In The Crucible, what evidence is there that John Hale has an impact on the townspeople?

August 22, 2018 Educator

THE ODYSSEY

What is one example of Odysseus, from The Odyssey, showing vice as a character flaw?

Odysseus, being the Greek hero that he is, has a lot of pride, or hubris. This excess of hubris is his worst vice and is shown in the scene with Polyphemus the cyclops in Book 9, The One-eyed…

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OF MICE AND MEN

On what page in Of Mice and Men does Lennie talk about giving his ketchup to George?

In my paperback edition of the novel published by Penguin Books, Lennie’s offer of the hypothetical ketchup is found in the first chapter on page 14. Lennie says: “I was only foolin’, George. I…

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THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

Please explain the following quote, “But I must get him close, close, close,” he thought. “I…

Santiago has been battling this marlin in the heat of the day for a while now. He is tired and beginning to get weak from the fight. He needs to harpoon the fish and get it off his line, but a head…

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OEDIPUS REX

How can I write a comparative analysis of Aristotle’s notion of the tragedy and Sophocles’…

In Aristotle’s definition of tragedy, he defines six characteristics that all tragedies must have: plot, characters, diction, thought, spectacle, and melody. For each characteristic, Aristotle…

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THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY

What demonic imagery appears in T”he Violent Bear it Away”?

Flannery O’Connor’s work is always fraught with theological and religious imagery and implications. From the very beginning of The Violent Bear it Away, she begins weaving religion into Tarwater’s…

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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

What are some examples of imagery in The Catcher in the Rye?

Imagery is descriptive language to produce mental images. Using imagery is one of the best tools an author can use to engage readers in stories. One way to identify imagery is to look for when an…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Note the reference to the mockingbird in chapter 28 of To Kill a Mockingbird and explain the…

The reference in question is in chapter 30. Scout and Jem have been attacked on their way home from the Halloween pageant at the high school and attacked in the dark. There was a scuffle and…

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HISTORY

For the article, “The State of the South”, The Nation (1872): 1. How does the author of this…

We request that you only ask one question per post here on eNotes. I will answer your second question. What the author means by “universal amnesty” is a law that would allow all white men to…

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PAUL AUSTER

Can someone make a summary and list of themes of Paul Auster’s “City of Glass” graphic novel?

I am happy to attempt a summary and the themes of City of Glass for you. Let us begin with the summary and conclude with the themes. The story begins with Daniel Quinn accepting a strange detective…

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REFERENCE

How can I write a two page paper defining Human Resources Management? I need to: Include the…

As far as competences are concerned, different textbooks and courses will probably have different “lists” of competencies for human resources managers, but three primary competencies they should…

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HAMLET

What does “the head is not more native to the heart” in Shakespeare’s Hamlet mean?

“The head is not more native to the heart” is the first part of an analogy that King Claudius makes between himself and Polonius, his counselor and father of Laertes. This comparative situation…

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THE ODYSSEY

What does Odysseus promise the swineherd and cowherd Eumaerus and Philoetius if they stand by him?

According to the Fagles’ version of The Odyssey on page 431, Odysseus promises the swineherd and cowherd Eumaeus and Philoetius several things if they stand by him. The first is a wife for each…

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LITERATURE

What are the settings and characters in fables like?

Fables are generally short stories that teach a general or universal lesson called a moral. In many fables, the characters are introduced in the title of the story so the readers quickly know whom…

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LAW AND POLITICS

What are six medieval issues found in The Pillars of the Earth? Fully describe the problem…

Several issues exist in this novel. One is the idea of building, but with a new design for the church. Many new architectural ideas were being tried in the 12th century and the idea of building…

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MATH

Solve x4+x3+7×2−9x−18×4+x3+7×2-9x-18 by finding all roots

Find all zeros of the function x4−x3+7×2−9x−18×4-x3+7×2-9x-18 : The only possible rational roots are factors of 18. We find that x=-1 and x=2 are factors. We can use long division or synthetic division to…

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THE METAMORPHOSIS

Who is Gregor?

