Why is weather an element of Gothic literature?
- JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
In the book Johnny Got His Gun, why does Joe like America?
I would agree that in the novel Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo, Joe Bonham did love his country and paid a terrific price. As the reader follows his stream of consciousness thoughts as he…
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- HISTORY
What were the causes of the March Revolution in Russia?
The fundamental long term cause of the Russian Revolution was economic. By the early Twentieth Century, the life of the peasant in Russia could only be described as deplorable. Food shortages…
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- HISTORY
The death of Adolph Hitler occurred in Berlin, Germany on April 30, 1945, in the Fuhrerbunker, a subterranean air raid shelter that Hitler had been living in since the beginning of the year. Nazi…
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- HISTORY
How did the colonists win the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783? 1 image
There were several factors that helped the Americans win the Revolutionary War. One factor was the Americans were dedicated to the cause for which they were fighting. The Americans were fighting…
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- THE BEAR
What are the techniques used in The Bear by Anton Chekhov?
One of the major techniques used in Chekhov’s The Bear is that it is a farce, meaning it is a play with comedy. It combines many different kinds of humor, which makes the play interesting. As a…
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- SCIENCE
What is a group of atoms with a positive or negative charge called?
A group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge is called a polyatomic ion. The atoms that make up a polyatomic ion are covalently bonded, and the ion tends to behave as a single particle…
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- SCIENCE
Why, according to the laws of physics, is it impossible to build a perpetual motion machine?
A perpetual motion machine is a machine that could theoretically do work forever, without any energy input. Although spectacular in theory, this type of machine is not possible due to the Laws of…
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- SCIENCE
Imagine a disease kills 85% of the wolf population. How would this affect the other organisms?
In a food web, all the organisms are related to each other and a change in population of one organism will affect the population of others. In a food web, wolves eat herbivorous animals, such as…
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- SCIENCE
What is the chemical reaction of nail polish remover?
I will assume you are asking about how nail polish remover actually removes nail polish. Nail polish remover is mainly composed of acetone or other organic solvents. The action of nail polish…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Is the narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” also a murderer?
In Poe’s short story “Cask of Amontillado” the narrator, Montresor, makes his intentions clear in the first paragraph. He has been insulted by Fortunato and views the man with complete disdain….
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- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
What are the main ideas and feelings expressed in The Road Not Taken?
In this poem, the speaker is confronted with two paths that diverge in a forest. The speaker wishes to take both of these paths, although he must inevitably make a choice. Both of these roads are…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What passage from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows Dill following the Golden Rule?
The term the Golden Rule refers to a commonly believed moral principle that stems from the following biblical verse: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Matt. 7:12). The principle…
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- SCIENCE
Why is it important to study life science?
Life sciences are concerned with plants, animals, microorganisms, zoology, anatomy, and other living things. Examples of life sciences are biology, molecular biology, cellular biology, and…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
Why did Abigail drink blood? How did Abigail threaten the other girls? What does the conversation…
Abigail was drinking blood in attempts to kill John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth. This action was an absolutely blatant example of Abigail’s participation in “witchcraft.” She was drinking a charm…
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- TO AN ATHLETE DYING YOUNG
How can you analyze the poem “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Housman? What are the attitude,…
I generally always analyze a poem along two main pathways. You can take them in either order too. One way to analyze a poem is to analyze the plot, meanings, and themes. The second way to analyze…
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- BUSINESS
There are a few different standards that can be used to define efficiency in an economic sense, but the most commonly used is what we call Pareto efficiency. If a market is Pareto-efficient, it is…
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- LITERATURE
What are some examples of poems that highlight what you enjoy about literature?
Some examples of poems, which highlight what I enjoy about Literature, are: 1. The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot 2. Monument City by Jared Carter 3. Sunday Morning by Wallace Stevens 4. Helen by…
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- HENRY
What is the Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, and Falling Action of “One Thousand Dollars”?
