Santos O'Connell
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I have been studying science and computer technology for over 35 years. Northeastern University, Elms College Bill Gates Teacher/Scholar
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Answered a Question in Raymond's Run
Toni Cade Bambara creates authentic voice for Squeaky as she narrates “Raymond’s Run” by using colloquialisms and language that is appropriate for a child of Squeaky’s age. Hazel Elizabeth Deborah... -
Answered a Question in Essays
In a discursive essay the paragraphs are written using formal, objective, unbiased language. The intent of discursive writing is to provide the reader with a balanced examination of a subject or... -
Answered a Question in In Another Country
The setting in Ernest Hemingway’s short story “In Another Country” is significant because Nick Lyons is a soldier who is literally and figuratively a man without his country. Lyons, a soldier who... -
Answered a Question in Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
The tone and mood of William Wordsworth’s poem “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798” are interrelated. The writer sets... -
Answered a Question in Two Kinds
In Amy Tan’s story “Two Kinds,” Jing-mei’s mother wants her daughter to live the American Dream. She believes America is the land of endless opportunities. Specifically, she wants her daughter to... -
Answered a Question in Maniac Magee
In Jerry Spinelli’s book Maniac Magee, Jeffery Lionel Magee is orphaned at the age of three. While the child, who comes to be known as Maniac, is at home with a babysitter, his parents are killed... -
Answered a Question in Raymond's Run
At the end of Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run” Squeaky has a moment of clarity in her life. After seeing how her brother, Raymond, keeps up with her while she runs May Day race, she... -
Answered a Question in Still I Rise
You are being asked to state your opinion about what you like about Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise.” This means you will have to do a close reading of the poem before deciding if it has meaning... -
Answered a Question in Shel Silverstein
The theme, or topic, of Shel Silverstein’s humorous poem “My Rules” is the narrator's requirements for a successful marriage. In this poem, the self-centered narrator lists the attributes he... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
Finuala Dowling creates a dichotomy in her poem “To the doctor who treated the raped baby and felt such despair.” The narrator addresses the words directly to the doctor. There is a contrast... -
Answered a Question in And of Clay Are We Created
Isabel Allende draws a parallel between Rolf and Azucena in the story “And of Clay We Are Created.” The little girl becomes a symbol or metaphor for Rolf’s hidden, tumultuous childhood. They are... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Memory
The climax of Truman Capote’s short story “A Christmas Memory” occurs after the cousin says, "Buddy, the wind is blowing." The pair suffer through Christmas morning with the relatives, before... -
Answered a Question in Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
The last two paragraphs of Jack Finney’s short story “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” describe Tom Benecke’s actions after he enters the apartment through the broken window, leaving the perils... -
Answered a Question in History
Through a series of compromises, the members of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 addressed the competing claims of local self-government, sectional interests, and national authority to form... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
Finnuala Dowling is directly addressing the physician in her poem “To the doctor who treated the raped baby and who felt such despair.” The lines of the poem vacillate between settings; that of the... -
Answered a Question in And of Clay Are We Created
In this question you are being asked to state your opinion about why the author choose to have Eva relate the story's events in “And of Clay We Are Created” by Isabel Allende Based on... -
Answered a Question in Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky’s identity is based on her success as a runner. It is the constant in her life. The work she puts into her running success makes her... -
Answered a Question in Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
At the beginning of “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets” by Jack Finney, Tom Benecke believes the information recorded on the yellow piece of paper is his ticket to financial success and prestige... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
In Finuala Dowling’s poem “To the doctor who treated the raped baby and who felt such despair” she compares a horrific situation with examples of normality. The doctor faces the task of dealing... -
Answered a Question in Winter Dreams
In “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dexter spends the winters of his youth musing over the lives of the wealthy members of the country club where he is a mere caddie. He sees himself playing... -
Answered a Question in George Washington's Socks
The mood of Elvira Woodruff’s young adult book George Washington’s Socks is apprehensive and suspenseful. A group of neighborhood adolescents set out for a walk around a local lake when their lives... -
Answered a Question in Raymond's Run
In “Raymond’s Run,” by Toni Cade Bambara, Squeaky exhibits a dislike for people who can outperform her, especially when they pretend that they do not have to practice or work hard for their... -
Answered a Question in Winter Dreams
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dreams” financial success was Dexter’s ambition but Judy Jones was his obsession. From a young age, Dexter dreamed of joining the ranks of the wealthy men he... -
Answered a Question in Winter Dreams
The little girl, Judy Jones, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story “Winter Dreams” has an unforeseen influence over Dexter’s decision to quit his caddie job. She is a spoiled eleven-year-old, and the day... -
Answered a Question in And of Clay Are We Created
Isabel Allende’s word choice, or diction, in the first paragraph of “And of Clay We Are Created” immediately sets the tone of despair and destruction for the short story. In that vast cemetery... -
