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 A Christmas Carol
External conflict in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol exists due to Scrooge’s love of money, which he places above personal relationships. These conflicts manifested throughout his personal life... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Carol
As you read Chapter 2, “The First of the Three Spirits,” in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, you travel with the Ghost of Christmas Past and Scrooge to his childhood boarding... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Memory
In Truman Capote’s short story “A Christmas Memory,” Buddy and his friend raise money to pay for the ingredients to make their annual Christmas fruitcakes. They do small jobs, enter contests, save... -
Answered a Question in The Scarlet Ibis
In the following quote from “The Scarlet Ibis” James Hurst uses both juxtaposition and metaphor. I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and... -
Answered a Question in Raymond's Run
The climax of a story is the turning point when the rising action reaches a peak, the conflict is resolved, and the story goes into its falling action. The climax is important in Toni Cade... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Memory
In Truman Capote’s, “A Christmas Memory” Buddy and his cousin, who is his best friend, make Christmas fruitcakes for a number of acquaintances. In order to soak the cakes in whiskey they visit a... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Memory
In Truman Capote’s short story, “A Christmas Memory,” Buddy’s best friend is actually a distant cousin who lives in the same family home that he does. In spite of their age difference, they... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Memory
Each year Buddy and his friend make fruitcakes for those who have shown them a small kindness, people who they are not well acquainted with, such as the President. The pair makes the cakes for... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” teaches a number of life lessons or morals. In reality, Scrooge is a lucky man because he receives a second chance at life. Dickens uses a series of encounters... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Carol
As the first "Spirit" takes Scrooge on a journey through experiences from his past life, he becomes increasingly agitated. The ghost takes him from lonely boyhood images... -
Answered a Question in The Collar
Like most of George Herbert’s poems “The Collar” is a metaphysical poem. The poem, written in the early seventeenth century, discusses thoughts on life and religion. In general, metaphysical poetry... -
Answered a Question in History
Joan of Arc was a young woman of deep religious conviction. As a young girl, she was a devout Catholic who went to church often receiving the sacraments. People from her small provincial town tell... -
Answered a Question in Because I could not stop for Death—
Death is portrayed very differently in “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, and “Death Came to See Me in Hot Pink Pants” by Heather Royes. In Heather Royes' poem, death is... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Fables are generally short stories that teach a general or universal lesson called a moral. In many fables, the characters are introduced in the title of the story so the readers quickly know whom... -
Answered a Question in Donald Justice
The conflict in the poem "Incident in the Garden" by David Justice is between Death and the gardener. The gardener runs out of the garden telling his master that he has seen Death within the garden... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
“Into the Woods” by Dorothy Baker is a light-hearted poem in which the narrator describes spending a day enjoying the woods outside of town. The author begins the poem by asking the narrator a... -
Answered a Question in There Will Come Soft Rains
In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” Ray Bradbury uses personification to create images of a house that is a living, breathing entity. People no longer live in the house, but it continues with its... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Carol
In Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, Jacob Marley, and the three ghosts that manifest, teach Scrooge a number of life lessons during their nocturnal visitation. Jacob Marley is tormented in the... -
Answered a Question in A Worn Path
The title of Eudora Welty’s short story “A Worn Path” is a metaphor for Granny’s stage in life and her mission for the day. Granny’s life is a worn path from her time as a slave to the present as... -
Answered a Question in Maniac Magee
As you read the book, Maniac Magee, written by Jerry Spinelli, you will discover that it is a novel about a boy who is orphaned at a young age. The boy, Jeffery Lionel Magee, who comes to be known... -
Answered a Question in History
Prior to European settlement, the First Nations of Canada enjoyed a prosperous lifestyle that consisted of healthy eating, physical activity, and holistic healing. When the Europeans arrived in the... -
Answered a Question in The Girl Who Left Her Sock on the Floor
In Deborah Eisenberg's story "The Girl Who Left Her Sock on the Floor," there are a number of themes. The first one is class differentiation. Second, there is evidence that supports the theme of... -
Answered a Question in A Visit to Grandmother
In the short story, “A Visit to Grandmother” by Melvin Kelly Mama’s attitude toward the story of the horse and buggy ride starts out jovial. With detail, she describes her early apprehension about... -
Answered a Question in Siegfried Sassoon
In Siegfried Sassoon’s poem “Does It Matter,” he exhibits a strong anti-war message by portraying the difficulties of wounded veterans upon their return from war. His poem expounds on the lack of... -
Answered a Question in Dead Men's Path
“Dead Men’s Path” by Chinua Achebe is a story that juxtaposes the traditions of an African village with the contemporary ideas of the new, young schoolmaster, Michael Obi. The language used by the... -
Answered a Question in Somerset Maugham
