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Why did Zeus give Persephone to Hades?

Why did Zeus give Persephone to Hades? Because Hades had deceivingly tricked the young Persephone into eating the pomegranate, he was commanded to allow Persephone to visit her poor mother above his domain. Did Hades know Zeus slept with Persephone? Zeus Never slept with Persephone. She was ...

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Why do good fences make good Neighbours?

Why do good fences make good Neighbours? However, it also has a good point about, “Good fences make good neighbors. Why do good fences make good neighbors? Good neighbors respect one another's property. Good farmers, for example, maintain their fences in order to keep their livestock from ...

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Why do people use run on sentences?

Why do people use run on sentences? We often write run-on sentences because we sense that the sentences involved are closely related and dividing them with a period just doesn't seem right. ? A run-on sentence results from two or more complete sentences being connected without any ...

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Why do we see a red shirt as red?

Why do we see a red shirt as red? The colours we see are the wavelengths that are reflected or transmitted. For example, a red shirt looks red because the dye molecules in the fabric have absorbed the wavelengths of light from the violet/blue end of the spectrum. Red light is the only light that is ...

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Why do we use compound adjectives?

Why do we use compound adjectives? A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words. In general we put a hyphen between two or more words (before a noun) when we want them to act as a single idea (adjective) that describes something. Why are compound adjectives used? In ...

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Why do you get a shock from a Van de Graaff generator?

Why do you get a shock from a Van de Graaff generator? Generally, the stored charges on the Van de Graaff generator want to try to get into the ground. The earth is very big and the negatively charged particles (electrons) can get very far away from each other. If you touch the generator, all that ...

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Why does Beowulf help Hrothgar?

Why does Beowulf help Hrothgar? -Beowulf goes to help Hrothgar because Hrothgar helped Beowulf's father when Beowulf was a baby. The other warrior was killed by Ecgtheow (Beowulf's father). The deceased family wanted revenge, so families were killing people; war results. What does ...

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Why does Dante call the journey of life our journey?

Why does Dante call the journey of life our journey? What struck me the most was the use of “our” in the poem's opening words; his saga is the journey of “our” life. Dante is the collective “us” because he is the manifestation of everyone, and his experiences speak to the obstacles, regardless of ...

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Who wrote cane?

Who wrote cane? When was the cane written? 1923 Cane, experimental novel by Jean Toomer, published in 1923 and reprinted in 1967, about the African American experience. Who published cane by Jean Toomer? Newark, DE; London, England: University of Delaware Press; Associated University ...

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Why did Sandra Cisneros write House on Mango Street?

Why did Sandra Cisneros write House on Mango Street? I wrote it so that it would be approachable for all people, whether they were educated or not, and whether they were children or adults. My idea was to write it in a way that it would not make anyone feel intimidated, but welcome. What is ...

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Who wrote Julie and Julia?

Who wrote Julie and Julia? Are Julie and Eric Powell still married? After the success of her first book, which got turned into a critically acclaimed movie, Powell published a second book – 'Cleaving: a Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession'. Julie Powell still lives in New York City, ...

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Why did satire become popular in the age of Dryden and Pope?

Why did satire become popular in the age of Dryden and Pope? A developing sense that the reason for writing was to be unequivocally pedantic (that is, to show exercises, particularly moral exercises). Parody is a class that fits express guidance and influence. The “market” for satire during this ...

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