Define the resting membrane potential, depolarization, repolarization, nerve impulse,…
- SCIENCE
Define the resting membrane potential, depolarization, repolarization, nerve impulse,…
Ah neurology, interesting stuff. Resting membrane potential – the electric charge of the neuron when it is has not been stimulated (ie. its static state charge). It is equivalent to -70mv. When a…
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- HISTORY
What lessons must be learned from the Holocaust?What lessons must be learned from the Holocaust?
If we want to prevent future genocides (and we don’t seem to be doing a very good job of that) then the main lesson that we must learn from the Holocaust is that we have to teach people to tolerate…
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- THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW
Can someone help me with the genre of the novel The Magician’s Nephew.
The simple answer to your question is “fantasy.” The Magician’s Nephew is part of the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. While it’s the sixth book of the series as written, it’s the first in the…
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- HISTORY
Could the Holocaust have been stopped?
There are, in my opinion, two ways that the Holocaust could have been stopped. The first is the more likely one. The German people would have had to stand up against the Nazis when the Nazis…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Allusions in The Great Gatsby?In what chapter/paragraph can I find an allusion to another work or…
Allusions are references in a text which refer to something outside of the text, such as books, movies, historical figures, the Bible, songs…and more, of course. Fitzgerald uses allusions…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
What are the early theatrical troupes of Elizabethan England compared to today? The early actors…
In Elizabethean England, actors formed companies. For example, Shakespeare was a member of The Lord Chamberlain’s Men which was later renamed The King’s Men when they got royal patronage from…
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- FIFTH BUSINESS
Percy-Boyd Staunton (later shortened to Boy Staunton) does not die until the third book of the series World of Wonders. He is killed, or is suggested into killing himself, by Magnus Eisengrim….
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
Write a plot summary in a half page about The Catcher in the Rye.
Holden Caulfield is the son of wealthy parents. His family lives in New York City. He has an older brother, D.B., who “used to be a writer” but is now a screenwriter in Hollywood. He has a…
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- HISTORY
Was Progressivism an inspirational movement to help the nation realize its democratic ideals?…
Assuming that we are talking about the United States, I would say that Progressivism was mostly helpful in allowing the nation to realize its democratic ideals. The Progressives did a lot of things…
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- SCIENCE
What causes a person to get tuberculosis of the bone?
Most disease processes have target organs; organs that are chiefly affected by the disease. Tuberculosis or TB (mycobacterium tuberculosis) is similar insofar as the target organ is the lungs but…
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- HAMLET
In Hamlet by Shakespeaere, how does Polonius try to prove his theory about the cause of Hamlet’s…
Polonius loves his theory that Hamlet is mad because of his love for Ophelia; he loves it because he believes he will benefit several ways if it’s true. His position at court would be even more…
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- HAMLET
How does Ophelia describe Hamlet’s behavior to Polonius in Act 2 of Hamlet by William…
Ophelia is quite distraught when she comes to see her father after Hamlet has visited her (after Polonius asked her to make herself scarce to Hamlet). She recounts this story: Ophelia was in her…
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- HOWL
Provide quotes from Ginsberg’s story “Howl” combining fiction and non-fiction, multiculturalism,…
Most of the poem reflects all of these things. First one should be aware that Ginsberg was Jewish; his friend and confidant Kerouac was Roman Catholic. One of their favorite places to go, before…
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- HAMLET
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive to the Danish court. Why? and explain Hamlet’s attitude…
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been summoned to court by Claudius with one goal in mind–use Hamlet’s childhood friends to try to get to the root cause of Hamlet’s “madness.” They are thrilled…
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- REFERENCE
If the following six groups of sentences were in the proper order, they would be an…
As indicated, the first set of sentences should be (c). The sentences describe Billy Buck coming out on the porch at daybreak, and give the reader a sense of what he looks like. There is one other…
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- HAMLET
For each allusion, please provide the following: the literal meaning, how it develops theme, and…
This first quote is from Act III, Scene ii of Hamlet. Hamlet is giving instructions to the troupe of actors that has come to the castle. These actors are going to perform a play within a play and…
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- HEART OF DARKNESS
What is an overview of the historical context for Conrad’s Heart of Darkness?
