• RULES OF THE GAME

In the short story “The Rules of the Game” what are three ways that Waverly Jong is a victim of…

1. Waverly is a victim of her mother’s cynical view of life. Admittedly, her mother has not had it easy making her way as an immigrant in an unfamiliar culture and country. She bitterly explains…

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• LITERATURE

I am looking for the phrase “intricably entwined” or “intricately entwined.”I need corrected…

I am not really certain of what your question is, however, the correct wording of this phrase is “inextricably entwined.” The word inextricably means not able to undo or not able to untangle or…

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• WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Can anyone help me with the best Shakespeare quotes?Can anyone help me with the best Shakespeare…

Well, I don’t know about ‘best’. What do you mean? Do you mean ‘the best things Shakespeare ever wrote’? (if you do, then it’s completely down to your own – or my own – opinion: there’ll be very…

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• SHOELESS JOE

What are the themes of Shoeless Joe?

I would assert that the thematic link present is that reality is largely defined by the ability to see what can be as opposed to what is. The driving force in the novel is Ray’s desire to…

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• THE LEAP

In “The Leap”, what are the “three times” the narrator describes by which she owes her mother her…

The narrator says she owes her mother her existence the first time because of an incident that occurred before her birth. Her mother, Anna, of the Flying Avalons, was a trapeze artist. When she…

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• HISTORY

Siddhartha by Herman HessHow to do a detail report chapter by chapter..The book is hard to…

You might also look into a basic explanation of Buddhism and the path to enlightenment. Check out the link below for background information. http://www.enotes.com/siddhartha/historical-context…

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• ESSAY LAB

Can someone suggest to me a good thesis statement for this essay topic?Topic Were the children in…

This assignment seems pretty straight forward to me. The problem is where do you stand? Do you agree that the children were the victims of their parents? If so, your thesis will have to do with…

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• REFERENCE

Step by Step: How do you run a T-Test and a 2 way ANOVA? Please help me.60 participants Quasi…

I can’t help you on the “mathematical” parts of your question except that I have all of my formulas written out long-hand in my notebooks. I am including some links that I found useful when doing…

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• LITERATURE

What is one of the best literature books to order for 7th grade English?What is one of the best…

Books that are often covered in 7th grade English are: The Giver by Lois Lowry The Outsiders by SE Hinton Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Stargirl by…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

How is West Egg different from East Egg?

East Egg is the location where the rich people who have family money and prestige, what would be called old money, meaning that the person or persons inherited the money from a previous generation…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

What are the contrasts on the short stories “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell and “A Rose…

This is a very interesting pairing. On first glance, I see more similarities than differences between these two stories: both main characters are female, both women are “absent” in the story…

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• THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Does the glass menagerie represent the same thing throughout the play, or does the meaning change?

The glass menagerie symbolizes Laura. Like the glass animals Laura is fragile, a dreamer who doesn’t face reality, and she, like the little animals, is old fashioned. Laura is extremely shy and…

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• LITERATURE

Where can I find summaries for Poetry in Literature?

There are many summaries for poetry here at enotes. Depending on which poems you are seeking, there are hundreds of summaries and critical examinations. You may search for them here at enotes by…

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• REFERENCE

Bacon’s essaysExplain the essay by Bacon ” Of Studies”

Bacon’s essay is a diatribe on studying, the ways and purposes, and categories. As mentioned in reply #2, the purposes one might have for reading/studying are 1)delight 2) ornament and 3) ability….

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• MACBETH

Discuss Macbeth as a psychological study of guilt. Support your answer with examples from text.

This is a great question. Of course Macbeth is a study of the guilty conscience. The main characters display this more accurately than any others: Macbeth and his lovely wife, Lady Macbeth….

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

I’m writing an essay about the themes in “The Great Gatsby” and I’m stuck. I need an outline…

This question has been previoulsy asked and answered. Please see the links below for more information, or click here to see all previously asked theme questions.

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• THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Is the character of Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice” a tragic character or something…

Shylock is a tragic character, but he represents more than that to various audiences. For Shakespeare’s audience, Shylock would have been close to the Jewish stereotype found in many of the works…

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• ALL MY SONS

What is Jim’s role in the last act of “All My Sons”?

