• A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN

What do you understand by the term “stream of consciousness” with reference to A Portrait of the… 1 image

Stream of consciousness is a style of writing that strives to mimic the actual flow of real human thought. Often, stream of consciousness narratives are messy, lack a logical structure, and/ or…

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• HISTORY

Why did the Confederacy’s bid for international support fail during the Civil War?

The Confederate States of America (CSA) needed international support in the Civil War because the Union had a much larger population and a much more industrialized economy. Specifically, they…

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• JULIUS CAESAR

To what extent does Shakespeare make you sympathize with Caesar in Julius Caesar?

Shakespeare creates sympathy for Caesar by reminding us his wife is barren, having us learn about his seizures, and showing us his reaction to Brutus’s betrayal. Caesar is hardly a sympathetic…

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• BUSINESS

Are foreign citizens counted in the calculation of GDP?

I assume that you are asking whether the income of a foreign citizen in a given country (for example, a Chinese citizen in the United States) would be counted as part of the GDP of the host country…

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• THE JOURNEY TO THE WEST

Are truth and justice themes in The Journey to the West?

There is a truth/justice theme in the novel “Journey to the West.” The theme of truth can be seen in the monk’s travels to India. He is going to India in order to retrieve Buddhist scriptures….

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• DIGGING

Paraphrase the poem “Digging” by Seamus Heaney and compare your words with the poem itself….

In the poem “Digging” by Seamus Heaney, the author sits by his window with his pen poised like a gun. He hears his father digging outside among the flowerbeds. Heaney says that his father knew how…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

What two emotions are pulling Mr. Gatz?

Mr. Gatz seems to be torn between grief and pride. He obviously very much grieves his son’s death, his “eyes leaking isolated and unpunctual tears,” even though death is no longer something to…

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• PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF

What odd things does Percy hear from Mr. Brunner and Grover when he eavesdrops on them in the…

Percy is attempting to study for his exam with Mr. Brunner when he decides to go and ask for some help with the material. As he approaches Mr. Brunner’s office door, he hears Grover mention that…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What three incidents concerning Bob Ewell occur in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird? From these…

In Chapter 27 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout describes three “small things out of the ordinary” that happened in Maycomb, all three pertaining to Bob Ewell. Two out of three incidents…

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• A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

How do you suppose the threat of being hanged if they scare the ladies will affect the artisans’…

The rude mechanicals’ fear that they will be hanged for making Pyramus and Thisby too realistic results in a hilariously artificial performance. One of the actors swears that he fears the lion….

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• TUCK EVERLASTING

In Tuck Everlasting, what was Miles’s plan to free Mae? In chapter 23, why was Winnie waiting up…

Winnie is waiting for midnight, because that is when she knows that she will be able to sneak out of the house. Winnie needs to sneak out of the house that night in order to help break Mae out of…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

In Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, what roles do people play in society?

In Fahrenheit 451, the role of people in society is to maintain censorship and to ensure the destruction of books. This is shown through a comment made by Faber: Remember that the Captain belongs…

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• MATH

Find the compound interest on $10 000 for 2 years at 7.5 % per annum compounded annually.

Compound interest is defined as the interest added to the principal amount of a deposit or a loan in order for the added interest to earn interest from then on. The formula to calculate compound…

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• THE HUNGER GAMES

Contrast what Gale and Peeta signify for Katniss. How do each help her succeed in the games?

While she is in the Games, Katniss relies on Gale and Peeta to help her survive in different ways. While Gale represents Katniss’ practical knowledge and skills, Peeta represents her more…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

What quote in Chapter 8 explains why Daisy married Tom instead of waiting for Gatsby?

In Chapter 8, Gatsby explains to Nick (who relays to the reader) the story of how he met and then lost Daisy. According to Gatsby, he was penniless when he and Daisy fell for one another, but he…

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• HISTORY

Why was the French and Indian war important?

I would say that one of the reasons why the French and Indian War is important is because it established the basis for the American Revolution. The colonists greatly assisted the British during the…

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• MATH

Let F(x)=f(x^9) and G(x)=(f(x))^9 and suppose that a^8=6, f(a)=2, f′(a)=12, f′(a^9)=4 find…

We begin by stating the given information: F(x)=f(x9)F(x)=f(x9) … Eq. 1.1 G(x)=(f(x))9G(x)=(f(x))9 … Eq. 1.2 Additionally we are given : a8=6a8=6 … Eq. 2.1 f(a)=2f(a)=2 … Eq. 2.2 f'(a)=12f′(a)=12 ……

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• HISTORY

What voting restrictions were enacted to keep African-American males from voting?

