Identify two quotes from The Crucible that address the issue of a witch hunt in modern times.
- THE CRUCIBLE
Identify two quotes from The Crucible that address the issue of a witch hunt in modern times.
I think that this is a highly relevant question. I would propose that one of the best quotes that can apply to a modern witch hunt would be something that Proctor speaks in Act II, Scene i. When…
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- GRAMMAR
I need help understanding why a sentence has incorrect parallelism (grammar).Here are two…
In the cases of both of these sentences, we want the ideas as well as their phrasing to be similar. For the first sentence, we could change the wording to: More businesses fail from improper…
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- SCIENCE
How is the structure of the lipid bilayer related to cells that are surrounded by a watery fluid…
The structure that you are referring to is the cell membrane. It is a double membrane consisting of two layers of lipids with protein molecules in between. There are pore spaces and channels in the…
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- AS YOU LIKE IT
Can anybody explain to me the song sung by Amiens in act 2 scene 7 of As You Like It and it’s…
This scene is the second scene in the play to feature the courtier Amiens (from banished Duke Senior’s court) singing about the country life, of nature. He enters first with Jaques in Act II,…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Compare Romeo and Juliet to The Princess Bride. What similarities and differences do these two…
It is difficult to categorize similarities and differences of these two stories as each similarity seems to present an even bigger difference. Therefore, please excuse the disorganization of the…
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- CHINUA ACHEBE
who in this story(marriage is a private affair by chinua achebe)sees marriage as a private…
HOPE THIS HELPS !! If you have read the story, it must be quite evident to you that Nnaemeka and Nene consider marriage a private affair. When Nnaemeka told his father that he did not love Ugoye…
- THE DAUGHTERS OF THE LATE COLONEL
Compare and contrast the sisters Josephine and Constatina, “The Daughters of the Late Colonel”…
The sisters Elinor and Marianne from Austen’s Sense and Sensibility are very different from Josephine and Constantina from Mansfield’s “The Daughters of the Late Colonel.” For one thing, they are…
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- WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
William Wordsworth was an English poet who lived and wrote during the late 1700s and early 1800s. He is not simply a romantic poet, he has actually been called the greatest of the romantic poets….
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- SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
“A man who’s true to his word, / there’s nothing he needs to fear. “The Green Knight says…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance. It is escapist in nature. It’s not supposed to be realistic. It is anything but. The work is idealistic, filled with the imaginary,…
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- REFERENCE
what is meants by language rights and globalization ?language planning
Globalization is the term largely applied to the spread of Western ideology and ideas into the rest of the world. Most often you will find Globalization in reference to large corporate companies…
- LOUIS SIMPSON
Identify & explain the figures of speech in the first two stanzas of “The Battle” by Louis…
There are several figures of speech the first two stanzas. Helmet and rifle, pack and overcoat Marched through a forest. Somewhere up ahead Guns thudded. Like the circle of a throat The night on…
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- GROWING UP
Is Growing Up by Russell Baker, appropriate for a 12-year old? The back cover references the…
“Growing up” is a novel published in 1982 that won the Pulitzer Prize for literature the following year, so it is a widely acclaimed book. It deals mostly with growing up in the 1930s in a…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
In Brave New World John quotes, “exposing what is moral and unsure to all that fortune death and…
In this line from Chapter 17, John is quoting from Hamlet. What John means by this line can be seen a little farther down in the same paragraph. At the end of the paragraph, he asks Mond “Isn’t…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Analyze the language used in Act 2 Scene 2 of “Romeo and Juliet.”I need this pretty quickly please
This is the famous “balcony scene” in Romeo and Juliet. The main irony in this scene is dramatic irony (when the audience knows something the characters do not know) and it comes at the very…
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- SCIENCE
What is the principle of Mendeleev’s periodic table?I’m asking about the idea of this table how…
The principle of periodic table is that when elements are arranged in a table according to their atomic weights, elements with similar properties appear at regular intervals, or periods, in the…
- ESSAY LAB
I need help with a narrative essay:Illustrative essays often use narrative to describe a process…
Here at enotes, the inquiries are limited to one question at a time. Therefore, the multiple choice were eliminated. Grammar help can be found in the Grammar Group if you will post another…
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- STEPHEN CRANE
How are Stephen Crane’s works significant in the development of the short story?
