What caused the economic boom of the Roaring 20’s to happen?
- HISTORY
What caused the economic boom of the Roaring 20’s to happen?
I would say that the Roaring ’20s were caused largely by technolgical changes and by the policies of the Republican administrations of that decade. Technologically speaking, this was a time when…
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- HISTORY
What were the effects of the Boston Tea Party?
The main effect of the Boston Tea Party was that it angered the British and made them crack down even harder on the Patriots in Boston. This, in turn, made the Patriots even more angry at the…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Compare/Contrast Huck and Jimit asks the questions in the Chapters 8-11 study questions….
i was thinking something along the line of…. Comparing Jim and Huck both are running away from home and they are both trying not to get caught, huck can suffer a beating from his dad if he gets…
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
How radical, in political terms, were the Radical Republicans?
In terms of their attitudes towards the freed slaves and towards the role of government, the Radical Republicans were pretty radical, especially when compared to Southern Democrats. We can see this…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What is the definition of assembly line justice?
It probably depends who you ask, but I would define it as a court system that overwhelmingly uses plea bargains as a means of settling cases, so that the time and expense of a trial is avoided,…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What causes assembly line justice?
I would say that there are two major causes of assembly line justice. First, there is the crime control model’s idea that the point of the criminal justice system is to prevent crime. This idea…
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- MATH
Can some one help me on this algebra/geometry problem?…
From the figure you can see that the side BA extended forms an angle of 150 degree with line a. The line BC extended forms an angle of 118 degree with line c. Let the point at the end of BA…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
When is the right to a speedy trial violated?
The right to a speedy trial is generally violated in countries where the government is not really interested in protecting the rights of the accused. The most common way to violate this right is to…
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- MATH
Given f(x)= x^2 +3x-2 find f(m+1)
We are given that f(x)= x^2 +3x-2 and we have to find f(m+1). For this, substitute (m+1) for x. Thereby we get: f(x)= x^2 +3x-2 => (m+1)^2 + 3*(m+1) – 2 open the brackets => m^2 + 1 + 2m + 3m…
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- MATH
On Tuesday the train journey took 7 hours and 20 minutes and began at 13:53. Find the following…
We know that the train started at 13:53 on Tuesday. The duration of the journey was 7 hours 20 minutes. 1) Therefore the train journey ended at (13 + 7): ( 53 + 20) => 20: 73 = 21 : 13 The…
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- PERSUASION
How does Persuasion suggest that particular causes are in play and to what ends?
Three causes in play in Persuasion relate to the Elliot fortune, renting Kellynch, and Lady Russell’s charge to care for Lady Elliot’s daughters. In the first, Sir Walter’s wasted fortune forced a…
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- PERSUASION
When differences exist between the genders, what does the novel suggest are the causes?
In all of Jane Austen’s novels whenever a difference comes up between the genders the causes are almost always associated with the historically social role that genders would be expected to…
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- PERSUASION
In Chapter 23 of Persuasion, how do Anne and Wentworth learn something about each other from…
Captain Harville is distressed in Chapter 23 of Persuasion because of Captain Benwick’s change of affections from Miss Fanny Harville to Louisa. In this state, he invites Anne to stand beside him…
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- PERSUASION
How can we explain the awareness of some characters to actually change?
Jane Austen is nearly scientific in pairing characters and (contrastingly) mirroring them according to their level of what we, as readers, could dub “maturity”. Wentworth changes because he is…
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- PERSUASION
Do they ever choose to act foolishly on purpose, and if so, why?
Like we’ve stated before to your question, it depends on which character you are referring to. The reason for this is because Jane Austen wrote with various purposes: First, she wanted to…
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- MATH
The total cost of the holiday was $4347.In the family there were 2 adults & 3 children.The…
We are given that the total cost of the holiday was $4347.In the family there were 2 adults & 3 children and the cost for 1 adult was double the cost for 1 child. Now let the cost for one…
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- WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER
How did Bessie Head indicate a growing affection and intimacy between Paulina and Makahya?
i really do not know how to answer it please ask a more in depth person.
