Friday, March 18, 2016

Comment on the setting and character of "The Fall of the House of Usher."How does setting act as a character?

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Excellent observation, as it identifies how the settings of Poe's stories reflect the characters of their protagonists. Whet...

In "The Sniper", how would you format the summary below into a topic sentence?I need help on how to put this bit of the plot into this format topic...

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I would have to say that the answer to this question depends a lot on what you are actually trying to say. What is the point tha...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

In Act IV of The Crucible, what is Hale's mission?

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Hale's mission in Act IV is to ensure that innocent people aren't put to death. By this point, he has seen enough spectr...

Describe Burris Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

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Poor Burris Ewell.  He is definitely a product of his environment.  He lives next door to the dump, has an abusive father, and t...

I need a quote on the scar in Lord of the Flies and its symbolism.Anything that has to do with the boys destroying the island is good but...

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You are probably having a difficult time finding a quote because the scar is not related to the boys destroying the island.  The...

How was popular sovereignty supposed to work?

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In addition to the good information in the above post, "popular sovereignty" was part of the compromise hammered out i...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

What is the author's tone in Kaffir Boy, and how does he use language to achieve a specific tone? I need two examples.

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In Kaffir Boy , the author Mark Mathabane describes his experiences coming of age in apartheid South Africa. The tone of ...