Why has Mona Lisa got the only one mysterious grin?People always wonder why, and now it’s time to…
- THE CANTERBURY TALES
Why has Mona Lisa got the only one mysterious grin?People always wonder why, and now it’s time to…
I would imagine that it is possible now to duplicate the Mona Lisa’s smile using computer technology. However, I think you are asking why there aren’t any other famously smiling subjects of…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, why does Malcolm appear almost perfect? Besides contrasting Macbeth’s evil, does…
Really, Malcolm does have to be that perfect! He is, after all, the rightful heir to the throne, and Shakespeare’s play was written in a time when that was a really big deal, so to speak. Factor…
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- ACROSS FIVE APRILS
What was the position of President Lincoln after the speech in Chapter 11 of Across Five Aprils…
After his speech at Gettysburg, President Lincoln issued “a proclamation of amnesty, in which he promised pardon and full rights to any individual Confederate who would swear to protect the…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
what evidence do we have to know that lord capulet is a well rounded father and what is his line…
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- TREASURE ISLAND
What is an example of conflict in Treasure Island along the lines of man versus man?
The conflict that propels the action in Stevenson’s Treasure Island is that of man versus man (also stated as man against man). This is established from the opening incidents and carries right on…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
What is the importance of dialogue to the character development in Pride and Prejudice, with…
One of Jane Austen’s most brilliant stylistic techniques is her skill in developing character through dialogue. As an example of this in Pride and Prejudice, recall Elizabeth’s first conversation…
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- DOVER BEACH
In line 19 of “Dover Beach” there is a thought that Arnold “hears”. What is this thought?
Listen! you hear the grating roarOf pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,At their return, up the high strand,Begin, and cease, and then again begin,With tremulous cadence slow, and…
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- MACBETH
I need quotations to support this fact: Macbeth has ignored Banquo’s advice of Act1, Scene 3,…
First of all, in the play “Macbeth,”no sooner has Banquo cautioned Macbeth that …oftentimes, to win us to our harm,/The instruments of darkness tell us truths,/Win us with honest trifles, to…
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- THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK
In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” what makes the stream-of-consciousness technique an…
Stream-of-consciousness writing is where the author jots down whatever comes into their head, in whatever order it comes. It is usually centered around one main topic, but within the bounds of…
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- THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK
What is Prufrock afraid will happen if he asks his “overwhelming question?” In what thought does…
If he asks his question, he is afraid they won’t understand him, or they will essentially shrug him off as having nothing important to say. He worries that he will work himself up to make a grand,…
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- THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK
In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” what does Prufrock mean when he thinks, “Do I dare…
In this poem, Prufrock is trying to gather the courage to ask a woman a very serious question (many believe it is a marriage proposal, though Eliot doesn’t state exactly what it is in the poem)….
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- THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK
What does the verb tense change signify in line 87 of “The Love Song Of J.Alfred Prufrock” by…
The verb tense changes to the conditional; the conditional is a tense that signifies “what if?”. We use the conditional to express hypothetical situations that we have not yet acted on or do not…
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- THE ZOO STORY
I’m performing ‘The Story of Jerry and the Dog’ for my hsc major project. How would I go about…
As for any female doing a male speech, it is necessary to play the character not the gender. The best advice I could give is to look into the language and see what it tells you about the…
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- THE GIVER
What is the story of Rosemary?
It is in Chapter 18 that the Receiver tells Jonas the story of what happened to the previous person selected to be the new Receiver. Up until now, her story has been a big mystery. All we know is…
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- SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
Give an analysis of “Sonnet 43” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a 19th Century Victorian poet, wrote her love sonnets in secret before her marriage to Robert Browning, another great English poet. Barrett Browning’s poetry was…
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- ESSAY LAB
I need help writing an essay on gender perspective in either Africa or Indian- English literature.
I think that the strongest way to approach this topic is to identify particular and specific works that highlight the gender dynamic. It is fairly broad to examine each genre of literature, so…
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- MACBETH
Macbeth is a political play in that it deals with the Scotland’s power structure and political intrigue. The murder of King Duncan is an act to gain political power, and Macbeth’s subsequent…
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- CULTURE AND IMPERIALISM
What is the main crux of Edward Said’s introduction to Culture and Imperialism?
