Category: Philosophy

What kind of a metaphor is in the phrase deserts of vast eternity? Marvell employs the signalling metaphor “And yonder all before us lie, deserts of vast eternity” to juxtapose “time” with the vastness of a “desert” suggesting that their future is represented by a desert in the sense that deserts symbolise desolation and emptiness, […]

How many planetary systems are there? Our solar system is just one specific planetary system—a star with planets orbiting around it. Our planetary system is the only one officially called “solar system,” but astronomers have discovered more than 3,200 other stars with planets orbiting them in our galaxy. That’s just how many we’ve found so […]

What does it mean to orient someone? 1[usually passive] orient somebody/something (to/toward somebody/something) to direct someone or something toward something; to make or adapt someone or something for a particular purpose Our students are oriented toward science subjects. Is orientating a word? orientate verb [T usually + adv/prep] (FIND POSITION) to discover your position in […]

What is the difference between omniscient and restricted narration? What are the differences between omniscient and restricted narration? Omniscient narration has unrestricted access to all aspects of the narrative. Restricted narration which limits the information it provides the audience to things known only to a single character. The camera is the primary narrator. What is […]

How was Martin Luther King influenced by Thoreau? The American tradition of protest, strongly influenced by Thoreau’s writing on civil disobedience, includes the notion of nonviolent, direct action. Martin Luther King, “fascinated” and “deeply moved” by Thoreau’s essay, built upon the work of both Thoreau and Gandhi (3). Why did Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience […]

How do you use written in a sentence? Using Written in a Sentence I had written an amazing paper, but I lost it. They had written our paper in 10 minutes, and it showed. He had written an amazing agenda, but it was changed. There were so many poems that he had written. How he […]

What is the smallest unit of DNA called? Nucleotide Which type of cell is the smallest? Mycoplasma Why is cell called the basis of life? Cell is called the basic unit of life because all the living organisms r made up of cell and it controls all the activities necessary. Are made up of basic […]

What is canon in Greek art? The Canon is a theoretical work that discusses ideal mathematical proportions for the parts of the human body and proposes for sculpture of the human figure a dynamic counterbalance—between the relaxed and tensed body parts and between the directions in which the parts move. What is the Greek canon […]

What punishments did Hades give? His punishment was that he was supposed to stand in a deep pool of water underneath a low hanging branch of a fruit tree for eternity with a burning thirst and aching hunger. Every time he leaned down to get a sip of water the water receded. How do I […]

How did Sherlock Holmes faked his death in the Reichenbach Fall? An interleaved scene shows a version of how Sherlock might have faked his death: by jumping from the roof with a bungee cable, bouncing back and entering the building through a window, leaving Moriarty’s body with a Sherlock mask to mislead John and other […]