Why is Montresor’s family motto appropriate?
- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Why is Montresor carrying a trowel under his cloak in “The Cask of Amontillado”?
The trowel is for later once he has him chained to the wall in the small niche. He then walls him in with bricks and mortar. He uses the trowel to level it off and stack the bricks up. The…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Why is Montresor’s family motto appropriate?
Montresor’s family motto is “Nemo me impune lacessit,” or “No one insults me with impunity.” This is very fitting because the small injuries that Fortunado has caused Montresor over the years has…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Why is carnival season an ideal time for Montresor to carry out his plan?
During the carnival season everyone will be partying and drinking. This is a great opportunity for Montresor to let his servants skip out for the weekend and he can lure Fortunado into his…
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- THE POETRY OF WORDSWORTH
What is the theme of “London 1802” by William Wordsworth?Milton
Wordsworth dedicates this poem to Milton–London has gotten completely out of hand. He sees London in need of a leader who can lead them from the “fen of stagnant waters.” “We are selfish men;Oh!…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
How has Montresor managed to empty his house of all his servants?
The setting of the story is during the carnival season. The narrator (Montresor) portrays himself as ultra savvy and states: There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in…
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- MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD
Why did General Putnam execute Sam in My Brother Sam Is Dead?
Sam is convicted of being a cattle thief. The punishment for such a crime, as set forth by General Putnam of the Rebel Army, is death. Ironically, the cattle which Sam is accused of stealing…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” why is Tom’s plan actually cruel in helping Jim escape…
In chapters 34-40, we see Tom and Huck setting up an elaborate escape plan for Jim, and making him do all sorts of things because that is how the prisoners in the books do it. Tom, who has an…
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- OEDIPUS REX
My question is, how and why is Oedipus Tyrannus a tragedy of self-identity?The search for…
In the simplest terms, Oedipus is a man who thinks he knows who he is, but clearly he does not. Part of that, of course, was perpetrated on him by deception; even worse, it was his parents who…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
In “The Cask of Amontillado” what is Fortunato’s one weakness? How does Montresor use this…
The way that Montresor lures Fortunado down into the catacombs is by playing on his fondness for wine, and for thinking himself an expert in wine-tasting. Montresor states, right at the…
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- FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
How does Charlie’s attitude change after the operation?
In Daniel Keyes’ novel Flowers for Algernon, the main character has an experimental operation to increase his intelligence. After the surgery radically improves Charlie’s intelligence, his outlook…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
I need a quote from “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” showing that Tom lives in a fantasty…
In these chapters, Tom takes Jim being held in the shanty on his aunt’s property as a chance to live out all of his fantasies that have spawned from his excessive reading of adventure novels. He…
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- MACBETH
What are the 4 reasons the king doesn’t feel that he has any reason to fear Macbeth when he comes…
The first reason is that Macbeth has just risked his life to fight and win two battles for the King, against the “merciless Macdonwald” and against Norwegian forces (Act I, Scene 2). If Macbeth had…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
In chpts. 34-36 of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” I need a quote showing that Huck becomes…
Tom is a rather domineering character who is set on having his own way about things. Tom is espcially excited for the opportunity to live out some adventure fantasies that he has, through the…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
Compare and contrast Ponyboy and Dallas in The Outsiders.
Ponyboy Curtis is the youngest of the three Curtis brothers, and of all the “outsiders,” he is closest to Johnny. Dally is the hard core greaser of the bunch; Pony alludes early in the novel to…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the sprites (fairies) speak very poetically. Which…
In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the sprites, or fairies, are something of a surprise for the Elizabethan audience for whom the play was written. Up until this point in time, people in…
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- MACBETH
Can someone please translate the following passage from Macbeth into ordinary colloquial English…
Malcolm is the heir-apparent to the Scottish throne after the death of Duncan. He is here speaking with his brother Donalbain immediately after the discovery of the murder, which has been blamed on…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Who was the second witness in To Kill a Mockingbird?
