What business crimes did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act create or expand?I need a brief answer which let…
- LAW AND POLITICS
What business crimes did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act create or expand?I need a brief answer which let…
The Sarbanes- Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 was intended to reduce corporate crime in publicly held and traded companies. Developed in the waks of Enron, Worldcom, and Tyco Int’l, the law calls for…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, how would I compare and contrast the role of the Mechanicals and…
I must admit, I have looked at this question for some time, and have spent a long time thinking about how to answer it. I have a few ideas now that I would like to share. Firstly, you need to…
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- SPEAK
What were your feelings after reading the opening chapters of the book ” SPEAK ” ?Speak – Laurie…
I absolutely loved it. I found the narrator to be darkly comedic, and I thought the author either had teenagers of her own or spent a great deal of time with teens, as the diction was spot on.
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- OF MICE AND MEN
Media & Of Mice and MenAre there any quotes in Of Mice and Men that can be linked to any form of…
Only one leaps to mind, and that is during the portion of the book where Carlson has just taken Candy’s dog outside to kill him, and there is tension in the bunkhouse. One of the bunkhands, Whit,…
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- HISTORY
How would the US be different if the Louisiana Purchase had not happened?This is for an alternate…
If the Louisiana Purchase had not taken place, the United States would not be one country from coast to coast. We would have a territory of France in the middle southern section of the United…
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- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
In the poem “The Road Not Taken”, what is the theme and what techniques does Robert Frost use to…
The poem is about decision making, making choices in life, about having the ability to be an individual who can determine the course that his or her life follows. The poem consists of 4 stanzas of…
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- THE CHOCOLATE WAR
In Chapters 1-8 of The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier, what is Goober’s Vigil assignment?
Goober’s assignment is to loosen all the screws in Brother Eugene’s room. In Chapter 5, Goober is called before the Vigils to receive his assignment. He is instructed to sneak into the school…
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- FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
In “Flowers for Algernon”, how and why did Charlie Gordon lose his intelligence?
Charlie Gordon originally started off with an IQ of 68 which in current thiinking is mentally retarded. The typical average IQ is between 80 and 120. Anything below or above those numbers is…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, how does ambition affect Macduff?
Macduff, as well as his countrymen, suffers enormously as the result of Macbeth’s ambition. When Macbeth murders King Duncan to gain the crown, Scotland is thrown into political turmoil. Macbeth…
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- LITERATURE
What is the difference between the formalistic approach and the psychological approach to…
Hi, yes this may be a little hard to do without explanation. Let’s see. A psychological approach takes into account why characters do what they do in a narrative. For instance, someone may lie…
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- INTO THE WILD
From Into the Wild, is it possible that taking the family dog with him would have had any effect…
This question comes from second-guessing and hindsight. Chris’s sister Carine explains that their parents, Walt and Billie, believe that the presence of Buck the dog would have caused Chris to act…
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- EVERYDAY USE
Why did Dee leave home in “Everyday Use”?
Dee left home so that she could venture out and find her true “identity.” She felt so helpless growing up in such an impoverished home. She was popular, outgoing and also pushy. She disliked her…
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- JANE EYRE
In Jane Eyre how is Jane treated as a governess?
Jane is treated as most 19th century governesses are treated. She is a servant, but she maintains a higher role in the household than other domestic servants. This is because she is educated and…
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- FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
Why did Charlie have to take tests before he had his operation in Flowers for Algernon?Help…
Charlie’s operation is experimental, and in order for the doctors to be sure they have the best possible subject for the experiment, they must find out all they can about their candidates, and…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
In “The Outsiders”, how did Dally help divert the police in their search for Johnny and Ponyboy?
As the town’s resident troublemaker, Dallas naturally got called down to the police station once the police discovered Bob. Luckily, he was at Buck’s house that night, so his alibi checked out….
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- MACBETH
In Act 3, Scene 1 of Macbeth, why does Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s relationship start to get iffy?
This scene marks a change in their relationship. Until now, Lady Macbeth has played a key role in encouraging her husband’s ambitions, controlling his thinking, and directing him in Duncan’s murder…
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- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” what does the author find striking about Madeline’s dead body?
