What are the plots in the seven parts of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
- THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
What are the plots in the seven parts of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
In part 1 the mariner picks out one wedding guest who is compelled by the mariner’s “glittering eye” and listens to his tale. The mariner tells of his sea voyage and an Albatross. The men saw it as…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Who is Mr. Jaggers in “Great Expectations”?
Jaggers is first introduced as the man that tells Pip he can look forward to some “Great Expectations”. He is a lawyer who is known in London for never losing cases. He becomes Pip’s guardian…
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- MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD
What excuses does Sam give Tim about helping with the chores in “My Brother Sam Is Dead”?
When Tim goes out to take care of the animals, he hopes his brother Sam will come to help him, but he doesn’t at first. Resigned, Tim starts with the milking, and finally Sam does come in. Tim…
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- HISTORY
What is the name of the country that is a large desert covered peninsula in asia?
I think you are talking about Saudi Arabia. It is an “area of about 865,000 square miles, occupies the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. In the south is the Rub Al-Khali (Empty Quarter), the…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In “Romeo and Juliet” who is responsible for Mercutio’s death?Give an assertaion. Also include a…
Both Romeo and Tybalt are responsible for the death of Mercutio. In the beginning of Act III, scene i, Mercutio and Benvolio have a conversation in which they reveal that Tybalt has challenged…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
What is the main conflict of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”?
The main conflict is the clash between Tom’s imaginative vision of the world and the adult world as it really is.Tom’s elaborate, creative adventures (pirates, treasure hunters, robbers) and pranks…
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- JUST LATHER, THAT’S ALL
What’s the setting of the story “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez?
Telez tells his story from some of his own experiences with the civil unrest that lasted through most of the early 1900’s in Columbia. This is where the setting is in the Story “Just Lather,…
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- THE OPEN BOAT
What do the cigars and the matches symbolize in the story?
Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” is based upon a true incident involving Crane; he and others were shipwrecked on the sea for some thirty hours. Most likely, Crane is represented by the character…
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- MACBETH
Do you think that the witches in Mabeth are real, supernatural, or a figure of Macbeth’s…
The witches are supposed to be real in the play. However, they are mysterious because of their ability to predict the future, yet they are limited in their powers. They are somewhere between…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
What function in the story, The Outsiders, does Jerry Wood serve?
In The Outsiders, Jerry Wood is the man that is there when the church is on fire. He is with the boys when they are frantically trying to save the kids when they are trapped in the burning church….
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Chapter 3 of “Fahrenheit 451” reveals the truth about Beatty’s character. What is the truth?
Beatty shows his true character in Chapter 3. In previous chapters, it seems as if Beatty was trying to help Montag with a moral dilemma. He shows his true allegiance in Chapter 3 because he makes…
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- THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
What does Part I of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” mean?
Coleridge’s poem is an example of a frame tale, a story within a story. As it begins, the ancient mariner stops one of three wedding guests on their way to the ceremony. He begins to tell the…
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- MATH
How do you predict the ones digit for the standard form of the number 7 to the 100 power?it’s…
Look at the first several numbers in this series: 7^1 = 7 7^2 = 49 7^3 = 343 7^4 = 2401 7^5 = 16807 7^6 = 117649 7^7 = 823543 7^8 = 5764801 7^9 = 40353607 As you can see, there is a…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Miss Maudie try to cheer Aunt Alexandra up in “To Kill a Mockingbird?”
Hello, vamo1. Maybe this will help. This conversation between Miss Maudie and Aunt Alexandra occurs right after they and Atticus find out Tom has been shot and killed at the prison. Atticus is…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Who presides over Tom’s trial in To Kill a Mockingbird?
The trial is held in the courtroom of Judge John Taylor. Judge Taylor is an interesting character. He often appears to be asleep on the bench during trials in his courtroom, but he isn’t asleep….
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- MATH
Can you explain how stretch math is done?
I only found Stretch math as a course offered by upenn. It is used as an introduction to Calculus type concepts to students who will be entering the university as freshman. This was offered as a…
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- MATH
How do you find the circumference of a circle? The only information given is that the radius is 6.
