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| Homer | 11/20/2009 | Tom Horne |
Q: In the Odyssey is there ever a mention of "caesar"? My assignment ask for me to compare the ...
A: No, in the Odyssey, Caesar is not mentioned. Homer wrote thousands of years before Caesar was born, ...
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| The Grapes of Wrath | 11/13/2009 | John Baranyai |
Q: Well i changed my topic, so with the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinback, how do women play a role in ...
A: Women play a role in supporting the family by means of their sexuality. The book deals with basic ...
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| Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis | 11/10/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: I have just recieved this essay question; Discuss whether Sexuality is innate or a social ...
A: What your teacher probably wants you to discuss is the gender roles portrayed in the poem. In Venus ...
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| English literature | 11/10/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: Can you name the characters in Shakespeare's plays who commit suicide and those who attempted it?
A: I'll try: In "ANTONY AND CLEOPATA", Antony, Cleopatra and Eros commit suicide. (Antony attempts it, ...
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| translations | 11/5/2009 | Maria |
Q: I wish to read ovid's metamorphoses in english but find many translations. Would you please ...
A: the best English translations of Ovid’s Metamorphoses are the following two volumes published by ...
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| The Aeneid by Virgil | 11/4/2009 | Tom Horne |
Q: I am in a college world lit thru renaissance class and we just finished reading The Aeneid. I have ...
A: You can work in the concept of Jesus as the son of God, and how Jesus himself had to follow the will ...
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| lady capulet and juliet | 11/4/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: In act 3 scene 5 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, what do we learn about the relationship between ...
A: In this line Juliet's mother is so angry about Juliet not wanting to marry Paris that she is ...
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| The Aeneid by Virgil | 11/4/2009 | Tom Horne |
Q: I am in a college world lit thru renaissance class and we just finished reading The Aeneid. I have ...
A: Ok, here is what I would suggest, but unfortunately I don't have a copy of the book with me to give ...
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| Ulysses (Joyce) | 10/30/2009 | Garrett Z |
Q: I am reading Ulysses for the first time (the 1922 edition) and wondering why "jew" is never ...
A: Mike On a very simple level, many of the characters in the novel are clearly meant to be ...
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| literature | 10/28/2009 | John Baranyai |
Q: what types of figurative language does holden caufield talk in the book the catcher in the rye? does ...
A: Holden's most figurative speech in the book is his constant use of the word "phonies' He considers ...
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| AP English 3 | 10/27/2009 | John Baranyai |
Q: For my AP English class I need to write an essay defending the idea that entertainment has the ...
A: One historic example that comes to mind is the Woodstock Music Festival held so many years ago. ...
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| Shakespeare | 10/24/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: I have written my essay on 'how does Shakespeare sustain dramatic tension in Act 3 scene 5 of R&J?' ...
A: Theatricality means how Shakespeare is using words to describe dramatic effects on the stage. Look ...
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| Help with Emerson problem. | 10/6/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: Emerson is widely studied in high schools, and yet high school seems like the type of society ...
A: This sounds like a homework question. Have you read the essay? Don't you have any comments about ...
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| Quote from Lord Macauley | 10/3/2009 | Garrett Z |
Q: In which publication or speech of Lord Macauley does the following quote appear? "The most ...
A: It is from Lord Macauley's essay on Warren Hastings that was published in the Edinburugh Review in ...
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| Post modern Literature | 10/3/2009 | Garrett Z |
Q: What exactly is the difference between Modern and Post modern Literature? Is parody of history part ...
A: Annabelle To clarify, I would not say that history parody is necessarily postmodernism unless it ...
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| classic literature | 10/2/2009 | Clare Washbrook |
Q: Milton made the astute statement that "the mind can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven." The ...
A: Herbert, Lancelot is usually associated with Perdition, neither heaven nor hell - perhaps this is ...
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| Post Modern Literature | 10/2/2009 | Garrett Z |
Q: In a nut shell, what are the characteristics of a post-modern literary piece? I understand that it ...
A: Annabelle Postmodernism easily means "after the modern," or more specifically, after the modernist ...
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| Hamlet | 9/29/2009 | John Baranyai |
Q: Why is Hamlet not justified in his revenge? Two reasons please.
A: ) Here are a few reasons- 1.He is not in a position to carry out this judgement. 2. His thinking ...
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| Maurice Magre | 9/27/2009 | Maria |
Q: I just ran into a book I picked up many years ago, It is a hard cover of Maurice Magre's Messalina ...
A: Actually I am an expert in Italian, Latin and Ancient Greek Literature, not in the value of a book ...
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| Could a speech or non-fiction writing be considered literature? | 9/22/2009 | Garrett Z |
Q: This may not be your field, but I thought I'd give it a shot. Let me know if I need to direct the ...
A: Taylor First, I want to preface what I am about to say with a few disclaimers... What I am going ...
