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W ha t p re vio us s ce ne w ould h e lp m ake th e s ce ne w he re S im on is k ille d m ore b eli e va ble ? T he s ce ne in w hic h J a ck a nd m em bers o f h is " tr ib e" k ill th e s o w is fo re sha dow in g to th e s ce ne o n th e d ark e ne d b each w he re S im on is k ille d. A fte r d is co ve rin g h o w to d is g uis e th e m se lv e s b y p ain tin g th e ir fa ce s, J a ck a nd th e b oys fe el e m bold ene d in a w ay th a t th e y h a d n...

W ha t p re ve nts P ro cto r fr o m a ctin g fr e ely in The C ru cib le ? T he fa ct th a t h e is c o nscio us th a t h e h a s li v e d a gain st e ve ry th in g h e h a s e ve r p re ache d a gain st b y h a vin g a n a ffa ir w ith A big ail, b y k no w in g th a t h e c a nno t ju st w hip u p a c a se a gain st h e r to s e t h im se lf fr e e fr o m h e r, a nd b y k no w in g w ha t A big ail is a ctu a lly c a pable ... S olu tio n T he fa ct th a t h e ...

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W ha t is th e c urre nt s cie nce r e gard in g th e h um an h a bita tio n o f M ars ? C urre nt te chno lo gy h a s s ho w n th e s urfa ce o f M ars to b e e xtr e m ely d ry , w ith o ut s ta nd in g , a tm osp he ric , o r s urfa ce w ate r. T his is c o m bin e d w ith a n e xtr e m ely th in a tm osp he re to c re ate c o nd itio ns h o stile to h um an h a bita tio n. P eople li v in g o n th e surfa ce o f M ars w ould e ith e r n e ed th e e ntir e p la ne t...

In w ha t p re se nt d ay la nd d o a rc ha eolo gis t b eli e ve th e fir s t A m eric a ns b uilt a n a dva nce d c iv ili z a tio n? A . M exic o B. C ali fo rn ia T he c o rre ct a nsw er w ould b e M exic o . T he A zte c e m pir e w as lo ca te d o n a n is la nd in w ha t is n o w p re se nt d ay M exic o C ity . T he y h a d s o phis tic a te d g ard ens w hic h w ere g ro w n o n r e ed m ats . T he y h a d a c a na l s ys te m o f w ate r tr a ve l. T he A zte cs...

W ha t p re para tio ns d oes th e o ld m an m ake fo r fis hin g in The O ld M an a nd th e S ea ? In th e c o py o f th e b ook th a t I h a ve , th is s tu ff is o n p age 2 6. T he b oy, M ano li n , a nd th e o ld m an, S antia go, a re g ettin g r e ady fo r th e o ld m an to g o fis hin g . T he b oy p ic ks u p r o lls o f li n e a lo ng w ith a h a rp oon a nd...

W ha t is " P re lu d es" a bout b y T .S . E li o t? T he re a re s o m e p eople w ho th in k th a t " P re lu d es " b y th e p oet T S E li o t a ctu a lly s e rv e s a s a " p re lu d e" to s o m e o f h is la te r w ork s. It is tr u e th a t is s e em s a g ood p re para tio n fo r th e c ity s ca pe a nd s te rile c o ncre tr e a nd r u b ble im ages o f " T he W aste la nd ." H e w ro te th e ... S olu tio n T he re a re s o m e p eople w ho th in k...

W ha t p re dic tio ns d oes w oolf m ake fo r w om en's w ritin g in th e fu tu re ? H ow d o th e y lo ok fr o m o ur c urre nt v a nta fe p oin t? In 'A R oom o f O ne 's O wn' b y V ir g in ia W oolf , th e a uth o r p re dic ts th a t u ntil w om en h a ve e qua l r ig hts w ith m en in te rm s o f m ate ria l w ealt h , c a re er o pportu nitie s, s up port w ith is sue s im pedin g th e ir p ro gre ss s uch a s c hild ca re , p ro perty o w ne rs hip a nd e d...

W ha t p re dic tio n d oes B asil H allw ard m ake a bout th e th re e o f th e m ? The g re ate st p ain te r o f th e V ic to ria n A ge, B asil H allw ard , p ro cla im s th a t h e w ill s uffe r fo r h is a rtis tic a bili tie s. H e p re dic ts th a t L ord H enry W otto n's w ealt h a nd p riv ile ged so cia l p ositio n w ill e ve ntu a lly c a use h is d ow nfa ll. B asil b eli e ve s d is tin ctiv e a ppeara nce o r a bili ty is a n u nfo rtu na te g ift t...

W ha t is 'p re dic tin g ' a nd 'f o re sha dow in g ' a nd w ha t is th e d iffe re nce b etw een th e m ?H ow c a n I d efin e " fla shb ack'? Tha nks fo r he lp in g ! M ost o r a ll o f th e p oste rs a nsw erin g u p to th is p oin t h a ve d efin e d " p re dic tio n" in te rm s o f th e r e aders ' e xp ectio ns. T ha t's ce rta in ly o ne w ay to d efin e th e te rm , b ut I w ond er, to o, if th e w ord m ig ht b e a ppli e d to th e li te ra ry te xt, ...