User Posts: jonnyah
Why did Spain lose the Spanish Armada? In 1588, King Philip II of Spain sent an armada (a fleet of ships) to collect his army from the Netherlands, where they ...
Why did Rembrandt paint the return of the prodigal son? When, during the last years of his life, he painted both sons in Return of the Prodigal Son, he had ...
Why did Poe write about death? Theories as to what caused Poe's death include suicide, murder, cholera, hypoglycemia, rabies, syphilis, influenza, and that Poe ...
Why did Petrarch write sonnets? His use of sonnets to express his inner life and emotions was revolutionary and original. This did much to encourage poets to ...
Why did Odysseus sleep with Calypso? Calypso loves Odysseus and wants to make him immortal so he can stay with her and be her husband forever, even though she ...
Why did Neal Shusterman write Challenger Deep? It's clear the Shusterman wrote Challenger Deep from a place of deep love, as a testament to his son's strength ...
Why did Mr bucket lose his job? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Mr. Bucket Loses His Job. Charlie's father gets laid off from his job because a new robot at ...
Why did Martin Luther win the Nobel Peace Prize? African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his ...
Why did Marilyn Manson and Dita split? Burlesque star Dita Von Teese was married to Marilyn Manson for a year, but says they split due to infidelity and drug ...
Why did Louise die in the story of an hour? She is ready to begin this new life when her husband--who evidently wasn't on the train after all--comes home. The ...
