| Subject | Date Asked |
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| classic literature | 10/2/2009 |
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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| symbols | 9/1/2009 |
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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| intertestamental writings | 8/1/2009 |
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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| poetry | 5/19/2009 |
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 |
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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| Analysis on goldilocks | 3/16/2009 |
Q: What can you say/think/critism on goldilocks & the 3 bears in traditional story/variant either in ...
A: Warm, 1) I am sorry but I can't type them in manually. This is not my job, I don't get paid and I ...
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| Analysis on goldilocks | 3/15/2009 |
Q: What can you say/think/critism on goldilocks & the 3 bears in traditional story/variant either in ...
A: Warm, The answers to all of these questions are actually in my first answer to you but this system ...
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| Hamlet | 3/14/2009 |
Q: When Ophelia is in her scene of madness, she states that her father is buried backwards. Is there ...
A: Harry, You can't take what Ophelia says in this scene too literally. There is some sense in what ...
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| Chaucer | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I have been given the following question; ‘Chaucer is a courtly writer supportive of class ...
A: Lizzie, Well you don't have to agree with the opinion expressed, just discuss it. So, in order to ...
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| English literature as extended essay | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I'm not quite sure how relevant this question is for your types of answers, but I will try anyway. ...
A: Marthe, I am afraid that I am not familar with the IB, but all of these suggestions are considered ...
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| Literary Analysis Thesis | 2/21/2009 |
Q: I am trying to write my thesis sentence about dreams and reality in The Pit and the Pendulum by ...
A: Tori, The word "suitable" really doesn't fit either the sentence or the sentiment. Try ...
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| Washing Irving Reaserch Paper | 2/9/2009 |
Q: I am a student at East Davidson High and I am doing a paper on Washing Irving. I was wanting to ...
A: Brigit, You are indeed welcome to send me your interview questions. Please be aware that I am only ...
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| Original Source of "All Things Both Great and Small | 1/30/2009 |
Q: My question is about this passage: He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and ...
A: Paul, The Rime of The Ancient Mariner is the source. It predates the hymn "All Things Bright and ...
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| Henry David Thoreau | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I've been reading some works by Thoreau and trying to interpret them to help me for the english ...
A: Clare, It does two main things; 1) It states that an over emphasis on morality distracts a person ...
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| Old School Reader | 9/12/2007 |
Q: When I was a child my Dad used to tell me a story from a very old textbook he had in school. (He ...
A: Audrey, This is actually a long narrative poem. It is called "Childe Roland" and was written by ...
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| Aurthrian Stories | 8/12/2007 |
Q: Does Merlin have a brother?
A: Mary Kay, There are many different versions of the stories of Arthur and Merlin and many more that ...
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| Tristram Shandy | 7/31/2007 |
Q: Here is a hard question (I think). I have researched this on and off for about two years: In ...
A: Thomas, One of the most memorable statements that I have ever read about Tristram Shandy is that ...
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| The Disappointment Artist | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I hope I'm finding you in the best of health. I'm reading The Disappointment Artist, a memoir by ...
A: Matt, The essays all work together to examine how influences build a person and their responses to ...
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| Great Expectations | 6/20/2007 |
Q: Could you please tell me if there is a Vicar in this story who gives Pip investment advice telling ...
A: Thomas, I do not specifically recall that line. It is in keeping with the type and manner of ...
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| Non-linear Novels | 6/14/2007 |
Q: I'm interested in studying the structure of non-linear novels. I recently read Ondattje's "The ...
A: Stephen Try these; "Tristram Shandy" by Laurence Sterne "Sartor Resartus" by Thomas Carlyle ...
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| What is a classic | 5/28/2007 |
Q: I'm a senior and my English class is doing a research paper on the canon of classic literature. I ...
A: Tyler, Les Miserables is definitely a classic. It matches the criteria which I have set out for ...
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| santa su sanan paper | 5/28/2007 |
Q: i am currently doing a paper on classics. I'm sure you have answered this question many times. but ...
A: David, "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" is definitely a classic. It matches the criteria ...
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| Lord of the Rings{The Return of the King} | 5/28/2007 |
Q: Having read your response to the White Fang Question i was wondering if you belived that The Return ...
A: Erik, If you have read an earlier response to the question of classics then I shall not include ...
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| Fahrenheit 451 | 5/23/2007 |
Q: My name is Kyle West. I am a Senior at Santa Susanna High school. I am currently doing a research ...
A: Kyle, In short, no! I do not think that this novel has any place in a list of classic novels; it ...
