Is online dating a reliable alternative to traditional dating? What are some of the major pros…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Is online dating a reliable alternative to traditional dating? What are some of the major pros…
The internet is great for a lot of things and communication is certainly one of them. It can connect you to people you wouldn’t normally meet in everyday life and can even filter them down to…
- BRIAR ROSE
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- SCIENCE
Using the law of inertia, explain why you must continue to pedal your bike even on a level…
The law of inertia, also known as Newton’s first law of motion, basically says that an object will continue doing what it is already doing, unless an external force is applied to the object. What…
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- GREEK DRAMA
What’s a good topic to write on for Greek tragedies?
Even though you may not feel prepared to write a paper on Greek tragedies, this is an excellent opportunity to learn some really interesting things. Your teacher gave you license to choose…
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- A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT
How does the Yankee feel about the knights’ armor?
Hank Morgan, a modern man from Connecticut, finds the sport of jousting and the other ways of doing battle absolutely inane. He describes how the knights don all their armor and are cruelly…
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- A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT
In A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s Court, during Hank’s tournament with Sagramor, what is…
The event you refer to happens in Chapter 39 of this immensely funny novel. Hank and Sir Sagramor have a tournament, and as they move to meet each other in their first “clash,” Hank comments that…
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- MACBETH
What lines in the play Macbeth portray ambition?
The two characters that display the most ambition in this play are Macbeth himself and Lady Macbeth. They reveal the depth of their ambition in their willingness to murder Duncan in order for…
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- HAMLET
In Act 3, show how the following add to the conception of Hamlet’s charactera.) the “to be or…
Well you do have a logical break down of the events of Act 3 here and this is the privotal act of the play, so we learn a lot about Hamlet in Act three. Here is one comment on each section — but…
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- HAMLET
In Act 3 of Hamlet, what developments have taken place in th revenge plot and romantic plot?this…
By the end of Act 3 things have changed quite a bit for Hamlet. On the “revenge” front, now has the proof he so desparately wants against Claudius. During the “play within a play” Claudius is…
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- A VALEDICTION: FORBIDDING MOURNING
In “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” what is the meaning of the line, “Such wilt thou be to…
This line, that comes at the end of the poem, concludes the conceit, or elaborate metaphor, that Donne employs in this remarkable poem to describe the relationship of a union of souls so complete…
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- HAMLET
In Act 2, what different types of madness do we see in Hamlet?this is from hamlet by shakespear…..
The first we hear of Hamlet’s madness is Ophelia’s report of Hamlet’s crazy behavior in her rooms just a few minutes before hand. In this description we hear about Hamlet NOT speaking, just staring…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In chapters twenty-eight and twenty-nine, what details add to the mounting tension before Jem and…
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the author creates the mood for chapters twenty-eight and twenty-nine by providing these details: The wind was growing stronger, and Jem said it might be…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Mr. Underwood is involved in the local newspaper. Can you suggest an…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is Aunt Alexandra’s attempt to make Scout more like a lady?
You put 5 questions into one. You can’t do that. As editors we are required to answer only one when and if you do. So, I edited the rest out and am presenting answer to the first one you posed….
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- THE ODYSSEY
In “The Odyssey,” what is the conflict and resolution of “The Cattle of The Sun God” and “The…
“The Cattle of the Sun God” CONFLICT: Odysseus men ate the Sun God’s cattle because they were hungry. Thus, they pitted themselves in a conflict with Lord Helios in a man vs. god conflict….
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How do I write a hook sentence for my essay on ‘Of Mice and Men’?i am doing an essay on the theme…
As a hook, you can find a quote related to the theme of the book. Try using a google search such as “quotes about dreams.” Find a relevant quote and put it at the top. Then you can write about how…
- THE MONKEY’S PAW
What is the link between this story and the song “Monkey’s Paw” by Laurie Anderson?