In the world of psychology, the relationship between the mother and son in William Somerset Maugham’s short story “The Kite” is an Oedipus complex. In Greek mythology, Oedipus, the King of Thebes,... -
Answered a Question in Blues Ain't No Mockingbird
In Toni Cade Bambara’s “Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird” Granddaddy walks into the conflict as he returns to the farm from the surrounding woods. Granny attempts to use her sarcasm and the silent... -
Answered a Question in Blues Ain't No Mockingbird
In Toni Cade Bambara’s “Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird,” Granny is a force to be reckoned with, but the men stay persistent in their attempt to film her family and home. As the cameraman approaches... -
Answered a Question in Naomi Shihab Nye
The tone of the poem “Daily” by Naomi Shihab Nye is reverence for hard work and the little things in life. The author writes the poem with vivid imagery as she describes the mundane tasks that one... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Stewart Brown’s poem “West Indies USA” presents the juxtaposition of socio-economic statuses and cultures in San Juan, Puerto Rico as seen by a traveler. The plane travels through airports located... -
Answered a Question in A Day's Wait
Ernest Hemingway uses internal conflict in the short story "A Day's Wait." He also employs a first person narrator by having the Papa tell the story surrounding his young son's illness. Papa sees... -
Answered a Question in All the Years of Her Life
“All the Years of Her Life” by Morley Callaghan is told from the third person point of view. There are only three characters in the story, young Alfred Higgins, who works in a pharmacy, his mother,... -
Answered a Question in History
After the Civil War, William Tecumseh Sherman remained in the in the United States Army. He was named the commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi during the time the Transcontinental... -
Answered a Question in There Will Come Soft Rains
In the short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” Ray Bradbury personifies the house to set the story in the future. He gives life to the futuristic house and includes the dates August 4 and August... -
Answered a Question in The Little Prince
The moral of chapter four of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery is to maintain your childlike wonder when looking at things of the world. The author describes how the Turkish astronomer... -
Answered a Question in The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
There is evidence of irony in Stephen Crane’s short story “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.” Jack Potter, the town police officer, is bringing his new bride back to the small Texas town of Yellow... -
Answered a Question in Walden
In Walden Henry David Thoreau uses both personification and simile. He uses personification to give things of nature human qualities while he creates comparisons with similes to provide the reader... -
Answered a Question in Blues Ain't No Mockingbird
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird” she provides insight into the character traits of Granddaddy and Granny through direct descriptions and through their actions. The... -
Answered a Question in Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare’s poem, “Carpe Diem” is from the play “Twelfth-Night,” Act II. Scene 3. The meaning of “carpe diem” that is generally accepted is to seize the day but the more literal meaning... -
Answered a Question in Two Kinds
In Amy Tan’s short story, “Two Kinds” America represents the opportunity to be whatever you want to be. Having lost her mother, father, first husband, and twin daughters in China, the mother sees... -
Answered a Question in European Exploration of America
Although Christopher Columbus did not meet his mission of finding a westward water route from Europe to Asia, nor did he “discover” America, he did complete four expeditionary ocean voyages sailing... -
Answered a Question in Haircut
Ring Lardner develops the theme and plot of “Haircut” through a conversation between the town barber, Whitey, and an unnamed customer. The barber is an uneducated gossip who shows respect to the... -
Answered a Question in Literature
E.B. White’s essay “Once More to the Lake” presents an argument for the perpetuation of the cycle of life. As White travels with his son to the lake where he spent his childhood vacations, he... -
Answered a Question in Ex-Basketball Player
There is a forlorn reminiscence to the tone of John Updike’s poem “Ex-Basketball Player.” The poem details the adult life of a former high school basketball star named Flick Webb. While in high... -
Answered a Question in Tonight I Can Write
The theme of Pablo Neruda’s poem “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines” is the finality of lost love. The narrator is finally able to express his feelings. The line “Tonight I can write the... -
Answered a Question in Cargoes
“Cargoes” by John Mansfield describes three different ships and what treasures they carried. The time frame spans centuries and explains that both royalty and commoners have benefitted from the... -
Answered a Question in The Three Strangers
In his short story “The Three Strangers” Thomas Hardy uses a number of similes to make comparisons that create emphasis and imagery. When describing the rainstorm, the author states, “The... -
Answered a Question in History
In 1950, approximately 33.9% of woman age 16 and older participated in the work force. There were variations by age group. For women in the 25-34 age group the percentage was just a bit higher at... -
Answered a Question in Edward Field
Edward Field’s poem “The Telephone” is included in his book Counting Myself Lucky: Selected Poems, 1963-1992. The poem is a commentary on the invention of the telephone and how it connected people... -
Answered a Question in Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman expresses war’s destructive nature with an underlying religious connotation in his poem “A Sight In Camp In the Daybreak Gray and Dim.” As the poem’s narrator walks into a dim, gray...
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