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| White Fang | 5/20/2007 |
Q: Do you think that White Fang should be considered a classic novel and if you don't do you believe ...
A: It is considered to be a children's classic. It probably should be; it is well liked and ...
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| Theme | 5/15/2007 |
Q: I am suppose to write a paragraph and draw a picture about the theme of a song or poem, and I picked ...
A: Taran, This is difficult because song lyrics are not ALL akin to poetry. Poetry is alive in music ...
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| Lord of the Flies | 5/13/2007 |
Q: Hey, Im writing an essay for the lord of the flies and i happen to be having a little bit of ...
A: Ricky, I can't tell you how because this is homework! Consider these things; 1) Which incidents ...
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| french literature | 4/24/2007 |
Q: and with translation in english thanks, junwei
A: Junwei, I know very little about this kind of thing, it is not my expertise. I just read the ...
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| Classic Literature: Jane Eyre | 4/14/2007 |
Q: I'm a senior and my English class is doing a research paper on the canon of classic literature. I ...
A: Jessica We have a problem here, because it IS considered a classic but I do not agree! In fact I ...
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| Machiavelli | 4/3/2007 |
Q: Machiavelli wrote , "If the ends dont justify the means, what does? Do you know what this means? if ...
A: Machiavelli did not ever write this - it is often attributed to "The Prince" but this is an error! ...
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| Classic Books. Where to begin? | 10/15/2006 |
Q: My wife and I are interested in beginning to read the "Classics". What are they exactly? What book ...
A: Kurt, "The Classics" is just a generic name for novels and other seminal works which have been ...
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| Dante's influences | 9/28/2006 |
Q: i am doing a project on Dante's influences on art. I was wondering, since your well versed in ...
A: Fin, As this is a form of homework (which I don't do), I am limited on what I can tell you. The ...
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| To Kill A Mocking Bird | 8/20/2006 |
Q: what might be somea different readings of to kill a mocking bird and why might people read it ...
A: Stefan, I am going to start with your second question. "Why might people read it differently?" ...
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| Don Quixote - Time Travel | 8/7/2006 |
Q: I'd like to get a copy of Jorge Luis Borge's "The Quixote" you referenced in your answer but am ...
A: Samantha, It originally appeared in an Argentinian Journal "Sur" in 1939, in Spanish. There have ...
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| Don Quixote - Time Travel | 8/4/2006 |
Q: I am looking for any story or reference in literature to Don Quixote and time travel. Hoping to ...
A: Samantha, Good Lord. Well, if there was a prize for the most surprising and original question then ...
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| twain | 7/19/2006 |
Q: its meaning. Could you maybe give me a brief summary? English isnt my first language so with ...
A: elvira, A brief summary would just give you the basic events of the story and a hint of intention. ...
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| Walden by Thoreau | 6/19/2006 |
Q: In studying chapter two of Walden by Thoreau, I am to "prepare a two minute lively verbal ...
A: Azamaya, This is outside my expertise. It is an essay of sociological, political and economic ...
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| Title of a book read in 12th humanities class in 1982 | 6/16/2006 |
Q: I read a, what I think may be, a sci-fi book back in 1982 for a 12th grade humanities class. All I ...
A: Tom, I have to start by saying that the overweight teenager aspect of your question does not bring ...
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| about the story of 'A Little Princess',how Sara affected Ermengarde,lottie and becky. | 6/9/2006 |
Q: about the story of 'A Little Princess',how Sara affected Ermengarde,lottie and becky 's attitude?
A: Jan, From Chapter "Ermengarde": "If Sara had been a boy and lived a few centuries ago," her father ...
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| All Quiet on The Western Front Novel | 6/6/2006 |
Q: From All Quiet on The Western Front. Paul dies on a day that is "All Quiet on the Western Front." ...
A: Yousef, As the word quiet relates to sound or rather the absence of it - this is your indicator as ...
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| about the story of 'A Little Princess',what Sara said. | 6/3/2006 |
Q: In the story of ' a little princess',i bet you must have read it.Sara said that''i tried not to be ...
A: Jan, She is responding to Miss Minchin's accusation, "I suppose that you feel now that you are a ...
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| Piers Plowman | 5/19/2006 |
Q: I read that in the book Piers Plowman the author says that Judas, after the betrayal of Jesus, ...
A: Maria, This is a difficult question because there are numerous versions of "Piers Plowman" all ...
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| Gulliver's travels | 5/17/2006 |
Q: I am writing an essay about Gulliver's travels, concerning " human nature is petty". I want to find ...
A: Reham, The entire book (much like Swift himself) is misanthropic. Dealing specifically with ...
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