Katherine Wood
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Katherine Wood has been teaching for the past 15 years. She has degrees in Elementary and Secondary Education and has taught English, Theater Arts, Dance, Literature, Creative Writing, US History, World Civilizations, Utah History, and Government and Civilizations. She has received several prestigious awards for her teaching including the USOE Superstars in Education Award- Excellence in Teaching (Top 10 Teachers in Utah), The Superintendent Award for Excellence in Education, The Golden Employee Award, and The Utah State History Fair Coordinator of the Year Award.
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Answered a Question in The Thief Lord
Chapters 1-2 1- Why do the Harliebs want to hire Victor? 2- According to Victor, what does the name "Prosper" mean? 3- Why did the boys choose Venice? 4- Why doesn't Prosper want Bo's picture... -
Answered a Question in The Odyssey
In Book Nine of the poem, we encounter a heroic crisis for Odysseus. While it is clear that Odysseus is smart, this particular section of the poem reveals Odysseus' ego. Because of his hubris,... -
Answered a Question in Antigone
Antigone's character much like Kate's in Taming of the Shrew is in opposition to her younger sister Ismene. Ismene is described as beautiful, polite, and does what she is supposed to, while... -
Answered a Question in Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
In analyzing the poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, you must consider that the poem's overall statement is that people should battle death. Because the author wants his... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
In "The Lottery," Old Man Warner is the tradition keeper of the town. He has attended seventy-five Lotteries. He is the oldest man in the village and has taken it upon himself to be the... -
Answered a Question in The Shakespeare Stealer
Chapter 12 begins with Widge getting his first lessons in acting. Widge is first apprehensive about going in, however he soon finds that it is a fencing lesson. He practices with the... -
Answered a Question in Animal Farm
In Animal Farm Snowball is branded a traitor and chased off the farm. This is part of an effort by Napoleon to use Snowball as a scapegoat and to get rid of a rival.... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
The rabbits in Of Mice and Men are very important to Lennie. He is a gentle-hearted creature that longs for soft cuddly animals the same way a small child loves a favorite stuffed... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
The famous "Out- Out" speech by Lady Macbeth in Act 5 Scene 1 ranks as one of the most performed Shakespearean sequences throughout the world. Part of the reason for this soliloquy's fame is... -
Answered a Question in Avalon High
In the story, Avalon High Ellie's parents have moved to Annapolis, Maryland to work on their research regarding the Lady of Shalott and "Excalibur." Ellie is not excited about the... -
Answered a Question in The Ransom of Red Chief
This question is tricky because there are two film versions of The Ransom of Red Chief. Without knowing exactly which movie you are viewing, it is difficult to provide a completely accurate... -
Answered a Question in Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
The Lost Colony is the fifth book in the Artemis Fowl series. Artemis Fowl is the boy genius that discovered a fairy world that is unknown to the mortal world. Artemis, through his... -
Answered a Question in Death of a Salesman
In Death of a Salesman the phrase "Casting off" is used during a conversation where Linda and Willy are discussing their sons, who have come back to live with them. WILLY: Figure it out.... -
Answered a Question in The Thief Lord
In the Thief Lord, by Cornelia Flunke Scipio Fortunato, the Thief Lord is not all that he seems. When Prosper and Bo first meet Scipio, they are introduced to a character that... -
Answered a Question in Waiting for Godot
Symbolism is the key factor in Waiting for Godot; however, in order to understand the symbols in the play, you have to understand where Absurdist Theater came from and what it entails.... -
Answered a Question in Fiddler on the Roof
The exposition for Fiddler on the Roof is through the musical sequence "Tradition." During this company number, the main character Tevye introduces the major characters and jobs of the... -
Answered a Question in History
Most of the events that led to the Cold War happened between the years 1945-1949, but the tensions leading to the Cold War started during World War I. Russia fell out of the first world war... -
Answered a Question in Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice takes place in two regions of England: Hertfordshire is the general location for Loughbourn, where the Bennets live; Neitherfield Park, which... -
Answered a Question in The Lovely Bones
In Chapter 14, most of Mr. Harvey's victims are introduced to Susie in the cornfield. Here is the list of the murders by year, name, location and details of the death. This list will... -
Answered a Question in Lost Horizon
While the prologue of the book Lost Horizon takes place in Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany and the Epilogue takes place in New Delhi, India, the majority of the book takes place in... -
Answered a Question in A Tale of Two Cities
The introduction to the moral of A Tale of Two Cities begins with the opening lines: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of... -
Answered a Question in Much Ado About Nothing
As the title suggests communication is the key theme in Much Ado About Nothing. In Shakespearean times, nothing was often said as "noting." Noting can mean "taking notice of." The... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
To answer your question, the reason William Golding used British schoolboys in his novel was that Golding himself was educated in England at an all-boys school. His father was the Science... -
Answered a Question in The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver, during an interview with News24 (a South African media outlet), stated that she was working on film adaptations of the Poisonwood... -
