• WILFRED OWEN

What is a good approach to discussing the ways Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon present…

One approach to discussing the ways Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon present conflict in their poems is to look at the ideas of autonomy, free will and control. In the time of Tennyson,…

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• JULIUS CAESAR

I need an explanation of each character from the play Julius Caesar.

This is a pretty broad question. First, I would like to direct you to the links below – there are many resources on enotes.com that could help you answer this very question that perhaps you hadn’t…

• PHYSICS

Are electrons influenced by the gravitational attraction of the particles in the nucleus of an…

This is a question asked pretty often, especially when we consider the fact that the distance between the nucleus and the electrons is very small. Now, let us take a simple case of a hydrogen atom,…

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• SILAS MARNER

How does the story of the Cass family blend into Silas Marner?

On Chapter 3 the story of the Cass clan comes to play in the story of Silas Marner when they introduce them and their roots. We know that they are a well-known clan who once enjoyed the pleasures…

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• SILAS MARNER

In Silas Marner, how does Dunstan justify to himself stealing Silas’ gold?

The robbery that you refer to occurs in Chapter 4, after Dunstan’s plan of selling the horse belonging to Godfrey have come to naught when the horse dies in an accident. Making his way through…

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• SILAS MARNER

What characteristics of Dunstan are brought out through the incidents in Silas Marner?

I understand that you are referring to Chapters 3 and 4 where you see the majority of the references made to Dunstan. From the incidents that occur, we see that Dunstan dominates is brother because…

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• SILAS MARNER

Explain Godfrey’s social situation in Silas Marner.

Godfrey is the eldest son of a powerful man who is a landowner, runs the Red House estate, and is rich under the parameters of a small town such as Raveloe. This being said, it was expected for a…

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• SILAS MARNER

What weakness does Godfrey display in Silas Marner?

Godfrey is a push-over, basically. He got involved with a woman for a brief instance and ended up getting her pregnant, marrying her, and hence destroying his possibilities with the person whom he…

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• MATH

Verify if x^4 – 6x^3 + 8x + 1 is divisible by (x-1).

Here we can either use long division, or factorize the polynomial to see if (x-1) is one of the factor. The simplest way would be to use the remainder theorem. We see that if f(x) = x^4 – 6x^3 +…

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• BUSINESS

How can we limit the amount of unemployment in an economy?How can we limit the amount of…

The best way to limit unemployment (at least in a rich economy) is to have workers who are well-trained and educated and who are able to move from place to place quite easily. If workers have good…

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• REFERENCE

How to find a Dog Walker in new york city?

If you are looking to find a dog walker in your city or neighborhood, allow localdogWalker.com to help at no cost to you. Search for dog walking services in cities and towns across the United…

• BUSINESS

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• THE STRANGER

How does part one of The Stranger exemplify the absurd?

Part I of The Stranger presents the first of three deaths: Meurault’s mother’s. Meursault has no connection or role in her death, unlike the death of the Arab in Part II and his own execution in…

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• RICHARD II

Why is John of Gaunt’s role important to the play Richard ll?In what way does he move or enhance…

Richard II is a play rich in character studies. The most investigated character, of course, is Richard, and the heart of the play is the study of the sort of king that Richard is. The question…

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• A&P

What literary devices does John Updike use in his short story, “A&P”?

“A&P”, a short story by the late American author John Updike is a quirky coming-of-age story. It narrates the day when the main character, Sammy, a grocery clerk at the local A&P, offers a…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

What are some examples of student leadership positions in high school? I’m filling out a…

You will need to consider your involvement in various organizations and activities, and then look at how you participated in them. Ask yourself what your role was and then decide if you “took the…

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• BUSINESS

DEFINE THE TERM PRICE? IN 1000 WORDS.

Price is a value that will purchase a definite quantity, weight, or other measure of a good or service. In commerce, price is determined by what (1) a buyer is willing to pay, (2) a seller is…

• THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Explain the metaphor in Petruchio’s soliloquy at the end of Act IV, Scene i.

