Please suggest some novels that would be appropriate for a teenaged girl to…
- LITERATURE
Please suggest some novels that would be appropriate for a teenaged girl to…
Since you are only 13 and asked for novels, I would suggest you begin reading some well-written, classic novels that you can begin adding to your novel repertoire as you advance through high…
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- CHEMISTRY
What are the relative abundances of Sb isotopes?
Sb which is short for stibium is the chemical name for Antimony. Sb has an atomic number 51 and occurs as three stable isotopes. Two of them occur naturally and the third has been prepared…
- MATH
What are the dimensions that requires least amount of fence if a side of a rectangular field has…
The length of fence will be equal to the length of the perimeter of the rectangular field. For a given given area the perimeter of a rectangle is minimum when the rectangle is a square. Therefor…
- THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Elaborate on the concept of the American dream in The Glass Menagerie.
The concept of the American Dream is evident in both Tom, the protagonist, and Jim, the former high school hero. In Tom the American Dream is evidenced in his inability to settle down, make a…
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- MATH
Determine the integrand f(x) if F(x) = x^2+cosx+1
F(x) = x^2+cosx+1. To find the integrand f(x). Since the integrand is f(x), F(x) = integral f(x) dx Threfore Integral f(x) = F(x), Integral f(x) dx = x^2+cosx+1. Differentiating both sides, we…
- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Elaborate on the concept of The American Dream in A Streetcar Named Desire.
I think that this can be taken in several ways. On one hand, there is a definite notion of social and economic advancement in the new world that Williams depicts. In this realm, the immigrants…
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- MATH
What is the interception point of the lines 2x+2y+z=9, 3x+2y+z=4, x+y+4z=6.
To find the intersection points of 2x+2y+z=9……………(1) 3x+2y+z=4……………(2) x+y+4z= 6……………..(3) Eq(1) -(2) eliminates y and z : (2x+2y+z)-(3x+2y+z) = 9-4 = 5 -x = 5. Or…
- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Why is the script called A Midsummer Night’s Dream?Include any examples about dreaming in the…
Enotes has a very nice succinct explanation of this title. In order for the title to have any meaning for the contemporary student of Shakespeare’s play, its origin must be explained. At the…
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- PHYSICS
Find the resonance of waves if the function that describe the wave length is f(x)f(x)=sinxcosx
To study the phenomena of resonance, we only need to calculate the indefinite integral of the function that is given. We have f(x) = sinx * cosx = sin 2x / 2 Int [ sinx * cosx] Int [sin 2x / 2 dx]…
- OF MICE AND MEN
Can Of Mice and Men be seen as a typical Local Color Story?
I would have to argue that no, it is not a typical local color story, nor do I think that Steinbeck wrote it as such. The characters are certainly rich, and central to the story, but the Great…
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- AS YOU LIKE IT
What are the theatrical implications of cross-dressing in As You Like It?How do the ideas of…
Theatrically speaking, it was a convention of theatre in Elizabethan England for young boys or young men to play the female roles. Because Shakespeare’s company was an ensemble of actors who…
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- ESSAY LAB
Any advice for application essays to college?Any advice for application essays to college?
I believe that the most important thing to keep in mind is that you want your essay to stand out and be noticed. Colleges and universities will be receiving numerous applications and many of them…
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- HISTORY
Describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the US.
This is a very broad question, so it would be best to focus on the two most important developments. The first is the development of the steam engine. Steam technology had been around for centuries…
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- LITERATURE
What is the best way to study vocabulary?What is the best way to study vocabulary?
If you are asking about learning vocabulary from a list that your teacher has given you, it is a little more difficult to learn it in context (which is as Post 2 states the best way to learn…
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- BUSINESS
How is expropriation related to political risk?
When we are talking about international business and investing, political risk refers to the risk that the government of a country might take actions that will harm the investment that a firm has…
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- MACBETH
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, how do the witches mislead Macbeth by the three…
In Act 4, the three witches show Macbeth three apparitions. While the visions are true, they mislead Macbeth because he interprets them too literally. Also, his ambition is so all-consuming that he…
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- PARADISE LOST
Based on the Invocation of Paradise Lost, what is Milton’s view?