This novel represents an advance in Said’s thinking from his initial work Orientalism, which is a text prized by postcolonialists. I will highlight some of the main ideas, but obviously reading…
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- SCIENCE
I love this question! Distillation works by vaporizing various liquids off of other liquids which have a lower boiling point. I will give you two examples 1. alcohol is distilled from water by…
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- CHAUCER
Write a detailed description of the Pardoner in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.
When we first meet the Pardoner, he is riding with the Summoner. The two church officials have been on a journey to “the court of Rome” (2), meaning the Vatican, and are now making another…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Romeo on trialWhat could Romeo’s argument be if he were put on trial for the murder of Tybalt,…
Romeo cannot legitimately argue self-defense for his killing of Tybalt, because Romeo initiated the fight. Romeo was overcome with guilt, desire for revenge, and his sense of honor when he learned…
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- HISTORY
Explain in detail about the origin of The Non-Aligned Movement. plzzzzz help me as soon as…
The Non-Aligned Movement was founded in 1955 as an international organization that rejected any ‘alignment’ with either of the ‘superpowers’, namely the United States and the Soviet Union. Although…
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- TWILIGHT
What effect did Renesmee’s bite have on Bella when Edward placed the baby on her chest.I…
This is correct. However, at the time Bella was not aware of this. Only later when asked by the Volturi did Bella realize that Renesmee was not venomous. Bella was dying from giving birth to…
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- HISTORY
State Police Power 1873-1940sWhy was “State Police Power” challenged or better yet championed by…
The country was still reeling from the Civil War. After a war where one half of the country is fighting the other, there needs to be a gradual tapering off of military presence. During the world…
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- THE ODYSSEY
Which god is angry with Odysseus in “The Odyssey”?no
Odysseus angered Poseidon, the god of the sea, when he blinded Polyphemus, the Cyclops, who is Poseidon’s son. Odysseus and his men escape from Polyphemus’ island after cleverly hiding themselves…
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- AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
In Dreiser’s An American Tragedy is Clyde Griffith guilty of first degree murder? Was Roberta’s…
Dreiser must leave Clyde’s actual culpability vague in order for the ‘trial section’ of the novel to work. At the end of the novel, one might claim that Clyde realizes that he is not being honest…
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- HARRISON BERGERON
In “Harrison Bergeron,” do men and woman remain fundamentally the same no matter what technology…
Yes, they do. Their government cannot change them through technology; the government can only attempt to control them. The story makes a strong case for the human spirit and makes it clear that a…
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- ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY
What is the last name of Cassie’s principal in “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry”?
In Mildred Taylor’s “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry”, Cassie’s principal’s name is Mr. Wellever. Principal Wellever is in charge of Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School. He is also the…
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- MATH
Complementary AnglesIf two angles are complementary, can one of them be obtuse? Why?
Complementary angles are two angles that add up to 90 degrees. If you have a 40 degree angle and a 50 degree angle, their measure is 90 degrees. An obtuse angle cannot be a complementary angle…
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- DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
What are the different connotations of the word night in this poem? Also, how does the word…
Both Dylan Thomas and Robert Frost were well-“acquainted with the night.” Both poets experienced tragedies and the dark side of humanity; Thomas was an alcoholic and a drug abuser, while Frost was…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In “Romeo and Juliet”, how many days after the Capulet ball does Romeo kill Tybalt?
Romeo kills Tybalt the day after the Capulet ball. Romeo and Juliet meet at the ball. That night, Juliet tells Romeo that he must tell the Nurse the next morning where and when they will get…
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- THE GIVER
Why is calling attention to individual details rude in “The Giver”?this happened in Chapter 1.
In Jonas’ society, everyone is treated equally and it is believed rude and inappropriate for anyone to be viewed as different. Difference is seen as a bad thing, and everyone tries not to point out…
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- LITERATURE
The “math scores” that appear in the poem refer to at least TWO things. STATE the two…
In this poem, the girl is clearly a good math student, since she does math problems in her head while she is at a swimming party. So “math scores” can refer to just the high marks she undoubtedly…
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- ESSAY LAB
What is the difference between the nature of a draft from the informal nature of a prewriting?
