
Garth Jackson
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I hold a masters degree in Chemistry. I was strongly encouraged to pursue doctoral studies by leading national chemists (ACS Chairmen) but did not do so. Consistent record of high achievement academically from high school upwards. Worked as an educational consultant for some of the leading online educational(tutoring) services in the nation and displayed a great deal of versatility working in that capacity.
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Answered a Question in Slavery in the Nineteenth Century
The Free Soil Party was against the continuation of slavery. It was a political party whose members were originally from the Democratic party. In 1848 at its convention in New York State, members... -
Answered a Question in History
Both the Chinese and the Japanese were initially averse to trade with European nations. The Chinese limited trade to one port and forced trading nations to pay tribute to them. The Japanese in the... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
Examples of internal conflict would be Jack wanting to be leader whilst having to settle to play the role of chief hunter in the tribe. This caused Jack some amount of internal conflict because... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
The main things that happen in chapter 9 are Simon's death and Jack's emergence as a leader. The first quote is the boy’s chant of "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!" The... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
The Crucible, set in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, is about mass hysteria with people being accused of witchcraft and false confessions being generated. There is similarity in Millers life in that... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
Simon's hiding place is first described near the end of Chapter 3 - Huts on the Beach. Simon had a penchant for being alone it seems. We are told that he held his breath and listened to the sounds... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
The author’s attitude in my opinion is that the strong survive and the weak and naive perish. Ralph the protagonist and Jack the antagonist are the main ‘big uns.’ Both are strong. Both became... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
Roger had initially pretended to be the pig in Chapter 9- A View To Death. He had pretended to be a boar that charged at Jack and Jack sidestepped. However, as they began chanting, "Kill the... -
Answered a Question in The Road Not Taken
The whole poem is metaphorical. The two roads that diverge are a metaphor for the possible life paths that a person can take. In much the same way that the author could not travel both roads, a... -
Answered a Question in The Road Not Taken
There is alliteration in the phrases “wanted wear" and "first for." There is a lot of repetition of sounds--assonance, to be specific. For example in the first line, there is repetition of the... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 is a book about a society which tries to reject knowledge and beauty/simplicity of life and promote ignorance and fast-living. Its main protagonist, Guy Montag, who used to burn... -
Answered a Question in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The river is a symbol of the changing nature of Jim's and Huck's lives. It carries Jim toward the free states and it is the place where Huck escapes his abusive dad and the constraints of living in... -
Answered a Question in History
It was found in Pakistan and the evidence says that they had a writing system, they had an underground drainage system and wells and a thoroughly urban city life. Their civilization rivaled that of...