Wednesday, January 21, 2015

In "The Raven," why does Poe use a raven instead of another bird or animal?

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Edgar Allan Poe was the master of using symbols in his writings. They symbols always represented something else. Poe could have certainly us...

In Act IV Scene iii, lines 107-123 how do Brutus and Cassius reconcile? In what ways is Brutus being fair to Cassius in this argument?

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In this part of Scene III, Brutus comes to Cassius expressing his regret at being too hasty in his words.  Brutus first tells Cassius to ...

Does a solid, liquid or gas expand/contract faster?Why?

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A gas expands and contracts faster than a solid or liquid. The reason for this has to do with the molecular interactions. In a gas, each mol...

Why did Great Britain have food and petrol rationing even after World War II was over?

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The UK's economy was ravaged by the war, in which approximately 25% of the nation's wealth was lost , some seven billion pounds, abo...

Please explain Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock, Canto I, in detail?

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The Rape of the Lock is based on a true story of a young man who snipped a lock of hair from a young woman he was in love with. This "...

What are 5 important events that occur in the final chapters of The Giver?I keep re-reading the last chapters of the book but so much happens i'm...

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One of the most important things is that Jonas learns what is meant by being released.  Until this point, he thinks people just go off to el...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

In chapters 5 and 6 of "A Separate Peace", how and why does Gene change?Chapters 5 and 6 were the part where Gene returned for another session at...

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One of the most significant changes is that he is humbled, and finally realizes that Finny was not out to get him, was not competing with hi...