The second witness in the court scene was Bob Ewell. It was his testemony that proved he was left handed and proved Tom Robinson innocent because Tom’s left hand was mangled and crippled. Atticus…
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- THE GLASS MENAGERIE
What role does abandonment play in The Glass Menagerie? what are three examples on how they are…
The first bout of abandonment one knows about in the play is Amanda’s husband leaving the family way back and crippling apparently her common sense, the security of the family, and the self-esteem…
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- LITERATURE
For what does the speaker blame herself in “Lines Upon the Burning of our House”?
The speaker blames herself for being attached emotionally to the material things she just lost. In 1600’s New England, pre-determination was a common paradigm and a promise of a spiritual life…
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- LITERATURE
What attitude of the speaker is expressed in the “Lines Upon the Burning of our House”?
The overall attitude that surfaces the most in the poem is remorse for feeling the attachment to the material, self-effacement or the act of putting one self in a place of humility, and the Puritan…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, what part of the neighborhood do the children stay away from and why?
The children stay away from the Radley’s house and property. Scout accidentally slams into the Radley porch inside a runnaway tire, and she recovers herself and runs away. Jem does run up and…
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- MACBETH
Macbeth kills all of the following except?a. lady macduff and her son b. king duncan c. fleance…
To be exact, Macbeth only kills Duncan with his own hands. He has 3 murderers kill Banquo for him and the entire Macduff family (except for Macduff himself) are murdered in their castle in Act IV….
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
What dirty trick did Mr. Specncer pull on Holden in “The Catcher in the Rye”?
Holden wrote a note to Mr. Spencer at the end of the test because he knew that he was not a good writer, and that way maybe Mr. Spencer would feel sorry for him and wouldn’t flunk him. After all,…
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- ESSAY LAB
I need to write a research paper on a topic related to mass media. Where do I start?
Wow! There seem to be few limits on your project. If you are to study mass media in general, as opposed to focusing your research on one medium (TV, newspapers, magazines, etc.), consider studying…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Tybalt is portrayed as a villain in the play, and yet his death is not a positive event. Why is…
Although Tybalt is a villain, he is still a cousin of Juliet’s, and after their marriage, he is then related to Romeo as well. Besides being officially “family,” there had recently been made a law…
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- SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS
Do you have a summary of “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” by Chistohper Marlowe?
In general, the poem, stanza by stanza is a different promise made by a Shepard to a woman. These promises are made on the basis of her accepting to “live with me”. This clearly points to a sexual…
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- ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
In “The Eagle,” what is effective about the expressions “ringed with the azure world,”…
These are all effective in creating images in the poem and in establishing physical point of view. He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
Describe Ralph’s physical features and also his reaction to being on the island. List at least 3…
Ralph is described early on as being an attractive boy with sandy hair and the build of an athlete. His initial reaction to being on the island is one of excitement. He does not seem overly…
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- THE CATBIRD SEAT
Who is “The Catbird Seat” about, and what happens in the story?
The story gears around three most important characters: Mr. Martin, the protagonist (a prudish semi anal-retentive filing secretary who is very anal and proud of his job), Mrs Barrows- an absolute…
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- OTHELLO
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “Iago is a sociopath. He is reductive and…
Iago is the ultimate villain. Completely amoral, he not only makes it his goal to destroy others, but he will use others to achieve that destruction even at the cost of their own destruction….
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- SCIENCE
Which chemicals are used in making lavender perfume to be used in incense sticks and quantity of…
To make incense you will need an essential oil of your favorite scent. Lavender oil will be used since you want lavender incense. If you want combustible incense, I will recommend Makko, which is…
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- CHEMISTRY
List the physical properties of nitrous oxide.the topic on nitrous oxide
N20 is a gas at room temperature. It is 1 1/2 times denser than air. It is colorless and tasteless. However, it does have a slightly sweet odor. Its melting point is -91.81 dg C. Its boiling…
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- MACBETH
How does the play, “Macbeth”, represent different groups and individuals?How does the play,…
Well, you can look at this several different ways. First, there are the good guys and the bad guys. This changes throughout the play–at first, the good guys are Banquo, Macbeth, and the loyal…
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- I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD
Please analyze the fourth stanza of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” and show the figures of speech?