I am guessing that you want to know what the narrator (and not the author) finds striking about Madeline’s dead body. (This is because Poe himself is not a character in the story.) That being the…
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- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” why does the narrator go to the house?
The narrator is going to the House of Usher because he has received a letter from Roderick, of that same family, stating that he has contracted an illness of the mind, and asking that the narrator…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In what ways does the island seem glamorous and what suggestions are there that the glamor may be…
I’d argue that Golding’s presentation of the natural world and the island in this novel is always cleverly balanced between presenting a hot, sumptuous, Edenic paradise – and somewhere that…
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- SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
What challenge does the green knight make? Who meets the challenge? What is the result?
The Green Knight’s original challenge was for someone to step forward and strike him with his own axe under the condition that he meet him again one year later to receive a blow in return. Arthur…
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- HAMLET
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern say about why the king should be…
In short, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern say that the king should be protected because there are so many who depend on him (and so many that would be affected if he were to die). Claudius has just…
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- THE GILDED SIX-BITS
What is symbolic about Joe Banks and his name in The Gilded Six Bits?
In The Gilded Six-Bits, Joe Banks symbolizes several things. First he symbolizes domestic happiness. He demonstrates what it feels like to be genuinely happy in a marriage and to be fulfilled in…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” what traits does Huckleberry Finn have other than…
Huck Finn has a lot of really interesting character traits that make him a very unique kid. He is clever; he anticipates his father showing up and wanting to steal all of his money, so to avert…
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- THE KILLER ANGELS
Who is Kilrain fighting in The Killer Angels?
On the surface Kilrain is an Irish immigrant fighting for the Union Army, however I think your question can be better answered by digging deeper into the ‘why’ of Kilrain’s fighting. Kilrain is…
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- THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Can you detect Kate’s motivation? Was she just a shrew, was she too smart to be content to be…
Despite the fighting and the screaming and the blustering, Kate is a fairly simple character. She wants to be loved, first by her father then by her husband, Petruchio. Her motivation is simple,…
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- THE GIVER
In the book The Giver, what is the point-of-view in the story?
Remember when we are talking about point of view there are three main types of style: first person, third person limited and omniscient. First person point of view is easy to detect as the narrator…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In “To Kill A Mockingbird”, what is the importance of the first chapter from a structural point…
Since the story is circular (it begins where it ends), the first chapter would be where Scout would narrate the gist of the story from two perspectives: As a child and as an adult, and from there…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
What are some examples of Mark Antony using his words to move people in Julius Caesar?
Within the speech given by Antony, he uses a lot of sarcasm and manipulation in order to move the people against Brutus and the conspirators. He starts off cautiously, making broad statements about…
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- THINGS FALL APART
What was Okonko’s relationship with his wife Ekewfi and his daughter Ezinma in “Things Fall…
Okonkwo’s relationship with Ekwefi is different than the relationships he has with his other wives. Ekwefi is more independent and strong-willed than the other women and she is not afraid to stand…
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- NECTAR IN A SIEVE
“Work without hope draws nectar in a sieve, and hope without an object cannot live.” Can you give…
“Work Without Hope” is a sonnet written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1825. The sonnet is reflective of the poet’s own life in which he struggled with despair and failure. The poem talks about…
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- THE DEVIL’S ARITHMETIC
In The Devil’s Arithmetic, why was Grandpa Will so upset?
The answer to this question can be found at the beginning of Chapter Two, when Hannah and her family arrive at her relative’s house to celebrate Passover. As Hannah enters the living room, she is…
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- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
How might “The Fall of the House of Usher” be read as a journey into the human mind?
The house of Usher, both in terms of the Usher family and the house it self were confused by the passersby as “one and the same”. This was because, as you read, the story shows that the family had…
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- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
What is the theme of the poem “The Road Not Taken”? Support your answer with information,…
I’m pretty sure I answered a question like this before, but I can’t find it, so here goes. This poem has often been read as story of a “decision point” in a person’s life. The poem states that…
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- ANNABEL LEE
What is the sensory language in “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe?