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| english | 9/16/2009 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: What is the adverb in this question Almost every person at the meeting was angry about the decision
A: Matt: Almost every person at the meeting was angry about the decision *** The adverb is "almost." ...
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| symbols | 9/1/2009 | Clare Washbrook |
Q: Could you please help me identify a symbol in "The Memory Keeper's Daughter"?
A: Rebecca, I am assuming that by symbol, you mean an actual written symbol, an ideogram. You will ...
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| LIT | 8/13/2009 | Samuel Noel |
Q: hey, am Lisa currently in the 9th grade from India. I love Literature and the english language (my ...
A: What works for one teacher, does not necessarily apply to another. Even the expectations of a ...
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| Othello - Iaho's Racism | 8/2/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: I have been trying to get hold of critical material discussing Iago's racism as one of his ...
A: I don't know of any specific material about Iago's racism, but if you do a Google search on the ...
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| intertestamental writings | 8/1/2009 | Clare Washbrook |
Q: I am trying to locate a couple of verses from the Testament of Issachar, namely: 5:2 and 7:6; and ...
A: Gregg, My own studies have focused upon the creation of Christianity, so I do not actually own ...
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| Saint Francis of Assisi and Dante | 7/22/2009 | Maria |
Q: Maria, can you please illustrate me about Saint Francis of Assisi and Dante's literature. St. ...
A: Saint Francis of Assisi is mentioned first in Inferno, canto 27, line 112 where the condemned soul ...
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| Red-headed Stepchild | 7/20/2009 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: Nesbitt, At the risk of appearing disrespectful (which I in no way intend), I do realize that you ...
A: It took me a while to find the answer I sent to "Jason," but I finally found it. However, the date ...
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| Why is the sky blue... | 7/6/2009 | Tom Horne |
Q: I'd be extremely grateful if you could help me to find a quote from Classical Literature, Ancient ...
A: Michael. I have checked through almost everything I can think of, including some really old ...
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| about the dead by joyce | 7/2/2009 | Garrett Z |
Q: iam student of english literature(but not a native speaker iam persian) i am supposed to write an ...
A: Roya Well, first, congratulations on attempting to deconstruct a work that is by an author that is ...
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| Sound and the Fury | 6/9/2009 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: Ted Nesbitt, I have used your knowledge before; it's extremely helpful. I am writing a paper about ...
A: Jen: You "completely spaced it," and I had to plead, very politely, with you to complete the ...
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| Love Medicine/ Cuckoos Nest / Capote | 6/8/2009 | Garrett Z |
Q: I have recently read Capote, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Love Medicine. Are you familiar ...
A: Love medicine is about families that are forced to have institutional lives on an Indian Reservation ...
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| theme for romeo and juliet | 6/7/2009 | Samuel Noel |
Q: I need help with my theme statement for romeo and Juliet. my theme is about hate. This is what ...
A: I am assuming that you are trying to create a workable thesis argument and what you have is a ...
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| romeo and juliet(emergency help) | 6/3/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: Romeo and juliet essay? i am supposed to wright a essay on 4 turning points on act 3 of romeo and ...
A: The turning points in act 3 are in scene 1 and scene 5. Scene 1: Mercutio is killed, then Tybalt, ...
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| poetry | 5/19/2009 | Clare Washbrook |
Q: i did a poem at school which i have been trying to find - it was about preparing for nuclear war and ...
A: Sharon, It is called "Fifteen Million Plastic Bags" and it was written by Adrian Mitchell. The ...
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| hello. I really need your help | 5/17/2009 | Clare Washbrook |
Q: Do you happen to know the origin of the phrase "ring a bell" and how it was first used? thankyou
A: If you are looking for the answer to a question then the answer you are looking for is that it comes ...
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| iliad | 5/12/2009 | Tom Horne |
Q: Where can it be found that the Trojan war was waged because Paris seduced Helen?
A: The story of Helen and Paris is very ancient and goes back to ancient times long BEFORE Homer wrote ...
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| Kafka's Metamorphosis | 5/11/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: How does Kafka's Metamorphosis relate to the post-colonial literary theory? An answer would be ...
A: I am not supposed to do your homework for you, but I can put you on the right track. Gregor in "The ...
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| Help finding a topic | 5/11/2009 | Samuel Noel |
Q: I need to write a paper about any English novel of my choice but my teacher wants an original topic ...
A: I'm assuming that this course is an advanced literature course; otherwise it would have more ...
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| 17th Century Drama | 5/8/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: I have been given the following question and I can't understand what it means so I wonder if you ...
A: It's a difficult question, but social antagonism has to be the opposite of social harmony. I.e. the ...
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| Hamlet | 5/6/2009 | Tue Sorensen |
Q: ) I am currently studying Act I of Hamlet and am bit confused with the Ghost's attitude to ...
A: The first is quite easy: The Ghost is saying that Gertrude is blameless, and Hamlet doesn't have to ...
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