After the Civil War, federal troops remained in the Southern states to ensure that those who had been slaves were treated equally and properly. This was the era of Reconstruction. During this…

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• SONG OF SOLOMON

On page 246, why is Circe so incensed when Milkman offers to give her money so that she can leave…

Circe becomes angry when Milkman offers to give her money so that she can leave the Butlers’ house because it isn’t lack of money that is keeping her there. When he suggests that the reason she…

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• 1984

How does society change in 1984?

To understand how society has changed in 1984, it is useful to look at life in Oceania before the Party came to power. We see this through Winston’s memories which come back to him as his sense of…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

What is the theme in Act III, Scenes 4-5 of Romeo and Juliet?

The major themes of Act III, Scenes 4 and 5 are love and how the social world interferes with the love of Romeo and Juliet. In Scene 4, Lord Capulet attempts to show his love for his daughter by…

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• THE CITY OF EMBER

How do the people of Ember deal with the power outages in Jeanne DuPrau’s The City of Ember? Why…

In Jeanne DuPrau’s The City of Ember, people have varying responses to the power outages that, in the opening chapter, Doon argues with the mayor are getting worse. Most people are completely…

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• A WORN PATH

List characteristics of the setting of “A Worn Path.” How does that setting reveal meaning in the…

“A Worn Path” uses setting to illustrate the possible hardships endured by an elderly woman named Phoenix from the South in the early 1900s. The overall theme can be described as perseverance, not…

• THREE MEN IN A BOAT (TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG)

What happens during incident of The Pride Of The Thames in Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome?

The narrator tells us this story in the final chapter, Chapter XIX, of Three Men in a Boat. He recalls a previous time when he and some friends made arrangements to hire a boat for a jaunt on this…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

What is an allusion in The Great Gatsby, to whom does it refer, and what is its meaning?

One of the most prominent allusions Fitzgerald uses in The Great Gatsby occurs in chapter seven when Nick likens Gatsby to Trimalchio. Trimalchio was a fictional character in a work called The…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

Why doesn’t Lady Capulet want her husband to get involved in the fight in Act I, Scene I?

In Act I, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet a brawl breaks out in the streets of Verona between the Capulets and Montagues. The fight is initially instigated by the servants of Capulet and…

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• THE SCARLET LETTER

How has Chillingworth changed since Hester last saw him?

Chillingworth is several years older than the last time he and Hester were together, and when she sees him in the crowd, he is dressed in “a strange disarray of civilized and savage costume.”…

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• A POISON TREE

What is the figurative meaning in the poem “A Poison Tree”?

“A Poison Tree” is already figurative; I assume you mean to ask how its figurative language might reasonably be interpreted. I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was…

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• THE OUTSIDERS

Explain where Pony, Johnny, Two-Bit, Marcia, and Cherry are going when the Socs arrive in Chapter…

At the beginning of Chapter 3, Two-Bit offers to walk Cherry and Marcia home. However, they live on the west side of town which is twenty miles away. Ponyboy mentions that Cherry and Marcia wanted…

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• SPEAK

What quote from chapter 25 is an example of the title?

Chapter 25 is a super short chapter about how Melinda’s Spanish class is going. The verdict? Not well. As with most language classes, the course is taught entirely in Spanish, which can be tricky…

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• OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS

What is Gladwell’s overall message about success?

Gladwell’s book “Outliers” focuses on the success of those people that succeed far above and beyond the norms of society. His message counters popular theory that success can be attributed to…

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• JULIUS CAESAR

Compare and contrast the tragic hero qualities of Brutus and Caesar.

During Julius Caesar’s funeral, Antony repeats, “Brutus is an honorable man.” Though Antony’s intents are ironic, Brutus is, in fact, an honorable fellow. He loves his wife and the Roman…

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• HISTORY

Who was the 280-pound colonel who turned his bookstore over to his brother so he could fight the…

The man you are looking for is Henry Knox, whom I consider to be one of the most inspirational figures from the Revolutionary War. Prior to the American Revolution, Knox operated a bookstore, but…

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• SCIENCE

How does air pressure vary with elevation?

