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  Yes, teaching is great, and is interesting, but I feel like we're kind of saturated with that answer given our demographic on these...

• Answered a Question in Tuck Everlasting

  From the initial moment we meet the Man in the Yellow suit, Babbitt paints him as a sinister and mysterious character. First off,...

• Answered a Question in Poetry

  The second poem is written in iambic pentameter. An iambic foot is a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Teachers...

• Answered a Question in A Modest Proposal

  A Modest Proposal is one of the wittiest and well-written satirical texts ever. In this text, the speaker is arguing that...

• Answered a Question in Literature

  The Lottery by Shirley Jackson gives me shivers every single time I read it. It looks at "mob mentality" and how violence is...

• Answered a Question in Literature

  - Teenagers always have something to complain about (I kid... I kid...) so why not write diatribes? In order to inspire them, you can...

• Answered a Question in Holes

  After Zero runs away the Warden decides not to notify anyone. Because Zero is a ward of the state, and has no legal guardians, she...

• Answered a Question in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

  When I started reading this book I initially thought Oskar was autistic. However as you go through the novel, you realize his odd...

• Answered a Question in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  As Bromden is looking out the window he is reflecting on his place in society. He has been hiding in the fog, but because of McMurphy,...

• Answered a Question in The Picture of Dorian Gray

  Fundamentally, Dorian is narcissistic, vain, and selfish. He is obsessed with beauty, and sensual experience to the point that he has...