Exposition A “decidedly amused” Bobby Gillian leaves the offices of Tolman & Sharp where he is given an envelope containing $1000.00, a sum willed to him by his uncle. He has been told that he…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
Why does John Steinbeck portray Curley’s wife as a threat?
Steinbeck was strongly suggesting that George was going to have to do something with Lennie because Lennie’s interest in petting soft little animals was evolving into a sexual interest in little…
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- HISTORY
What are the countries that conquered China?
Since its inception as a single unified nation in 221 BCE under the rule of the Qin dynasty, China has faced numerous military invasions. The Mongol invasion of the 13th century lasted several…
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- THE BUTCHER BOY
What are the themes in The Butcher Boy?
The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe deals largely with the theme of identity crisis. While this crisis is realized outright in the character of Francie, McCabe is attempting to draw a parallel to the…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
Explain what happens to Curley’s wife in the barn?
Lennie is in the barn, holding his dead puppy. Like the mouse he had at the beginning of the novel, the puppy had been killed by Lennie’s petting it and smacking it when it tried to bite him. He…
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- MANIAC MAGEE
Why did Maniac Magee keep Amanda’s book in Maniac Magee? (Ch 6-12)
Maniac is fascinated with Amanda’s book and keeps it to reread. Amanda keeps her whole library in a suitcase. Maniac is very impressed when he sees all of the books. He asks Amanda to borrow a…
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- SCIENCE
Explain why a person becomes flushed when he or she has a fever.
A fever is a response by the immune system to help the body fight an infection. Raising the body temperature can cause bacteria and viruses to not be able to replicate as quickly and allow the…
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- SHAKESPEARE
Why do people like Shakespeare?
People are varied and their reasons for loving Shakespeare are just as diverse. Yet, there are some popular reasons why people love Shakespeare. I’ll outline some of them below. Poetry -…
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- THE STORY OF MY LIFE
How did the visit to Boston change Helen’s views regarding books?
Helen Keller spent a great deal of time in Boston throughout her life. It was Helen’s first visit, however, that introduced her to the joys of reading. Helen visited the Perkins Institution in…
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- LITERATURE
How does Charlie understand commas in “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes?
When Charlie first starts writing his progress reports for Dr. Strauss, he uses very little punctuation. In his April 16 progress report, he writes that Miss Kinnian taught him about the comma that…
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- RAYMOND’S RUN
At the beginning of Toni Cade Bambara’s “Raymond’s Run,” what does Squeaky reveal about her…
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run,” we find out that Squeaky has two brothers, and they all live with her parents. The reader discovers that Squeaky does not need to do housework:…
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- THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
What are some good secondary sources for the theme of race relations in The Secret Life of Bees?
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd takes place in 1964 in South Carolina. That summer was also called the Mississippi Freedom Summer because Civil Rights leaders launched a campaign to…
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- INTO THE WILD
What elements of the narrative of Into the Wild indicate that it is based on research?
Many parts of the narrative are based on Krakauer’s research into McCandless and his life. Unwilling to let McCandless go, I spent more than a year retracing the convoluted path that led to his…
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- SCIENCE
What are the lower fixed point and upper fixed point in the Fahrenheit scale?
Fahrenheit scale is one of the three commonly used temperature scales (other two being Celsius and Kelvin scales). This was developed by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German physicist. This scale…
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- SCIENCE
If you have 30.0g of SiO2 reacting with 200.0mL of 3.00M HF and 13.2g of SiF4 actually forms, can…
- A) In order to calculate the maximum mass of SiF4 that can form, also called the theoretical yield, we need to find out which of the two reactants is the limiting reactant:
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- SCIENCE
In an electric circuit when electrons move from low to high potential, will they gain energy or…
They will gain energy. The general flow of electrons in an electrical circuit is from the low potential to the high potential. To do this, they can’t help but absorb some energy as they shift…
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- THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
What do the silhouettes on the wall suggest about the family?
