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We the AnimalsWhat is the motif of animals throughout the novel,how is it being used throughout the story? What...The central motif of We The Animals is children-as-animals. A secondary motif broadens out the original one to include all humans in the story. Although in this particular animal farm, some animals...
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MathGiven that a funnel is in the shape of a cone with , radius = r= 5 inch height = h= 20 inch We know that the volume of the cone is given by the formula: `Volume=V=\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h` i.e....
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Langston Hughes"Let America Be America Again" was written by African-American poet Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), one of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance. The poem discusses the United States as a...
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HistoryAppeasement was the name given to the policy taken by France and Britain toward Adolf Hitler's regime during the late 1930s in the period right before WWII. Both Britain and France believed that...
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Racism in LiteratureTo understand literary fiction, a reader must understand the different thought processes of varied characters. Tragedies are impossible to grasp unless one understands the conflicting desires that...
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The CrucibleIn Act III, John Proctor comes to the court with a deposition with nearly a hundred signatures of people who are willing to serve as character witnesses for Elizabeth Proctor, Martha Corey, and...
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HistoryIndulgences were a theological principle of forgiveness and punishment in the Catholic Church. In its original form, an Indulgence was a way of escaping punishment in the afterlife for one's sins....
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LiteratureWhen Tessie Hutchinson hears that her husband, Bill, has drawn the slip of paper that means someone in his family will be sacrificed in the next round of the drawing, Tessie protests to the...
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LiteratureFor a thorough exploration of this question, it might be helpful to consult the two-volume work, The Enlightenment by the late historian Peter Gay. Gay's thesis hinges on the notion that the...
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Social SciencesTrust in this context can be defined as the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone. The consensus is that trust has to be earned. What this means is that the person...
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneThe adults in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first Harry Potter novel, cluster in two opposite categories: the bad authority figures and the good authority figures. Bad authority...
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HistoryThe Declaration of Independence was written in the neoclassical/Age of Reason period in history. This period of time was defined by the movement toward the belief that people were rational beings...
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Law and PoliticsThis is a very subjective question, and my answer might not match your opinion. When forming your own answer about unjust laws, consider Popular opinion: does the general populace find the law...
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The Beach of FalesáIn sociology, a homosocial relationship is one between two people of the same sex which is not of a sexual or romantic nature. Most people these days are familiar with the word "bromance," which...
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Yellow WomanPick a specific passage from "Yellow Woman," and describe how it demonstrates the theme and culture."'What story?' He smiled and pulled me close to him as he said this. I was afraid lying there on the red blanket. All I could know was the way he felt, warm, damp, his body beside me. This is...
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King Solomon's MinesThe reader can get a sense of the centrality of homosociality to King Solomon's Mines by simply reading the dedication from the fictional hero Allan Quatermain. It reads "to all the big and little...
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The OdysseyI'd say it's a combination of the two. Certainly, Odysseus was smart enough to tell Polyphemus that his name is "Nobody" so that the Cyclops cannot identify his attacker to his peers. He knows...
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The Monkey's PawW.W. Jacobs's masterful diction suggests that the paw is a frightening, sinister force with which no one should tamper. When he provides Sergeant Major Morris's initial descriptions of the paw, he...
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Everything That Rises Must ConvergeOn the bus, Julian's mother is engaged in a conversation with another woman, and she tells this woman that Julian wants to be a writer but that he is selling typewriters for now, until he's able to...
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Miss BrillMiss Brill imagines herself to be quite a proper lady. She decided to wear her fur, a "Dear little thing!" for her Sunday out to the park to hear the band play. She likes to sit and watch the...
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LiteratureThroughout Animal Farm, Orwell condemns the misuse of power by depicting how Napoleon tyrannically rules the farm. Napoleon requires the animals to work long hours, barely feeds them, and...
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Letter from Birmingham City JailWhat strategies did Martin Luther King Jr. use to convey his ideas in "Letter From Birmingham Jail"?Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is a masterpiece containing rhetorical strategies almost too numerous to identify and analyze. Here are just four: Early in the letter,...
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The Masque of the Red DeathIn the second paragraph of the story Poe gives us a vivid description of the castellated abbey in which Prince Prospero and the other nobles hide from the devastating plague that stalks the land....
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Oscar WildeThe scene from Act I in which Lady Bracknell interviews Jack is an excellent example of Oscar Wilde's satire. Just before this scene, Lady Bracknell has discovered that her daughter Gwendolen wants...
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BeowulfIn the epic poem Beowulf, Beowulf's heroic qualities are essential to the progression of the plot. His heroism sets up the major battle scenes and conflicts of the poem. Near the start of the poem,...
