Why is Eveline’s job at the Stores mentioned?James Joyce’s "Eveline"
- A SEPARATE PEACE
In A Separate Peace what is significant in the rebirth motif at the beach in chapter four?
This concept of rebirth, which is alluded to through a reference to Lazarus at the beginning of chapter four, symbolically mirrors Gene’s transformation of feeling for Finny. Before this point, he…
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- EVELINE
Why is Eveline’s job at the Stores mentioned?James Joyce’s “Eveline”
In the notes that are attached to each of the stories, the Stores connotes the shop in which she works. And, there was a Quaker family named Pin who owned a general dry goods store in Great…
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- REFERENCE
Do you think the world’s going to end in 2012?Do you think the world is going to end in 2012
Although people have debated the end of the world for many years, there is no scientific, socially, or biblical reckoning that indicates the world will end in the year 2012. At this point in our…
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- CATHEDRAL
How do I get started on a good thesis statement for the topic of character development in…
You’ve picked a good topic for this particular story, because the narrator in the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver does experience quite a change of perspective for his character. To…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
As the homeowner, how can I remove the liability arising from any accident incurred by an…
A homeowner is responsible to keep his surroundings safe and accessible. In the wintertime, he should keep his walkway and driveway shoveled and free from snow and ice. In the summertime, he…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
Why does Tituba get locked up in jail with & why does she go crazy?
In Act I, Tituba is accused of being a witch by Abigail. When blame falls on Abigail, she is quick to blame Tituba for everything that happens in the forest. Tituba is then questioned while she…
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- EDITH HAMILTON’S MYTHOLOGY
What is the myth about Aphrodite trying to explain?
There can be many explanations being offered through this myth. The first would be how beauty and the goddess of beauty entered the world. Arising from the sea and the domains of Poseidon, the…
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- MACBETH
The role of the witches in MacbethWere the witches pure evil by giving the hope of being king…
Although the witches themselves tell us how they enjoy playing with mortals (remember the sailor’s wife with the nuts, and the swine, etc?), I don’t believe they are pure evil. They present things…
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- A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
What is the significance of Laila’s childhood trip to see the giant stone Buddhas above the…
In chapter 21, of “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” Laila and Tariq are taken by Laila’s Babi to see the massive Buddha sculputres. They climbed to the top and could see the whole Bamiyan Valley below…
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- ESSAY LAB
(Teen killed over bus ticket- found in a pool of blood beside a coffee shop) What do you think…
Without reading the article, it is a little difficult to determine what an appropriate response would be, but I’ll give it a shot. The fact that the teen was killed for a bus ticket is a…
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- SONNET 43
What poetic elements does Elizabeth use in Sonnet 43? I can’t quite grasp what she uses.
While Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnet 43” from Sonnets from the Portuguese is a Petrarchan, or Italian, sonnet like the others in this collection, it does not follow the traditional pattern of…
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- THE COLOR OF WATER
Why is Rachel dead to her family in The Color of Water? no
Rachel is dead to her family because she has married out of the Jewish religion. As if that were not shocking enough to her family, she married an African-American minister. It is difficult to…
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- MATH
A light aircraft flies from A to B, 450 km away, & back from B to A in a total time of 11/2…
The wind blows from A to B with a velocity v. The aircraft’s speed on the flight is then 165 + v. On the return flight, the speed is 165 – v. So using d = rt, this gives us two equations with three…
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- LOVE POEM FOR MY COUNTRY
I need help with a line by line analysis of the poem, “Love Poem for My Country” by Sandile…
The poem is a hymn of love for the nation of South Africa. It extols the virtue of pride in one’s own nation. The first stanza addresses the notion of how Dikeni feels that his nation represents…
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- THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER
In “The Rocking Horse Winner” how is Paul considered determined?
The definition of determined is to be stubborn, persistent, and to not give up. Think of that definition in terms of Paul’s determination to “be lucky,” and to win money at the races, all in a sad…
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- HISTORY
Was Britain’s victory in the battle of Britain due to RAF strengths or weaknesses of the Luftwaffe?