Milton’s Invocation from Paradise Lost illustrates several aspects of the poet’s perspective. First, Milton establishes in the first four lines of the invocation that he (or the speaker) believes…
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- THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK
What do you think inspired W.E.B. Du Bois to write The Souls of Black Folk?
I would say that the articulation of a post Civil War reality for African- Americans would be the primary motivation for Du Bois in writing his work. The post slavery world featured a great deal…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
Would you describe the ending of A Doll’s House as happy or unhappy (i.e. is the play more like a…
A Doll’s House, in my opinion is a tragedy of sorts, but it is a result of the people of the time. The society is male-dominated and though Nora’s behavior seems sometimes comic in its ridiculous…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
Is Krogstad’s decision not to expose Nora’s secret convincing in A Doll’s House?
This is a great question because I, as a teacher, have trouble explaining to my students that perhaps Ibsen did want to demonstrate that “love changes everything”. However, it is stylistically…
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- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN
can anyone please tell me about the story ‘Is he living or dead?’ by Mark Twain?
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- MATH
Can it be proved that the vectors u = 3i + xj and v=(x+1)i + xj, can never be perpendicular, no…
The give vectors are u=3i+xj and v = (x+1)i+xj. We know that if two vectors ai+bj and ci +dj are perpendicular to each other, then their dot product (ai+bj).(ci+dj) = 0. Or (ai+bj).(ci+dj) =…
- I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD
What are the poetic devices in the poem “i wandered lonely as a cloud”?
The force of simile: the poem serves as an introduction to some simple (and other, not-so-simple) modes of poetic figuration (or “troping”). It begins with a simile (I was like a cloud) and…
- MATH
When two dice are thrown what is the probability that the sum is 8.
The answer posted above is correct. However the same answer can be arrived at in another way also. Tho get a total of 8 for 2 dies none of the dice must have a ‘1’. The probability that the first…
- PHYSICS
What is the solution of the equation d^2x/dt^2 = – x*omega^2 if x = 2 and dx/dt =2 at t = 0
We’ll consider the general equation: x = A cos omega*t + B sin omega*t we’ll have to determine the constants A and B. We’ll put t = 0 and we’ll get: x = A cos 0 + B sin 0 x = A But x = 2, so A =…
- THE OPEN WINDOW
What makes Mr. Nuttel susceptible to Vera’s story in “The Open Window”?
To me, there are a couple reasons why Framton Nuttel falls for Vera’s story. The first has to do with Vera. She is clearly a very good actress and that is not something you would expect from some…
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- SCIENCE
Concerning a fragment produced by copying a piece of DNA, what was the nucleotide sequence of the…
A DNA nucleotide is composed of a sugar called deoxyribose, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base. Remember that since DNA resembles a twisted ladder, there are two nucleotides the join up on…
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- OTHELLO
“Shakespeare presents Othello as a heroic soldier.” Using reference to the text as support, how…
Since Shakespeare never shows Othello in any military situation (most of the scenes in the play would be considered domestic), we must take what others say about him as our textual proof that…
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- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
What is the difference between the tragedy of a king and the tragedy of a salesman?Drama by…
Many people wish to make Willy Loman a tragic hero. Unfortunately, he does not meet the criteria. A king is a man of elevated status. Because of his status he is responsible for not just his own…
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- SCIENCE
What is done to replace a defective gene with a working copy of the same gene in a patient?
Gene therapy is the process of altering defective genes in a person with modified genes. This is presently possible to do using two methods. One is called Germ Line Gene Therapy. This involves…
- SCIENCE
What are the main features of the periodic table ?
The elements that have like physical and chemical properties are found in vertical columns; The vertical columns are called groups; The vertical columns are numbered from 1 to 8; Each number is…
- TRADITION AND THE INDIVIDUAL TALENT
What is ‘Tradition’ and ‘Individual Talent’ ?
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- SCIENCE
the bt toxin gene inserted into some gm plants as a natural insecteside comes from the organism…
The bacterium named bacillus thuringiensis is the source of the gene for the Bt modified crops. Farmers and scientists for a long time have noticed that the bacterium induced many diseases in…
- MATH
Find x and y if the terms of an A. P. are x, 10, y and the terms of a G. P. are x, y, 5.
