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The Taming of the ShrewIt is difficult for modern Americans to understand the institution of marriage in Elizabethan times. First, Americans are romantic when it comes to love. We believe couples are fated to meet: a...
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1984In my opinion, there are not any oxymorons in contemporary politics, at least not on the level of "War is Peace." Any politician who used anything that blatant would become a laughingstock. I can...
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GrammarCan anyone help me fix this awkward sentence? I thought everything would be better with the birth...When you are reading sentences outside of the context, sometimes they can be considered awkward. I am thinking that you mean that everything in your life would be better after your brother's...
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ReferenceThe previous post was quite lucid. We might be able to tie into the decline in agriculture into the growth of other industries such as manufacturing and information technology. Both the decline...
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Pride and PrejudiceLove and marriage is one of the central themes of the novel and you are right to identify the relationship between Darcy and Elizabeth as being one of the main ways through which the author...
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LiteratureThe frame of reference within which you're working can be changed. If within the frame, you formulate as a postulate that "if someone gains, someone else loses," you will apply that belief to the...
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MacbethIn Act II, Scene 4 of "Macbeth," there is a metaphor in the second line as the old man speaks to Ross about the recent occurrences: Threescore and ten I can remember well:/Within the volume of...
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The Merchant of VeniceAn analysis of a sound recording of Shylock's monologue from The Merchant of Venice would entail noting the physical qualities of the recording and the linguistic qualities of the speaker. Physical...
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MathBy data u =(9,10,8) , v = (10,7,8) The cross product of these vectors is (9,10,8) X (10,7, 8) = |[(i j k), (9,10,8), (10,7, 8)]| =(10*8-8*7)i-(9*8-8*10)j+(9*7-10*10)k =24i+8j-37k, which is...
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HamletIn Act III, what is Hamlet's reaction to what he has done?Describe this reaction from "Hamlet" by...I'll make some assumptions here. First, I'll assume that you meant to write, "In act 3, what is Hamlet's reacton to what he has done?" That said, the other assumption is that you are talking about...
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ReferenceI found one book tremendously helpful, Positive Classroom Discipline by Fredric Jones (a forward by Madeline Hunter.) Although I used many suggestions in the book, the one that was most helpful was...
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To Kill a MockingbirdHow does Bob Ewell's behavior concerning those in the trial demonstrate that he is a coward in To...Bob Ewell is such a despicable character in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, that cowardism is only one of his worst traits. In addition to the poor treatment of his own family, Bob...
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Dicey's SongWhen Sammy first starts school in Crisfield, he is, as Gram says, "an angel." His behavior is impeccable; he never gets in any kind of trouble. Although this would seem like a good thing, Dicey...
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BusinessOne of the most compelling components in being a good Video Jockey would be the idea of being able to read and react to music trends. When we look at why certain VJ's are better than others, it...
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Essay LabMy favorite example of irony is in "The Necklace" so you might consider something like that. There is also any story by O'Henry, such as "The Gift of the Magi" where two characters are working at...
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Isaac AsimovThe climax of a story seems like a straightforward thing to identify but many readers can be confused about where the climax really occurs. This confusion is due to the vocabulary of the standard...
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LiteratureThe correct answer here is C. When they use "word music" poets try to make their poems sound musical. They try to use their words to imitate the actual sounds that are involved in "real" music. If...
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The Importance of Being EarnestThe main plot of The Importance of Being Earnest concerns the obstacles to the romances of the four main characters Jack, Gwendolyn, Algernon, and Cecily. These are what form the "frame" of the...
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PygmalionUnder the tutelage of Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle's accent, dress, and manners change so that she transforms from a working-class Cockney woman into an upper-class English lady. By showing how...
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Great ExpectationsWhat are Pip's expectations in stage 1, stage 2, and stage 3?"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens is a bildungsroman that is divided into three important stages of the life of Pip, the main character. As an ingenuous boy, Pip lives with his shrewish...
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MacbethMacduff's mission to Malcolm finally reaches its dramatic conclusion in the fight with Macbeth, where Macduff makes a shocking revelation of his own in relation to the status of his own birth - so...
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BeowulfIn Beowulf, the author is trying to present the listeners with the idea that this monster is something different from all the other monsters they have ever met, be they wolves, snakes or sharks....
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BusinessBiostatistics are vital to the field of public health because they provide public health professionals with the basic sorts of information they need in order to do their jobs. Public health can be...
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Lord of the FliesRalph and Piggy have a meeting,they're furious that Jack stole Piggy's glasses which they needed to attract help through fire so Piggy wants them back and they decide to set out for Jack's camp...
