How do you explain “Fate and free will” in Things Fall Apart?
- ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
What does Kropp mean when he says of himself and his classmates, “The war has ruined us for…
This quote points to the themes of destruction and a lost generation. In chapter 5, Muller questions his comrades about their plans for “after” the war. Though this is a seemingly innocent (and…
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- THINGS FALL APART
How do you explain “Fate and free will” in Things Fall Apart?
In Chapter 3 of Things Fall Apart, Achebe writes: Unoka was an ill-fated man. He had a bad chi or personal god, and evil fortune followed him to the grave, or rather to his death, for he had no…
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- HISTORY
How much did it cost to build the Palace of Versailles?
The chef d’oeuvre [major work] of seventeenth French classicism, the Palace of Versailles, an expression of Louis XIV’s absolute power, was built at great expense to the French people. It is…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
Which part of the Canterbury Tales- the “Prologue” or the two tales-did you find the most…
This is clearly a question you must answer for yourself. Here are a few questions you can ask yourself to help you decide what your answer will be. 1. Did you enjoy meeting all of these medieval…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How is the ending of Of Mice and Men is more of a tragedy for George?
The ending of Of Mice and Men is more of a tragedy for George because, even though Lennie was who ended up getting killed (by George), we know that it must have been a terrorizing moment for George…
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- THE ALCHEMIST
In Coelho’s The Alchemist, at the very end of the journey, why did the alchemist leave Santiago…
At the end of the story of The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, I believe that the alchemist leaves Santiago alone to complete his journey because he has done all that he can for the boy. Santiago has…
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- BUSINESS
How is an international marketing plan different from a domestic marketing plan?
The basic difference here is that a firm must make its international marketing plan starting from a position of ignorance. When a firm makes a domestic marketing plan, it typically already knows a…
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- MATH
What is the domain and range of y = -tan x?
For y = -tan x, the domain is all values that x can take so that the value of y is defined. The range is all values that y can take. To calculate y = -tan x, we have to calculate tan x and multiply…
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- GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
I need help understanding how to write an essay based on Gulliver’s Travels being a satire.How…
I am assuming you are referring to the world of the Hyoughnyms as opposed to the other worlds which all clearly have problems. The horses are more reasonable, less violent, and Gulliver is…
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- BUSINESS
Please help me in preparing a balance sheet using the data provided below.Prepare a 2009 balance…
Here are basic instructions and outline for a standard balance sheet: The balance sheet is prepared with data from the prior year’s balance sheet plus the current income statement. The income…
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- HISTORY
Why is the 18th Century known as the Age of Reason?I want to know the spirit of this age and…
Every era has a set of Key Ideas which people who come after them look back and identify. All the ideas may not apply to all authors or people, but in general they represent the attitude and genre…
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- BUSINESS
What are the methods of restricting trade?
I would say that there are three general types of trade barriers (methods of restricting trade between countries). These are quotas, tariffs, and regulations. A quota is a law that limits the…
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- BUSINESS
What are the three components of a country’s balance of payments?
Balance of payment is a record of all the transactions that a nation makes with entities outside its borders. The data collected while creating the balance of payments can be divided into three…
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- ARABY
In James Joyce’s “Araby”, can the boy be considered shy? What evidence is there in the text to…
I would not say that the young boy, narrator, in “Araby” is shy. But I can see why you might think so. The entire story occurs within the boy’s mind. This kind of introspective narration might…
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- GRAMMAR
What is the difference between “lead,” “leading,” and “leadership”?
Lead is a present tense verb and it means to guide or direct in a course of action. Leading is the gerund of that verb, which essentially acts like a noun in a sentence when combined with “is” or…
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- A THEORY OF JUSTICE
How does John Rawls’ theory of justice reconcile with the ideas of liberty and equality???
