• LITERATURE

What is the tone of “The Sea” by James Reeves?

The tone of “The Sea” by James Reeves takes the reader through a number of moods associated with the changing sea. The poem begins during the day with an ominous tone as the poet creates the…

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• SCIENCE

What is the form of energy that can change the phase of matter?

Heat energy can change the phase of the matter. Matter can exist in different phases, including solid, liquid and gases. These phases are differentiated based on (among other things) the kinetic…

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• ALL SUMMER IN A DAY

What are climatic conditions the author imagines to exist on planet Venus? What places on earth…

The climate on Venus is relentlessly rainy, with the sun only emerging once every seven years. As a result, the planet has a ghostly or spectral quality, the vegetation gray and whitish. We learn…

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• SCIENCE

Energy stored in a stretched elastic band or spring is called?

Energy stored in a stretched elastic band or spring is called elastic potential energy. The amount of energy stored is equal to the energy required to stretch the elastic band or spring, which is…

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• HISTORY

In his inaugural address in 1861 Lincoln said, “I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to…

President Lincoln changed his approach on the issue of slavery, not because of a strong ideological awakening, but as a strategy to help the Union win the Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation…

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• BUSINESS

There is a fruit seller who has 30 Kgs of apples to be sold and he wants to fix a price so that…

The fruit seller has 30 kg of apples to be sold. There are three customers in the market and their individual demand functions are: D1 = 25 – 0.05P D2 = 20 – 0.025P D3 = 15 – 0.075P Where D is the…

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• TRIFLES

Explain how “patriarchal dominance”, “empathy”, and “protection” apply in Susan Glaspell’s Trifles.

In Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles, Patriarchal Dominance, Empathy and Protection rest at the core of the plot development and the story’s outcome. As the play opens, several men are searching the…

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• HISTORY

How was Children’s Day Celebrated in India in the past?

The original Children’s Day was established for India by the United Nations. Because of the tireless work of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for children, the event was planned on his birthday on…

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• MATH

Find the minimun value of the product p of two numbers, one of which is 9 less than twice the other.

Hello! Denote the first number by x. Then the second will be 2*x – 9 (“9 less than twice the other”). Its product p is x⋅(2x−9)=2×2−9x.x⋅(2x-9)=2×2-9x.It is not difficult to find the minimum value of this…

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• WILLIAM BLAKE

What are some metaphors in the poem “The School Boy” by William Blake?

In “The Schoolboy,” Blake compares a little boy forced to go to school to a caged bird as well as to a bud or blossom that has been nipped. The poem contrasts the life of a child who is free…

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• HISTORY

Through evolution, will humans ever learn from the mistakes that they made in the past?

I’m going to answer this question from a scientific standpoint. No, human evolution will never learn from past mistakes. That’s not how Darwinian Evolution works. Current evolutionary theory…

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• SCIENCE

What is the equation involved in the reaction of an acid with baking soda?

Baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate:NaHCO3NaHCO3 When it reacts with acid it undergoes both neutralization to produce water and the salt sodium acetate, and decomposition of the hydrogen…

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• SCIENCE

State two similar materials transported by both the human and plant transport system.

Both plants and animals (such as humans) need methods for transporting materials into and throughout the organism. Fluids are moved throughout either plants or animals to deliver materials required…

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• JULIUS CAESAR

How does Shakespeare make Brutus meet his fate in the play Julius Caesar?

By the end of the play, Brutus is in a difficult spot. He realizes that his army is losing the battle with Octavius and Antony. Brutus’ ally, Cassius, has committed suicide; Brutus finds his body…

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• HISTORY

How was the foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson different than that of Teddy Roosevelt and William…

The foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson was more similar than different to the foreign policy of Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft. The main difference was that Wilson’s foreign policy ideas were…

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• HISTORY

How do immigration restrictions, the Red Scare and the Ku Klux Klan help us understand the mood…

The mood of Americans after World War I can be seen in responses to the Red Scare, increasing immigration, and the activities of the Ku Klux Klan. Americans wanted to turn inward. We wanted to…

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• HISTORY

What effect did the shift in economic system (from a largely agrarian society to an industrial…

When society shifted from being largely agrarian to largely industrialized, workers and their families generally lost autonomy and some degree of solidarity. Workers no longer had control over…

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• SONNET 30

Explain the third and fourth lines of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 30.

