What is Lionel Trilling trying to say when he states, “It is now life and not art that…
- LIONEL TRILLING
What is Lionel Trilling trying to say when he states, “It is now life and not art that…
This is a take on a quote from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which talks about the “willing suspension of disbelief” when immersed in a work of art. By art is meant poetry and literature in particular….
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- MANIAC MAGEE
In Maniac Magee, why did McNab’s group stop at Hector Street?Why Jerry Spinelli pick “Hector” to…
Hector Street was the “unofficial” dividing line between the East End and the West End of town. The two sections of town represented the black community and the white community. People of a…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In The Great Gatsby, how would I analyse this section?Hi, I have a follow-up question to the one…
This scene occurs after Nick has met Gatsby finally. The meeting was brief and did nothing to put Nick’s curiosity about Gatsby to rest. Nick is more curious than ever after meeting the man….
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
Find information on “Berengaria”, the wife of Richard I of England and Eleanor of Castile:>…
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- HISTORY
What is the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords?
The major difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords (I assume that you are talking about the Parliament of the United Kingdom) is that the House of Commons is a democratic body…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
How does Fitzgerald create a satire that comments on American Ideals through characters besides…
Fitzgerald cleverly creates satirical archetypes through characterization. Characterization is the process of giving characters traits. This happens through what characters say about themselves,…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
In The Merchant of Venice, how does Shylock view himself compared to how others view him?
This is a great question. You are right in identifying a disparity between how Shylock views himself and how others view him. For me, you need to analyse Act I scene 3 to be able to grasp this…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Explain the question belowWhat would you say If someone cited the existence of evil people like…
I would have to clarify the statement: Mentally and physically healthy humans are naturally ethical. Humans who are well-adjusted, eat well, excercise, get enough sleep, are able to be employed…
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- THE LOVELY BONES
Describe the setting in detail.
For the most part, Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones is set in a suburban area near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This setting is important to the novel, since the location of the Salmon family’s…
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- SCIENCE
Louis Pasteurwhat did Louis Pasteur contribute to this civilization? Specifically around the…
In the 1800’s Louis Pasteur developed the germ theory. His theory was that specific microorganisms caused certain diseases. His first works were in the discovery of certain microorganism in silk…
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- ANGELA’S ASHES
Discuss the importance and the charity of strangers in Angela’s Ashes.
Frank McCourt’s family relies almost exclusively on charity, the Church and luck to survive the poverty in which they found themselves. The Catholic Church in the town operated thrift stores and…
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- POETRY
I need one song that relates to power and has figurative language in it.
I went with the idea that music is a form of poetry, and coupled with the use of figurative language, moved this question to the “Poetry” group. In reflecting on this, I would use a song from U2…
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- THE NIGHT THE GHOST GOT IN
What is the structure of the story “The Night the Ghost Got In”?
I think that James Thurber would be amused to hear that you are looking for the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement in his stories. He once wrote that his stories…
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- CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
In Cry, the Beloved Country, what are some key things that contribute to Paton’s style in this…
When we think about the style of a given author and how we can talk about it, you might like to think about the kind of vocabulary he uses and the way he writes. Is the level of vocabulary complex?…
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- OEDIPUS REX
In Oedipus Rex, what clue does Jocasta give to Oedipus concerning the central problem of the play?
We need to remember the central dramatic irony that runs throughout this play. Oedipus is trying to find out who has killed the former king of Thebes, Laius, and by so doing has brought down the…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
How does Romeo change from the start of Act I to the end?
Since Romeo has only three days in which to effect any personality change, little happens within him. For the most part, he remains impetuous, emotionally involved with fate– Some consequence,…
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- BIRCHES
What is the theme of Robert Frost’s poem “Birches”?
You asked two questions so I have had to cut it down to one. In this poem the speaker contemplates a row of birches bent to the ground and he imagines how the trees may have changed their shape in…
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- NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH: A DOCUMENTARY NOVEL
What is a “lesson learned” from Avi’s Nothing But the Truth that can be described in a report?
Many lessons can be learned from Avi’s Nothing But the Truth, as it examines several issues of morality and civic duty. I believe one of the strongest lessons is to stand up for what you believe…
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- THE OPEN WINDOW
In “The Open Window,” what makes Mr. Nuttel especially susceptible to Vera’s story?
We are told lots of information about Mr. Framton Nuttel in the first few paragraphs that explain his susceptibility to Vera’s storytelling genius. We know that he is visiting the countryside as…
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- PHYSICS
Determine the function of distance if velocity is y=lnt/t.
Given the velocity y = Integral (dt/t). To find the distance function. Le s(t) be the distance travelled in time t. Then velocity = ds/dt = Int (1/t) Therefore ds = Int (dt/t ) We integrate both…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
The media and the public see different ethical dilemmas for police officers than the officers see…
To get a good answer to this, you should tell us a bit more about what ethical dilemmas the two “sides” see for police officers. As it is, we have to sort of guess at what you are talking about. I…
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- MATH
Determine the values of the trigonometric functions of angle a if P is a point on terminal side…
The point P has the coordinates (3,4), (-3,4) and (-1, -3) To determine the angle the line joining the origin with P makes with the x axis.. Let us draw the perpendicular from P to the x axis….
- MACBETH
Explain this line from Macbeth:”There’s no art/ to find the mind’s construction in the face.”