I would say that Rawls’ theory of justice is really based on the idea of protecting equality and liberty. If a society were truly to use Rawls’ “veil of ignorance” when making laws and such, it…
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- MATH
I think there has been an error in the question posted by you, it should have been 6 tan x + 4 sin x = 0 => 6sin x / cos x + 4 sin x = 0 => 2sin x ( 3/ cos x + 2) = 0 => 2sin x = 0 or 3/…
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- ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY
Why teach a college class about the novel Roll of Thunder: what might the instructor desire her…
While a rather easy read, Mildred Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry presents much of the African-American experience along with the human experience. The Logan children, who must walk to…
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- TED HUGHES
Explain the different intentions that the poet is trying to convey in the poem, “Full Moon and…
Ted Hughes’ poem “Full Moon and Little Freida” is about his young daughter (by Sylvia Plath). The poem uses lovely imagery to convey an evening, after dark, where father and child gaze at the…
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- PHYSICS
A thin square steel plate, 10 cm on a side is heated by an electric heater. What is the power…
The total surface of the steel plate given is equal to 2*(10/100) ^2 = 2*(.1) ^2 = .02 m^2. Now the equation for the rate of radiation is H = A*e*s*T^4, where A is the surface area, e is the…
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- CHEMISTRY
What is the volume of dichromate ion solution required in the following scenario:Ionic Equation :…
The ionic equation given here is 3SO2 + Cr2O7 (2- ) + 2H (+) –> 3SO4 (2- ) + 2Cr (3+) + H20. The polluted air contains an amount of SO2 that occupies 4.8% of 3.0 dm^3 of the air. For every…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
Describe Nora’s character in A Doll’s House.
Nora is the “doll” of the title of this excellent play, kept in her “house” by her husband Torvald. It is clear from the very beginning of this play that her main preoccupation in life is being the…
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- HISTORY
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the NLRAWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of…
I assume that you are talking about the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 — more commonly known as the Wagner Act. This was a law that was passed as a means of giving unions more of a chance…
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- MATH
Find the derivative of y = sqrt x, from the first principles.
To find the derivative of a function f(x) from the first principles we have to find the value of lim h–> 0 [(f(x +h) – f(x))/h] We have y = sqrt (x) So y’ = lim h–> 0 [(sqrt (x +h) –…
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- MATH
Which of the following numbers does b have to be divisible by for the equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0…
The roots of a quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0 can be expressed as [-b + sqrt (b^2 – 4ac)]/2a and [-b – sqrt (b^2 – 4ac)]/2a. If the two roots have to be equal b^2 – 4ac should be equal…
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- MACBETH
I have to make a play about a modern day Lady Macbeth. What are some ideas for what such a play…
In ancient Scotland, where Shakespeare has set the play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth was prohibited from gaining power herself, since power was recognized first based upon how good a warrior a man was….
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- CINEMA
In “The Great Debaters,” explain what was hoped to be gained from Professor Tolson’s reading to…
Tolson’s opening line to his students in his freshman debate class were from Hughes’ poem, “I, Too.” The essence of the poem is to challenge Whitman’s assertion made in “I Sing of America.” The…
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- HISTORY
What are two things that would be different if there had been no Progressive Era ?What are two…
Personally, I do not think things would be much different. The things that happened during the Progressive Era would have happened anyway, just not all at once. However, to go along with your…
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- MATH
Is it possible to solve the Geometry with TI-83 Graphing calculator?
Yes you can use a TI-83 graphing calculater to help solve geometrical problems
- MATH
Determine the value of k for which the equation 4x^2+kx+4=0 has one root equal to double the…
Let the value of one of the roots be R, the other root is 2R. Now the quadratic equation can be derived by the following operation: (x – R)(x – 2R) = 0 => x^2 – xR – 2xR + 2R^2 = 0 => x^2 -…
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- GRAMMAR
What is the effect of apostrophes?
Apostrophes in the English language are used to denote letters omitted or to denote possession. We use the apostrophe in writing contractions so that “do not” becomes “don’t”. The apostrophe…
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- LITERATURE
Great MUST READ books with powerful messagesI know there are so many books to choose from but any…
If you don’t like to read and you want something that is short but makes you think, I would go with Of Mice and Men. This is a book that is famous and well respected but is not too hard to read….
