What do postmodern schools and landscapes look like?
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What do postmodern schools and landscapes look like?
Postmodern schools and landscapes reflect diverse styles of construction and composition. “Postmodern” means that they do not use the standards of beauty established in the modern period. The…
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- LITERATURE
In Macbeth, how does Hecate’s soliloquy link to the 21st century?In Macbeth Act 3, Scene 5 The Heath
In this scene, Hecate is chastising the witches for dealing with Macbeth’s life and future without consulting her. She wants to be clear that the witches understand the “rules” for what they are…
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- ANIMAL FARM
Describe the conversation at the card game in Animal FarmWhat was important that the neighbour…
Mr. Pilkington says, “If you have your lower animals to contend with, we have our lower classes.” In the allegory of WWII, Mr. Pilkington represents England and Napoleon represents Stalin. Stalin,…
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- MACBETH
How do Macbeth and Winston Smith (“1984”) pretend for the benefit of others?
Macbeth says in the final line of Act 1 (Sc. 7), “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” He means that he has to put on the appearance of being friendly and being a good host to…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
How do native treaties impact our future?
Broadly speaking, a treaty, be it with a native tribe or a foreign country, is US law once it is ratified. So they impact our future as a country as long as they are still in effect. The terms of…
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- RULES OF THE GAME
Name 3 things that Waverly learns in “The Rules of the Game.”
In the chapter “Rules of the Game” from Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club, Waverly Jong learns some valuable lessons, both from her mother and from her own personal experiences. One idea that she…
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- HISTORY
Did the French Revolution live up to its ideals of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity?Explain.
This is tough to assess. On one hand, a case can be made that the Revolution did live up to its ideals. The abuses perpetrated by the rich over the poor, the nobility over the lower classes, and…
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- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
Can you name three things that Kit has done for Prudence in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?in…
Kit makes a pact with Prudence to teach to her (in secret) to read. Additionally, Kit gives Prudence her old horn book to practice her letters, and eventually Kit leads Prudence to Hannah, who…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In Chapter 3 in To Kill A Mockingbird: What happens that afternoon in school that alarms the…
After Scout brings Walter Cunningham home for lunch with them, they return to school to find Miss Caroline shrieking in Chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Little Chuck Little and the other boys…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
Chapter 10: Interpret the quote – “…how Satan comports himself when a precious human soul is…
In Chapter X of The Scarlet Lettter, “The Leech and His Patient,” Roger Chillingworth perceives that the Reverend Dimmesdale has inherited “a strong animal nature” from his parents; thus, he…
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- NIGHT
In Night, what does Wiesel mean when he said he had ceased to feel human?
I think that anyone reading this concentration camp account must be struck by the intense surreality of what is being narrated. It is just so unbelievable and horrid and so far from our experiences…
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- LOVE MEDICINE
Compare the poems, “Theme for English B,” by Langston Hughes, and “A Love Medicine,” by…
Louise Erdich’s “Love Medicine,” and Langston Hughes’ “Theme for English B,” are written about people who are searching for an identity—where they are equals. In both poems there is a theme of…
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- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
In A Streetcar Named Desire, what does, “We’ve had this date from the beginning!” signify about…
Stanley is referring to the fact that there has been an attraction between himself and Blanche since they first met. Whether one refers to what happens between them as rape or not is perhaps open…
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- OTHELLO
In Othello, what quotes shows that Othello is a noble person?What makes him more powerful than…
In Othello, Othello is light years ahead of his time in terms of his character being noble. Could a former slave, pagan, black Moor be made general of a white, Christian city-state’s armed forces?…
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- WINTER DREAMS
In “Winter Dreams,” what makes Dexter ”newer and stronger” than the ”careless” wealthy people…
Dexter shows himself to be “newer and stronger” than his richer counterparts at the traditional and famous university that he goes to in the East. Note how he is described in terms of his actions…
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- THE CHRYSALIDS
What are some examples of irony in the Chrysalids?Like, is how Joseph Strorm and his brother and…
the fact that david strorm is intolerant of any form of deviation and goes to the extreme to get rid of them, yet his very own brother, “spider man” deviates, and also his own children (David and…
- SCIENCE
What would happen during a tug of war between sodium and chloride over each others outer…
The chloride ion would win the tug of war game and gain 1 electron from the sodium ion. As all particles try get a full outer shell to become stable, it is easier for sodium to lose its 1 outer…
- A ROSE FOR EMILY
In “A Rose for Emily,” how does the narrator characterize the townspeople of Jefferson?