In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” the silhouette on the wall is the most haunting image Ray Bradbury presents because it shows the instant a nuclear blast killed the unsuspecting family. Each member…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
Did Cherry helping Ponyboy have anything to do with sunsets in The Outsiders?
Ponyboy likes Cherry, and feels that they have a true connection, but also feels separate from her because of their social class difference, and the fact that there is an ongoing rivalry in their…
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- MANIAC MAGEE
Why did Mars Bar Thompson treat Maniac the way he did?
Maniac made Mars Bar angry. He challenged him when usually no one else did. Maniac went to the East End one day. He had been there before, but never on a Saturday. This time, there were kids…
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- THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
What are 4 characteristics of Walter Mitty in the story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and…
Walter Mitty certainly is a daydreamer. He spends most of his time imagining he is somewhere else, doing extraordinary things. From this, we can conclude that he is absentminded. In other words, he…
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- THE MACHINE THAT WON THE WAR
Henderson says that Multivac is no better than the data fed into it. What does he mean?
Henderson tells Swift and Jablonsky that the data used to program the super computer Multivac, which supposedly provides the title of story, had increasingly become “unreliable” and “meaningless.”…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What are some quotes that show how the conch lost its power in the middle of the novel or later…
The conch loses its power when Jack and the hunters break off, leaving civilization for savagery. The conch is symbolic. When the boys first gather together, it is because Ralph blew the conch….
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- SCIENCE
What happens to the original cell’s chromosomes during fission?
Fission or binary fission is a process of cell division, used by single-celled organisms (also known as prokaryotes). This division is a form of asexual reproduction and results in a genetically…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, how can one determine if a character is dynamic or static?
A character is dynamic if he or she changes from one attitude or perspective to another throughout the story. A static character, however, is one who remains constant in his or her attitude or way…
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- MATH
Juliet sold a house for 112,000$. What percent commission did she receive if she earned 6,720$?
The amount Julia received = 6720$ The sold value of house = 112000$ The commission is the value that Juliet received as a result of selling the house. In this case it is 6720$. So the commission…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, what did Atticus say in his closing argument that helped his case and…
The worst about the Tom Robinson case overall is that it is based on hearsay and racsim. A case like that should never have gone to trial because there were no secondary witnesses or evidence to…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What are some quotes from The Great Gatsby that connect to both feminism and psychoanalysis?
One topic in which feminism and psychoanalysis align well is female sexuality. An important point in feminism is the study of how men sexualize women, as well as how authentic female sexuality can…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What are some literary devices in use on pages 86-94 of the novel The Lord of the Flies?
I’m not sure what edition of The Lord of the Flies you’re using, but several editions of the novel that I’ve looked through have the “beast” scene on pages 88-96. In this section from the “Beasts…
- WAITING FOR NORMAL
What is the setting of Waiting for Normal?
The main setting of the story, Waiting for Normal, takes place in modern times in Schenectady, New York. Addie, the main protagonist is moved there by her mother and lives in a trailer. Times are…
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- NIGHT
In Night, what does Elie look like?
Elie Wiesel’s Night chronicles the author’s survival in the Holocaust. Throughout the story, the reader learns very little about what Elie looks like. Even so, the few descriptions constitute…
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- THROUGH THE TUNNEL
What is Jerry’s mother’s parenting style in “Through the Tunnel”?
Jerry’s mother attempts to parent her eleven-year-old son by giving him an appropriate amount of freedom and allowing him to grow, but she also wants to keep him close in order to protect him. When…
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- OUR TOWN
What is going to be put in the cornerstone of the new bank?
Towards the end of Art I (right after Emily asks her mother whether she is pretty and they have a conversation about that subject) the Stage Manager tells the audience that “the Cartwright…
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- JANE EYRE
Why is weather an element of Gothic literature?
In Gothic literature, the weather is often used to convey the feelings and emotions of its character, in a technique called ‘pathetic fallacy.’ Using the weather in this way is also useful in…
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