Although Crane is most celebrated for “The Red Badge of Courage,” some would argue that his greatest accomplishments lie in the realm of the short story. His two most famous forays in this genre…
- THE OPEN BOAT
What are the impressionistic elements in Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat”?
Impressionistic elements in “The Open Boat” can be found in the sensations, emotions, mental associations, and details brought to the forefront of the story by way of the author’s use of imagery….
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- REFERENCE
How can I easily explain this definition of reading to a second grade student?“The process of…
I think the key to your explanation is the the phrase “dynamic interaction.” What sorts of dynamic interactions can you think of to use as an analogy for reading? I would begin by picking a topic…
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- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
What does Benjamin Franklin mean by this phrase: “Tart words make no friends; a spoonful of honey…
What this saying, repeated by Benjamin Franklin, means is that it is easier to get people to do what you want by being nice than by being mean. When Franklin uses the phrase “tart words” he means…
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- POETRY
For the poem, “House of Changes,” what is the meaning of the metaphor in the first stanza?Written…
My Body is a wide house A commune Of bickering women, hearing their own breathing denying each other. This entire poem is built on the bolded metaphor presented in the first stanza. The speaker…
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- LITERATURE
How can New Historicism be applied to Shakespeare’s plays Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello?
New historicism is a kind of literary criticism that arose in the 1980s. One of the ways in which it differs from traditional historicism is in its emphasis on a multiplicity of historical…
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- LITERATURE
Summary of Geography Lesson, a poem by Zulfikar Ghoseit is a poem
in this poem, the writer goes to speak about the similarities that we as human beings poses. it goes further to state that we create these walls (barriers) to seperate ourselves from one another no…
- PAUL’S CASE
What is the most important element of fiction in this story?
In this case, out of all the elements (plot, setting, rising action, character, etc) the most important is Paul himself: The main character. The reason is because the entire Plot is completely…
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- SCIENCE
If a rocket flies upwards with initial accelaration a,why is the net accelaration taken as (a+g)?…
It appears like the there is some mix up in the terms used in the question. If ‘a’ is the actual acceleration of the rocket, then it should be labeled as the net acceleration. This acceleration is…
- ESSAY LAB
How can I write an article on tears? It should be an article of just 80 to 100 words.
It’s important to know both who your audience is and what your purpose is for anything you write. In this case, are you trying to inform others about tears or persuade others that tears are a good…
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
What does Holden mean when he says that his brother D.B. is out in Hollywood being a prostitute?
It means that his brother is out there being a sellout. According to Holden, the entire world, especially people who love appareances, looks, and the superficial (namely, the Hollywood society) are…
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- SOLDIER’S HOME
In Soldier’s home, what is he teaching us about how people act in the world?
I don’t think that Hemingway’s intention in writing “Soldier’s Home” was necessary to teach about how people act in the world. Rather, the story’s narrow focus is the effects of combat on the human…
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- SCIENCE
What is the concentration of microorganisms in air, water and soil?
The concentration of microorganisms in air can be estimated by filtration through common filter paper mounted in a simple device. The proposed method has a retention efficiency of 100 per cent,…
- ROMEO AND JULIET
What does the repititon of “o blessed, blessed night!” show about Romeo’s feelings for Juliet?…
Act II, Scene ii of Romeo and Juliet is often commonly referred to as the “balconey scene,” since Juliet is positioned on the balconey outside her bedroom as she speaks with Romeo. In this scene,…
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- THE OPEN WINDOW
To what extent is Vera the mastermind in “The Open Window”?”The Open Window” by Saki
I think that it is completely clear that Vera is the mastermind who is driving this story. No one else really plays any sort of an important role in causing the events in this story to happen….