Conrad wrote Heart of Darkness in the 1890s (published in 1899) based on an experience he himself had while working as a steamboat captain on the Congo River in Africa. It is drawn from a mission…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What are the similarity/differences between West Egg, East Egg and Valley of Ashes?for examples:…
I’ll review each of these places, then you can draw your own conclusions about the similarities and differences. The two Eggs are on either side of a peninsula; when you stand on one of them, you…
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- HAMLET
In Hamlet, what can we learn about characters based on their names?I am only on Act 1 and 2 but I…
I’m afraid I don’t have much to offer, as this is not a particularly symbolic play and the names aren’t as important as other things. I do, however, believe two characters have names which are…
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- HISTORY
Looking at the events since the end of WWII (1945), and from events from 1877 through 1930s,…
I think that you can clearly argue that someone should be the policeman of the world and that (especially after the end of WWII) the US is the only country that can really fit the bill. You can…
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- THE BET
What is the attitude of Anton Chekov toward life,wisdom,wealth, and death in his short story The…
The character who is having the party bets his guest that he could not stay alone…his guest takes his bet and uses his time very wisely. He spends his time learning all different subjects. He…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
when you think of “together we can” what are some of your ideas? it is a theme and i just need…
These words of the politico are similar to that of the labor unions: “In union there is strength.” So, if one searches for facts that support the strength of unity, then there is much information…
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- POETRY
What do you think of this, opinions please?Truth? I wonder if the torch will help me, If it…
I’m not a poetry expert, and when it comes down to it, the ultimate test of so-called good poetry, is (in my opinion) do you like it, so take these thoughts with a grain of salt. Pros: A good poem…
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- MATH
tan x = 0.25 = 1/4 But we know that : tanx = sinx/cosx = 1/4 ==> cosx = 4sinx……….(1) Also: sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1 ==> cos x = sqrt(1-sin^2 x)………(2) Substitute in (1): ==> 4sinx=…
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- MATH
tanx = 1/2 But we know that : tanx = sinx/cosx = 1/2 ==> 2sinx = cosx……….(1) Also , we know that: sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1 ==> cos x = sqrt(1-sin^2 x)……….(2) Now substitute in (1)…
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- GRAMMAR
“How is your studies?” “How are your studies?” “How is your study?” Which one is correct among…
At least in American English, the only one of these that is correct is “how are your studies.” The other ones are either grammatically incorrect or not really consistent with the ways in which…
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- MATH
sinx = sqrt2/2 We know that: cos^2 x + sin^2 x = 1 cos^2 x + (sqrt2/2)^2 = 1 cos^2 x + 1/2 = 1 cos^2 x = 1/2 cos x = 1/sqrt2 = sqrt2/2 ==> ctgx = cosx/sinx = (sqrt2/2)/(sqrt2/2)= 1
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- MATH
sin x = 1/2 sin^2 x + cos^2 x =1 (1/2)^2 + cos^2 x =1 1/4 + cos^2 x = 1 == cos^2 x = 1-1/4 = 3/4 ==> cos x = sqrt3/2 ==> secx = 1/cosx = 1/(sqrt3/2)= 2/sqrt3
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- HISTORY
What connection did the american civil rights movement have to the struggle for human rights in…
The American Civil Rights Movement helped to spur a nationalistic movement in different parts of the world that emphasized a transformation of the allocation of power. I would say that leaders…
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- MATH
sinx = 3/5 We know that tanx = sinx/cos But sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1 ==> (3/5)^2 + cos^2 x = 1 ==> 9/25 + cos^2 x =1 ==> cos^2 x= 1-(9/25) ==> cos^2 = 16/25 ==> cos x= 4/5 ==> tan x…
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- MATH
find all zeros p(x)= 6x^4 -5x^3 -11x^2 +10x -2
6 x^4-5 x^3-11 x^2+10 x-2 = 0 (3x – 1)(2x^3-4x-x^2+2) = 0 (3x – 1)(x +sqrt(2))(x-sqrt(2))(2x-1) = 0 (2 x-1) (3 x-1) (x^2-2) = 0 So your roots are x = 1/2, x = 1/3, x = 2^0.5, and x = -2^0.5
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
To what brotherhood did Fortunato ask Montressor if he belonged?
I believe that the answer to this question is that Fortunato asks Montresor (more or less) if he is a Freemason. The Freemasons were (and are) a secret society. Many of their members were very…
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- CINEMA
What is the significance of Toy Story 3 and My Sister’s Keeper towards the topic of Relationship?