The link between this song and the story can best be seen in the following line in the song: It’s a roll of thedie It’s a free lunch A free ride But Nature’s gotrules and Nature’s got laws And if…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
Please help me find a quote in Chapters 1-8 of The Scarlet Letter for text-to-self, -world, and…
“But there is a fatality, a feeling so irresistible and inevitable that it has the force of doom, which almost invariably compels human beings to linger around and haunt, ghostlike, the spot where…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In The Crucible, what is the significance of the remark “They must be heavy; they are weighted…
This quote employs the use of a pun. A pun is at work any time a word can have two different meanings. Often, one meaning is the denotative meaning which is the literal or dictionary definition. In…
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- THE COLD EQUATIONS
What is the time, place and setting in “The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin?
It is clear from the opening paragraph that the story opens in a space shuttle in the future: He was not alone. There was nothing to indicate the fact but the white hand of the tine gauge of the…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In The Great Gatsby, what are the character traits of Gatsby and Tom that are similar?
DISCONTENT: Both men do not consider the value of what they have right in front of them, they push for something that is outside of the scope of the rules to achieve their own gains. For example,…
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- GRAMMAR
“I’m going to tell you” versus “I’m going to be telling you.” What’s the difference, please…
This is a fun question. I’m not sure that I have an answer, but I have some ideas of about how you might look for answers and what you might find. One way that you might explore (in a limited…
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- ARTS
I hate the ebb and flow of creative juicesGone are the days of smoking something, or drinking a…
No, you are not alone. Could be related to a lot of things. I find my ebb and flow to be more seasonal. My best writing month is in August, after a couple of months off, a more regular sleep…
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- HISTORY
What feelings were produced by the annexation of western lands in early mid 1800’s?
I think the answer to this hinges a lot on whose feelings we are talking about and what constitutes the “early mid 1800s.” If the 1840s are included, then I would say that the positive feelings…
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- SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
What were the topics of gossip within the play?
plz look into the play for your ans instead of posting questions here.
- OF MICE AND MEN
Why did Curleys wife come to the barn in the book Of Mice and Men?
I am assuming that you are asking why did she go to basically butt in the barn where the men were staying. The answer to this is that she would always flirt with all the field hands because…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, what characteristics of Macbeth show that he is a brave character?
In Macbeth, Macbeth shows that he is brave by fighting valiantly for Scotland. At the beginning of the play, the soldiers are off fighting a war against Norway. When the Captain reports to King…
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- HISTORY
Please explain the causes of World War I.
There can be many different explanations for the cause of the First World War. The immediate cause was the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria. This plunged European…
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- ALL MY SONS
In All My Sons, how does the central character cause other characters to change?(I think that the…
Joe Keller is the protagonist of All My Sons, and his actions revolving around his decision to harbor a grave secret for many years do have a significant impact on the other characters in the…
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- THE HANDSOMEST DROWNED MAN IN THE WORLD
Explain why “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” would be labeled as a story for children.
The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World could be used as a story that can be told to children but, knowing Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s choices for intended audiences it is hardly true that children…
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- THE HANDSOMEST DROWNED MAN IN THE WORLD
Identify any motifs in “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” and label the importance of…
Well, I think that one of the most important motifs are the flowers that are referred to at various stages of the story. It is important to consider the overall effect on the villagers that the…
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- BUSINESS
I would argue that management is a technology to some extent, but that there are aspects of management that are not a technology. The Oxford Dictionary of Economics (see link below) defines…
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- THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE
How does Oscar Wilde use a figurative writing style in ”The Nightingale and the Rose”?
Oscar Wilde uses a myriad of literary techniques in “The Nightingale and the Rose” because the purpose of this specific literary work was to produce an allegorical prose which can relate the topic…
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- BUSINESS
What, in terms of marketing, is the importance of consumer behavior for a business firm?
If a firm wants to sell its products (and of course they do), understanding the behavior of their potential consumers is absolutely vital. The company must understand the behavior of the consumers…
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- POLITICAL SCIENCE
What would happen if Texas used private contractors to administer state government?AMERICAN…
This is a question that is hotly debated among political scientists and political activists. In general, conservatives would say that you would get more efficient government and save money while…
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- MATH
What are the length, slope and the midpoint of PQ for P(7,11) and Q(-2,4)?