In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 30 there is a tone of regret as the speaker thinks about his past personal losses and sorrows. In lines one and two the speaker provides us with a condition (whenever he…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What are some passages in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that show the ramifications of…

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the greatest ramification of Atticus’s decision to defend Tom Robinson is that he and his children are ridiculed by most of the citizens of Maycomb County….

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• SCIENCE

Deep information on ph scale, acidity, and basicity (Drinks)? Thank you.

pH is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration in a solution and is mathematically given as: pH=−log10[H+]pH=-log10[H+] where, [H+] is the concentration of hydrogen ions. The pH scale is a scale with…

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• THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS

What is the main idea of The Twenty-One Balloons?

This is one of my favorite books, and I’ve been thinking about this question for a few days now. My opinion is that the book holds many important ideas, and it is difficult to say with any…

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• HISTORY

What did Christopher Columbus really accomplish in the New World?

Although Christopher Columbus never accomplished his goal of finding a trade route to Asia, his four voyages to the New World changed the course of world history and sparked the birth of the modern…

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• ANIMAL FARM

Towards the end of the novel, what is Snowball’s perspective towards Napoleon?

In Chapter Five of Animal Farm, Snowball gives a speech to the animals in which he convincingly outlines the advantages of building a windmill. Sensing Snowball’s increase in popularity, Napoleon…

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• RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI

How do Darzee and Chuchundra draw attention to Rikki’s bravery?

In “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” the two characters Chuchundra and Darzee draw attention to Rikki’s bravery in opposite ways. Chuchundra insults Rikki by implying that he is a ruthless murderer and dangerous….

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• SCIENCE

Find the average speed of a car if it travels 5 km in 3 minutes.

With the information provided, average speed is really the only thing we can calculate; we have no idea if the car maintained the same speed during the entire 3 minutes, or if its velocity changed…

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• THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR

How and why does the essay “The American Scholar” by Ralph Waldo Emerson promote…

The essay’s main themes ask students to “break away” from the “English” style of academia in order for America to “discover” its own distinctive intellectual voice. Why? Emerson believes that the…

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• THE YELLOW WALLPAPER

Describe the female characters in the stories “The Yellow Wall-Paper” and “Roman Fever”…

The women in both “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “Roman Fever” are repressed and restricted in their lives in an era greatly dominated by males. Nevertheless, the main character and narrator of…

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• SCIENCE

Ammonia is a gas with the following properties: It is colourless, it is less dense than air, it… 1 image

Gas is usually collected by water displacement, but that’s not a good choice for ammonia because of its solubility in water. Diagram C shows the best way to collect ammonia – by upward…

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• THE OUTSIDERS

In The Outsiders, why does Darry sleep in an armchair?

In Chapter 3 of the novel The Outsiders, Ponyboy falls asleep next to Johnny while staring at the stars and returns home to find Darry awake. Darry is sitting in an armchair and reading the paper….

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

What are the functions of a school?

Throughout our history, schools have served many functions. One of these functions was to educate students. While this may seem really basic, it is important to note that schools have had other…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

How does Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) connect with one’s culture?

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is quite universal in format and technique, thus can certainly be used with clients from different multicultural backgrounds. In fact, according to Robin…

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• THE CANTERBURY TALES

What are the major events in “The Knight’s Tale” from the Canterbury Tales?

“The Knight’s Tale” tells the story of two cousins who are condemned by the great conqueror and ruler of Athens, Theseus, to live out their lives in a tower. Theseus conquers the city of Thebes,…

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• HISTORY

What were the consequences of the U.S. victory in the Spanish American War?

There were two main consequences (for the US) of the US victory in the Spanish-American War. One consequence had to do with territory and the other had to do with the status of the United States…

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• HISTORY

How did the U-boat issue help get the U.S. into World War I? What other two issues played an…

The U-Boat issue helped get the United States into World War I because it angered American citizens and leaders. The American public was mostly upset about the U-Boat issue because it seemed…

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• HAMLET

In Hamlet, what events happen directly before and after the “To Be or Not To Be” soliloquy?

