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The Scarlet Letter: Questions and Answers

1. Townspeople's Appearance in 17th-Century Boston

According to the book The Scarlet Letter, how did the townspeople (men and women) look during the 17th century?

R: Men wore somber colors, tall hats, and beards. The women were country women with broad skirts, strong shoulders, and round, red faces.

2. Setting of The Scarlet Letter

In which town did the story develop?

R: The story unfolds in the city of Boston.

3. The Scarlet Letter 'A'

Where was the letter 'A' placed, and how was it made? Why did Hester Prynne wear it?

R: Hester Prynne was an adulteress because she had an affair with a priest while her husband was away. Upon her release from jail, the magistrates ordered her to wear an "A," representing adultery,... Continue reading "The Scarlet Letter: Characters, Setting, and Hester's Journey" »

English Grammar Guide

Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds (Verb + -ing)

• After certain verbs: admit, advise, avoid, consider, deny, involve, recommend, risk, suggest, sing
• After prepositions (but not before): I drank a cup of coffee before leaving.
• As the subject or object of a sentence: Swimming is good exercise.
• After certain expressions: I can't help wondering.

Infinitives ('to' + Verb)

• After certain verbs: agree, decide, deserve, expect, hope, learn, need, offer, plan, promise, seem, wait, want
• After many adjectives: It's difficult to get up early.

Examples:

• I enjoy drawing.
• Yesterday, I decided to draw.

Live, Alive, Live

• Verb: We live in Valencia.
• Adjective: You're lucky to be alive.
• Adverb: They enjoy playing live.

Word Order

Subject + Verb + Object + How +... Continue reading "English Grammar Guide: Gerunds, Infinitives, and Modals" »

Josemaría and I were very good friends since our brothers went to class together. He and I were like brothers, we went everywhere together, and the whole school knew us. Some said he was my boyfriend, but he and I loved each other like brothers. Our fathers had worked together for many years, and our mothers were close friends, like our brothers and like us. Every day we saw each other at school, and some weekends we spent together at their house or mine since our parents would meet for dinner together.

When our brothers grew up and changed schools, they stopped being friends, but Josemaría and I were still as close friends as we had always been. After a while, when I changed schools, he also changed friends, and we stopped being so close... Continue reading "Close Friendship Story: Growing Apart Over Time" »

normally in our country the varieties of things have changed In my opinion I think that everything that has been transformed is something Positive, but at the same time a little negative for example the electronic Devices have evolved from generation to generation and I speak of cell phones, Tablets, laptops, computer, thanks to technology now everything is easier, now We can wash clothes with the appliance of the washing machine, we can iron the Clothes and the refrigerator that stores our products that we buy in the Market, the TVs that now have internet, the camera that has good technology at The moment of the photos, videos, cell phones that today have a new generation And is easier to use.

In the family life has changed lately because now... Continue reading "How do computers affect the way you spend your free time" »

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

Verse 1

Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it

I tried to be chill, but you're so hot that I melted

I fell right through the cracks, now I'm trying to get back

Before the cool run out, I'll be giving it my best

And nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention

I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

Chorus

But I won't hesitate, no more, no more

It cannot wait, I'm yours

Verse 2

Well, open up your mind and see like me

Open up your plans and damn, you're free

Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love

Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing

We're just one big family

It's our God-forsaken right to be loved, love, loved, love, love

Chorus

So I won't hesitate, no more, no more

It cannot... Continue reading "I'm Yours: Jason Mraz Lyrics" »

1.Many people dream of being famous,but do famous people have better lives?

How many women served during the American Civil War?

It would have been different

Needn't have called

Become,begun, broken, brought, built, burnt, bought,

 caught, chosen, come, cost, cut, dealt, done, dreamt, 

drunk, driven, eaten, fallen, fed, felt, fought, found, flown,

 forgotten, frozen, got, give, gone, grown, had, Heard

, hidden, held, kept, known, led, learnt, left, lent, let, lit,

 lost, made, meant, met, paid, put, read, ridden, rung, 

risen, run, said, seen, sold, sent, set, shone, shown, shut, 

sung, sat, slept, spoken, spelt, spent, stood, stolen, swum, 

taken, taught, told, thought, thrown, understood, woken, 

worn, written

This story is about what happened in a park to me and some friends.

This was a summer night, we were some friends gathered in a park to celebrate some good news, when we were swinging, a very sinister woman appeared, who began to look at us for a long time without moving. Our side, just as we wanted to talk to her, she just smiled at us. So scared we were, we ran away and she immediately began to chase us. When everything was calmer we went to some chairs placed near where we were but the girl reappeared behind us.We, scared to death, wanted to leave and went to a friend’s house to dismiss her so that she would not see us.

The girl never appeared again all night, but when she disappeared, we started hearing screams and asking for help, we stayed... Continue reading "What is the story "what happened to a dean of santiago" about?" »

Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck, set in California in the early 1900s, during the Great Depression. At this moment of the novel, Curley's wife is introduced for the first time, and Steinbeck describes the atmosphere and reactions of Lennie and George upon seeing her. This essay will explore in detail the ways in which Steinbeck portrays the different feelings of the reader about Curley's Wife through the use of vivid imagery, characterization, metaphors, comparisons, and its themes showing how it was to be a woman at that time.

Discomfort

To start with, one of the main feelings Steinbeck generates in the reader is discomfort. Through the use of characterization, Steinbeck introduces Curley's Wife with 'rouged lips and wide-... Continue reading "Portrayal of Curley's Wife in Of Mice and Men" »