This soliloquy that comes at the end of Act IV scene 1 features Petruchio’s plans to “tame” the “shrew” that he has recently married. Throughout the soliloquy, Petruchio compares his wife to a bird…

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• LAW AND POLITICS

Who makes the law? AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 2

The conventional answer here is that the legislative branch makes the laws. For the United States as a whole, that means that Congress makes the law. For each state, it is the legislature that…

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• MY ANTONIA

What do you like least and most about the novel, My Antonia, by Willa Cather? Explain.What do you…

What I like the least and the most of Willa Cather’s My Antonia, comes from the story itself, and from Cather’ writing style. My immediate impression upon starting the novel was Cather’s…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What is the subgenre for To Kill a Mockingbird, and what specific character exemplifies it?What…

The genre for To Kill a Mockingbird is historical fiction. The book is a period piece, taking place in the Great Depression in a small town in Alabama very much like the time and place where the…

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• FRANKENSTEIN

narrative form in FrankensteinWrite about the narrative form in the openning letters in…

Epistolary novels were very common at the time of writing and very popular. A number of novels, including those by Wilkie Collins and by Bram Stoker, were entirely written in letter form, and so we…

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• HISTORY

What are three major turning points of Napoleon Bonaparte’s life?

There are many different approaches one can take in answering this question. One particular avenue is to discuss the role the French Revolution had on him. The Revolution’s course of action made…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

Discussion of thematic elements/plot ideas having to do with The Great Gatsby.What thematic…

I would say that the quote featured links very strongly to Fitzgerald’s discussion of the American Dream. The manner in which he displays and shows Gatsby’s unrelenting belief in his…

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• MACBETH

What are good discussion questions for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Act I, scene iv? Thank You

Shakespeare’s Macbeth provides a great deal to discuss. One discussion question might be: By their speech, what characteristics do the men reporting Cawdor’s execution believe the Thane showed…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

How does this quote help show that “True courage is doing the right thing even when someone knows…

*REMINDER: you may only ask one question at a time per Enotes rules. Your question has been edited. If you follow a couple of simple steps with each quote, you should be able to complete this…

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• SCIENCE

how do we use kryptonwhat products use Krypton

Krypton is a noble gas that’s primary use is for lighting. The use of this gas in fluorescent lights tends to reduce the power consumption significantly. It is also used in incandescent light…

• THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

How is justice served in the final chapters of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

Jim is freed from slavery at the end of the novel. The Duke and the King are tarred and feathered and ridden out of town. Huck is also given the news that he can return home, if he wants to,…

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• ESSAY LAB

Should underage females have parental consent to abort?I am writing an argumentative essay on…

There seems to be a couple of issues at hand. I think that the first one might be seeking out more information on informed consent and what this entails. This would be one component of what has…

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• MACBETH

Is there confirmation in the text of sexual relations between Lord and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth?…

The simplest answer to your question is that, if you are looking for confirmation in the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, for any sort of sexual activity between Lord and Lady Macbeth,…

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• DANTE’S INFERNO

How does the Inferno reflect both the Christian and Greco-Roman traditions?

The existence of an Inferno (Hell) is an element of the Christian tradition as is the belief in the Holy Trinity. This belief informs the very structure of the Inferno (there are nine circles and…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What was Atticus’s role and importance in To Kill a Mockingbird? What is a summary for Atticus’s…

Besides being the hero or protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus serves as the moral compass of the book. He is quiet, dignified and strong. Although he is older, he is still a crack shot….

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

having at the same time different originsmany people may have one nationality but they stem from…

Is there something that you would like us to discuss about this? I agree with you — most of us are rather multi-cultural. My father is an immigrant from the Philippines. On my mother’s side,…

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• THE MONKEY’S PAW

How would you plot “The Monkey’s Paw” (such as the rising action, climax, etc.)?I have the…

The suspense of W. W. Jacobs’s story, “The Monkey’s Paw” is the feature that propels the plot, along with the foreshadowing. RISING ACTION In Part I, [the inciting incident]after the old soldier…

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• HISTORY

Would modern Japanese society be much different today, if Christianity hadn’t been outlawed?I am…

That’s a really good question. I would say first of all that the whole Emperor is a demi-god thing is no longer in effect. It was officially jettisoned by the government after WWII and none of my…

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• BUSINESS

How can the Fed Gov spend more than it received every year, whereas as family would have a hard…

There are a number of ways to answer this: First of all, the average household is actually in debt to some extent. The average household does not run a deficit each year, but it is in debt. For…

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• THE THINGS THEY CARRIED

In The Things They Carried, what view on war has O’Brien maintained since he was in college?

