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W ha t g enre is J a ck K ero ua c's D ha rm a B um s? “T he D ha rm a B um s” w as w ritte n b y J a ck K ero ua c a nd p ub li s he d in 1 958, b y V ik in g P re ss. T his n o ve l’ s g enre is co nsid ere d a uto bio gra phic a l fic tio n a nd is a s e que l o f s o rts to “ O n T he R oad.” In th is n o ve l K ero ua c a ddre sse s th e th e m e o f s p ir itu a li ty in h im se lf a nd h is fr ie nd s. T he y a re e xp erim entin g ... S olu tio...

W ha t G enre is T he C ru cib le c o nsid ere d? T he C ru cib le fa lls in to th e g enre o f h is to ric a l d ra m a. L ik e th e h is to ric a l n o ve l, th is ty p e o f p la y is b ase d o n r e al- li fe e ve nts b ut w ith fic tio na l e le m ents a dded. G ene ra lly a n a uth o r w ill u se s uch a fo rm at b eca use h e o r s he fin d s m odern o r co nte m pora ne ous p ara lle ls w ith th e p ast. M ille r s e es th e ... S olu tio n T he C ru cib le ...

W ha t is th e g enre o f th e b ook " O nio n J o hn"? I ta ug ht th is to a c la ss a fe w y e ars a go a nd I w ould c la ss it a s r e ali s tic h is to ric a l fic tio n. W he n la beli n g a b ook in to a c e rta in g enre , d o n o t b e a fr a id to p ut it in a ll th a t it fits --ju st m ake s ure y o u c a n e xp la in w hy y o u p ut it... S...

W ha t is th e g enre c la ssific a tio n o f The W ednesd ay W ars b y G ary S chm id t? A s m ore th a n o ne li te ra ry te rm in o lo gy e duca to r h a s s a id , g enre c la ssific a tio n in li te ra tu re is a s ub je ct th a t m ay p ro m pt d ebate a nd c o nfli c t b etw een c ritic s a nd li te ra tu re a uth o rs a li k e a s it is c e rta in ly c ha ng eable a nd r e li a nt o n th e ta ste s o f th e re adin g c li m ate o f th e tim e. The W ednesd...

W ha t g enre is " A ng els In A m eric a ?" I w ould li k e a b rie f e xp la na tio n a s to w hy it is a s p ecific g enre . T ony K ushne r's , " A ng els In A m eric a " is in clu d ed in th e D ra m a g enre . T his is a s to ry to ld w ith in th e fo rm at o f a p la y. T he p la y is a s tu d y o f th e tw o m ain c ha ra cte rs , o ne a g ay m an, P rio r W alt e r, a nd th e o th e r, J o e P itt, a " h e te ro se xu a l" w ho is a M orm on a nd ...

W ha t a re th e g enre a nd th e m e o f " A W hite H ero n"? "A W hite H ero n," fir s t p ub li s he d in 1 886, b elo ng s to th e lo ca l c o lo r m ove m ent in A m eric a n li te ra tu re w hic h flo uris he d a fte r th e C iv il W ar. A lt h o ug h it is p rim arily r o m antic in to ne a nd th e m e, th e s to ry d oes d epic t S ara h O rn e J e w ett 's N ew E ng la nd se ttin g in r e ali s tic d eta il, a s tr o ng e le m ent... S olu tio n "A W h...

W ha t is a g ene tic m uta tio n? li k e v ir a l m uta tio n A g ene tic m uta tio n is a c ha ng e in th e D NA o f a g ene . G ene m uta tio ns c a n o ccur in tw o w ays . T he y c a n b e in he rite d fr o m a p are nt o r c a use d b y o uts id e in flu e nce s. A n e xa m ple o f a g ene m uta tio n p asse d d ow n fr o m a p are nt is h e m ophili a . O uts id e in flu e nce s th a t c a n r e sult in g ene tic ... S olu tio n A g ene tic m ...

W ha t g ene ra te s a n in te re st in h is to ry ? W e s tu d y h is to ry b eca use o ur in te re st h a s b een p iq ue d in le arn in g fr o m th e e ve nts o f th e p ast. H is to ry s ho w s u s a nd h e lp s us to e xa m in e th e se e ve nts in a s tr u ctu re d w ay w ith a c hro no lo gic a l fo rm at. T his m eth o d h a s b een c tic iz e d b y s o m e e duca tio na li s ts a nd h is to ria ns w ho p re fe r a m ore 'o rg anic '. .. S olu tio n W e s tu d y...

W ha t g ene ra l s ta te m ent is K no w le s m akin g a bout th e " n a tu re o f fr ie nd ship " a nd " tr u e v ir tu e "? In m y o pin io n, K no w le s is tr y in g to u se th is b ook to s a y th a t p eople n e ed to b e le ss s e lf is h a nd in se cure . H e is s a yin g th a t th e se n e gativ e a ttr ib ute s c a use c o nfli c t o n th e in d iv id ua l le ve l a nd w orld w id e. S o, fo r h im , tr u e fr ie nd ship w ould c o...

W ha t is th e g ene ra l p lo t o f th e ta le o f P ro m eth e us? T he g ods c o ntr o lle d fir e . It s s e cre ts w ere p art o f w hy th e g ods w ere im morta l a nd h um ans m orta l. In fa ct, th e h um an r a ce m ay h a ve b een o n th e v e rg e o f e xtin ctio n, s uch w as Z eus' r e tr ib utio n a gain m ankin d . M an w as c o ld , h ung ry , d yin g . G iv in g fir e to m an w as d ecre ed fo rb id den b y Z eus,... S olu tio n T he g od...