How does Absalom react to his reunion with his father in Cry, the Beloved Country? What reason…
- CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
How does Absalom react to his reunion with his father in Cry, the Beloved Country? What reason…
Absalom is uncomfortable at his first reunion with his father. He stands before Kumalo “unhappy, there is no gladness in his eyes. He twists his head from side to side, as though the loose…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Arizona Immigration Law.What are the advantages and…
I think that there are two possible advantages to this law. First, it might actually help to reduce illegal immigration. This is presumably a good thing because it would help the US be able to…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Do elections help control the scope of government or do they legitimize an increasing role for…
Elections only help to control the scope of government if the electorate wants a smaller government and is highly motivated by that desire. Up to this point, that has not been the case. We will…
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- THE AWAKENING
What happens in The Awakening that makes it fall into the category of a naturalist work?Quotes or…
Naturalism was an offshoot of realism. Realism sought to portray the actual world in as realistic a way as possible. Naturalism, though, as it relates to your question, sought to get beyond…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Has bigger more active government constrained freedom or does the increased scope of government…
In my opinion, the more active government has worked to protect civil rights, but not civil liberties. (I also think that most of the expansion of the government has no impact on either civil…
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- PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF
Which cabins belong to which gods in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning…
In Percy Jackson and the Olypians: The Lightening Thief, the cabins are named after the major gods that have thrones on Mount Olympus. Their children are thus meant to stay in the cabin belonging…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
What are dynamic characterization and Man vs. Society (conflict)?
A “dynamic” character changes somehow by the end of the story, whether it’s from a lesson learned, a different outlook towards someone or something, completing a rite of passage, etc. This differs…
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- BUSINESS
How would Y=f(A,B,C,D,E,F,G) help a soft-drink marketer understand demand for soft drinks in…
An equation like “Y = f(A, B, C, D, E, F, G)” is a very general equation which only implies that the values of a dependent variable Y is influenced by different variables designated A, B, C, D, E,…
- CONSTITUTION
Can someone please send me an essay about the Constitution as a living document?Do you have any…
We cannot write essays for you on this site. However, I will try to give you some ideas. When we say that the Constitution is a living document, we mean that its meaning changes to fit the times…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Has media coverage of government enhanced government’s status and growth, or have the media been…
I am going to say “yes.” In other words, media coverage has done a bit of both. Because there is so much media coverage of the government, I think we give the government more attention and think…
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- MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
In his “I Have a Dream” speech, King says “You have been the veterans of creative suffering.”…
To find the meaning of this phrase, look at the parts of the speech just before this line. You can see the meaning in the whole paragraph that contains the line. King clearly does not mean that he…
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- THE ODYSSEY
In The Odyssey, will the Phaeacians help Odysseus?
Yes, the Phaecians ultimately help Odysseus. They way they do this is two-fold. For purposes of our ability to hear the entire story, the majority of it is told to the Phaecians in Odysseus’ voice…
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- THE ODYSSEY
What did Nausicca instruct Odysseus to do in The Odyssey?
I assume that you are talking about what Nausicca tells Odysseus to do towards the end of Book VI. At that point, Odysseus has been talking to her and asking her for help. She agrees to give him…
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- THE ODYSSEY
In The Odyssey, why did Nausicca go to the river bank?
I assume you are talking here about the events of Book VI. If so, I would say the best short answer to this would be that she went down to the river to wash the laundry. To expand on that answer a…
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- ANIMAL FARM
Regarding Animal Farm, did anyone follow Stalin’s ideas after his death, and when Napoleon dies…
I guess this depends on what you mean by “Stalin’s ideas.” In a way, people did continue on with his ideas for almost 40 years after he died. The Soviet Union continued to be communist and the…
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- PHILOSOPHY
How might Plato’s ideas be relevant today? Any contemporary issues come to mind?How might Plato’s…
One of Plato’s ideas that I find of particular relevance today is the role of the father and son. He seemed to insinuate that the son’s life success is dependent on the father’s influence,…
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- SOCRATES
What do you think about Socrates? Do you like/dislike him Explain?What do you think about…
The mark Socrates has left on this world is legendary. He is known as a man who just wouldn’t stop asking questions. This attitude led him to become a mentor to some of the world’s other biggest…
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- REFERENCE
What are other phrases similar to “Ignorance is Bliss.”(Example: war is peace)
So it seems that you are looking for phrases that seem to be oxymorons, right — ones that seem like they can’t be true but actually do have some amount of truth in them. Here are a few of these…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
In Of Mice and Men, what five objects in the description of the harness room does Steinbeck use…
Every time an author introduces a character, they try to tell us enough to help us know what is coming up. I noticed immediately the “apple box over his bunk, and in it a range of medicine bottles,…
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- SCIENCE
When an eye transplant operation is performed, what exactly is it that is fixed?