Jim Bayliss has an important role in the final act of the play, he explains to Kate that he knew all along that Joe was guilty. He also tries to reassure Kate that Chris, who has run off since…

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• PARADISE LOST

What is Milton’s style and its features?

Milton’s style is first of all epic; he is consciously writing an epic poem, modeling it after the great epics of the classical past. His language used is Latinate; he considered writing the poem…

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• SLAM!

Can anyone describe the characters Mtisha, Ice, and Derek from the book Slam!?

Mtisha is “something special”. She is beautiful, practical, and smart. Mtisha is determined to go to college, like her father before her. She is focused on her goals, and realistic about what it…

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• ARTS

Explain the melody in Josquin Desprez classic Ave Maria…Virgo Serena in one paragraph.

The melody Ave Marina Virgo Serena is what they call a “motet for 4 steps” or a piece of melody that has a lot of different movements and instruments within playin at the same time, broken into…

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• RUDYARD KIPLING

What does “yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise” mean in the poem “If–” by Rudyard…

Exaclty. This poem is all about balance and perfecting one’s attributes. “Don’t look too good” means you’re not putting on airs, not going to great lengths to outshine everyone. “Nor talk too wise”…

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• BUSINESS

How should a new company segment the market for introducing a line of precooked food items?

Market segmentation is the process of breaking down the group of people identified as your potential customers into smaller groups. Precooked food items, which have become very popular in recent…

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• COMPUTER SCIENCE

Describe the history of the computer.computer history

The early components that would contribute to the development of the computer were invented back in 1939, when Hewlett Packard invented their first product. “Their first product was the HP 200A…

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• THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Does the symbol in “The Glass Menagerie” mean the same thing throughout the play or does it change?

For the most part, the meaning of the symbols in The Glass Menagerie don’t change they consistently reflect the conditions in which the characters live, such as Laura’s fragile nature which is…

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• HAMLET

Briefly describe the theme of murder in Hamlet. i have got an english assessment which is due…

Well, you’ve got the most obvious example–the murder of King Hamlet by his brother, Claudio. This is done for ambition…the desire for the crown and perhaps even the Queen. You might include…

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• GOTHIC LITERATURE

What are the main elements that make a novel gothic?

If you look at the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto, “The first gothic novel is identifiable with a precision unusual in genre study. Horace Walpole began writing The Castle of Otranto in…

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• ALL MY SONS

What is the significance of the setting in “All My Sons”?

In the play “All My Sons” the significance of the setting contributes to the overall theme which is the pursuit of the American Dream. The setting for the play is Joe Keller’s backyard. In the…

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• HAMLET

Is “murder” a theme in “Hamlet”?

Murder as a natural part of revenge and of ambition is somewhat of a theme in “Hamlet”. The play, as the link below explains, is considered a “revenge tragedy”. Hamlet’s father is killed by…

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• HAMLET

Explain the theme of murder in Hamlet or in any of Shakespeare’s plays.

In Macbeth and Julius Caesar, murder is presented as the act that destroys political stability and plunges society into chaos. After Macbeth murders King Duncan, Scotland is robbed of its rightful…

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• HISTORY

Can anyone supply information about changes in government in Meiji period Japan and their…

The structure of Japanese government was radically altered by the Meiji Restoration. It is termed “Restoration” because the Emperor was reestablished as head of state instead of a shogun, although…

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• THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN

what would be most beneficial to the book to change about the bookwhat would be most beneficial…

I love this book, so it’s very hard to choose something to change! I would say the only thing would be to have the main character have to “suffer” a bit more at his new high school. When he gets…

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• THE WILD DUCK

Discuss the picture of male-female relationship in The Wild Duck.

The relationship between Gina Ekdal and Hjelmar Ekdal in Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck is reminiscent of the relationship between Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Both women…

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• HISTORY

How do I start a compare/contrast essay when the subject is to compare the Spanish and British…

You might also wish to check out the free guide on eNotes called, How to Write a Compare-and-Contrast Essay.

