• MACBETH

What is a quote that clearly shows that Macduff does not trust Macbeth?

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth Act 4.3, Macduff is with Malcolm in England under English protection. Macduff is there to align himself with Malcolm and unite against Macbeth. His first words to Malcolm…

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• MATH

2x + 5 – 7x = 15I need help with the steps on how to work this problem.

The answer to this is x = -2. Here is how to go about doing this problem: Remember that you are trying to get all the terms that have variables on one side of the equation and all the numbers on…

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• THE MONKEY’S PAW

Why is the rising action in “The Monkey’s Paw” so important to the story?

In the story “The Monkey’s Paw” the story begins with a sense of curiosity and suspense as Sergeant-Major Morris tells Mr. and Mrs. White about the monkey’s paw and the bad effect it has had on…

• BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON

Who is the antagonist in “By the Waters of Babylon”? What is the setting?

Upon first thought, one might think that the “Forest People” are a classic antagonist, simply because we learn that they frequently are at war with the neighboring tribes, and even hunt individuals…

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• ALEXANDER POPE

Compare the satire styles of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.

There are two forms of the rhetorical device of satire. One is named for the Roman poet satirist Horace who wrote in Latin; his satire is gently mocking and humorously cajoling in the hopes of…

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• THE MONKEY’S PAW

What is a good zinger on an extended response about mood in “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs?

I assume that when you refer to the word “zinger” you are wanting a sentence or a quote that will set the tone of your extended response to this chilling short story. Well, to being, you need to…

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• CAN POETRY MATTER?

what are some of the implied metaphors in the poem money by Dana Gioia

Some of the implied metaphors in this poem stem from the fact that money is a necessity whether we choose to believe it or not. By money greasing the palms, feathering the nest, and holding head…

• THE CRUCIBLE

What does the threat of a “pointy reckoning” reveal about Abigail’s true nature?

Abigail is not exactly the most moral person in Salem village, as she has already engaged in an adulterous affair with John Proctor and now she is involved in the fraud that was the Salem Witch…

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• SREDNI VASHTAR

What happened to Conradin’s parents?

If we go simply by the actual text of the story, there is absolutely no way for us to know what happened to Conradin’s parents. His parents are never mentioned in any way in the story. All we…

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• MATH

What is the common and least multiples of 3 and 6?i want to know how to answer the question!

In arithmetic the least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers a and b is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of both a and b. So, the multiples of 3 are : 3, 6, 9, 12, …The multiples…

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• THE GUEST

What are the attitudes between Daru and Balducci toard each other? Is either a cruel or bad man?

In Camus’ short story “The Guest,” Balducci is a gendarme and a member of the European colonial powers that be. He tells Daru his orders: Those are the orders. …In wartime people do all kinds…

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• THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Does Huck still believe in superstition by the end of his journey?

Towards the end of Huck’s journey, Tom Sawyer shows up to complicate things. There is a great deal of focus on Tom’s bizarre plots and lies, with which Huck is complicit. Huck reverts back to a…

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• ESSAY LAB

I need help on writing an opening sentence for my Essay:Question below 🙂 This is what it says on…

You will have to determine your own perspective on destiny to add to the information from the story. An attention-getting opening is always a must. “Imagine being invited to ‘The party to end all…

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• GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS

What is an example of mood used in literature?

Mood is the feeling the audience receives from what the author has written. Sometimes it encompasses the atmosphere of a book. As an 11th grader, I believe you have likely read by now both Romeo…

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• THE LOVELY BONES

Any connections between The Lovely Bones and any other books, film or news items?Any connections…

There are a few novels that I can recommend that have similar situations to this one, a kind of magical realism. One is entitled The Five People you Meet In Heaven. It is about a man named Eddie…

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• MATH

Verify if the lines are parallel or coincidental? 7x+3y+1=0 21x+9y-5=0Verify if the lines are…

Parallel lines have the same slope. The first thing you need to do is to determine the slope of each line. To do this, you need to write the equations in the form y = mx + b, in which m = slope. 7x…

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• LITERATURE

What is the purpose of a post apocalyptic genre book?