Cornea transplants are the most common organ transplants in the U.S., they involve the implantation of a healthy cornea into someone with a diseased or traumatized cornea. The cornea is the…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What would be a good imaginative piece to write on The Crucible?Consider conflicts or John’s…
A good imaginative piece might be a series of love letters between the two secret lovers. Another idea might be to just have John write diary entries. If you chose the route of letters between the…
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- HISTORY
Please provide a detailed description of the Salem Witch Trials.
We have some great resources on eNotes, so please check out the link below. A quick overview that I can give you would include these ideas: First, the Salem Witch Trials occured in a town called…
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- HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, why would a person take sides with Lord Voldemort and…
I think that the first answer is largely correct. Some people want to have power above all else and will do anything to get power, even if the things they do are bad. In my opinion, one other…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Do People want to be around with others who are somewhat like themselves, or look for same…
There are probably as many answers to this question as there are people in the world. We all want different things for different reasons. I’ll give you my view, but you should think about your…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
I am requesting a website or reference guide to get information and/or statistics on adoption by…
As far as the debate goes, here are what I see as the major points for each side. Same sex couples should have the right to adopt because they are not any different from straight couples. They are…
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- THE WEDNESDAY WARS
In Wednesday Wars, please explain Holling’s father’s indifference towards his son and daughter.
Mr. Hoodhood is consumed with the idea of getting ahead in business. His values are skewed; he believes that the measure of a man lies in his ability to overcome his competition, by ruthlessly…
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- THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
What does the fish symbolize in The Old Man and the Sea?What does the fish represent in The Old…
Santiago is the Christ-figure and Manolin is his disciple. On a symbolic level, the fish is a “true brother,” one who gives life to the fisherman. Santiago says: It is good that we do not have…
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- RELIGION
What is the major thrust of Jesus’ teachings about life together in the Kingdom of God? How do…
This is a very broad question – which I’m going to attempt to give a focused answer to. I think there are several ways this could be answered however, and I hope other editors contribute further…
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- WILLIAM BLAKE
Provide a summary and critical analysis of the poem “The Divine Image” by William Blake.
William Blake’s “The Divine Image”, one of the Songs of Innocence and Experience is a hymn to the attributes humanity shares with God. The poem is divided into five quatrains with the rhyme scheme…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of probation services being centralized or…
Recently the paradigm of probation is shifting towards the decentralized type. There are few but much better benefits in a decentralized probation system. In the centralized system, there should be…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Intermediate sanctions were developed to fill the gap between regular probation and…
As far as to determine which sanction is more effective you would have to analyze the misdemeanor, or crime, that the individual being sanctioned committed. A sanction is a punishment. In the…
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- MANIAC MAGEE
In what way as an educator does your understanding help connect with him in your classroom? I…
We teachers have to realize not all children learn the same way. That has been an issue in public school education for years. Some students are quite capable of learning on their own. Maniac,…
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- MATH
Evaluate lim x–>0 sqrt(3+x) – sqrt(3) / x
lim f(x) = lim [sqrt(3+x) – sqrt(3)]/x when x–> 0 By substitution: lim f(x) = 0/0 Now let us multiply and divide by (sqrt(3+x) + sqrt(3) ==> lim [(sqrt(3+x)- sqrt(3))*(sqrt(3+x) +…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
What has Miss Havisham taught Pip in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens?
