In Great Expectations, how many of Pip’s earlier expectations have been realized, and what does…
- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
In Great Expectations, how many of Pip’s earlier expectations have been realized, and what does…
At the end of Chapter 19, it says, “This is the end of the first stage of Pip’s expectations”–but Pip only achieves one thing–he has come into a lot of money. So, while he has the potential for…
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- THE JILTING OF GRANNY WEATHERALL
What are the internal and external conflicts in “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”?
This excellent story is actually quite a challenge to piece together as the narrative method adopted, the stream of consciousness method, allows for a very incoherent jumping of one memory or…
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- THE GIVER
Name an occupation in the community, which is mentioned in The Giver, for which math would be…
In The Giver, the occupation of Giver would be benefited greatly by abilities in math of all levels. The Giver’s task, as he explains to Jonas, is to remember and transmit the memories “of the…
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- OUT STEALING HORSES
What is a theme of Out Stealing Horses?
Two important and related themes in Out Stealing Horses are the idea of solitude and peace. The definition of solitude refers to a state of being secluded or remote, away from habitation. Solitude…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
What are the elements that unify the plot of The Scarlet Letter?
There could potentially be several different and equally good answers to this question–but I’m going to submit that the main connection between all four main characters (Hester, Dimmesdale,…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is the meaning and definition of bail and its practical problem?Bail is a security for…
The purpose of bail is to release the criminal defendant from incarceration so he can assist in his criminal defense. A second reason is to decrease the population of jails. Bails are sureties, a…
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- SCIENCE
How could you plot more than one responding (dependent) variable on a line graph?
There are several ways you could do this, depending on whether or not the dependent variables are of the same order of magnitude or not. If all your y-values are relatively the same you could show…
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- SCIENCE
Are there any bad side efftecs to protein/creatin shakes?I’m just curious to know if its healthy…
Our bodies need a certain amount of protein to carry out important functions like building and repairing tissue. However, consuming too much protein can have detrimental consequences to your…
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- HOPE WAS HERE
in hope was here what is the climax
Climax is the most exciting part in the story. For example if A antagonist got killed by a protagonist that would be the climax. Climax is the most dramatic part of the story or play.
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
From Reality Therapy by William Glasser, explain how RT can be useful in schools, explaining and…
Can I just say I love reality therapy. I became familiar with it as a counselor/teacher at a wilderness camp for at-risk youth, and have seen it work, countless times. When I became a classroom…
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- MATH
Find x in [0;2pi) if 2tanx+tan(-x)=1Find x in [0;2pi) if 2tanx+tan(-x)=1
2tanx + tan(-x) = 1 We know thatL tan -a = -tana ==> 2tanx – tanx = 1 ==> tanx = 1 ==> x = pi/4 , pi+ pi4 ==> x = { pi/4 , 5pi/4}
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- THE YEARLING
In The Yearling, is Grandma Hutto Jody’s blood relative?
Grandma Hutto is a friend who lives nearby the Baxters. As her son Oliver is often away, Jody and Penny sometimes share the game they catch with her so she will not have to go without fresh…
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- THE METAMORPHOSES OF OVID
What are the basic differences between gods and mortals in The Metamorphoses of Ovid?
I haven’t read Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the longest time, but when I read your question, my first thought was this: power. The gods are really a whole lot like humans. For example, they’re driven by…
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- MATH
Solve for x: lg9 + 1 = lg(x+1) + lgx.Solve for x: lg9 + 1 = lg(x+1) + lgx.
log 9 + 1 = log(x+1) + log x We know that log 10 = 1 ==> log 9 + log 10 = log (x+1) + log x Also, we know that: log a + log b = log a*b ==> log 9*10 = log (x+1)*x ==> log 90 = log (x^2 +…
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- WUTHERING HEIGHTS
What are some examples of literary elements (conflict, theme, etc.) in Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights blends the genres of Romanticism, Naturalism, and Realism together to achieve a balance between the three. The novel is rich in Romantic imagery and characterization: nature as…
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- MATH
consider the equation: f(x) = (x – 1) / (X^2 – 1) find f'(x) 5 marks for questionthe equation…
f(x) = (x-1)/(x^2 – 1) Let us try and simplify the denominator. We know that : a^2 – b^2 = (a-b)(a+b) In our case: (x^2 – 1) = (x-1)(x+1) Now let us rewrite: f(x) = (x-1)/(x-1)(x+1) Now reduce…
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- MACBETH
Define dramatic irony and identify one line of Duncan’s in Macbeth that uses dramatic irony.