As with all defeats and victories, the answer is probably somewhere in the middle. The British certainly had their weaknesses too, but not too many to overcome the Luftwaffe and defeat them. The…
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- BEOWULF
What are the compound words in Beowulf, (example whale-roads) called?What are the…
The compound adjectives are called “kennings.” They are used as metaphor to add to the elevated language that makes up a literary epic. They serve to add description without bulk, and frankly,…
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- AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
Who has betrayed the man being hanged?
Peyton Farquhar, the man being hanged, was betrayed by a Federal scout. Farquhar and his wife met the scout, who was disguised as a Confederate soldier, when he approached them one evening and…
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- SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER
Is this book a true story? If so is there any information about Anton’s Grandfather? Or more…
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene is a fictional story, however, several aspects of the story do mirror the author’s life. Bette Greene, just like Patty, was a Jewish girl growing up in a…
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- TEARS OF A TIGER
What is the reason for Andy’s disgust in his father being active in the Republican Party.
Since the accident, in which Andy’s friend Robert Washington was killed, Andy is having problems readjusting. He goes to see a psychologist. While talking to the psychologist the conversation…
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- THE JOY LUCK CLUB
Why is the opening scene an appropriate setting for Jing Mei’s remark that she is “becoming…
Amy Tan wrote “A Pair of Tickets,” the novel’s last chapter, first as a short story. She wrote the story and subsequent novel to better understand her mother. She dedicates the novel to her…
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- BEOWULF
In Beowulf what are the 2 things Grendel’s mother took from the great halls of the Danes? What…
Grendel’s mother came to Heorot for revenge and to reclaim her son’s dignity. There really is nothing “noble” from any perspective from death by amputation. Grendel did not go down fighting, but he…
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- CANDIDE
In Candide, is Voltaire saying that greed and love will destroy you in the end?
“Chacun doit cultiver son jardin” is the final reflection of Candide, and this idea that one must cultivate his own garden–to paraphrase the metaphor: one must make one’s own happiness–is the…
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- THE CHOCOLATE WAR
In The Chocolate War Jerry sees a poster for “Disturbing the Universe”. What possible universes…
The poster in Jerry’s locker reads “Do I dare disturb the universe?”. So what does that mean? The word “universe” could be taken in several different senses, but first consider what it could mean…
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- SWEAT
In “Sweat,” what qualities does Hurston see in the survivor?
First, Delia has dignity. While she endures much degradation from her husband’s words and actions over the years, she draws the line when he starts publicly parading around with another woman. Her…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In The Crucible, what are the negative and positive effects that conflict has on individuals?
One negative effect of conflict in the play proves to be a sense of “emotional contagion” that infects the people of Salem. The conflict caused with the accusations of witchcraft and “sympathizers…
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- HAMLET
Hamlet called “play within play”. Justify.
Are you referring to the fact that there is a play within “Hamlet”? In Act 3, sc. 2, the Lenten players who are at Elsinore, perform a play that Hamlet has altered. Hamlet has changed the play to…
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- BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH—
What is the theme of “Because I could not stop for Death”?
One of the strongest themes to arise out of Dickinson’s poem is the embrace of the end force that is inevitably felt by all living creatures. Dickinson creates a portrait of death which is not…
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- ARTS
What painting techniques have been used in Monet’s painting, Impressionism Sunrise? Impressionism…
On April 25, 1874, Louis Leroy, a landscape painter know for the lampoons that he published regularly in satirical newspapers and incorrectly credited with inventing the term “impressionist” helped…
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- YANN MARTEL
Martel, Writers, and developing newsI’ve read some of Martel’s stuff and it’s good. On a serious…
I am not certain as what could be said with such a report. I think it speaks for itself. Indeed, television modeling reality and the latter modeling more of the former has become a staple of…
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- AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
He remembered that grey eyes were the keenest. Explain.
As Peyton Farquhar is being shot at, he supposedly sees the shooter’s eye “gazing into his own through the sights of the rifle,” which would actually have been quite remarkable, considering the…
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- MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
How does the book “My Side of the Mountain” end?from page 148 to 177
In the classic novel, My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George, Sam Gribley runs away from his family and their crowded New York City apartment for life on a deserted section of family…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Can you please help me with a few arguments concerning the negative imapct that cell phones have…
I think that while they are unavoidable, cell phones can have some negative impact on social issues of privacy. Modern phones can be used to videotape anything and everything. While there can be…
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- YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
How is resistance represented in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown”?