On the surface level, the purpose is to show what life is like after an ‘end times’ event or apocalypse occurs. This demonstrates a society that has been obliterated, and in post-apocalyptic…

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• A&P

Is this story fact or fiction?”A&P” by John Updike

I have never read or heard anything that suggests that this story is based on any actual event from the life of any real person that John Updike knew of. Because of that, I would say that this…

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• MATH

Determine the coordinates of the points (a + 2, 6) and (4, 3b) if (2, 4) is the midpoint of the…

Let A(a+2, 6) and B( 4, 3b) where m(2,4) is the midpoint. Then: Xm = (xA+xB)/2 ==> 2 = (a+2+4)/2 ==> 4 = a + 6 ==> a= -2 ym = (yA+yB)/2 ==> 4 = (6+3b)/2 ==> 8 = 6+3b ==> 2=…

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• GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL

Describe three differences between the Moriori and the Maori (that led to the domination of the…

The answer to this is on the third page of Chapter 2 — page 55 in my copy of the book. Here are some differences that allowed the Maori to dominate the Moriori when the two cultures came into…

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• ONCE UPON A TIME

What is the theme of the story as a whole?

There are several themes that can be seen in Gordimer’s short story. I would examine the enotes essentials page on themes of the story. I think that there are several themes that can be taken….

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• MATH

350 page bk of 5K copies. Ream of 500 sheets and box of 10 reams. Pallet carries 20 boxes….

First, how many total pages of paper do you need: 350 pages x 5,000 copies = 1,750,000 pages. Next, how many pages of paper are on a pallet? 500 sheets x 10 per box x 20 per pallet = 100,000…

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• SCIENCE

Who was the first African American female cardiac surgeon?

You may be thinking of Rosalyn Scott who, despite facing discrimination as both an African-American and a woman in the medical and professional field, became the first African-American woman to…

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• SCIENCE

What enzyme causes milk intolerance?

Milk intolerance is also known as lactose intolerance. It is the inability to digest lactose or the sugar found in milk products. The enzyme involved is called lactase. Babies generally produce a…

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• THE LION IN WINTER

What are some important facts, quotations, and events that take place in The Lion in the Winter?

I don’t know what you mean by important facts, quotations, and events that take place in the play, but I’ll give it a shot. I’ll begin with some of the facts. It is a fact that Henry Plantagenet…

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• MATH

Solve the system : 3x+3>2-x 5x-4=Solve the system : 3x+3>2-x 5x-4=<2x+8

3x + 3 > 2-x 5x-4 =< 2x + 8 First we will solve each inequality and then the solution would be the intersection of both solutions. 3x + 3 > 2- x Group similar terms: ==> 4x + 1 > 0…

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• MATH

lg 4x = 2 – 2lg5lg 4x = 2 – 2lg5

lg 4x = 2 – 2lg5 Move 2lgx to the left side: ==> lg 4x + 2lg 5= 2 We know that: a*log b = log b^a ==> lg 4x + lg 5^2 = 2 ==> lg 4x + lg 25 = 2 We know that log a + log b = log a*b ==>…

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• HEART OF DARKNESS

What is the central question in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness?

I am sure you will get several ideas on this one, but one central question that comes to mind for me as I consider the themes of good, evil, truth and morality is, “Can man change?” More…

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• MATH

Determine the root of the equation (3x + 5)^1/2 = 5 .Determine the root of the equation (3x +…

The root of an equation is where the graph of the equation crosses the x-axis. The equation that you have is not in the most obvious form to determine its root as once simplified we will see the…

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• ALL MY SONS

All My Sons is really about the hypocritical USA government. Explain what’s beneath the words..

One of the underlying themes in All My Sons has to do with the nature of patriotism versus the nature of brotherhood. During the war, the government conscribed businesses to make machine parts to…

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• MATH

lg 33x – 1 = lg 11 . Find x !lg 33x – 1 = lg 11 . Find x !

log 33x -1 = log 11 We know that log 10 = 1 ==> log 33x – log 10 = log 11 We know that : log a -log b = log a/b ==> log 33x/10 = log 11 ==> 33x/10 = 11 Multiply both sides by 10: ==>…

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• MATH

Suppose all the terms of an increasing sequence a(n) lie between -4 and -10. Is this enough info…

Yes. Because you know that the series is increasing, it cannot oscillate between two values. Therefore this series increases until it approaches the final value, or limit, or -4. Note that if all…

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• BUSINESS

CommunicationWHY should communicators take an audience-centered approach to communication and how…

The purpose of communication is to reach an audience, to communicate a set of ideas, right? So if it is not an audience-centered approach, we greatly reduce our chances of the message reaching the…

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• LITERATURE

What is a definition of apocalyptic literature? Why is this a form of writing that appears during…

Apocalyptic literature surfaces regularly when times are tough because a great number of people still cling to widely held beliefs in the bible which is still a best-seller after about 2000 years….

