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W ha t is th e p ro ble m a nd th e g oal in th e s to ry " T w o K in d s" b y A m y T an? T he g oal in A m y T an's s ho rt s to ry " T w o K in d s " is fo r J in g -M ei to b eco m e s o m e s o rt o f p ro dig y. H er m oth e r, w ho lo st e ve ry th in g in C hin a , in clu d in g h e r p re vio us fa m ily , " b eli e ve d y o u c o uld b e a nyth in g y o u w ante d to b e in A m eric a ." H er m oth e r h a s th e im mig ra nt's d re am o f... S olu tio n T...

W ha t p ro ble m d oes H anna h fa ce ? W ith o ut a s p ecific lo ca tio n in th e s to ry , th is q ue stio n is w id e o pen b eca use H anna h fa ce s fa r m ore th a n a s in g le p ro ble m o ve r th e c o urs e o f th e n o ve l. A n in itia l p ro ble m in H anna h's m in d is h e r fa m ily . S he is b ore d b y th e s to rie s o f th e ir p ast, a nd H anna h is r e ally n o t... S olu tio n W ith o ut a s p ecific lo ca tio n in th e s to ry , th is q ...

In G eorg e O rw ell's 1984 , w ha t p ro ble m m ost r e pre se nts th e d etr im ent o f s o cie ty , a nd w ha t d oes th e s o cie ty in th e n o ve l d o to p erp etu a te th e p ro ble m ? In O rw ell's 1984 , h e p re se nts a v is io n o f th e fu tu re fo und ed o n th e th e m es o f k no w le dge a nd p ow er, a s w ell a s p ow er's m ost c o m mon m anife sta tio n, c o ntr o l. T he P arty th riv e s o n its a bili ty to c o ntr o l - a nd e ve ...

W ha t p ro ble m d id R obert F ro st fa ce ? H ow d id h e fa ce it? F ro st te lls u s h e " to ok th e r o ad le ss tr a ve lle d b y, a nd th a t h a s m ade a ll th e d iffe re nce ." G iv e n th e r e st o f th e p oem , h o w eve r, w e a re fo rc e d to s e e th a t b oth r o ads " e qua lly la y in le ave s n o s te p h a d tr o dden b la ck," a m ong o th e r th...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m in " T he D evil a nd T om W alk e r" b etw een T om a nd th e B osto n n e ig hb ors ? A s p art o f h is d eal w ith th e D evil , T om m ove d to B osto n a nd s e t u p a s a u sure r, le nd in g m one y a t a n in te re st to th o se in d esp era te c ir c um sta nce s. In th is , h e b eca m e a v e ry w ealt h y a nd p ow erfu l m em ber o f th e c o m munity ( a t th e r u in o us e xp ense o f th e p eople h e ... S olu tio...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m in C ha pte r 2 o f Old Y elle r ? T he p ro ble m in C ha pte r 2 is th e a rriv a l o f O ld Y elle r . T he b ig , u g ly d og a ppears to b e a s tr a y, a nd m ake s h is p re se nce kno w n b y s te ali n g th e s id e o f m id dli n g m eat h a ng in g fr o m th e r a fte rs in th e d og r u n. T he s id e o f m eat is a ll th a t r e m ain s fr o m ... S olu tio n T he p ro ble m in C ha pte r 2 is th e a rriv a l o f O l...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m in th e b ook No M ore D ead D ogs b y G ord on K orm an? T he p ro ble m in th e b ook is th a t th e m ain c ha ra cte r, W alla ce W alla ce , d oesn't w ant to li e . H e d oesn't li k e th e b ook h e h a d to w rite a r e port o n b eca use h e 's tir e d o f b ooks w he re d ogs d ie . R ath e r th a n a cce ptin g h is o pin io n, h is te ache r d ecid es to g iv e h im d ete ntio n. W alla ce r e ali z e s... S olu tio n T he p...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m a nd s o lu tio n in Feve r 1 793 ? Docto rs d id n o t k no w h o w to c ure th e fe ve r b y u sin g b le edin g a nd o th e r re m edie s, w hic h d id m ore h a rm th a n g ood. The F re nch d octo rs d o n o t b eli e ve in th e o ld w ays o f tr e atm ent, in ste ad th e y b eli e ve in r e st, flu id s a nd h e rb al m edic in e s to tr e at th e p atie nt. T he p ro ble m in th e b ook F eve r 1 793 is th e o utb re ak o...

W ha t is th e p ro babili ty th a t y o ur 1 0-to ss s e que nce is e ith e r a ll h e ads o r a ll ta ils ? Y ou to ss a b ala nce d c ...

W ha t is 'p ris o ne r's d ile m ma', a n o n c o opera tiv e g am e? T his is a s ce na rio p ose d th a t h e lp s to u nd ers ta nd h o w in d iv id ua ls s ho uld a ct in r e gard s to s e lf in te re st. T he s itu a tio n is th a t th e p oli c e h a ve tw o s usp ects fo r a c rim e in c usto dy. T he y a re h o use d in d iffe re nt r o om s o f th e s ta tio nho use , a nd th e p oli c e d o n o t h a ve e no ug h e vid ence to ... S olu tio n T his i...