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W ha t a re th e p ositiv e a sp ects o f T he W ave a s a n e xp erim ent? T he re a re a ctu a lly s e ve ra l p ositiv e a sp ects o f T he W ave . F ir s t o f a ll, s tu den ts w ho a re n orm ally a p ath etic a b out s ch ool s u dden tly b eco m e m otiv ate d a nd e xc ite d a bout M r. R oss' c la ss. A s a p art o f th e e xp erim ent, M r. R oss s ta rts te achin g w ith a q uic k q ue stio n a nd a nsw er fo rm at, a nd th e s tu d ents , if... S olu ...

W ha t p ositio n d oes J o hn h o ld a m ong th e h ill p eople ? W ha t p riv ile ges a nd r e sp onsib ili tie s a ris e fr o m th e p ositio n? Jo hn is th e s o n o f a p rie st in h is v illa ge. B eca use h e to uche d th e m eta l h a nd ed to h im b y h is fa th e r " a nd d id n o t d ie ", b y h is p eople 's la w s, J o hn w as th e n d estin e d to b eco m e a p rie st h im se lf . A s s uch, h e w as tr e ate d w ith m ore r e sp ect th a n h is b ...

W ha t is p ossib le to le arn fr o m C ha rlo tte 's W eb? W ha t a re s p ecific e xa m ple s? M y te ache r a sks s o m e q ue astio ns th a t I ca nno t a nsw er fo r s o m e r e aso n. I'm to ta lly lo st. M ayb e s o m e r e al te ache r w ith a ta le nt to e xp la in , s o p le ase , h e lp ! T he le sso n o f lo ya lt y is o ne o f th o se le sso ns th a t a ll r e aders c a n ta ke fr o m W hite 's s to ry . C ha rlo tte is lo ya l to W ilb ur a nd W ilb ...

W ha t is " T he P orta ble P ho no gra ph" a bout? T he fa m ous s ho rt s to ry " T he P orta ble P ho no gra ph" b y W alt e r v a n T ilb urg C la rk w as o rig in a lly p ub li s he d in th e c o lle ctio n T he W atc h fu l G ods a nd O th er S to rie s in 1 950 a nd h a s b een a nth o lo giz e d m any tim es s in ce . T he s to ry c o nce rn s fo ur surv iv o rs o f s o m e s o rt o f u nsp ecifie d d is a ste r w ho h a ve c o m e to geth e r... S olu tio n T he fa ...

W ha t is th e p opula tio n fo r s to ckho lm ,m alm o,a nd g ote borg fo r 2 010? s to ckho lm ,m alm o,a nd g ote borg a re c itie s fr o m sw eden. I d o n o t k no w if I c a n te ll y o u th e p opula tio ns o f th e se th re e S wedis h c itie s fo r th is y e ar. I d o n o t k no w if S weden h a s d one a ce nsus r e ce ntly . H ow eve r, I c a n te ll y o u th e p opula tio ns o f th e se c iti...

W ha t a re p opula r w ays to d escrib e g obli n s? I w ould li k e to c re ate a n a ll n e w p ic tu re o f th e h o rrib le c re atu re s. Y ou c o uld b e r e ally d iffe re nt a nd b rin g b ack th e ir o ld n a m e , th e 'h o bgobli n .' L ook in S ha ke sp eare fo r in sp ir a tio n - P uck w as b ase d o n a g obli n . T he y a re o fte n m is chie vo us, n o t o fte n tr u ly m ale vo le nt- w ith b ig e ars . P uck m ay h a ve b een b ase d o n a no t...

W ha t is P ony's o bse rv a tio n a bout p eople w he n th e y a re a sle ep in The O uts id ers ? P onyb oy v a lu e s h is s le ep, th o ug h h is tr o ub le s c a use h is o w n b ro th e rs to lo se m uch o f th e ir s in S usa n E . H in to n's n o ve l, The O uts id ers . B eca use o f th e C urtis ' s m all h o use , P ony s ha re s a b ed e ach n ig ht w ith h is b ro th e r, S oda; D arry h a s th e o th e r b edro om to h im se lf . T he b ro th e rs h a...

W ha t d oes P onyb oy m ean w he n h e s a ys , " W e c o uld g et a lo ng w ith o ut a nyo ne b ut J o hnny"? W hy? P onyb oy s a ys th a t li n e in o rd er to s tr e ss to th e r e ader e xa ctly h o w im porta nt J o hnny is to th e G re ase r g ang . T he li n e c a rrie s m ore w eig ht th a n if P onyb oy h a d s a id , " J o hnny is im porta nt to u s." B eca use h e s a id th a t th e g ang c o uld n't fu nctio n w ith o ut Jo hnny, th e p oin t is r e all...

W ha t a re P onyb oy C urtis 's s cho ol e xp erie nce s? P onyb oy C urtis is c e rta in ly th e b est s tu d ent o f a ll th e c ha ra cte rs m entio ne d in The Outs id ers . In th e fir s t c ha pte r, P ony te lls th e r e ader th a t " I m ake g ood g ra des a nd h a ve a h ig h IQ a nd e ve ry th in g ." D arry s co ld s P ony th a t " y o u m ust th in k a t s cho ol, w ith a ll th o se g ood g ra des... S olu tio n P onyb oy C urtis is c e rta in ly th e ...

W ha t a re p oly s a ccha rid es a nd h o w th e y a re p re se ntin g ? P oly s a ccha rid es a re c a rb ohyd ra te s. T he y a re m ade u p o f c a rb on, h yd ro gen a nd o xyg en a to m s. T he y a re in a 2 :1 :1 r a tio b etw een h yd ro gen, c a rb on a nd o xyg en a to m s. T he y a re u se d fo r q uic k e ne...