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Why did Mark Twain write "Huckleberry Finn"?

Mark Twain initially wanted to portray America as it was in the 1870s and 1880s, but he grew to become something of an activist. While "Huckleberry Finn" parodied race relations, Twain himself became an advocate for African American students at Yale Law School. He paid for their tuition in an effort to make some small recompense for all that they had endured.

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What does Rainsford do to escape from Zaroff in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

Zaroff congratulates Rainsford for having won the game, but Rainsford refuses to back down. Zaroff accepts Rainsford's challenge and says that the loser of the fight will be food for the hounds, while the winner will get to sleep in Zaroff's "very excellent bed." Cornell does not describe the fight itself but instead abruptly ends the story with, "He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided."

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Where can you watch a free movie video?

Crackle.com offers such critically-acclaimed movies as "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Jerry Maguire," "Shaun of the Dead," "The Patriot" and "District 9," as of 2015. OpenCulture.com provides 700 public domain films, including pictures from notable filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock, Andrei Tarkovsky and Charlie Chaplin. Most of the movies on Hulu.com require a subscription to watch, but the site typically offers a small selection of free movies, and occasionally supplies films from the Criterion Collection. SnagFilms.com contains over 10,000 public domain, independent and documentary films in it..

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What are some of Andrea Bocelli's achievements?

Born in 1958, Bocelli is one of the most successful classical pop artists in history, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The tenor, who has recorded hit duets with Celine Dion and Sarah Brightman, was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the 2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

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What is the name of a cartoon squirrel?

Rocket "Rocky" J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle have appeared in many renditions of "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show." In 2014, a film short featured both characters. Rocky is a flying squirrel and Bullwinkle is a moose.\n\nSandy Cheeks is a character in many SpongeBob films and TV programs. She is a Texan and lives in Bikini Bottom with SpongeBob and Patrick. Since she is a squirrel under water, Sandy appears in a space suit with a helmet.

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What are some legal ways to obtain free MP3 files?

NoiseTrade is a promotional website that allows unlimited downloads of individual songs from independent artists. The site requires a quick registration including a valid email address and ZIP code and in return, provides its users with a clean, easy-to-use interface and complimentary mixtapes. NoiseTrade also gives its users exclusive samplers before the songs appear anywhere else.Free Music Archive provides contemporary music of all genres to its users. The site indexes its music in an easy to use format and also allows its users to upload their own tracks. One of the largest free music prov..

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What is the theme of "How I Met My Husband" by Alice Munro?

"How I Met My Husband" shares a motif with many other Munro stories, namely the search for fulfillment that many women and girls experience in their lifetime. Edie experiences this quest when she leaves home for her first real job, and discovers the self-deception inherent in her efforts to achieve her goals.

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What are some ways to use tempera paint?

To use tempera paint to create spin art, acquire small paper plates, a salad spinner and tempera paint. Place a paper plate in the bottom of the salad spinner and squeeze blobs of paint onto the plate. Use from one to three colors and add extra craft accessories such as glitter if desired. Turn the salad spinner for a moment, then open it to see the finished art.\nTempera paint is used for swimming pool painting as well. Place a large sheet of construction paper into a kid-sized plastic swimming pool. Dip balls in tempera paint and roll them around in the swimming pool, tilting the pool as nee..

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What is meant by the seven ages of man?

These seven parts, acts or ages are defined in the play as follows:The infant, "mewling and puking in the nurse's arms"The whining school-boy, "with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like a snail unwillingly to school"The lover, "sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress' eyebrow"The soldier, "full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard" ("pard" meaning leopard)The justice, "in fair round belly with good capon lin'd, with eyes severe and beard of formal cut" ('with good capon lin'd' meaning well-fed or stuffed on fattened ch..

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What is Helen Steiner Rice's most famous poem?

Helen Steiner Rice is well known for her religious and inspirational poetry, with much of her overall popularity attributed to the Lawrence Welk Show's featuring her poetry. She wrote thousands of poems during her lifetime and is acknowledged as one of the greatest greeting card poets of all time. Although Rice passed away in 1981, her work continues to be published in poetry collections and used in greeting cards across the globe.

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