In its simplest form, irony is a difference between what appears to be and what really is. More specifically, dramatic irony occurs when audiences know something that a character does not. In the…
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- THE ALCHEMIST
In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, in what city or cities does the story take…
In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, there are several places mentioned, but only two that refer to the area in which Santiago lives and/or travels. Santiago (also called “the boy”) is trying to sell…
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- ESSAY LAB
How can I write an engaging headline and lead for an editorial?I am required to write an…
To some degree, writing the headline is an impossible task until the editorial is written. A headline should be a reflection–or magnification–of what the reader is about to experience in the…
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- 1984
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- THROUGH THE TUNNEL
Why, in “Through the Tunnel,” does the boy consistently mention his mother’s naked arm?Just out…
What an interesting question! Given what we know about Jerry’s mother, we can use this information to help construct a character analysis of her. At the very beginning of the story, Jerry’s…
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- THE COLOR OF WATER
What is an example of Symbolism in “The Color Of Water”? Page number please?
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- THE KITE RUNNER
What is the importance of setting to the story “The Kite Runner”?We need to know the importance…
The story begins in a country as foreign to America as America is to it. The settings are important because they tell about what is happening in the country. The Afgahanastan that Amir lives in…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How do I write a one-page newspaper editorial about U.S. involvement in international affairs,…
A newspaper’s job is to objectively report the news, however, the editorial page is the only place where an opinion is supposed to be okay (as you know, many journalists do not follow this rule and…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What has montag hidden from his wife in Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, imagines a future where firemen burn books rather than stop fires. The protagonist, Guy Montag, is one of those firemen charged with burning…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
In Chapter 34-35 of Great Expectations, what is ironic about Pip’s claim that Biddy has done “an…
Pip’s statement that Biddy has done “an injustice” and “an injury” to him is ironic because she has not done him wrong at all. Biddy has only spoken the truth, and in reality, it is Pip that has…
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- MATH
a+b=5, a*b=10 S= (a/b)+(b/a). Calculate S.a+b=5, a*b=10 S= (a/b)+(b/a). Calculate S.
a+b = 5 ab= 10 S = (a/b) + (b/a) Let us rewrite using the common denomonator: ==> S = (a^2 + b^2) / a*b ==> S = [(a+b)^2 – 2ab] / ab Now let us substitute with values from (1) and (2): ==>…
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- THE MIRACLE WORKER
What is ironic when Aunt Ev gives Helen a doll and she panics in The Miracle Worker?
Although it could be considered ironic that Helen desperately wants the doll to have eyes because Helen doesn’t have eyes that function in the first place, I think the more important irony here is…
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- THE MIRACLE WORKER
At the end of Act 2 in The Miracle Worker, what is the significance of the lullaby and the…
What an interesting question! It’s quite an baffling way to end the second act, I’ll admit. Quite simply, Annie has just had a late-night session with Helen, using Percy to spark jealousy a bit…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
What are some quotations that contain evidence about Gene, Finny, Leper, and Brinker?It can be a…
I really have no idea what you might be looking for specifically. Evidence of their appearance, their character, their actions…lots of possibilities. However, here are what I see as a few key…
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- ANIMAL FARM
In the book, Animal Farm, what do you think would have happened if Snowball would have gotten rid…
Snowball’s intelligence and concern for educating the other animals would have provided a longer-lived and better producing farm. The construction and stability of the windmill would have been…
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- THE FOUNTAINHEAD
Who is the Dean in the larger context of The Fountainhead?
The Dean of the Stanton Institute of Technology, where Roark studied architecture, is forced to expel him after he deliberately turns in a modern-style plan instead of a Renaissance plan. In their…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Why is brureaucracy a part of the exeutive branch in government?
The bureaucracy is part of the executive branch because bureaucrats are the ones who are in charge of enforcing the laws. For example, the Internal Revenue Service is part of the bureaucracy. The…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Why is so little known about William Shakespeare?He has written many plays. Someone so famous…
Written record-keeping was a rare commodity during the 16th and early 17th centuries–the time of Shakespeare’s life. What little information we have about Shakespeare came from surviving documents…
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- JAMES ALAN MCPHERSON
What do you know about “A Solo Song: For Doc” by James Alan McPherson?