The formula for the circumference of a circle is C = ПD (circumference = pi times the diameter). The diameter is two times the radius. Therefore, if you have the radius, C = 2 ПR (twice the…
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- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
What “single effect” do you think Poe intends to create in “The Masque of the Red Death”?
The intended effect of the story is a feeling of horror. The first paragraph introduces this tone with Poe’s detailed description death from the “pestilence” known as the “Red Death.” It is…
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- THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL
What does Hawthorne think about the congregation’s behavior towards the black veil?
Hawthorne seems to understand the congregation’s surprise at the black veil but he is critical of the way in which they dealt with the minister. He writes, “It was remarkable that all of the…
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- MATH
Due to how the question is written, I’m not sure exactly what you’re asking. If it is 1 – 7/13 = n/d, then it is 6/13, and n = 6 and d = 13. If it (1-7)/13, then it is -6/13, and n = -6 and d…
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- HISTORY
Is a ‘well-regulated militia’ necessary in The USA?The 2nd Ammendment says, “Inasmuch as and so…
Amendment II says verbatim: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” In reading the…
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- THE ODYSSEY
What proves that Odysseus was a good warrior or fighter? (AFTER the Trojan War)
The slaughter of the suitors in Books 21 and 22 show what a powerful warrior Odysseus is. His revenge may seem extreme to a modern audience, but he goes undercover in disguise to gather…
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- OTHELLO
What is the setting at the beginning of Shakespeare’s Othello?
The play is set in Venice (Othello himself, as the play’s proper title points out, is the “Moor of Venice”) – though only the first part of the play takes place there. In Act 2 (Scene 1), the play…
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- HISTORY
How did people get rid of their waste in the Elizabethan era?
Most of the time, tenants would throw buckets of waste off of their balconies onto the streets/gutters. This open sewage is what led to so many of the early plagues and deaths in England, but is…
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- HEALTH
What are the components of a balanced diet at different life stages, and how does this contribute…
The components of a basic diet do change through various stages of life. Infants, toddlers, teens, young adults, and mature adults all undergo biological changes which require different sets of…
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- CHEMISTRY
Why can’t oxygen be stored as liquid at room temperature but must be kept in a special cryogenic…
Oxygen has a boiling/condensing point of −297°F (−182.8°C) and a melting/freezing point of −368.7°F (−222.6°C). So at room temperature, it’s in the gaseous state. To transform it into…
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- HOPE WAS HERE
What is the plot of the story Hope Was Here?
Having been left behind by her irresponsible mother as an infant, Hope has been raised by her Aunt Addie, a diner cook of some reknown. The two of them have moved around a lot, and the story opens…
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- THE LOTTERY
In “The Lottery,” why are the people of the village willing to turn on their friends and…
Why these seemingly normal villagers would behave in such a brutal way points to several themes in the story. They participate in the lottery because it is a tradition in their community so old…
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- A GATHERING OF DAYS: A NEW ENGLAND GIRL’S JOURNAL, 1830-32
In Chapter 18 of “A Gathering of Days”, what does this quote mean?”I wonder if it is common to…
I do not actually have the book in front of me, but I believe the quote is a variation of the sentiment that one never fully appreciates something until one is about to lose it. The speaker is…
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- BIOCHEMISTRY
How is CO2 measured in the geologic past?
One way that the CO2 is measured is through ice core drilling. About 5 years ago I spent 8 weeks in the bush of Alaska working with the Athabascan. During the time there I had the opportunity to…
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- MACBETH
In the play Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3, what is Macbeth’s first reaction to the three witches…
When Macbeth first hears the witches’ prophecies, he is startled and fearful. Banquo notices that Macbeth seems shaken and transfixed by what he has heard. He doesn’t reply first to what the…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In Chapters 1-3 of The Great Gatsby, what is Nick Carraway’s attitude towards the East Egg?What…
One has to remember that Nick was from a fairly wealthy Midwestern family so the inherited wealth represented by East Egg is not that impressive to him. He is there to make his own way, but his…
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- MATH
How do you solve and graph a simple y=mx+b equation?For example: y=5x+-6 I don’t get how to…
There are two different ways to graph that equation. 1. You can use the slope and y-intercept of the line to graph it. The slope is the number that is in front of x (in your example 5 would be the…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, how and why does Macbeth turn from a warrior into an evil murderer?