The fourth stanza of this poem shows the speaker away from the daffodils, at home, and thinking back upon them. The thought is demonstrated as a picture in his “inner eye.” This picture brings…
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- HISTORY
What role has the Non-Aligned Movement had on world affairs after the Cold War ended?
The Non-Aligned Movement was an organization whose primary purpose was to not side with either side of the Cold War nations. Once The Cold War was over the Non-Aligned Movement stood at the…
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- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
In Death of a Salesman, what does it mean to be successful?
In Death of a Salesman, the idea of success is examined through the lives of Willy Loman and his sons, Biff and Happy. For Willy, success means being personally popular (“well liked”) and making a…
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- SCIENCE
In biological terms what was the most significant event in the history of life?In biological…
The ability to replicate. It doesn’t matter how complex a system forms, if it can’t be replicated.
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- BLOOD WEDDING
What is the setting in Frederico Lorca’s play Blood Wedding?
You should be safe saying that it takes place probably in Seville, in the 1930’s, during the heat of the Spanish Civil War. I say Seville, because most of the action during that time took place…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
The outsiders begins with a symbolic action: Pony leaves the darkness of a movie theater and…
The bright sunlight could represent Ponyboy’s reality versus the darkness of the make-beleive movie world that he is leaving behind. Ponyboy tells us that he enjoys books and movies. We could infer…
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- THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
What is the significance of the hermit and the spirits in the Rime if the Ancient Mariner?
This poem was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and is considered the epitome of a Romantic poem. Some of the qualities of a Romantic piece include imagination, the supernatural, nature, the…
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- YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
What is the relationship between imagination and reality in “Young Goodman Brown”?
The supposedly-imagined dream of YGB in which he saw a witches Sabbath, the baptism into the “mystery of sin”, the evil man, and all the other rituals, had a real effect on him as a person both…
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- HISTORY
What were the most important changes in African American social, political, and economic life…
The most significant changes in African American life would be in the era of Reconstruction after the Civil War. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment of this era would be the most important political…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
mental illness and the 3rd party interestsi am writing a paper about the mental illness and the…
It takes a special kind of person to work in a facility for those with mental illness. The ethics for these individuals include those for all health professionals: first, do no harm. The other…
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- JOURNEY OF THE MAGI
What does it mean to talk about how something has been shaped by my personal context?
Your personal context is basically the sum of your life’s experiences, beliefs, and influences. You view everything through your personal context; it’s like another way of saying your own personal…
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- THE BRONZE BOW
Who are the heroes in “The Bronze Bow” by Elizabeth George Spears?
The Bronze Bow has some deeply defined characters so the concept of identifying them as heroes seems a little difficult. If we define “hero” as protagonist, the lead character Danie bar Jamin…
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- STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
Besides the beauty of the woods on a snowy evening, what else holds the poet spellbound?
The deep silence is what also holds the poet spellbound – “The only other sound’s the sweep, / Of easy wind and downy flake.” There is a special silence that deep snow brings with it because it…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
How does the play The Crucible relate to belonging, and what are some quotes that show…
Miller uses The Crucible to show that humans often prey on those who are considered outsiders, especially when the accuser is motivated by greed or fear. In the play, several circumstances and…
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- SCIENCE
What is the population of oceanic vents?i want to know the population of oceanic vents
Oceanic vents are super-heated hot springs coming up through the floor of the ocean. They supply energy and nutrients; this results in types of life supported there that are found no where else….
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- THE CALL OF THE WILD
What qualities does each character possess?
Buck: strong, determined, loyal, honorable, leader John Thornton: caring, strong, honest, dependable, father-figure, rough-hewn, loving, dedicated, loyal Dave: hard-working, numb, committed to the…
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- THE ROAD
Why does Cormac McCarthy in ‘The Road’, not give his character’s names? How does the labels ‘boy’…
By not giving his characters names, McCarthy makes them more universal, more representative of humankind. As readers, we can identify more directly with this father and son, and we see the two as…