In this riveting collection of short stories based around the author’s experiences in Vietnam, the one story that perhaps haunts the reader most is “On the Rainy River,” which is the author’s…

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• A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Please compare the events that take place in Stave Two, in the warehouse, to the events of Stave…

First, let’s begin with opening description of Scrooge as he is in Stave One: Oh! but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching,…

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• SCIENCE

Discuss “cancer” in terms of cell cycle regulation and the health of both humans and animals….

Cancer is a disease that can occur when the cell cycle is improperly regulated and a cell is allowed to divide when division should otherwise be aborted. There are various checkpoints in the cell…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

What are two examples/quotes that show the Nurse to be both witty toward and supportive of…

I recommend looking at Act II, scene v for the best quotes. In this scene, Juliet is waiting to hear how the Nurse’s discussion went with Romeo regarding when they are going to get married. The…

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• FALLING MAN

In Falling Man by Don DeLillo, what does Martin think about terrorism?

Falling Man by Don DeLillo is a story of living through and then coping with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the towers in New York on September 11, 2001. The two main characters are…

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• HISTORY

How would Mary Chesnut’s diary have been different if she had been from the North?

One of the most important things about Mary Chesnut’s diary is that she looks at her region of the country through very critical eyes. She is willing, for example, to talk about how many white men…

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• YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN

In what chapter in You Can’t Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe do you find the passage “you can’t go…

Of all the passages that Thomas Wolfe has written, his most famous is probably the concluding one that is also the title of his great Impressionistic novel. In You Can’t Go Home Again, the main…

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• MATH

Find the equation of the line through the point (6,-2) and perpendicular to the line 3x-2y=16.

The required line is perpendicular to 3x-2y=16 and passes through the point (6, -2) We can rewrite 3x – 2y = 16 =>2y = 3x – 16 => y = (3/2)x – 8, where (3/2) is the slope of the line and -8…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

i need A participial phrase and a appositive phrase ,. Help,.!

Appositive phrases will contain the noun or pronoun that renames or describes the noun or pronoun it immediately follows and any modifiers – Carrie Underwood, my favorite new singer, is coming…

• MATH

Solve the following problem: (u + 3)/8 = 5/ (u -3)

(u+ 3)/8 = 5/(u-3). To solve the equation, we need to cross multiply. ==> (u+3)*(u-3) = 8*5 ==> (u+3)(u-3) = 40. Now we will expand the brackets. ==> u*u + 3*u + u*-3 + 3*-3 = 40 ==>…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

In Fahrenheit 451, according to Faber, what three things are missing from society?

There is a very particular set of three that fulfills your answer, and they can be found in books. Since books are missing from society, these three items are missing. 1. Quality of detail: Books…

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• MATH

Solve the following equation for x: 3x^3 + 22x^2 – 16x = 0

3x^3 + 22x^2 – 16x = 0 First we will factor x from all terms. ==> x*(3x^2 + 22x – 16) = 0 Now we will find the roots for the quadratic equation. ==> x1= (-22 + sqrt(484+4*3*16) / 2*3…

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• THE CRUCIBLE

In The Crucible’s third act, how is Hale’s role different from that of all of the other…

In Act III, Hale begins to gently plead on behalf of those presenting new evidence to the court. He becomes a counselor of sorts to the magistrates and begins to recommend that they should at least…

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• MATH

Solve the following system of linear equations. Present your solution as an ordered pair (x,y) 3x…

3x + 4y = 11 ……………..(1) x – 2y = 7 ………………..(2) We are given a system of two equations and two variables. We will use the substitution method to find x and y values. First, we…