Interestingly, it is the soliloquies in Hamlet that move the drama as they are intermediaries between resolve and non-performance. The famous fourth soliloquy of the play is preceded by Hamlet’s…

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• THE LAST LEAF

How does old Behrman achieve his dream of painting a masterpiece in “The Last Leaf”?

Old Behrman paints his masterpiece on the window outside Johnsy’s bed. It is a single leaf on an ivy vine that Johnsy believes has apparently weathered the icy winds of New York, thus encouraging…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Jem solve Scout’s problem with Walter Cunningham?

Jem solves Scout’s problem with Walter Cunningham by inviting the boy to lunch. Scout tries explaining to her new teacher, Miss Caroline, why Walter cannot borrow a quarter from her: The…

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• LAW AND POLITICS

Which of the following statements is not true concerning age discrimination? A. The Supreme Court…

The correct answer to this question is Option A. The Supreme Court of the United States has explicitly ruled that age is not a suspect class. This ruling came in a case that was decided in June…

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• LITERATURE

What is the theme in Eugenia Collier’s short story “Marigolds?”

[eNotes editors are only permitted to answer one question per posting. If you have another question, please post it separately.] A theme is… …the central and dominating idea in a literary…

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• SCIENCE

N2(g) + 3 H2(g) <–> 2 NH3(g) The concentrations of nitrogen gas, hydrogen gas, and…

The equilibrium constant K is the ratio of the equilibrium concentrations of products to the product of the equilibrium concentrations of reactants, all raised to the power of their coefficients….

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• LAW AND POLITICS

Which of the following combinations is incorrect? A. Race — suspect class B. Gender –…

The correct answer to this question is Option D. At this point, sexual orientation has not been declared to be a quasi-suspect class. There have been cases in which federal courts have labelled…

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• WINTER DREAMS

Under what circumstances does Dexter see Judy Jones for the third time in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s…

It depends on how you organize their encounters. For certain, Dexter sees Judy for the first time as a child on the golf course when he is caddying and she is there to play. Also for certain, he…

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• THE HELP

In Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, please describe Hilly, Elizabeth, and Skeeter’s relationships.

In Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, Skeeter, Elizabeth and Hilly are peers. Skeeter is a free spirit who has no difficulty thinking for herself. Raised by a black maid who she deeply cared for, and…

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• LORD OF THE FLIES

Show me the part in Lord of the Flies that shows Roger throwing rocks at Henry.

Roger is throwing rocks at Henry is Chapter 4. When Roger is throwing rocks at Henry, he is afraid to throw rocks directly at him. Instead, he throws the rocks near him. Roger stooped, picked up…

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• LAW AND POLITICS

The Supreme Court of ________ declared that marriage was a civil right and that banning same-sex…

The correct answer to this question is Option C. It was the supreme judicial court of the state of Massachusetts that made this ruling. The ruling came in a case that was decided in November of…

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• REFERENCE

I am doing a research paper on physicians who over-prescribe narcotics for veterans with…

It’s very difficult to hold a physician accountable for over-prescribing medications of any kind to any category of patient. In the case of medications prescribed for individuals suffering from…

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• THE SCARLET IBIS

What event caused the author to write “The Scarlet Ibis’?

“The Scarlet Ibis” is not a true story or reflective of real people in Hurst’s life. In an interview, he said that he wrote the story in reaction to a failed singing career he pursued. It’s hard…

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• THE BIRTHMARK

In “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, what is the moral of story?

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story, “The Birthmark,” there are several possible morals. Aylmer is a man of science who marries the beautiful Georgiana. Though he doesn’t seem to notice or care before…

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• MAYFLOWER

Can someone put the Mayflower’s voyage in sequential order briefly?

July 1620- The Mayflower was hired to sail to Southampton from London, where it was to be loaded with supplies and food for the trip to the New World (America). July 22- The Pilgrims hired the…

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• THE GIVER

What are the major differences when comparing Lois Lowry’s book The Giver with the 2014 movie?

It is always fun to compare movies with the original stories. Fans of the books are often disappointed because key elements are missing from the movies. For the 2014 movie of The Giver, there were…