If you are looking for the common thread between these two movies (stories) in the category of relationships, I think the answer you are looking for would be something that incorporates purpose and…
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- THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET
What is the irony in The House on Mango Street?
The major irony in The House on Mango Street is that Esperanza’s family decides to move into their own house to feel a sense of safety, security, and ownership only to realize that Mango Street is…
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- A CLEAN, WELL-LIGHTED PLACE
Compare/contrast and describe the use/meaning of nothing in “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” and…
In both stories, “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” (Hemingway) and “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” (Alexie), the use of the word nothing is minimal, not scattered throughout. In…
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- GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL
How did the axis orientations of continents affect the success or non-success of human beings in…
According to Jared Diamond, the axis of a continent had a lot to do with whether people were able to creat civilizations on that continent. Basically, Diamond says that a continent with a long…
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- HISTORY
I am ESL and i writing a paragraph on the holocaust. Please list me an introduction and…
We are not helping you if we write your paragraph for you because then you will not learn how to do it yourself. So we can give you some ideas but YOU have to write it…
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- SCIENCE
Why do you get side affects from medicine?
People get side effects from medicine because the medicines are not part of their natural bodily processes. Side effects are problems that occur when the use of medicine goes beyond the desired…
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- HISTORY
What can be a thesis if you are writing paragraph on holocaust?
Much of this is going to be dependent about the topic on which you are writing within the Holocaust. Simple question designed to help you here would be what are you going to prove in your…
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- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
What should be a good thesis for the following essay topic of A Streetcar Named Desire? (give me…
Blanche proves that “it’s not just a river in Egypt.” She does live in a state of denial about many things. The first and most pressing level of disconnect in her own consciousness is that she is…
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- ODOUR OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Towards the end of the story, Elizabeth feels that she and her husband were two isolated beings…
The mood of isolation permeates this entire short story. From the very beginning, Elizabeth is isolated. She is waiting for Walter to return for dinner. She is isolated and alone with her thoughts….
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- HISTORY
How does the passage “And I Said Nothing”show the action of people in Germany during Third Reich?…
It serves to emphasize the importance of standing up for what is right, regardless of the consequences or what the majority is doing. The problem is that people all over are guilty of this sort of…
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- THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
What accounts for the dreamlike quality of the White City? What are the positive and negative…
Great Question–I know that when my students read this book, they get lost in the first third of the book which focuses on the design of Chicago for the fair because they are more interested in the…
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- HAMLET
There is a conflict between Hamlet and Claudius in Act 2. Who has the advantage at the end of Act…
Well, since Hamlet and Claudius never even speak to each other in Act II, I’m guessing you meant Polonius? The two of them do, indeed, seem to have a bit of a conflict toward the end of this act….
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- HAMLET
Hamlet’s madness tends to dominate Act 2. What evidence is there of his sanity?this question iz…
Hamlet wrote a love note to Ophelia in Scene 2 which seems to be sane. He tells her he loves her. She has been ignoring him on the advice of her father, Polonius, who does not think Hamlet really…
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- HAMLET
Compare the two solilquies of Hamlet in Act I, Scene 5 and Act 2, Scene 2.
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, it is, ironically, the soliloquies to Hamlet that propel the drama and action of the play despite Hamlet’s melancholic inertia. For, each soliloquy represents Hamlet’s…
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- MATH
one factor of p(x) = 2x^3-9x^2-11x+30 please solve it
2 x^3-9 x^2-11 x+30 = 0 (x-5)(2x^2 + x – 6) = 0 (x-5) (x+2) (2 x-3) = 0 Your factors are: x = 5, x=-2, x = 3/2
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
What types of relationships does Holden attempt to create throughout the novel The Catcher in the…
Holden vacillates between wanting relationships and rejecting them, in a fashion perhaps that is a caricature of typical adolescent behavior. Holden does talk several times about being “alone” in…
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- THE GOOD EARTH
What is the emotionally complex relationship that Wang Lung develops with the city in The Good…
In The Good Earth, Wang Lung is both fascinated and repulsed by life in the city. He and his family live in extreme poverty and must try to get handouts of food among so many others who are…
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- GRAMMAR
Can “the result” be considered a transitional word or phrase?
While the phrase “the result” does move a reader from one or other thoughts to their conclusion, it is not, strictly speaking, considered a transition. So, rather than using just “the result,” a…