Answered a Question in Fire and Ice
According to astronomer Harrow Shapely, the poem Fire and Ice was created due to a conversation he had with Robert Frost. The topic of the end of the world came up and Shapely told Frost... -
Answered a Question in The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase did much more than double the size of the United States. Before getting into the more long-term effects of the purchase, it is important to note that when the United... -
Answered a Question in Literary Terms
The answer above is well said, so I am adding onto the information: The easiest way to recognize structural irony is to look at the narrator. Does the narrator know what he or she... -
Answered a Question in A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich by Alice Childress is the story of a thirteen-year-old boy who becomes addicted to drugs (Heroin.) It is written like a documentary with twenty-three... -
Answered a Question in Seedfolks
In Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, Curtis is a native resident of Cleveland, Ohio. Fleischman chose Cleveland because of the diverse immigrant population that lives there. I... -
Answered a Question in Sara Teasdale
The main theme of the poem is centered on the masks that we wear in society, but the poem digs deeper than the simple statement, ‘we all wear masks’. Teasdale presents the insight that when... -
Answered a Question in Beverley, Robert
In order to understand the reason for Robert Beverley's Treatise, it is important to review a few historical facts: The first forced workers in the Southern Colonies were not African in... -
Answered a Question in History
Ben Franklin did have a good friend who was an Iroquois interpreter, who sent Franklin the transcript from a 1744 meeting that gave him great insight into how multiple groups can work together for... -
Answered a Question in Beowulf
Grendel's mother lives in a cave beneath what is called a mere. A mere is a 12th Century term for a standing body of water. The Old English term can mean a lake, but given the amount of... -
Answered a Question in A People's History of the United States
There is a sad irony in the phrase, "as long as Grass grows or water runs." Grasses die and rivers can be diverted. Such were the promises given to the Native American people especially... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
Personally this is my favorite line of the entire play. I wait on pins and needles until it is uttered. This is not an unusual reaction. Shakespeare designed these four lines in... -
Answered a Question in A Murder is Announced
A Murder is Announced is a lovely Miss Marple mystery story by Agatha Christie. The story begins when in the local newspaper of Chipping Cleghorn an advertisement in the paper announces that there... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Arthur Miller's play The Crucible was more than a play in 1952. It was a political statement against the McCarthy hearings. Arthur Miller likened the House Un-American... -
Answered a Question in The Ransom of Red Chief
Let's start with the basic questions. Without thinking about the assigned essay, answer the following questions. (Write them down in a list or as a series of random thoughts. You do not need... -
Answered a Question in The Story of My Life
Helen Keller was a little more than two years old (19 months) when she lost her sight and ability to hear. While there was no official diagnosis of the disease except "brain fever," the symptoms... -
Answered a Question in Literature
The short stories "Poison" and "The Lady or the Tiger" share the common element of death hiding in wait. With "Poison" the character Harry may have a krait (an extremely poisonous snake)... -
Answered a Question in William Shakespeare
Here is the list: Anthony and Cleopatra: Plutarch's Lives by Thomas North, 1579 Coriolanus: Plutarch's Lives by Thomas North, 1579 Hamlet: Either- Histories Tragiques (French Translation... -
Answered a Question in William Shakespeare
This quote is from the Opera Falstaff by Verdi. Fenton sings it to Nannetta in Act 2 Part 2: Come ti vidi M’innamorai, E tu sorridi Perchè lo sai. The Italian can be translated... -
Answered a Question in The Taming of the Shrew
When Situational Irony occurs in theater the audience is expecting the play to progress in one direction, when in fact the story or the situation takes an unexpected turn. Situational Irony... -
Answered a Question in Ted Hughes
Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes centers around a predatory bird that is perched on a branch. The poem is told from the bird's point of view. The hawk's view of the world is highly... -
Answered a Question in Literature
The Blinkards is a play revolving around the desire by many Africans around the turn of the century (1916) to strip themselves of their own culture to become more English. The play focuses on... -
Answered a Question in A Doll's House
Creating a modern version of A Doll's House is quite possible and has been done in New York and London quite successfully. To consider that our civilization is beyond the issues that are... -
Answered a Question in All's Well That Ends Well
In order to understand this question you first must understand the Elizabethan Great Chain of Being. The Chain of Being is a hierarchical list of power descending from God down through rocks.... -
Answered a Question in Les Misérables
The cinematography in Les Miserables is quite controversial in the world of film and theater. Danny Cohen, the Cinematographer, and Top Hooper, the Director, made some interesting choices in... -
Answered a Question in Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider is the first of the Alex Cross books by James Patterson. The story begins with the main character, Alex Cross, investigating three murders in a poor district of Washington DC.... -
Answered a Question in Amadeus
Chuckle, I like this question. There is a trick to it. The above answers are correct: Constanze was Mozart's wife's name and thus her nickname is Stanzi. Mozart's first name was Wolfgang, so...
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