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- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” what were Roderick’s motives for burying Madeline alive when…
You have asked a great question that really goes to the heart of this tale. We are never clear whether Roderick knowingly buries his sister alive out of pure malicious evil or whether it is just a…
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- PROFILES IN COURAGE
Describe the main characters in the book Profiles in Courage.
Profiles in Courage is, of course, a non-fiction book. Its characters are real people from history. In the book John F. Kennedy (and the people who helped him write the book) profile 8 US…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
In Brave New World, what crimes does the DHC accuse Bernard of?
We are given the answer to this question in the second section of Chapter 6 when Bernard goes to the Director of Hatcheries and asks him to confirm the travel permit that he needs to take Lenina to…
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- TO BUILD A FIRE
What is a symbol in the story “To Build a Fire”?
Fire is a repeating symbol in Jack London’s short story, “To Build a Fire.” Fire, and the successful building of a fire, serves many purposes. Above all, it is a life-sustaining force in the deadly…
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- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLOURED MAN
Explain how might we think of The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man by James Weldon Johnson as…
I think that there are few assertions to be made on the outset. The primary level of distinction in the work is one predicated upon race and racial identity. This is not something that can be…
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- WARRIORS DON’T CRY
Earlier today, I saw on enotes a summary of each chapter. I cannot get that information now….
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- BUSINESS
Distinguish between the marketing concept and the selling concept.
The best way to distinguish between these two concepts is to say that the marketing concept is more oriented towards helping the customer whereas the selling concept is more oriented towards…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
Which part of The Outsiders did the novel mention that Sandy got pregnant?
It is interesting, but nowhere in the novel The Outsiders does S.E. Hinton say that Sandy is pregnant. Instead, Hinton suggests the idea and allows the reader to draw that conclusion himself. On…
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- RAY BRADBURY
What is the theme of the story “The Highway” written by Ray Bradbury?
“The Highway” comes from a collection called The Illustrated Man, in which the narrator sees another man’s tattoos move and tell each of the stories. A theme which comes up in many of the stories…
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- THE ALCHEMIST
In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, what does Santiago’s recurring dream symbolise?
In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, Santiago (the boy) has a recurring dream. He believes it is a dream that portends his eventual discovery of a great treasure, especially after speaking to the gypsy…
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- CHEMISTRY
Which one would decompose at a lower temperature CoCO3 or ZnCO3?
Cobalt Carbonate (CoCO3) and Zinc Carbonate (ZnCO3) both decomposes to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) in the presence of heat. The chemical equation for this reaction can be written as: CoCO3
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- ESSAY LAB
I need help writing an essay.An essay about what people can eat…
In order to make this essay a little easier to write, I am encouraging you to walk through the writing process: pre-write, draft, edit, rewrite. The first step, pre-writing, should actually take…
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- THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL
What would be a thesis statement for The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail involving either…
We editors do not write thesis statement for students; however advise may be given: Henry David Thoreau, one of the greatest individualists of America, wrote, How does it become a man to behave…
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- MACBETH
What is a good discussion question for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Act I, Scenes i through iii?Thank…
I think that a fairly good starting point for discussion would be with the role of the witches. Do they tell the future or create it? From this, we can move to Macbeth’s association with the…
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- MATH
What is the volume of the cube if the diagonal is 1?
To find the volume of the cube we need to find the length of the side. Given the diagonal of the cube is 1. Let the side of the cube be x. Then we know that the diagonal is given by: d = sqrt(3x^2)…
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- CHARLES
Which character do you sympathize with (laugh at?) most in “Charles”?
This is a personal question about the short story that you must answer yourself based on your reaction to the story. For me, I laugh at the mother the most. As a teacher, this mother is easily…
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- CHARLES
In Charles, what do you think of the way the parents deal with Laurie ?
This is, to some degree, dependent upon the reader’s beliefs about how children should be raised. I, personally, am appalled at the way that Laurie’s parents deal with him. The two things that…
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- MATH
Find the area of the rectangle if the length is three times the width and the perimeter is 16.
Let the length of the rectangle be L and the width be w. Given that the length of the rectangle is 3 times the width. Then we will write: L = 3*w …………..(1). Also, given that the perimeter…