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	gbeatty: 29176 points Recent Answers: What is the assonance in "After Apple Picking"? Is there realism in "Rust" by Guy de Maupassant ? Why is Simon the only boy who can face the truth about himself and resist the temptation to have fun which allows him to climb the mountain of truth?
	jamie-wheeler: 22521 points Recent Answers: What representations of love are good to discuss in "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning"? What is the underlying meaning of the story "Hills like White Elephants? What literary devices are employed in John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums"?
	sullymonster: 20901 points Recent Answers: In "Lord of the Flies", what does the assembly platform symbolize? Since the year 2000, how many people have died due to gun violence? In the story "Hills Like White Elephants", what do the main characters in the story look like?
	dymatsuoka: 20177 points Recent Answers: What was the deal Maniac made with Russell and Piper in "Maniac Magee"? In "Of Mice and Men", what did Slim find funny in Chapter 3"? Where was Maniac living after he left Amanda's home in "Maniac Magee"?
	bmadnick: 17795 points Recent Answers: How does "The Raisin in the Sun" show that the lead character in this play is a tragic hero? Who is the antagonist in the story, "The Midwife's Apprentice"? What is the imagery in the poem, "The Cloud"?
	amy-lepore: 16038 points Recent Answers: How Did John Proctor Impact the play, and how is he considered an american hero? Who is te leader of the girls in "The Crucible"? How would you describe Mary Warren in relation to the other girls? What is the readability rate of "Animal Farm"? For which level you think is suitable? Why?
	renelane: 12026 points Recent Answers: How does the relationship between Krogstad and Mrs. Linde serve to emphasize certain qualities in the Helmers' marriage? Write an essay on Materialism in the story, "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence? If you were Eveline would you have gone with Frank? Justify your answer.
	linda-allen: 12006 points Recent Answers: In "The War of the Worlds," do the Martians use a mirror when shooting the heat ray? What is the main idiea of the book "Speak"? What are some other descriptive names for Nepal besides "land of the thunder dragon"?
	sagetrieb: 11700 points Recent Answers: In the Introduction to My Antonia , what has Jim been doing to amuse himself on his long trips across the country? In "The Yellow Wallpaper," from what ailment might the narrator suffer? How does the narrator use personification? 1) The protagonist’s Id can be described by the way he/she? 2) Protagonist’s Ego was obvious when? 3) Protagonist’s Superego can be seen when?
	pmiranda2857: 9844 points Recent Answers: What is the mood of this poem?.. Give 3 specific answers that support your opinion. In the story "Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury, what is Eckel's internal conflict? Who is the protagonist and antagonist of "The Open Window"?
	kwoo1213: 7710 points Recent Answers: What does Baldwin gain, or lose, by reordering the events of "Sonny's Blues" as he does? What is the significance and meaning of the "Uhnnnh" sound that Maggie makes in "Everyday Use"? How are music and silence used as symbols in "Sonny's Blues"?
	clane: 7668 points Recent Answers: When Amir returns to his old home he makes a comment, "I don't want to forget anymore." What does Amir mean by that? What may the insult be that Fortunato did to Montresor? What are the effects of the sensory images used in the first few paragraphs of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
	ms-mcgregor: 7163 points Recent Answers: Relation between "Winter Dreams" and "The Great Gatsby"? In "Heart of Darkness, who said, "Because the method is unsound"? Why was there tension between John And Elisabeth at the beginning of Act 2 In "The Crucible"?
	luannw: 6655 points Recent Answers: What does "Fair is foul and foul is fair," mean and who is speaking and to whom are they speaking and what's the context? What is the signal Lady Macbeth is to give Macbeth to let him know that she has taken care of the guards(groom)? Does Hamlet display the Oedipus complex?
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	malibrarian: 5406 points Recent Answers: What is Odysseus' weakness in the "Odyssey"? Please elaborate on the theme of the ravages of time in William Shakespeare's Sonnets. Why does Shakespeare begin "Romeo and Juliet" with a brawl?
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	blazedale: 4664 points Recent Answers: The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers or If tyranny is to prevail, tyrants must first kill all the lawyers.  Which quote correct? Who is the translator for your text of "The Cherry Orchard"?  Is it the editor cited on the criticism page, Marie Rose Napierkowski? What do 33 19 17 mean?
	mrerick: 4552 points Recent Answers: What is some of the most important imagery and diction in "Lord of the Flies"? What are some significant uses of diction and imagery used by William Golding in "Lord of the Flies"? In Chapter 8 of "Lord of the Flies", is Simon deluded and ill, or has he alone grasped the nature of what is going on?

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