In the story, The Metamorphosis by Kafka, Gregor appears as the main character. Although Gregor becomes a bug, he is human first. As the story progresses, the readers learn about his life,…

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SCIENCE

The uncertainty in the position of an electron orbiting an atom is 0.3 Å. What is the…

According to Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, we cannot simultaneously determine the position and momentum of a particle precisely and that there is always some uncertainty in this….

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MATH

The cost of manufacturing x units of a product can be modeled by C(x) = x3 − 11x + 16….

The cost of manufacturing x units of a product can be modeled by C(x)=x3−11x+16C(x)=x3-11x+16 .We are asked to evaluate C(x) for x=50 and explain what this represents: Evaluating C(x) at x=50:…

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MATH

The yearly profit of a company in thousands of dollars can be modeled by P(t) = t4 − 5t2 + 4,…

We are given P(t)=t4−5t2+4P(t)=t4-5t2+4 as a model for the profits earned, where t is the time in years since 2005. We are asked to find the years with zero profit. This is equivalent to solving the…

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SCIENCE

How is it possible for a mother and father with O+ blood type produce an A+ blood type baby?

It is not possible for parents who both have O blood types to have an offspring with a blood type other than O. Blood types are due to the presence of agglutinogens on the surface of a blood cell….

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LITERATURE

What are two short stories with similar themes?

One way to tackle the problem of finding similar themes in different stories is to use the same author. I would recommend Edgar Allen Poe. He has written a lot of short stories, and the theme of…

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WALT WHITMAN

The poetry of Walt Whitman is bold, adventurous, generous, and optimistic. It is free-form,…

The relative youth of America and its status as a nation of immigrants relates well to the qualities mentioned. The challenges faced by immigrants to this country certainly embody boldness,…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

What is a different way of rewriting the battles of Lexington and Concord as well as the Boston…

Most people portray the colonists as innocent victims of the Boston Massacre. While the British acted inappropriately by being rude and by insulting the colonists, the colonists also had a role in…

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THE PEARL

In the story “The Pearl” what songs did Kino hear in the first chapter?

In Steinbeck’s short story “The Pearl”, Kino hears several songs in the first chapter. The most prominent song at the beginning is the Song of the Family. When we think of songs, we may think of…

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MATH

Identify the roots of the equation. State the multiplicity of each root. 2×3 + 14×2 − 98x − 686

Find the roots of the expression 2×3+14xx−98x−6862×3+14xx-98x-686 : We try factoring by grouping; factor out the greatest common factor of the first two terms and the last two terms: 2×2(x+7)−98(x+7)2×2(x+7)-98(x+7)Now…

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HISTORY

Put your answer in the parenthesis after the question. 1. Limits upon an imperial judiciary…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What happened in chapter 24 of To Kill A Mockingbird?

In chapter 24, we read of the women’s missionary gathering. More specifically, Grace Merriweather gives a report of the Mrunas, an African tribe. She praises the efforts of the missionary, J….

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SCIENCE

A red blood cell is placed into an aqueous solution. The red blood cell has a lower concentration… 1 image

In this situation, two solutions are present on either side of a semipermeable membrane. The two solutions are the cell interior and the liquid the cell is placed in. The semipermeable membrane is…

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THE GREAT GATSBY

In The Great Gatsby, what all does Jay Gatsby lie about?

This is a very interesting question. Believe it or not, you might actually debate whether he told outright lies about many things at all! You can say he definitely lied when he said his parents…

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SCIENCE

How do the calories from a lipid compare to those from a protein?

A lipid is a fat. Fats are more energy-dense that proteins. Fats have 9 kilocalories (Calories) per gram, while proteins have 4 kilocalories per gram. Carbohydrates, which include starches and…

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GUY DE MAUPASSANT

Explain the symbolism in the story “The Jewelry” by Guy de Maupassant.

In the short story, “The Jewelry” by Guy de Maupassant the wife’s jewels are symbolic of the couple’s married life. Unbeknownst to Monsieur Lantin the marriage was a lie. He thought the…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

In A Christmas Carol, why is it significant that Scrooge’s fiancee is named Belle?