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• ANIMAL FARM

What changes does Napoleon make immediately after the expulsion of Snowball?

Napoleon knows that Snowball could conceivably return so all blame is shifted to him. Little by little, everything that has gone wrong-including the re-writing of some of the history in minds of…

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• ANIMAL FARM

What maxim does Boxer create when the Sunday debates are cancelled in Animal Farm?

Boxer actually creates two maxims: “I will work harder.” and “Napoleon is always right.” The reader must keep in mind that Boxer represents the hard-working class of Russia. He has bought into…

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• YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN

The two distinct settings are Salem and the woods. What are the differences between these…

I would also add that the woods are uncertain, secluded, secretive, and full of different types of things that lead to many possible things occuring there. Hence, his journey into “the woods” also…

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• ROALD DAHL

“Obsession can be very dangerous” How far is the statement true in relation to “The…

In the story “The Landlady” the twinkly-eyed housekeeper who lets out rooms to boarders turns out to be a psychopath who is a specialist in taxidermy. After luring them in, she poisons them with…

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• THE FRIENDS

Who is telling the story in The Friends, by Rosa Guy?

Young teenager Phyllisia Cathy is the narrator of the novel The Friends by Rosa Guy. It tells the story of the Cathys, a West Indian family who relocates to New York City’s tough Harlem…

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• ANIMAL FARM

What is foreshadowed when Squealer tells the animals they will eventually learn that Snowball’s…

With Squealer, Orwell is foreshadowing that eventually anything and everything will blamed on Snowball. Squealer apparently realizes that the animals have short memories and often question their…

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• REFERENCE

How does one burn calories quickly.How to Burn Calories Quickly?

The simple answer is work out daily. The best work out will involve your breaking a sweat, being able to carry on a conversation while you work out, and then a cool down period. I am including some…

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• ETHAN FROME

What are some similes in Chapter 1 of “Ethan Frome,” by Edith Wharton?

“Ethan Frome” is a novel by Edith Wharton about a man, Ethan, his wife, Zeena, and her cousin, Mattie Silver. Ethan is obsessed with Mattie but married to Zeena. The story opens with Ethan…

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• TWILIGHT

“I love you more than everything else in the world combined. Isn’t that enough?” Bella asks…

Very well thought out harleymiller, you answered you own question. Bella is definatelly appeling to Edward to transform her into a vampire. She is all dressed up and he has come to take her to…

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• NANCY DREW SERIES

What does Nancy Drew do?What does Nancy solve?

I am relying on my memory of books that I never supposedly read, but I did. See, in the 1960’s and 70’s, boys were not supposed to read Nancy Drew–boys read the Hardy Boys series. But, I would…

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• HISTORY

What are some millitary innovations of the ancient Greeks?Please include the Athenian and Spartan…

The Ancient Greeks were known as a strong and powerful society. The Early Greek society was always at war with someone. They fought with Rome, Persia, city-states within the country of Greece and…

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• THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

How does Jekyll interpret his relationship to Hyde?

Henry Jekyll is a man who is proud of his upstanding reputation and position in the community, but he struggled with his darker side which presented him with temptations and behaviors that his good…

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• THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Compare Holden’s attitude towards Sally and Jane. What can you say about Holden’s proposal to…

Holden has a deep respect and admiration for Jane Gallagher, he has an emotional bond with her since they lived near each other in Maine while they both occupied vacation homes. They lived next…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

How does symbolism work to develop theme in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner?

There are several themes in this story; identifying them first can help to lead you to various symbols in the the tale that help to build those themes. One of the major themes in the story is the…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, to what extent do the character’s traits lead to…

One good way to look at this is to think about the main conflicts that occur in the story. There is the conflict of Emily not giving up her father’s body, the conflict of the alluded to fact that…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

In Act III, scene 5 of “Romeo and Juliet”, what reason does Juliet give why the Nurse might be…

I believe you mean Act 2, Scene 5. Here we find Juliet awaiting the Nurse with news from Romeo. She has been gone 3 hours, & Juliet is getting impatient. She berates the Nurse’s age, saying…