Air pressure is caused by the air molecules above us. These molecules are held close to Earth’s surface by the planet’s gravity. The farther we go from the surface, the less air molecules we find….

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• SCIENCE

A newspaper delivery boy throws a newspaper onto a balcony 1.25 m above the height of his hand…

This is a numerical of projectile motion. Here, the initial velocity, u = 25 m/s and θθ = 35 degrees. a) Maximum height achieved can be calculated by the following equation:

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• ARTS

What is meant by functionalism in music?

Functionalism in music is a school of thought that indicates that every piece of music has a function and that that function affects the end product. The roots of functionalism are steeped in the…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Scout stop the mob?

In Chapter 15, Atticus goes to the Maycomb jailhouse to sit outside of Tom Robinson’s cell to make sure nobody tries to harm him. Jem is concerned for his father’s safety and decides to check up on…

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• HISTORY

Was Manifest Destiny wrong, or was it our right as Americans to go from sea to shining sea?

There are two ways to look at the concept of Manifest Destiny. One way was very supportive of this policy while the other view felt it was wrong for us to follow this policy. Manifest Destiny is a…

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• SCIENCE

How many systems does the spleen help? How many roles does the spleen have?

The spleen is a small organ located in the abdomen, just behind the stomach. It is sort of a “multipurpose” organ, and has roles in the circulatory, lymphatic, and immune systems. Though the…

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• HOW IT FEELS TO BE COLORED ME

According to Hurston in How It Feels to Be Colored Me, how important is race to a person’s identity?

In Hurston’s story, she attributes the importance of race, or its lack of importance, to context. She opens the story cheekily: I am colored but I offer nothing in the way of extenuating…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, who does Mayella say she is afraid of and why?

Chapter 18 of Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is mostly about Mayella Ewell’s testimony on the witness stand and how the two attorneys question her. Mr. Gilmer barely asks her two questions when she…

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• THE HUNGER GAMES

What is the moral of The Hunger Games?

The moral is that you should stand up for what you believe in no matter what your circumstances are. Katniss is powerless. She lives in a dystopian society where her district, District 12, is on…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In chapter 5 of To Kill a Mockingbird, describe how Scout’s relationship with the boys begins to…

In the previous chapter, Dill, Jem and Scout get caught playing out the Radley’s life story in the front yard by Atticus. They lie and say they aren’t doing what he thinks they are doing, but Scout…

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• SCIENCE

How do we predict the spread of groundwater contaminants?

There are a number of processes that affect the spread of contaminants in groundwater, making it really tough to predict the spread. These include the density, solubility, partitioning, dispersion,…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

Did the marriage between Romeo and Juliet have any effect on why they committed suicide at the…

I would say it had some effect, but was not the main factor. It is certainly the marriage that starts everything in a downhill motion. Because he is married to Juliet, Romeo refuses to fight…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Who is the protagonist in To Kill a Mockingbird?

“Protagonist” is another word for “main character” or “the good guy.” To find the protagonist in any story, look to see who the story is mostly about. Who seems to be the most important character,…

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• PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Why does Charlotte believe that Mr Darcy must be in love with Elizabeth?

In Chapter 32 of Pride and Prejudice, Charlotte returns home from a walk to find Mr Darcy visiting with Elizabeth. This causes her to say: What can be the meaning of this? My Dear Eliza, he must…

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• THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL

What impresses Anne about the conversation with Peter about the cat’s male organs in Anne Frank:…

Anne is impressed that Peter can talk to her about sexual organs maturely. Anne starts out by telling us that no one has ever talked to her about sex. She has an interesting conversation with…

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• NIGHT

Why are the Jews of Sighet optimistic about the news they hear on the radio in late 1942 and 1943?

The Jews of the Transylvanian town of Sighet heard contrasting news about the war in 1942 and 1943. On one hand, the “London radio” brought news that suggested the German army was in retreat and…

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• HISTORY

Write an editorial in which you try to convince readers the Senate should support Article 10.

I assume that you are asking about Article 10 of the League of Nations charter. This was the article that did the most to cause the US Senate to refuse to join the League of Nations. We cannot…

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