, Karr’s mother set a fire to burn the children’s possessions in…
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- SCIENCE
At a track meet, a runner runs the 100-m dash in 12s. What was the runner’s average speed?
A runner runs 100 meters in 12 seconds and we are asked to find the average speed. The average speed is the total distance divided by the total time over some interval. This is the rate of change…
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- TO BUILD A FIRE
The moral of “To Build a Fire” is that survival requires imagination. Agree or disagree?
Think of it this way. Did the dog need his imagination in order to survive the frigid cold? The dog relied solely on his instincts and knowledge of nature to make it out alive. The man, however,…
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- A RAISIN IN THE SUN
In A Raisin in the Sun, how has the Younger family changed since moving into the new house?
In the play A Raisin in the Sun, we never actually get to see the Younger family in their new house. However, based on some of the ending dialogue and actions of Act III, we can make some…
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- PSYCHOLOGY
If you could make any changes you wished that would make you happier, what would those be?
Besides the individual personal response (which can only be supplied by the asker of this question and/or the answerer), a psychologically sound answer would address the issues that were causing…
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- CRANES
What is the setting of the story “Cranes” and when and where do the events take place?
This story takes place in Korea and is set during the Korean War. The war began in 1950 and ended in 1953. At the end of World War II, in 1945, the Soviet Union took control of Korea north of the…
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- NIGHT
In Night by Elie Wiesel, why was the dentist executed?
In Night, author Elie Wiesel is called to the dentist because he has a gold crown on one of his teeth. The Nazis would have gold crowns removed from their prisoners and then melt the gold down to…
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- SCIENCE
An empty relative density bottle weighs 40g. The bottle weighs 80g when filled with methylated…
Hello! I think that the volumes of spirit and water were the same, and probably equal to the inner volume of a bottle. Denote this volume as Vb.Vb. A volume V,V, a mass mm and a density ρρ are…
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- A WHITE HERON
Describe both the protagonist and the antagonist of “A White Heron.”
The protagonist of this story is young Sylvia, a girl of nine who much prefers the company of animals to people. She used to live in the city but could not thrive there; however, she seems to have…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What does Shakespeare foreshadow in Act III?
Act III is the first time Shakespeare presents significant tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. This act is when the death of Mercutio occurs, which is a substantial moment for Romeo and the world of the…
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- BUSINESS
Identify the appropriate steps in the communication process.
The communication process is a cyclical process continually repeating until any of the steps in the process degrades to the point of destroying the communication link. To categorize the appropriate…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why does the Nurse seek out Romeo?
The Nurse seeks out Romeo at Juliet’s behest, as an intermediary. She comes to find Romeo, to give him a warning about abusing Juliet’s trust, and basically to see what Romeo’s intentions towards…
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