Tuesday, 3 May 2016

What lessons do the Ancient Greeks teach us about the importance of personal character in the maintenance of a well functioning society and the...

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The Ancient Greek civilization spanned over 1700 years in areas that now comprise over a dozen countries. Within its vast body histo...
Monday, 2 May 2016

In Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature, what does he mean by the line, "The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and heart of...

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Emerson feels that, as we age, we gradually begin to truly see less and less. It is not the case that we cannot physically see what...
Sunday, 1 May 2016

Who is the man with red eyes in A Wrinkle In Time? What is he trying to do to the children?

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The man with the red eyes is the Prime Coordinator for IT, the machine mind that controls the people of Camazotz. He has a soothing...

Describe Miss Havisham and her house from Great Expectations.

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Miss Havisham is an eccentric old lady who is always dressed in her wedding dress.  She is described as being "faded" - ev...

In The Bronze Bow, why had Daniel run away to the hills?

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Daniel is sold into slavery by his grandmother after his father is crucified. Daniel initially runs away from his hometown of Ketzah...

Puritan women play an important role in The Scarlet Letter. How would these Puritan women treat Hester, and how did they want to punish her?

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In chapter II, "The Market Place", the reader is finally introduced to .  However, before she exits the prison we first me...
Saturday, 30 April 2016

Dicuss the narration of the poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

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In literature, the author provides an avenue for the reader to look at the world that he has created.  This is the point of view whi...