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The TempestGonzalo is making a speech about what kind of world we'd have if he were in charge. It's a utopian vision; there'd be no war, riches or poverty, or any kind of laws. Humankind would be innocent and...
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Edgar Allan PoeFortunato's cough, the result of a fairly severe cold, symbolizes the weakness in his character, his pride, and this is the weakness that Montresor can exploit in order to do his nemesis in....
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Earle BirneyHere are a few metaphors from the poem "David" Lines 35-37 We crawled astride The peak to feast on the marching ranges flagged By the fading shreds of the shattered stormcloud. "Feast" is a...
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LiteratureThis poem is written in a meter called iambic tetrameter, and this means that there are four (tetra-) metrical feet per line. The metrical foot is called an iamb (where we get "iambic"), and this...
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ScienceConservation of energy is one of the basic principles of physics. It has several different statements which are all equivalent. Here's the definition of the law of conservation of energy from...
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ScienceStrictly speaking, bones aren't white. Not gleaming white at any rate. Living bones inside the body contain a number of pigmented chemicals. They are essential for the body's health and give our...
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The OdysseyOdysseus is very much a product of his time and place. He is a great king and noble warrior who unhesitatingly subscribes to the dominant ethos of aristocratic Greek males. Yet he does so with a...
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The PrinceThe Prince promotes secularism in that Machiavelli states that a prince can retain power by promoting his own greatness. He does not have to be good or seek God's favor, but he has to appear to be...
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HistoryMachiavelli was a true child of the Renaissance. He was a thoroughgoing humanist who looked fondly to antiquity for models of learning, wisdom and statesmanship. The Prince stands as a monument to...
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Dawn of Modern ScienceThom Goldstein, the son of writer Moritz Goldstein, is a retired professor, historian, and scientist. Goldstein was born in Germany. He left for the United States during the early years of Nazi...
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All the Light We Cannot SeeThe novel All The Light We Cannot See is set in the context of World War Two. It is the story of how the lives of Marie-Laure LeBlanc (who is French) and Werner Pfennig (who is German) converge....
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All the Light We Cannot SeeAll The Light We Cannot See is a lyrical and complex piece of historical fiction. As such, there are many ways to go about analyzing it. One way to approach the novel is through the title....
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All the Light We Cannot SeeThe three most important characters in All the Light We Cannot See are Marie-Laure LeBlanc, Daniel LeBlanc, and Werner Pfennig. There is also a host of other characters whose lives and stories...
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All the Light We Cannot SeeThe most important theme in All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is war and how it affects the lives of everyone it touches. A secondary theme that entwines with the first is the question...
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The LotteryOne thesis statement for "The Lottery" could be a declarative sentence about the atavistic propensity for violence that still lies in the nature of man, along with a blind adherence to tradition,...
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Death in VeniceWhat is the relationship between disease and art or aesthetics in Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice"...Thomas Mann's Death In Venice is, at its heart, entirely concerned with the relationship with disease and art, as symbolised by the setting of Venice itself. As the disease progresses through the...
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A Jury of Her PeersAlthough many possible arguments emerge in interpreting "A Jury of Her Peers," the fact that Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale intuit the motive for Mrs. Wright to kill her husband while the men miss all...
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HistoryThank you for asking this question; it made my day. This has become a pretty common conspiracy theory across certain sectors of the internet! Unfortunately, I think the only people who could know...
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Brave New WorldHypnopaedia is the principle of sleep teaching. It represents social control because it is used to condition all of the children. The Director explains that while hypnopaedia is not useful for...
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The OutsidersPonyboy and Darry have many subtle similarities and differences between them. First, they are brothers, and they both have the same experience of losing their parents, though they sometimes deal...
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HealthA thesis statement is simply a summary of your thesis or the main argument of your paper. Before you can construct a thesis "statement", you need to develop a thesis. To do so, you need to do...
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To Kill a MockingbirdAunt Alexandra is the typical Southern belle who enjoys socializing with her female neighbors, being involved in the community, and dressing like a presentable, delicate woman. In contrast, Scout...
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HistoryPropaganda can be defined as information of a biased or misleading nature. Over the twelve year course of the Third Reich it proved to be a potent weapon in the hands of the Nazi regime. As with...
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Long Day's Journey into NightMost of the main characters in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" retain a ghost-like appearance in that they are haunted. The sad, faded world they inhabit is no longer occupied by flesh and blood...
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HatchetIn the book Hatchet, thirteen-year old Brian Robeson is the only passenger on a tiny plane bound for the northern woods of Canada. At first, he thinks it’s interesting to be flying in the small...