We are given two points P(7,11), Q(-2,4). Now for the distance between P and Q we use sqrt[(-2-7)^2+(4-11)^2] = sqrt [ 81 + 49] = sqrt 130 = 11.40 approximately. The slope of the line PQ is ( 4 -…
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- THE NECKLACE
what would be a good topic sentence for comparing and contrasting ”the Necklace”and “The Ambush”?
trusting froendship and honesty
- THE GLASS MENAGERIE
How can I describe each characters illusions vs reality? Amanda to Tom: You live in a dream,…
I just saw that this question has already been answered on enotes. I recommend you to read it. http://www.enotes.com/glass-menagerie/q-and-a/desperately-needed-help-any-suggestion-please-this-177849
- HISTORY
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson’s accomplishment to North Pole?
Are you just asking what it was that these two men accomplished? If so, the answer is that they were the first two people that we know of to reach the North Pole. There have been a couple of…
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- MATH
Prove that 1 is the solution of the equation 5^x-3^x=2^x
We have 5^x – 3^x = 2^x. Now to prove that x = 1 is a solution for the equation we substitute x = 1 and we should get the same value on both the sides 5^x – 3^x = 2^x substituting x = 1 in the…
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- HISTORY
What has enabled the Constitution of the United States to survive from a collection of 13 states…
I would say that the first goal of the Preamble and its general spirit has helped to allow the Constitution to survive and thrive over time. The idea of “form a more perfect union” is a goal that…
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- MATH
We have to solve 3^(x-2) – 9 = 0. Now we see that 9 = 3^2. 3^(x-2) – 9 = 0 => 3^(x -2) = 9 => 3^(x -2) = 3^2 As the base 3 is same on both the sides, the power should also be the same. =>…
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- MATH
Verify if the function is increasing y = 3x^3 + 3^x .
Given the function y=3x^3 + 3^x. We need to determine whether y is an increasing function. To verify, we need to determine the first derivative ( y’). If y’ is positive, then the function is…
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- SCIENCE
How can you summarize the cell cycle?
The cell cycle is a cycle which alternates between the resting stage or interphase and when the cell is actively dividing, or the mitotic phase. During interphase, the cell will grow to its full…
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- MATH
Lines P and Q are parallel . The slope of P is 5 and the slope of Q is 10/v. What is v ?
We are given that lines P and Q are parallel. The slope of line P is 5 and the slope of line Q is 10/v. Now we have to find v. Here we use the property that the slope of parallel lines is the…
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- MATH
What are the values of sinx and cosx for the acute angle x such that tanx = 4/5 ?
We know that tan x = adjacent side/ opposite side. Now consider x to be angle in a right angled triangle such that tan x = 4/5. The hypotenuse of the right angled triangle is equal to sqrt( 4^2 +…
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- MATH
Find the exact value of trigonometric function sec2x if sinx =3/5, cosx=4/5
We have to find the exact value of sec 2x given that sin x = 3/5 and cos x = 4/5 Now sec x = 1/cos x. To find the value of sec 2x, we need to find cos 2x and then take its inverse. The relation for…
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- MATH
80 investors were surveyed. All investors had either 1 mutual fund or 2 stocks.50 had 1 mutual…
Here we have to use set theory. Now the total number of investors surveyed is 80. All the investors have either one mutual fund or two stocks. The total number of investors is equal to those who…
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- THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
Compare and contrast the narrator of ”The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and the framework narrator…
When it comes to point of view, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calveras County” are similar in that they are not told by one narrator alone. Both could be…
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- SONNY’S BLUES
How are “Sonny’s Blues” and Death of a Salesman connected in terms of character?
eNotes editors are only permitted to answer one question per posting. In terms of the characters in “Sonny’s Blues” (by James Baldwin) and Death of a Salesman (by Arthur Miller), I believe that…