Miss Havisham teaches Pip a number of principles. First, at her house when he comes to visit, she teaches him that he is less than them in terms of class structure. I believe this builds his desire…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Why does Shakespeare not use normal English?Why does Shakespeare not use normal English?
Language changes over time. Shakespeare’s plays were written nearly 500 years ago, in a time when many people were illiterate. But, poor Shakespeare had to appeal not just to the illiterate louts…
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- THE BIBLE
To me, this verse is talking about the idea that human beings have a sinful side that is rooted in their physical bodies and a side, rooted in their nonphysical souls, that can be more like God….
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- THE STORY OF AN HOUR
What is the irony contained in the short story, “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin?
In Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” the woman is expected to feel badly about her husband’s death. The other characters are worried that her heart trouble could cause a problem because she is…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
What are the internal end external conflicts of “The Most Dangerous Game”?
In my opinion, there is one major internal and one major external conflict. Both of them involve Sanger Rainsford. To me, the external conflict is between Rainsford and General Zaroff. This…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
I need to write about a current event that involves a criminal case. I need a summary of a…
First, I would suggest that you pick a topic that interests you. There are many types of criminal cases from which you can choose: political, sexual, murder, drug, etc. You may want to choose a…
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- SIR THOMAS WYATT
I need help with an analyses of Wyatt’s poem “And Will You Leave Me Thus.”
The structure of Wyayy’s poem, in iambic (x/) trimeter (three metric feet x/ x/ x/), is four sestets in am atypical rhyme scheme of a b b b a c, with subsequent stanzas replacing /b/ with /d, e, f/…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Do competing political parties predispose the government to provide more public services?
In my opinion, they do. (In fact, when I was in graduate school I had a professor who had written a paper that proved that there was less in the way of public services down in the South where the…
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- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X
Race & EqualityIn regards to The Autobiography of Malcolm X, do you think that issues of race and…
I think that these sorts of issues are no longer the most important issues in the United States today. In the time that Malcolm X was writing, discrimination against black people was much more…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is radical behaviorism? What is cognitive psychology? How are radical behaviorism and…
Radical behaviorism theory: This was an approach designed by BF Skinner, the father of behaviorism. The premise of radical behaviorism is that an individual will learn new behaviors (or eliminates…
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- REFERENCE
What are the similarities and differences between classical and operant conditioning?
To explain further, conditioning is achieved through making connections between a stimulus and a particular behavior or between different stimuli. In both classical conditioning and operant…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What are some ethical issues associated with John B. Watson’s conditioning of phobic responses?
One of the most dangerous and unethical practices of Dr. Watson was the use of infants and non-consensual minors to experiment on the removal of a phobia. The American Psychological Association is…
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- MATH
The path of a rocket is given by the equation s(t)=64t – 16t^2, where t is time and s is…
S(t) = 64t – 16t^2 To calculate the maximum point , we need to determine the first derivative’s zeros S'(t) =64 – 32t = 0 ==> 32(2- t) = 0 ==> t = 2 Then the rockect reach maximum heigth…
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- THE PRINCE
What are Machiavelli’s political morals? Does he draw the line between good and evil? Address…
Machiavelli, in The Prince, describes the behavior of princes as he had observed it over a career in government service. I don’t know if he expressed any moral judgement about their behavior. I…
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- A LESSON BEFORE DYING
How does the setting affect the plot of A Lesson Before Dying?
Ernest Gaines’s novel, A Lesson Before Dying is set in Louisiana. There, the main character, a young black man of diminished mental capacities named Jefferson finds himself in a liquor store…
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- SHAKESPEARE: A LIFE IN DRAMA
Is English the right class for Shakespeare to be taught in high school?Surely subjects like…
I’m sure you will get plenty of responses to this question, but here are a few thoughts on the subject. First, Shakespeare is considered the greatest writer in the history of the English language….
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- AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS
Why is Moose both proud of his mother and angry at the way the meeting with Mr. Purdy turned out…
Moose is proud of his mother’s courage and persistence in standing up to Mr. Purdy. Although she accepts that Natalie will not be allowed to stay at the Esther P. Marinoff School at the present…