Well, some people might argue that your question in itself is a bit of a paradox: surely all warriors that kill people are murderers! Whether they’re evil or not is a different question, but your…
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- HISTORY
Why was industrial power and the ability to mobilize it critical to the U.S. during World War II?…
Industrial power was essential to the United States during World War II simply because of the constant demand for military resources. In World War II, more than in any other war, it was equally…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In “To Kill a Mockingbird” why does Scout say, “He ain’t company Cal just a Cunnigham”?
Scout feels that the Cunninghams are a class below her, and “company” is a fancy word referring to honored guests that are to be treated with respect and politeness. Whenever parents usually refer…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Describe the Buchanans’ house in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby?
The mansion owned by Tom and Daisy Buchanan is aptly described in the very first chapter of The Great Gatsby as Nick, the narrator, visits it for the first time: “Their house was even more…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Atticus says “There’s something in our world that makes men lose their…
Atticus is speaking of Tom Robinson’s case, and how unfortunate it was that despite all of the evidence proving Tom’s innocence, people still found him guilty, because racism is such a strong and…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Help with Symbolism and Allegory in “The Great Gatsby”I am trying to examine the different places…
There are mainly 3 areas to examine. First is what Fitzgerald calls the West Egg. This is where the old money is. People who have had money in the family for generations. They tend to be…
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- EAST OF EDEN
What are two main themes in East of Eden?
This topic has been discussed on the enotes page listed below. However, here is a quick summary. The main theme is the battle between good and evil. The battle can be between good vs. evil people…
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- MEMORY
What is the poem “Memory” about and what are the stylistic devices contained in it?
This poem is a dialogue between a woman who is trying to come to grips with a painful breakup and some invisible visitors from the “seventh” dimension, who were once alive but now gained wisdom…
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- SCIENCE
Can you give me the best title for my research paper about birth control?Can you give me the best…
The best title about your research paper should include something mentioning the most current information that you found in a generalized fashion. Some may include; Current Trends in Birth Control…
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- LITERATURE
What’s the meaning of following sentence in “Vodka On Sunday” by Fiona Gartland?”the quartered…
According to dictionary.com, “stretch” meansto extend, force, or make serve beyond the normal or proper limits; strain: to stretch the imagination; to stretch the facts; to stretch food to feed…
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- THE SEAFARER
Is the narrator of “The Seafarer” better off now, or before when he sailed the ocean?
The unnamed narrator is both happy and sad that his life on the ocean is over. In the first part of the poem, he describes the hardships of the ocean, the cold night, bitter weather, and constant…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Chapter 7, what does Ralph sense about Jack after Ralph asks him about the pig run? What does…
“Wait a minute though! Where does the pig-run go to?” “The mountain,” said Jack, “I told you.” He sneered. “Don’t you want to go to the mountain?” Ralph sighed, sensing the…
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- HISTORY
Who is the longest-serving president in American history?
I thought there was a catch to this question, but the longest serving president in U.S. history was Franklin D. Roosevelt who was elected to four terms as U.S. president. His first term began on…
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- ARABY
What does “the Araby” symbolize to Sammy?
Problem here: there is no Sammy in Joyce’s Araby. The central character is presumably Joyce himself as a child / adolescent on the edge of sexual awakening. His strong attraction towards Mangan’s…
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- ESSAY LAB
I need help writing an essay. Is there anyone that can help me with that?
eNotes offers the following free guides that might help: How to Write a Compare-and-Contrast Essay How to Write a Good Essay on English Literature How to Write a Problem-Solution Essay How to Write…
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- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
What do you think Willy dreams about?
In the story Death of a Salesman, Willy dreams of (and is obsessed by) his vision of the American Dream. To him, this means material success and nothing more. Willy wonders why he has not been able…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
What are the pilgrims using for transportation?
You don’t always get a description of the horse, but the pilgrims are riding on horseback to Canterbury. The General Prologue mentions the need for stables, and several of the pilgrims are actually…