Resistence is impossible … depending what you are talking about. Although Brown resists the journey that he is about to undertake, it is something that he/none of us, can resist. My journey, as…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What sort of person is Atticus like?Miss Maudie tell Scout that ‘Atticus has ‘life in him yet.’…
On page 104, Scout says to Miss Maudie, “Atticus can’t do anything….” Then Miss Maudie replies, “You’d be surprised,” said Miss Maudie. “Theres life in him yet.” Because Atticus may be a bit…
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- STARGIRL
What is Stargirl’s old name in Jerry Spinelli’s book Stargirl?
Stargirl’s old name is Susan Caraway. Although “Susan” is the name her parents gave her, Stargirl has changed what she is called many times. She first renamed herself “Pocket Mouse”, then…
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- THE WEDNESDAY WARS
If you had to get a birthday gift for Mrs. sidmanin the wednesday wars what would it be?If you…
I would say that a lifetime supply of orange dye to keep her hair the same color might be a good thing. It seems that this might be very consistent with her characterstics as depicted. The more…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
What is the mental image Pip has of Joe?”Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens
Throughout most of the novel, Pip thinks of Joe as an embarrasment. He has a very pretentious attitude toward his roots after he gets his money and doesnt appreciate where he “comes from”. The…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Can you help me find 3 quotes in chp. 12 that show a change in the relationship between Scout and…
Chapter 12 is the chapter in which Calpurnia allows herself to be better known by Jem and Scout. This is the first time the children have been to church with her, and this leads to many questions…
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- HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS
In “Hills Like White Elephants,” I thought that Jig was very sarcastic with the whole ordeal. But…
The irony in Jig’s words revolves around the last statement that she makes when she tells the American that she is fine. The conversation proves that she is anything but fine. Jig has come to…
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- TWELVE ANGRY MEN
In what ways do Jurors eight and eleven uphold justice and embody the meaning of active…
Twelve Angry Men is as relevant today as it was in 1957, because it challenges a free society governed by the rule of the law it creates to ‘practice what it preaches’. In the first ballot taken by…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
Where did the author get the name of the novel, Of Mice and Men?
Steinbeck quoted a 1785 Robert Burns poem entitled, “To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest With the Plough” in which the speaker says, “The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry.” The…
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- EMPIRE FALLS
This is a fairly challenging question to address. Adolescence, as a phase of life, is defined by many elements. The notion of “growing up” is a permanent condition within its definitive…
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- THE JILTING OF GRANNY WEATHERALL
In “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”, why did Father Connolly tickle Granny Weatherall’s feet?
The arrival of Father Connolly heralds another moment of bitter-sweet humour as he begins to perform the Last Rites on Granny Weatherall. Crucial to understanding the story is the point of view…
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- CHARLES
What are the key character traits of Laurie’s mother?
Laurie’s mother in the Shirley Jackson short story, “Charles,” is undergoing a change in her mothering skills as her son simultaneously changes from cute little boy to misbehaving young terror….
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- SCIENCE
What is a landform poster? i got to do that 4 my homework
A landform poster is a poster that displays different sorts of geographical landforms like mountains, plains, plateaus, and bodies of water. A landform poster could possibly be 3-d, with bumpy…
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- RAY BRADBURY
How does the author create suspense in the short story “A Sound of Thunder”?
Beginning with the ominous Time Safari Inc. warning–“We guarantee nothing except the dinosaurs”–everything about the premise of Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” adds to the natural suspense of…
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- A CHRISTMAS MEMORY
Where do Buddy and his friend go to find their Christmas tree? What is the mood in that setting?
In “A Christmas Memory,” by Truman Capote, Buddy and his friend, go out of town, into the woods to find the best Christmas tree they can find. His “friend” is really an older, distant cousin. We…
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- THE MONKEY’S PAW
How does the monkey’s paw change the relationship between the husband and wife?
In the story, “The Monkey’s Paw,” by W. W. Jacobs, the relationship between the mother and father begins as very genial. The father is rather blustery, but the mother and son joke about it in a…
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- THE WEDNESDAY WARS
What is the time and setting of The Wednesday Wars?
This novel takes place during the 1967-1968 school year. The Vietnam War has escalated and is a large part of the backdrop of the story.