This is a good question because there often are no clearly defined lines between stages of the writing process. Pre-writing is generally a preliminary stage in which the writer jots down ideas…
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- DON QUIXOTE
How does Don Quixote compare to the stereotypical knight?
In terms of how Don Quixote views the world, he exemplifies everything a stereotypical knight should be. He upholds the tenets of chivalry — courageous, honorable, loyal, and courteous – as…
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- 1984
What is one theme of 1984 by George Owell?Give a brief analysis for this book?
One simple theme is that the past does not exist and can be created by those who control the government and the media. I think I’ve written this before, but here’s what the book tells us. “Who…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Who is Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Scout is Jean Louise Fince, the daughter of Atticus Finch in the novel. “Scout” is her nickname and the name she prefers. As an adult, Scout looks back to the time when she and her brother Jem were…
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- THE GIVER
From Lois Lowry’s The Giver, how does the Ceremony of Twelve start?
In Chapter 7 we see the beginning of the Ceremony of Twelve. The new twelves swap places with the new elevens, and then an initial speech is given by the Chief Elder. This speech is described as…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Why was “State Police Power” challenged or better yet championed by the Supreme court in 1873 to…
The Supreme Court would have supported the concept of State Police Power during this era because it was a specific example of the larger concept known as “Separation of Powers”. While the…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In Act 3 of Julius Caesar, how is Antony able to work the crowd up into a frenzy with his speech?
Antony is very clever and effective in how he manipulates the Roman citizenry in his speech. He understands human nature and plays upon it in his speech. Antony begins by disarming his listeners;…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
How long has the town of Salem been in existence at the start of the play?
Salem was founded circa 1650, about 40 years before the play’s setting (1692). In his “Overture” (background information) at the beginning of Act 1, Arthur Miller while describing Rev. Parris’s…
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- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
In Death of a Salesman, why does Willy state that to be liked you will never want and the one who…
This is Willy’s philosophy for success that has developed through his career as a salesman, and the one he passes along to his sons, unfortunately. He believes (and with some reason) that a man has…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What did Scout’s Uncle Jack learn from Scout and Atticus?
In chapter 9, Atticus takes Jem and Scout to visit Aunt Alexandra, Frances her son, and Uncle Jack. Frances antagonizes Scout into a fight by first talking bad about Dill and then going further to…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What is the purpose of the prologue in Romeo and Juliet? Why is there a prologue?
In the prologue is when we are introduced to the problem of the story, the setting, the characters, and even the ending: The lovers whose houses are divided and in quarrel. The prologue tells the…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
What special knowledge does Hester feel the scarlet leter gives her?
Her identity. When she refuses to remove the letter it was a way to tell the world: This is who I am, sinner or not, and this letter identifies me as such. She accepts having sinned, and having…
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- HISTORY
When was slavery abolished in the United States of America?
It was not an instantaneous process. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation got the ball rolling. Then the 13th Amendment was passed, outlawing slavery. That was a big step forward, but it took…
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- MACBETH
Why are we told that “many unrough youths” are fighting Macbeth (Lennox in Act 5 Scene…
The third option is the most likely. It was no strange matter for very young men to wish to prove themselves in battle, especially in Shakespeare’s day. The second option is unlikely as well–the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What is Jack’s reaction to the news of the beast? Why does he act this way?
When he first hears the littluns talking about a Beast, Jack denies its existence, supporting Ralph’s argument that such a thing could not live on a small island. He then claims that if there were…
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- ASTRONOMY
How does a spectroscope enable astronomers to determine the characteristics of distant stars and…
Around 1859 the German chemists Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff began to examine the light generated when elements were heated to incandescence. By passing that light through a…
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- MACBETH
Analyze the supernatural machinery in Macbeth.
I can’t write an essay for you, but I can give you some information and ideas about your topic. The supernatural does play an important role in the play; the appearance of the dagger in Act II, the…