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New MoonI agree, Linda-Allen, I think this one was a lot better than the first movie, not as hokey. Although the papercut scene was sort of embarrassing to watch. And I agree with you, too, Ask996, that...
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Rumble FishThere are several literary devices used in the book. One of the most notable is the use of slang. The book is written in a tough, short style, as Rusty-James would speak but without any curse...
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WaldenThe main point of these quotes is that people need to live a simple life. The reason that Thoreau went to Walden in the first place is because he wanted to live closer to nature and in a way that...
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Honoré de Balzac'lazy louts' - head man 'bribery' - used to get the ceremony when Four-Eyes leaves Head man - im not sure the quote but when he says he wont tell the communist party leaders about the liturature if...
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Watership DownThey leave because Fiver has a dream in which the warren is covered in blood. He's something of a seer: able to witness some, but not all of the future. So, the others that leave take his dream...
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M. ButterflyNot only does Gallimard never suspect that Song is man, he does not even want to believe the truth after Song's true identity is revealed. No one of course believes this because it seems absurd to...
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MacbethEven Shakespearean experts disagree on Malcolm's role in Macbeth. Some see his win as being restorative and giving peace, justice and social structure back to the Scots. Others comment that...
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Guide to Literary TermsA soliloquy is a dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts out loud. The purpose of such a device is to illustrate what is going on in the character's head in a way that can...
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Law and PoliticsI'm pretty sure we discussed this not long ago on this site, but I can't find it... The only reasons to completely exclude women from the military are cultural. Excluding women from the entire...
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MathYou may select a linear polynomial such that: P(x)=ax+b => P'(x)=a => P"(x) = 0 such that: P(2x) = a* 0 => P(2x) = 0 => 2ax + b = 0 => x = -b/2a You may increase the order of...
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AntigoneDramatic irony is a situation in which a play's audience has information that the characters on the stage do not have. In the case of the messenger's announcing to Creon that his edict has been...
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Riders to the SeaSynge's tragic one-act play, Riders to the Sea, ends with Maurya concluding: "No man at all can be living forever, and we must be satisfied." At this point Maurya has accepted her fate and the...
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Cyrano de BergeracI think there are a couple of ways in which Edmond Rostand attempts to capture the attention of his audience in the first scene of the play. First, he starts off with a fairly active and bustling...
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Sense and SensibilityThere are three narrative structural elements that we find in Jane Austen's Chapter 11 and 12 of Sense and Sensibility. The first is one we find all throughout the book and that is Austen's chosen...
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MathRemember to first get your unknown on one side of the equation--in this case x. Since there are numbers on both sides, you can first subtract the "2" from both sides. So: 3^x + 2 = 11 becomes 3^x...
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MathTo find the Limit of ln(1-xy)/(2xy) as x--> 0. Since this is a 0/0 form, we use L'Hospital's rule of differentiating both numerator and denominator and taking the limits as x approaches 0. So,...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMy goodness, the river is so much more than just "the journey of life"! For example, look at what life on the river is like for Huck and Jim vs what life is like on shore. The river symbolises...
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Girl, InterruptedFirst, the "parallel universe." "Madness" was defined differently in the 1950s than it is in 2011. Perhaps Susanna says she feels like she's in a parallel universe because she looks at the world...
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To Build a FireIn a sense, McCandless shared antithetical views to London's dark naturalist themes. McCandless sought adventure in Alaska, but he also thought that he could prepare himself to beat the elements....
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MathYou need to remember that if a derivative changes its sign at a point, that point becomes a stationary point. You need to allocate a function to the string an=[(-n)^4/4]+(27n)+7. You should...
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Ethan FromeA tragic figure is usually someone who suffers the consequences of his/her own flaw or mistake. You probably know the consequences Ethan suffers if you have finished the text. The question is,...
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Twelfth NightOlivia's steward Malvolio is a serious and sincere worker, quite devoted to his mistress. Olivia also trusts him, and does have a concern for him. But Malvolio is exceedingly self-important and...
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King LearKing Lear by William Shakespeare would be an almost impossible pit of depression to watch/read were it not for the presence of the fool. He adds a little light relief and holds the audience...
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Stephen KingIn the film script: Andy wrestles the phonograph player onto the guards' desk, sweeping things onto the floor in his haste. He plugs the machine in. A red light warms up. The platter starts...
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Summer of My German SoldierWhen Patty evaluates her life in Summer of My German Soldier, what does she decide are her losses...Patty looks at the relationships in her life and tallies up her losses and gains. Interestingly, she looks at her father, and concludes that her situation with him adds up to a gain, although a...
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To Kill a MockingbirdIn Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Atticus Finch is probably most responsible for affording the transition of Boo Radley from "monster to friend" for the children. For, he is the one who...