Given the information that x , 10 and y are in A.P. And x, y and 5 are in GP. We have to determine x and y. x, 10 and y are in AP. Therefore the successive terms has the same common difference….
- MACBETH
In Act IV, scene i of Macbeth, what do the apparitions of the bloody child and the crowned child…
Macbeth is most concerned with two things when he visits the Witches in Act IV, scene i: Will he be murdered as he murdered Duncan? And, since he and Lady Macbeth have no children, who will…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Which American Corporation has had to face the largest number of sexual discrimination law suits.
I’m not sure about which firm has had to face the largest number of individual lawsuits for sexual discrimination. But the largest civil rights class action law suit for sexual discrimination is…
- MACBETH
How would different audiences interpret the dramatic conventions that are written below for Act…
Hi peace786! Since I am the one who gave you those conventions, I’ll try to show how different audiences might react. Let’s look at audience reaction instead of interpretation. Interpretation is…
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- SHEL SILVERSTEIN
What literary device is used in the poem “Messy Room” by Shel Silverstein?
I’m not sure there is just one literary device at work here. There are several poetic devices used. Because it is Shel Silverstein (a children’s poet) you should automatically look for the humor….
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- MATH
To solve 3x^3-21x^2+36x = 0 We factor the left. 3x(x^2-7x+12) = 0…………(1) We take x^2-7x+12 We split the middle tern -7x = -4x and -3x such that their product is equal to the product o…
- MACBETH
What are the ironies we find in the tragedy Macbeth?
One of the most often discussed ironies is the character of Lady Macbeth versus the character of Macbeth. If one was looking for traditional male and female representations, representations that…
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- POLITICAL SCIENCE
On matters and issues, how can I get influence?On matters like public transportation, how can I…
There are many ways to influence public opinion and politicians. Your suggestion of creating a petition is a good one. Other ways could include writing, telephoning or emailing your elected…
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- MATH
If two of the adjacent sides of a rectangle have equations x+3y = 8 and ax + y = 4, how can you…
The two adjacent sides of a rectangle are perpendicular. The product of the slopes of two straight lines should be -1. These properties are sufficient to determine the a in the equations x+3y…
- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
What is blank verse in Shakespearean drama (especially in regards to A Midsummer Night’s Dream)?
Shakespeare used blank verse a great deal throughout his writings. Blank verse is a form of poetry containing lines that do not rhyme. Although they are unrhymed, these lines do consist of iambic…
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- A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS
What is the overall tone of the story?
Within the improbable narrative framework, the tone of the story takes on a wry and amusing absurdest quality. The most absurd thing is that the angel fails to complete his task of carrying the…
- AS YOU LIKE IT
In As You Like It, Act 4, Sc. 1, lines 34-35, Jaques says “blank verse.” What does he mean when…
Yes, he is probably referring to the conversation that he had previous with Orlando in Act III, scene ii, in which Jaques puts Orlando down for being in love. Jaques is a bitter sort of chap, who…
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- A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS
What is the tone of the speaker?
The speaker’s view of the angel is mainly dramatic and objective, reportorial in nature. Thus the story is presented as there is nothing unusual about the angel in the chicken coop, or a…
- A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS
Analyze the realism and comment on its specificity.
An interesting aspect of the story is the ordinariness and everyday reality of the angel. He is old, dirty, smelly, threadbare, disgusting, and subject to illness (he gets chicken pox at the same…
- A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS
The crisis of the plot is that the angel is growing ill and weak, nearing death (paragraph 12), and the climax is that he gets better after a difficult winter (paragraph 13). The resolution is that…
- THE SISTERS
What does Rosicrucian means in James Joyce’ The sisters?Is there any special meaning implied by…
Rosicrucian refers to a secretive, ascetic order founded by the legendary Christian Rosenkreuz, who may or may not be an actual historical figure. (Early 17th century). Rosicricianism is the…
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- BLESS ME, ULTIMA
Name two ways the Lunas and the Marezes are similar and two ways they differ.From the book…
These two families are similar in that they have a deep love of family, and a belief and pride in the Latino and Catholic traditions and customs of the American Southwest at that time. They are…