Answered a Question in Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
Jack Finney includes foreshadowing in his short story “Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets.” In the first paragraph, Tom Benecke is getting ready to work in his apartment when he decides it is too... -
Answered a Question in Gorilla, My Love
Gretchen P. Lewis is the new girl in town in Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run.” By her sheer presence she alienates Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, who is known as Squeaky, from a... -
Answered a Question in Raymond's Run
In “Raymond’s Run,” Toni Cade Bambara exposes a number of Squeaky’s character traits during her encounter with Gretchen and her “sidekicks.” As Squeaky and her brother walk down Broadway, they walk... -
Answered a Question in Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
In "Contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets” by Jack Finney, Tom and his wife have a congenial, comfortable relationship. They accommodate each other’s needs in a loving but distant way. When Tom’s wife... -
Answered a Question in The Raven
Edgar Allan Poe uses both internal and external rhyming patterns in “The Raven.” In general, internal rhyme occurs when the middle word of a line rhymes with the ending word of the same line. Poe... -
Answered a Question in And of Clay Are We Created
In Isabel Allende’s short story “And of Clay We Are Created,” Eva Luna, the narrator, provides a heartfelt description of the news reporter, Rolf Carlé. Eva is left behind as Rolf travels to a... -
Answered a Question in Two Kinds
In “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, the authors use physical objects as focal points of the conflicts between the mothers and their daughters. In “Two Kinds” the object is... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Memory
Truman Capote describes his raw emotions at the end of his short story “A Christmas Memory.” He writes, “As if I expected to see, rather like hearts, a lost pair of kites hurrying toward heaven.”... -
Answered a Question in Raymond's Run
There are a number of humorous incidents in “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara. When something is humorous it is comical, funny, or droll. When looking for a funny incident in the story, it is... -
Answered a Question in The Renaissance
Artistic form and subject matter changed during both the early and late Renaissance. A middle class of wealthy merchants and tradesmen emerged during this historic time period as the proliferation... -
Answered a Question in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes about Christian virtues in his poem “The Singers.” He explains that God sent his singers with messages that will touch the hearts of men. Using a lyre as his... -
Answered a Question in Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
Jack Finney includes both external and internal conflict in his short story “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets.” The external conflict is initiated when Tom Benecke, the protagonist, watches as... -
Answered a Question in There Will Come Soft Rains
“Barter” is an appropriate title for Sara Teasdale’s poem based on the definition of the word. Barter means to exchange goods or services in kind, or to haggle over the price of something. Life is... -
Answered a Question in And of Clay Are We Created
Isabel Allende describes scenes of devastation in her short story “And of Clay We are Created.” Despite warnings of an impending volcanic eruption, people in small mountain villages in Brazil... -
Answered a Question in And of Clay Are We Created
During the second night Rolf Carlé spends with Azucena in Isabel Allende’s “And of Clay We Are Created,” he realizes through her suffering he cannot escape his tormented past. As he stays with the... -
Answered a Question in And of Clay Are We Created
In the short story “And of Clay We Are Created” by Isabel Allende the reader experiences foreshadowing of Rolf Carlé’s past at the end of the first paragraph. And every time we saw her on the... -
Answered a Question in And of Clay Are We Created
In the short story “Of Clay We are Created,” Isabel Allende uses a reliable first person narrator, Eva Luna. This story is a work of realistic fiction recounting the plight of a young girl during a... -
Answered a Question in The Lesson
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “The Lesson” the narrator and protagonist is a young African-American girl named Sylvia. In order to characterize her we look at her thoughts, speech, and... -
Answered a Question in Caged Bird
In Maya Angelou’s poem “Caged Bird” she creates a vivid image with the line “But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams.” This is a death image. The hopes and dreams of a whole race of people... -
Answered a Question in Ballad of the Landlord
When examining the poetic devices used in Langston Hughes’ “The Ballad of the Landlord,” the form of the poem as a ballad is the first thing to be considered. Hughes writes the first six stanzas of... -
Answered a Question in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
This question is asking for an opinion about Maya Angelou’s poem “Caged Bird.” This means you have to assess and analyze the poem to determine what you find appealing about it. Personally, I enjoy... -
Answered a Question in Thank You, M'am
There are only two characters, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger, in Langston Hughes’ short story “Thank You, M’am.” He uses both direct and indirect characterization to develop their... -
Answered a Question in Snake
D. H. Lawrence uses personification throughout his poem “Snake.” In order use this literary device he gives human qualities to the snake, and speaks about it as if it is a person. The narrator... -
Answered a Question in Thank You, M'am
In Langston Hughes’ short story “Thank You, M’am," young Roger attempts to steal the formidable Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’ pocketbook as she is walking home home from her job late one... -
Answered a Question in Thank You, M'am
Theme is the underlying message of a literary work. Langston Hughes communicates the theme of dignity and trust in his short story “Thank You M’am.” When Roger attempts to steal the imposing Mrs....
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