- CINEMA AND DRAMA
In West Side Story, what is the characterization of the scene in which Tony kills…
The rumble scene is staged with a foreboding use of lights and shadows. Its characterization is one of imminent doom even before it starts. The use of the colors red and black is of significant…
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- MATH
Find where the maxima and minima of the function f(x)=2x / (x^2+3) occur ?
We are given the function f(x) = (2*x)/(x^2+3). We calculate the absolute minimum and and the absolute maximum as follows. First find the differential of the function. f(x) = (2*x)/(x^2+3). =>…
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- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
What does the story “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe examine?(Please include…
Whenever you are asked this kind of question about a text the main thing to think about is what the concerns are of the text you are studying. However, it is slightly misleading to think that any…
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- POETRY
Please write an explication of Tara by Windy R White?I’ve often thought of her asa rosebud…
In Wendy Wright’s poem entitled, “Tara,” the speaker (poet?) is describing a child who dies young. The memories this mother has of her daughter are caught in the beautiful, delicate and…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
When and why does Roger sharpen a stick at both ends?
Roger is the one boy in the group that appears to have completely accepted his own evil and is completely willing to kill or hurt in order to accomplish whatever purpose he sees as important. It…
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- POETRY
Please write an explication of Basic Training by Sherman PearlI am having trouble with this….
Sherman Pearl is a former journalist turned poet who has achieved international acclaim for his work. This poem, “Basic Training,” is a simple picture of military life and structure which becomes…
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- PHYSICS
What is the length of bar B for steady state conditions? Two rods, one made of metal A that has…
To get the answer here we need to ensure that the rates of heat flow through both the rods are equal else steady state conditions will not be reached. Now, we see that the conductivity of the two…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What is the major turning point of Romeo and Juliet?What action does this set into motion?
This question has already been answered: http://www.enotes.com/romeo-and-juliet/q-and-a/how-does-shakespeare-build-dramatic-tension-act-3-240
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- MACBETH
What are some examples of symbolism when Lady Macbeth is speaking in the play Macbeth?
There are several symbols of which Lady Macbeth speaks in the play Macbeth. In Act 2, Lady Macbeth says that she hears an owl shriek when her husband is supposed to be murdering King Duncan. She…
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- LINGUISTICS (THEN AND NOW)
Is linguistics is a science? Is linguistics is a science?
Overall, I would say that linguistics is not a “hard science.” This is because there are many subfields within linguistics, some of which are really not particularly scientific or objective….
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- MATH
What are the roots of x^3 + 9 x^2 + 6x -16 ?
We need to solve x^3 + 9 x^2 + 6x -16 x^3 + 9 x^2 + 6x -16 =>x^3 – x^2 + 10x^2 + 16x – 10x – 16 =0 =>x^3 – x^2 + 10x^2 – 10x + 16x -16 =0 =>x^2 (x-1) + 10x(x-1) + 16 (x-1) =0…
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- TRIFLES
What makes Trifles such a great play when some would consider the fact that it is a One Act play…
One way to approach this question might be to analyse the various themes of this play and see how they are defined and established to discuss whether or not Glaspell succeeds in her task of writing…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451, what happened when Montag first met Faber in the park?
Several times throughout the book, Montag recalls meeting Faber in the park, although it is not made clear why this is important. He is reminded of Faber by several things, including his first…
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- SAKI
How are old people treated in the society of “Dusk?”
There is not a great deal of evidence in this story for how the society treats the old. We can infer some things from what Gortsby says about the old man early in the story, but we cannot know for…
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- THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
What was the symbolism of the field where Kiowa died?
Water symbolism runs throughout The Things They Carried. Water usually symbolizes baptism and renewal, but in O’Brien’s novel it infects and kills. But, years later, the Song Tra Bong, the river…
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- MOCKINGJAY
Power and need for control are strong motivating forces for evil. Which character in The…
There are many characters in Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins who are have a need for control and power. The character that predominantly fits this role in all three of the books is President Snow. In…
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- PHYSICS
What is the moment of inertia about an axis through A?Three particles are placed at the vertices…
The moment of inertia is the sum of the products of the mass of the bodies with the square of the distant from the axis. When the moment of inertia is being found about an axis through A, we need…
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- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Can someone please explain this quote, “O God, sir, here’s a dish I love not. I cannot endure…
From Much Ado About Nothing, Act II, scene i, this is an example of clever wordplay by Benedick. Using an analogy, Benedick compares Beatrice to a dish of food, which he does not care for. He…
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- PHYSICS
What is the pressure in the container?36 g of a compound is placed into an evacuated 3.00 liter…
We use the ideal gas law here. PV = nRT, where P is pressure, V is volume, n is number of moles, R is the gas constant, and T is temperature. When the compound is converted to a gas, and we assume…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Choose a scene from a play you have stidied where a particular mood or atmosphere is created….