This is a good question. Well done for coming up with it! Certainly what is interesting about the narration of this Gothic tale is that it comes through a kind of community chorus, in that it is…
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- CHEMISTRY
What does electronegativity have to do with bond polarity?
Electronegativity is an element’s attraction towards electrons in a covalent bond. Polar bonds result from that uneven sharing of those electrons. Think of it as a custody arrangement. For an H-H…
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- CHEMISTRY
Explain why ionic compounds are formed when a metal bonds with a nonmetal, but covalent compounds…
Ionic compounds are formed when the interaction between atoms results in a transfer of electrons, resulting in the atoms possessing a positive and negative charge, which then attracts the component…
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- CHEMISTRY
Based on the properties of the following materials(everyday items)determine whether they are made…
For looking at everyday materials, the best way to compare them is to look at boiling points and/or melting points (they’ll both follow the same general trend). Ionic compounds will have very high…
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- HISTORY
Who was the first King of the Franks who was crowned by the Pope?
The name you are looking for here is Charlemagne. This was not his actual name. His actual name was Charles. The name Charlemagne is one that was given to him much later. It means “Charles the…
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- POLITICAL SCIENCE
What is the point of the Frank Rich editorial “Still the Best Congress Money Can Buy?”
I assume that you are referring to the piece that I have linked to below (the NY Times link). If so, the main point of this column is pretty much summed up by its title — it is saying that…
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- NIGHT
In Night, what is unusual about the hangings that Eliezer has seen in the camp?
Outside of the most obvious images of disturbance of hanging bodies, the hanging of the child brings out some powerful realizations in Eliezer’s narrative. Up to this point, Eliezer has expressed…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
Could Julius Caesar be considered a Tragic Hero? Why or Why not?
By definition, a tragic hero has a tragic flaw–the theory that there is something inherently wrong with that amazing person which causes his or her downfall. By this definition, I concur that…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
In the play, A Doll’s House, does Torvald demostrate any growth or change in his character or…
With regard to Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House, I believe that Torvald demonstrates little, if any, growth or change in character or outlook. When Nora found out that Torvald was seriously ill (which…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What do you think the theme of To Kill A Mockingbird is?
See this question: http://www.enotes.com/to-kill-a-mockingbird/q-and-a/what-main-themes-with-proof-kill-mockingbird-170127 . This has already been asked.
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- GRAMMAR
“A lot of men would feel emasculated if they stayed at home while their wives went out to…
(Enotes editors aren’t supposed to answer multiple items in one question, so I’ll talk about generally about the topic that you raised and then focus on your first example.) The subjunctive…
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- CHEMISTRY
How do Sodium and chlorine combine?
Sodium (metal) and chlorine (non-metal) form via an ionic bond. Sodium has 11 protons and 11 electrons. In its valence (outermost) shell, it has only one. Chlorine has 17 electrons and 17 protons;…
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- OBASAN
Can someone give me few points comparing between the book, “Obasan” by Joy Kogawa and the movie…
This is a fairly interesting and divergent connection. There is an elemental link in the presence of both sets of characters trying to make things right that have gone awfully wrong. Through…
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- THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER
In “The Devil and Tom Walker” what do you think the stranger is implying by the trees marked…
The names can imply a number of things: wealth is obtained in base manners; leaders in the community are corrupt; the Devil can destroy as easily as he gives (the trees can be cut/souls can be…
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- HISTORY
Was secession the best course available to the South following the election of Abraham Lincoln?
First of all, though they sound similar, the right word is “secession,” not “succession.” Secession was clearly not the best course available to the South, in retrospect at least. Secession led to…
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- POETRY
What is the social commentary in Olive Senior’s poem “Colonial Girls School”?
The poem is about the erasure of native identity that colonial education sought to achieve. “Colonial Girls School” denounces that the subjects treated at school have nothing to do with the…
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- ROMANTICISM
What are the six main characteristics of Romantic Literature?