“A Solo Song: For Doc” is a short story written by James Alan McPherson who won a 1980 Pulitzer Prize for his short story collection Elbow Room, his second collection of short stories, and who has…
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- THE CAY
What is your opinion when you read The Cay?What is your opinion when you read The Cay?
Theodore Taylor’s The Cay is an excellent piece of adolescent fiction which teaches an important moral lesson concerning racial tolerance. Separated from his mother, Phillip is forced to fend for…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Describe the residents of the house at Mill Pond Bank in chapter 46 of Great Expectations by…
There are several residents that live at the house, and Pip knows them through Herbert; Herbert is engaged to the young lady of the house, Clara. So, there is Clara, Clara’s housekeeper Mrs….
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- THE ALCHEMIST
Does Paulo Coelho use the sheep symbolically in The Alchemist? Explain.
First, many literary critics see Santiago’s role of a shepherd in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist as a parallel to Christ’s persona of the “Good Shepherd. This literally describes Santiago—he is a…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
What is the definition of prose? Kinds of prose, element of prose, characteristics of prose?
Prose refers simply to any written piece of work that is built on sentences (and paragraphs) rather than lines or verses (like poetry). Examples/kinds of prose include novels, short stories,…
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- SCIENCE
Silicon reacts with chlorine to form the covalent compound SiCl4. Draw a “dot & cross”…
. Cl Cl . 0x x0 . Si . 0x x0 . Cl Cl In the dot and cross diagram of SiCl4, the four chlorine atoms which only…
- A TALE OF TWO CITIES
What is the relationship of Jarvis Lorry’s dream to the literal events of the novel?A Tale of Two…
After receiving the message and responding to it by saying “Recalled to Life,” Jarvis Lorry continues his ride on the coach to Dover, England on the coastline of the English Channel. As he dozes…
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- SCIENCE
Cachexia is a wasting away of the physical body without an attempt at dieting. It is a symptom of many serious diseases. Changing nutritional habits will not reverse it. The eventual wasting away…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
stressAmong these three behavioral aspects of a person: physical , mental and emotional, which…
You might want to edit your question, it is a bit vague. Are you asking, among the behavioral aspects which is the most battered in an abusive situation?? I think easily you could argue that the…
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- MACBETH
Read Macbeth’s opening speech. List all the reasons he gives for not killing Duncan and the…
I assume you’re speaking of Macbeth’s first speech in Act I scene vii. Here is a soliloquy in which Macbeth is reconsidering their plan to murder Duncan. He lists several reasons why he should not…
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- GRAMMAR
Q:PUNCTUATE THE FOLLOWING (1)what is that father asked miranda in wonder Q:Turn into passive…
“What is that?” Father asked Miranda in wonder. Quotation marks go around the speaker’s exact words. Those words are a question, requiring a question mark. Quotation marks go after end mark…
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- MANIAC MAGEE
Why did Maniac love trash talk?Why did Maniac love trash talk?
I believe Maniac liked trash talk because it made him feel liked he belonged. Jeffery Magee AKA Maniac never felt he belonged anywhere after his parents died and he ran away from his estranged aunt…
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- THE EGYPT GAME
Is there anyway that I can see a summary chapter-by-chapter for the book The Egypt Game?
The eNotes Study Guides don’t provide a chapter-by-chapter summary of The Egypt Game, but I can provide a brief overview summary for you. April and Melanie and four-year-old Marshall discover a…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
Compare the dress and demeanor of the naval officer and Ralph. What is ironic about thier…
Ralph has been running away from Jack and his savages and he is a mess – dirty, sweaty, fearful. He is wounded and thirsty. He is rolling over in the sand, so he is probably full of sand as well….
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- MATH
Calculate the roots of the equation 5^x = 2*25^x – 1.
This is an exponential equation and we’ll solve it using substitution technique. We’ll notice that 25^x=(5^2)^x = 5^2x! We can re-write the eq.: -2*(5^2)^x + 5^x + 1=0 We’ll substitute 5^x by t:…
- THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK
In The Souls of Black Folks, what role does DuBois see for education?
W.E.B. DuBois a gifted writer, educator, and advocate to the African American race, graduated from Harvard University in 1890 and later attended the University of Berlin. Later, in Philadelphia he…