Poe employs repetition, rhythm, and rhyme to unify the poem and give it a musical euphony. Poe repeats the name “Annabel Lee” in every stanza. By repeating the phrase “kingdom by the sea” he also…
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- ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE
I have to write a paper explaining dualism & relate it to Zen Buddhism in different areas of…
One of the aims of Zen Buddhist meditation is to achieve a state of nondual awareness. This is a means of clearing and freeing the mind. Nonduality is the notion that all things are one. For…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
What is the allusion in “To Virgil” by Alfred Tennyson?
The primary allusion in “To Virgil” is to the fall of Rome. Virgil is saluted as the poet who described the fall of Troy and the chronicler of Aeneas’s travels, culminating in the legendary…
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- NIGHT
What does Eliezer see in the mirror at the end of Night? Explain how his reflected image is…
As Elie looks in the mirror after not only his long stint in the camps, he sees a corpse with hollow eyes staring back at him. Throughout the novel, Wiesel uses characters’ eyes as a motif,…
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- SCIENCE
Who was Thomas Hunt Morgan’s Spouse?
Thomas Hunt Morgan won the Nobel Prize in 1933, and other major awards including a Darwin award, for his work in genetics on fruit flies. His spouse was Lilian Vaughan Sampson, who had been a…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What is the main internal conflict in the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet?
The main internal conflict present in the balcony scene is that Juliet struggles with the fact that she is a Capulet and the boy that she loves (Romeo) is a Montague. From the first time that…
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- THE MILL ON THE FLOSS
How do I write an essay about Maggie versus Tom?
There are several ways to compare and contrast Maggie and Tom Tulliver. They are the central characters of the novel, and they embody two very different outlooks on life. Tom, the boy, is bound by…
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- MANIAC MAGEE
In Maniac Magee, why did Maniac tell Mrs. Beale that he loved her after she slapped his…
Maniac tells Mrs. Beale that he loves her after she slaps his “trashtalking mouth” because he recognizes that her action, though harsh, is done out of love. Children appreciate discipline, and…
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- WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
What are the techniques used by William Butler Yeats in his Irish poems?
This is a very broad question, really too broad for an enotes answer. Yeats wrote hundreds of poems in the course of a very long working life and his methods and techniques varied not just as he…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 2, what’s learned about Scout, Atticus, her teacher, the…
In Chapter 2, we learn that Scout has learned to read with Atticus in the evenings when he reads the newspaper; we learn that Scout’s new teacher, Miss Caroline, who “looked and smelled like a…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
Explain Amir and Hassan’s friendship in The Kite Runner.
As boys, Amir and Hassan were separated by social class, but they were united by the fact that they were young and the only two children in Baba’s house. They played as children play, exploring…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In “To Kill A Mockingbird”, what are many examples of Atticus giving moral direction, in the…
- Near the end of chapter two, Scout is explaining how Atticus had told her about the Cunninghams, and how they were poor, but worked hard to pay people. He is giving Scout a moral lesson on how…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why does Shakespeare say Romeo and Juliet is two hours long when it is closer to three?
In my opinion, the actual amount of time it takes to perform Romeo and Juliet (or any play, for that matter) is variable. The length depends on a myriad of things: the speed at which the actors…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, who is the protagonist?
The protagonist of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein can be confusing given the use of the multiple narrative voice seen in the novel. For some, the main speaker of any given work is seen as the…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What are the similarities between Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story?
Romeo and Juliet is the story of the relationship between the son and daughter of two families, which are enemies, the Montagues and the Capulets. Their families are against their plan to marry,…
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- THE CHOCOLATE WAR
What did the kid on the bus say to Jerry in The Chocolate War?
Recognizing Jerry as the student who is standing up to Brother Leon by refusing to sell chocolates, the kid on the bus tells him that he’s “got guts”. He says that he too is “sick of selling the…
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- ROBERT FROST
What did Robert Frost want to say for us in the poem “Desert Places” and why did he enter the woods?
This is an interesting poem, where Frost, probably on a walk, looks at a snow-covered field, and how everything his hidden and smothered by the snow. He makes a comparison between this, and…