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- THE POISONWOOD BIBLE
What concept of justice does each member of the Price family and other characters hold?At Bikoki…
There are various types of justice at play in this novel. Leah, of course, is referring to political and social justice when she makes this statement. When she says she knows what justice is, she…
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- HISTORY
What were the impacts of the Swadeshi and Boycott movements in India? Please answer this question…
The Swadeshi movement (which means “from one’s own country”), part of the Indian Independence Movement, involved the Indian boycott of British goods and the increasing reliance on goods made in…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What major literary devices are used in the first paragraphs in chapters 3 and 6?The Great Gatsby…
In Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses much natural imagery to depict the carnival atmosphere coming from Gatsby’s party: There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer…
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- ROBERT BROWNING
what is critical appreciation of the last ride together by Robert Browning?
In some ways this is a typical poem by Browning in that it is a dramatic monologue; this means that Browning is writing in the first person as a created character. The poem is addressed to the…
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- TRIFLES
Contrast and compare “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin to Trifles by Susan Glaspell.
The theme of the stories gears toward the oppression of women by marriage. The women are basically victims of the place in which society expects them to be as far as marital and family roles. They…
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- BUSINESS
Within the concept of providing business excellence, how do the private and public sectors…
The basic concept of business excellence does not change with the change in company sectors. Business excellence requires top performance in everything that the company does. It also means being…
- BUSINESS
What is liquidation value of the firm considered to be?
Liquidation value is the calculation of a business’s tangible assets such as inventory, equipment, facility and fixtures, etc. Tangible assets differ from intangible assets, which include good…
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- SCIENCE
What is the function of the Cauda equina?
Cauda equina syndrome is a serious neurologic condition in which there is acute loss of function in the lumber plexus, neurologic elements(nerve roots) of the spinal canal below the…
- MONSTER
What is the comparison of the book of Holes and Monsters?I suppose I would like to know what both…
In both stories, Holes and Monster, the protagonists each become caught up in trouble with the law. The mood in each story is quite different: Holes is more light-hearted and comic, while Monster…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
For class I have to put examples of the following conflicts: man vs man, man vs nature, man vs…
Probably the overriding conflict or struggle in To Kill a Mockingbird is man vs. society. The entire premise of the novel is the battle for justice in the face of society’s prejudice. There are…
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- SCIENCE
What is the bony labyrinth filled with?
The bony labyrinth is filled with a fluid called perilymph, which has a chemical composition very similar to cerebral spinal fluid and plasma. The major cation in perilymph is sodium, and the fluid…
- BUSINESS
What is a business?I want to get a logical answer.
Business is a common English word with general meaning like any purposeful activity a person may be engaged in, or something to be attended to. Consider the following sentence: You have no…
- ANIMAL FARM
State examples of Mr. Jones’ character flaws.
In general terms, Mr. Jones, the original owner of Manor Farm, is not a very good guy. When we first meet him, he’s had too much to drink and doesn’t get up that morning to milk the cows and care…
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- HISTORY
Taking into consideration the Vikings absence of awareness of wrongdoing, do you think that makes…
The author is merely concluding that the Vikings’ motivations were largely economic, and that raiding and pillaging were the most economically viable option open to them. I don’t know if you can…
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- LITERATURE
Are there any plays about soldiers?I am directing a scene for a directing class and i was…
The first series of plays that comes to mind with a military theme is David Rabe’s famed Vietnam trilogy written during the turbulent ‘Seventies: The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1971), Sticks…
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- TEACHERS
What are the differences between sight word, high frequency word and dolch word?
It is really all in the semantics. There isn’t a difference between the three. Their names are used interchangeably because ultimately they show the same thing. They are called all three ways but…
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- HISTORY
Could the conflict between the USSR and US (right at the end of WWII) have been avoided?Could the…
In my opinion, the conflict would have been very difficult to avoid. The US and USSR had only been allies for so long as the Soviets were seen as a help in fighting Nazi Germany. American…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Why might citizens not want to become involved in community policing efforts?be specific
In my opinion, a major reason for this would be peer pressure exerted by the other members of the community. In many communities, the police are not very popular. Sadly, this is especially true…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is evolutionary psychology? What are some basic ideas about human development by…
Evoluntionary psychology is the study of man’s present day psychologyical traits in relation to those from our distant past. Evolutionary psychologists attempt to show that our psychological…