The following are courtesy of my AP Senior English teacher, Andrelle E. McKinsey, more than a decado ago (and I still use them when I teach seniors for a nice reference)… Characteristics of the…
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- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
In The Witch of Blackbird Pond what are the plot events in the falling action?I need the plot…
Well, when we think about the structure of a plot, the falling action comes after the climax, the most exciting part of the novel that keeps us on the edge of our seat, and comes before the…
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- ETHAN FROME
Based on what she tells us in the novel’s introduction, what is Edith Wharton presuming about her…
The structure and point of view Edith Wharton employed in Ethan Frome is complex and sophisticated. The novel begins with an unnamed narrator speaking of events that had happened to him in…
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- HENRY
What are some figures of speech in “The Green Door” by O.Henry?(such as…
1) PERSONIFICATION (speaking about non-human entities as if they were human): a) “In the big city the twin spirits Romance and Adventure are always abroad seeking worthy wooers. As we roam the…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
How does Hosseini portray his character Amir in The Kite Runner?This is a practice exam question…
If this is an exam question, I will try to help you along in strategizing an answer. Amir is the protagonist of the novel, so the entire story is primarily about him. The best thing you can do is…
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- THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
Why does O’Brien end The Things They Carried with a story about his childhood?Although the work…
In The Things They Carried, O’Brien uses the venue of the Vietnam War to stage his stories, but he also uses the soldiers’ hometowns in the U.S. before, during, and after the war as juxtaposition….
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- MATH
find the equation of a line prependicular to x= -2, passing through the point(1, -3)equation of a…
Given the line x= -2 , Then we conclude that the line is parallel to the y-axis. Then the line will be perpendicular to the y-axis. Then the line is parallel to the x-axis. Then the slope is m= 0….
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- MATH
find the equation of a line prependicular to y=-2 passing through (-3, 1)equation of a line given…
We will write the equation of the line into the standard form. ==> y-y1 = m (x-x1) where (x1,y1) is any point passes through the line and m is the slope. ==> Given the points ( -3,1) passes…
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- MATH
- ARTS
What kind of a person is Carmen in the opera “Carmen”?Not Merimee’s novella…
In this opera, Carmen is a very passionate woman who does not seem to care much for anything except her own desires. She is willing to use others for her own purposes. We can see these traits at…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
Discuss the similarities and differences between significant female characters in The Canterbury…
[eNotes editors can only answer one question per posting. Additional questions must be submitted in separate postings.] In Shakespeare’s plays, the significant female in Macbeth is Lady Macbeth,…
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- HISTORY
What were the various opinions about conflicting issues which arose before the Civil War?
The major issue that caused conflict before the Civil War was the issue of slavery in the territories. There were three major schools of thought on this issue: The true free soil people believed…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How does Steinbeck present Lennie as a disadvantaged character in the novel Of Mice and Men?
Lennie is disadvantaged in many ways in the novel. Primarily we think of his limited mental capacity, as George has to care and provide for his friend. We see this as George is responsible for…
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- THOMAS HARDY
What will be a good annotated bibliography for “Squire Petrick’s Lady” seen through the…
An annotated bibliography should include a summary and your evaluation of each of the sources–books, websites, magazines, newsletters or etc. you look at for your research. Depending upon whether…
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- SCIENCE
The volume of a given amount of gas at constant pressure is directly proportional to its…
This is Charles’s Law which states that volume at condition one divided by the temperature at condition one is equal to the volume at condition two divided by the temperature at condition two. The…
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- 1984
What is phonography?Examples of this topic are needed as well and how can it is used in society/…
Phonography is phonetic writing, spelling or shorthand. It was invented by Isaac Pitman in 1837.
- DUBLINERS
What are the political representations in Dubliners?
In “Ivy Day” the entire story revolves around a group of canvassers who are supposed to be out soliciting votes from the people they represent. However, they are not doing that. They are hanging…
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- BUSINESS
Explain some of the factors that make standardization of advertising difficult, with suitable…
Standardized advertising is difficult because one size does not fit all. Think about this for a minute. Do teens respond to advertising the same way that people over 60 respond? Can people in…
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