Sorry if everyone has moved on to other questions. If we regard the play as a fairy-tale, Antonio and Shylock are fuddy-duddys and your question isn’t applicable. On the other hand, the sad and…
- THE LEAP
In “The Leap,” how does the author build suspense throughout the story until the true nature of…
One way that an author can build suspense in their work is through their use of foreshadowing, which is defined as planting hints about events that will occur later in the plot. This is certainly a…
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- THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
What are three examples of an “American Romantic hero” in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last…
According to the criteria you helpfully provided, at least three characters in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last of the Mohicans can be classified as “American Romantic heroes.” Those…
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- 1984
In 1984, how does Winston view Parsons, Syme, O’Brien? I had trouble understanding the book…
PARSONS: This guy is a dutiful member of the working class. Winston often sees him at lunch and his family lives near Winston. Parsons is really proud of his children who want to be Thought Police….
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What would social difference (racial/ethnic) in the U.S be like as an outsider?
I am going to assume that you are asking about social difference as perceived by someone who is from a non-dominant group in the United States. If so, I would say that social differences based on…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why is Boo Radley so interested and protective of Jem and Scout? At the end Scout says that he…
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley looks as Jem and Scout as his children because he has not only watched them grow up, but he has nurtured them as well. Remember the torn pants he…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How does the education system of India reduce the economic divide?
As with other systems of education in industrialized countries, India’s education system is free and open to the public. That is, everyone can attend. Besides being democratic, this is an…
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- PHYSICS
hi i have sent back this question because i have not undertood where does it come 3.91 Kw? so…
Now we know that 1 W is 1 J per second. 1kW = 1000 J / s. The capacity of the heater is 3.1 kW or 3.1 kJ / s. We need to increase the tempereature of 0.5 kg of water by 10 degree Celsius. The…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What are ways to encourage more people to demonstrate citizenship?What are ways to encourage more…
I think that different nations will have different conceptions as to what citizenship embodies and how to demonstrate it. We can use some basic principles as a starting point in this discussion….
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How do we increase volunteering?Usually, about one in ten people volunteer to help in the…
I think that some level of clarification might be needed. While I agree that more can be done on the level of volunteering and “giving back” in a selfless manner, I that the 10% marker might be a…
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- MATH
If the circumference of a circle is 64 cm what is the length of an arc that measures 30 degrees .
circumference = 64 cm We know that the formula for the circumference is: C = 2*r*pi ==> 64 = 2*pi*r To find r , we will divide by 2*pi ==> r= 64 / 2*pi = 32/ pi Then the radius of the circle…
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- PHYSICS
Find the height of the pass.Owen drops a stone from the top of a mountain pass. If it takes 12…
We are given that Owen drops a stone from the top of a mountain pass. It takes 12 seconds to reach the valley bellow, the value of acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s^2 and we have to find the…
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- MATH
Find the value of x so the distance between the points A(3,5) and B(x,8) is 5 units.
We have to find x if the distance between (3,5 ) and ( x,8) is 5. Now the distance between ( x1, y1) and ( x2, y2) is given by sqrt[(x1-x2)^2+(y1-y2)^] Here x1 = 3, y1 = 5, x2 = x and y2 = 8 =>…
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- MATH
A line contains the points (a-4, b+4) and (a, b). What is the slope of the line.
Given the points: ( a-4) , b+4) and ( a,b) We need to determine the slope of the line passes through the points: We will use the slope formula: m = ( y2-y1) / (x2- x1) such that: (x1,y1) and…
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