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• MATH

Solve the inequality: log 4 x + log 2 x > 3Solve the inequality: log 4 x + log 2 x > 3

log 4 (x) + log 2 (x) >3 We know that : log a b = log c b / log c a ==> log 4 x = log 2 x/log 2 4 = log 2 x/ 2 = (1/2)*log 2 x ==> log 4 (x) + log 2 (x) > 3 ==> (1/2) log 2 (x) +…

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• THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME

Did Rainsford change his mind about hunting by end of the story?

I don’t think we can say that for sure. Rainsford, upon hearing General Zaroff struggle with boredom, certainly grew disgusted with the moral problem of hunting man. It also likely made him think…

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• BUSINESS

How does cultural context affect communiation?How does cultural context affect communiation?

It can affect it greatly, since all communication has been developed over time, in both written, spoken and non-verbal forms, through the cultures that use them. I’ll give you one specific example…

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• WUTHERING HEIGHTS

In Chapter 16, how do Edgar and Heathcliff react differently to news of Catherine’s death?

After Catherine death the condition of Edgar and Heathcliiff is described by Nelly,because it is Nelly who has given to Lockwood an account of the circumstances in which Catherine died.She then…

• ESSAY LAB

curbing the one eyed monsterWe are asked to write the essay on ‘curbing the one-eyed monster’…

I think this might be referring to jealousy. I’m guessing that the essay is about how to avoid jealousy yourself. You might describe situations in which you feel jealous and how you can look at…

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• THE STORIES OF BAMBARA

What is the theme of the story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara? “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara.

The theme of Bambara’s “The Lesson” has to do with the unfairness of socioeconomic status under which the children suffer. In the story, Miss Moore takes the children to F. A. O. Schwartz to show…

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• THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

What are the allusions in “The Gift of the Magi?”

All of your listed allusions are indeed allusions because any allusion refers to something famous. The “rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters” is a simile, not a metaphor because it…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

What is the plot outline of Fahrenheit 451?(not a summary. exposition, rising conflicts, climax,…

I would say the exposition is, of course, the beginning of the novel: we begin to get a pretty good idea of the setting and some of the main characters in the story, such as Montag and Clarisse….

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• OF MICE AND MEN

What are quotes from Of Mice and Men that amplify the themes of Loneliness, The Importance of…

In the beginning of chapter 3, Slim and George sit down together talking about Lennie. Slim notices the oddity of two men traveling together in the words: Hardly none of the guys ever travel…

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• FORTY ACRES AND MAYBE A MULE

What is the conflict of Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule?

Pascal, a 12 year-old slave in the South, is told by his runaway brother that all slaves have been freed. General Sherman has told all slaves that they can get 40 acres and a mule, so Pascal and…

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• SCIENCE

How the enzyme function in the liver would be affected in a person with cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic disease that adversely affects the overall physiology of the organ. The liver has many important functions, one function is detoxifying the blood before the…

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• ESSAY LAB

Can you show me an example of a Problem Essay?If not, can you provide a good structured thesis in…

As a high school English teacher, I have run across the Problem essay a couple of times in my career. To complete this essay, you must of course come up with a problem. At the end of your…

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• THE WESTING GAME

What was Mrs. Wexler’s treatment of Turtle in The Westing Game?

In general, I would say that Mrs. Wexler treats her daughter Turtle very poorly. Even though parents are supposed to love their kids equally, Mrs. Wexler clearly does not love Turtle as much as…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

What is a good thesis statement for a literary analysis using characterization concerning The…

A thesis statement for any essay depends on what you want to say. Therefore, I can only guestimate or throw out some topics and statements for you to consider, without any idea whether or not…

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• LITERATURE

Novel suggestions for World LiteratureI am looking for some good high interest novels for World…

You could check out novels by the Czech writers Milan Kundera and Bohumil Hrabal. Many works by them have been translated into English. Heinrich Boll is a German writer who wrote Billiards at…

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• EMILY DICKINSON

What are the literary devices used in the poem “Success is counted sweetest”?

In this poem the speaker states that success is most valued by those who fail, just as victory in battle seems most precious to a soldier who is defeated and dying. Dickinson uses an analogy to…