Yes, there is likely a significance here. Dickens, like most authors, tended to be intentional with character naming. Note the alliteration used in Tiny Tim’s name, and in the harsh sound of…

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THE CRUCIBLE

In Act One of The Crucible, what is the heart of the disagreement between Reverend Parris and…

Beyond the fact that Reverend Parris and John Proctor don’t like each other, Parris feels that Proctor leads a faction to remove him from his position, and Proctor feels that Parris preaches too…

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HISTORY

Why did settlers come to Jamestown ?

Jamestown was settled in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London. The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company. Joint-stock companies were like a corporation in that shares are publicly sold. The…

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MATH

The volume of a box is modeled by the function V(x) = x3 + 2×2 − 29x − 30. Identify the…

We are given the model for the volume of a box as weV(x)=x3+2×2−29x−30V(x)=x3+2×2-29x-30 and we are asked to factor the function: If the function factors in the rationals, we can write the function as…

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OZYMANDIAS

How is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias” a response to political change in Europe?

“Ozymandias” offers a keen insight into Shelley’s political ideologies. An advocate of political and religious freedom, he expressed his hatred for monarchy through his poems and other writings….

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ANTHROPOLOGY

What school of thought in anthropology can apply to “The Gift” theory by Marcel Mauss?

That would be structuralism. Marcel Mauss was a French sociologist who was the nephew of Emile Durkheim, who taught and heavily influenced Claude Levi-Strauss, who was widely considered to be the…

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MACBETH

How do the apparitions in Macbeth promote an evil and mysterious mood that contributes to the plot?

Throughout the text there is a continuous reference to the supernatural forces at play in encouraging Macbeth’s evil deeds. In every act of the play there is a substantial reference to witchcraft…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

What is the actual definition of “stave” in the novel “A Christmas Carol”?

A stave is a chapter in A Christmas Carol. If you look at the title of the book, you can see the significance of the chapters being called “staves.” Dickens is acting as if the book is a Christmas…

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WHIRLIGIG

In Whirligig’s Chapter 3, what is a symbol (other than the whirligig) appearing in that chapter…

When you re-read a chapter with a specific focus in mind – like searching for a symbol – you may surprise yourself by what you discover the second or third time around. I found three…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

What are some advantages of diagnosing psychological disorders in children?

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, diagnosing children with psychological disorders can be beneficial because a doctor’s diagnosis makes it easier to treat a child’s symptoms….

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HISTORY

Did Federalists oppose the Louisiana Purchase for practical or political reasons?

The Federalist opposition to the Louisianna Purchase was rooted in a political motivation. To begin with, Thomas Jefferson, an anti-Federalist, brokered the deal with France. The political…

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FREAK THE MIGHTY

Who does Max live with in the book Freak the Mighty?

Max Kane lives with his grandparents, Gram and Grim. More specifically, Max lives in the basement of his grandparent’s house. That sounds a bit depressing, but Max seems to like it just fine….

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SCIENCE

Why do our cells need to do cellular respiration in order to survive?

All the cellular functions require energy and cells have no direct way of getting energy. Similar to us, cells also need to consume food and then obtain energy out of it. Cellular respiration is…

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DON JUAN TENORIO

What is the confrontation between man and death in Don Juan Tenorio?

Don Juan Tenorio: Religious-Fantasy Drama in Two Parts, by José Zorrilla, can definitely be said to have the conflict of man vs. death as you indicate in your question. The actual confrontation…

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CINDER

From what point of view is the story told?

Cinder, by Marissa Meyer, is written from the third person perspective. The opening paragraphs give a lot of opportunity to figure out the narrative perspective. The following line is a good…

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HISTORY

Could the United States government have prevented the Great Depression?

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty. It is easy for historians to criticize decisions made by the government after the fact, but not nearly as easy to predict how government policy will affect the…

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DONALD JUSTICE

What is the conflict in the Poem “Incident in a Rose Garden”?

The conflict in the poem “Incident in the Garden” by David Justice is between Death and the gardener. The gardener runs out of the garden telling his master that he has seen Death within the garden…

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HISTORY

What geographical feature is described below: A piece of very fertile flatland made of silt… 1 image

Deltas are wetlands that form as rivers deposit into larger bodies of water like oceans or seas. Examples of deltas include the Mississippi River Delta and the Nile River Delta. The Mississippi…