Philology

Can you have a future without a past? Quote by Michael Ende: “Without a past you can’t have a future.” How do you live in the present and not the past or future? How...

How does literacy affect economic growth? Illiteracy limits people in developing countries and inner cities, stifles opportunities for innovation and dampens the economic potential of hundreds of millions. Reading and writing are essential skills...

What is the mood of the poem How does the poet feel about dreams? The tone of this poem feels at once both despondent and ominous. The speaker uses metaphors to convey a spirit...

What is the plot of the story the two brothers? The story centers around two brothers: Anpu (Anubis), who is married, and the younger Bata. The brothers work together, farming land and raising cattle....

Do people in Calgary speak English? In 2016, 82.7% of the population in Calgary primarily spoke an official language at home. The percent of people speaking an official language at home in Calgary greatly...

What are examples of metaphors for eyes? Some of my favorite metaphors for eyes are: Her eyes told a story. Her eyes are a window to the soul. He had the eye of the...

How did Greek language develop? Greek has been written in the Greek alphabet since approximately the 9th century BC. It was created by modifying the Phoenician alphabet, with the innovation of adopting certain letters...

What type of noun is physical? Concrete nouns can be perceived by at least one of our five senses. They are nouns that refer to things that exist physically and can be touched, seen,...

What does delves mean? 1 : to dig or labor with or as if with a spade delved into her handbag in search of a pen. 2a : to make a careful or detailed...

Is it Goodest or most good? Good, better, best allows for nuance of expression by variation in sound. Good, gooder, goodest is formulaic and trite. And your assumption is wrong: we say “Bad, worse,...