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2:00 AM

Q: How do I tie the different parts of this question together?

Compare Tom and George (Wilson). What attributes does each possess? Would George have been able to transcend his class circumstances to rise above the ashes? What is class structure like in America today? Can the poorest of the working poor leave their circumstances surrounding their s...

the-great-gatsby

8 hours later…

Christophe Strobbe

10:23 AM

@Bookworm Since homework assignments aren't works of literature, I don't see how asking us to interpret a homework assignment is on topic here.

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Bookworm

12:31 PM

Q: oldish (at least 15 years) children's book about a little creepy girl going to normal school for the first time?

i only vaguely remember this but i know it wasnt a dream because my mom helped me read out loud with it. i only remember some details but i know it had some art in it, it had an addams family vibe to it, the little girl was raised by spiders? or ghosts? or something similar? and one of the books ...

story-identification

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Rand al'Thor

3:16 PM

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@ChristopheStrobbe On the other hand, we've accepted a lot of questions asking about a quote from Writer A in the context of its being quoted by Writer B, often in something like a textbook.

Double U

@ChristopheStrobbe Too late. I already answered the question.

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Double U

7:21 PM

A: How do I tie the different parts of this question together?

Compare Tom and George (Wilson). This can be done with a Venn Diagram. Draw two big circles on the page. One side will be marked "Tom". The other side will be marked "George". The two circles must overlap. On Tom's side, you write Tom's characteristics. What does he look like? How does he behave...