This is a line that is spoken in Act I, Scene 4 by King Duncan. He is talking to Malcolm after Malcolm has reported to him that the Thane of Cawdor has been executed. What Duncan means by this is…
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- HAMLET
In Hamlet, what is the function and significance of Hamlet’s soliloquy “To be or not to be”?
We have heard Halmet on stage several times by this point in the play. Instead of being overtaken by extreme emotion, this moment positions Halmet as a rational thinker. In considering the…
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- MATH
Proove sin(45+x) + sin(45-x)=2^1/2*cosx.
We know sin (A+B) = sinAcosB + cosAsinB sin (A-B) = SinAcosB – cosAsinB. Adding Sin(A+B) +sin (A-b) = 2sinAcosB Therefore sin90 = 1. Also sin45 = sin(90-45) = cos45. sin90 = sin(45+45) =…
- SCIENCE
Why is the gravitational field strength halfway up Mount Everest the same as at sea level at the…
It is because the earth is not a perfect sphere. You already know, if you have been studying this topic, that gravity varies depending on distance from the center of the gravitational pull (1/R^2)….
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- MATH
Find an for the sequence 1,4,7,10,…
I believe the term”an” in the question denotes nth term of the given arithmetical sequence. We can re write the various terms of the given sequence as follows. First term = a1 = 1 = = 3 – 2 = 3*1 -…
- THANK YOU, M’AM
Why is Mrs. Jones a static character in “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes?
The answer to your question is simply a matter of applying the definition of the term “static character” to the character of the older woman in Langston Hughes’ short story. The enotes guide to…
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- POETRY
explain poem dhaula word to word by jayant mahapatra war fo kalinga
Dhauli is a poem that essentially talks about the irony associated with Ashoka’s greatness. The poem tells us how the war of Kalinga destroyed and trampled a civilisation. It tells us that though…
- HISTORY
In your opinion, what did the loss of NY reveal about problems with the American strategy and…
If you are bound by a particular text’s answer, I would caution you to study this and place others’ suggestions in that context. I think that the loss of New York as well as the early stages of…
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- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
What is the sensory imagery of “The Road Not Taken?”
Like many of his poems, “The Road Not Taken” shows Frost’s strong connection with nature and natural beauty. He takes time to explain that the forest is “yellow,” meaning that it is Fall, and that…
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- MACBETH
how does macbeths character evolve from beggining to end?
This question has been answered many times. Here is a link for you: http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/search?q=macbeth+change+throughout
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- MATH
To evaluate arctan5/12 -arccos3/5 If arc cos 3/5 = y, 3/5 = cosy. So tany = siny/cosy tany = sqrt(1-cos^2y)/cosy tany = sqrt(1-(3/5)^2)/cosy. tany ={ sqrt(25-9)/5}/(3/5) = 4/3. Therefore y =…
- GRAMMAR
What can we do as writers to alleviate fragments from our writing?I need the answer in a…
One of the problems writers have is that we tend to speak in fragments frequently, a kind of shorthand that works well when people are face to face or know one another well. It is in writing that…
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- GRAMMAR
Can anyone please show some examples of sentence fragments?
A fragment is essentially a piece of a sentence. A complete sentence needs a subject, something that performs an action in the sentence, and a verb, the action that is performed. Here are some…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What does Double Mint gum symbolize in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?What are the interesting…
I have never considered that the brand of the gum–Wrigley’s Double Mint–found in the Radley tree had any special significance in To Kill a Mockingbird. Double Mint was one of the most popular…
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- BUSINESS
What does it mean to say that demand for a product is price elastic?
Price elasticity of demand refers to how much the sales of a product change when the price of that product changes. If the price of the product goes up and there is a great decrease in the sales…
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- BUD, NOT BUDDY
What is the theme and style for Bud, not Buddy?
You have asked two questions that must be posted separately. Let me discuss the theme of the story. Your question is about Bud, Not Buddy, written by Christopher Paul Curtis. This book is about a…
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- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” why does Blanche find subduing her lust and sexual appetite so…
Blanche, in “A Streetcar Named Desire”, finds it very difficult to control her sexual appetite and lust. We must remember that she was let go from her teaching position for having an inappropriate…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
What did Rahim Khan mean By “there’s a way to be good again”? Why is it important for Amir to…
Amir, in his childhood, behaved in ways that caused grievous wrongs to Hassan and Hassan’s father. In fact, it could be reasonably said that his behavior played a part in their deaths. While Amir…
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- POETRY
In the poem Lament by Gillian Clarke, I am a little confused about the meaning of the fourth…
the “gunsmith and the armourer” are encouraging the war as they make the weapons for the war to take place. The stiking phrase, “boy fulisier who joined for the company” shows a boy (probably…
- ESSAY LAB
How does hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia affect your life in positive or negative…
It is hard to tell if this is a prompt for a personal essay or if you are looking for several different answers to possibly include in your essay. If you are effected by…
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- THOMAS HARDY
Explain the speaker’s feeling in the last stanza of the poem “The Voice” by Thomas Hardy, and the…
As one of several elegies that Thomas Hardy wrote after the death of his wife, Emma, at whose death Hardy himself was not present, this poem reflects Hardy’s terrible sense of loss. Overcome with…
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- TED HUGHES
Explain some of the metaphors that the poet uses to describe nature and also his daughter’s…
There are several metaphors in “Full Moon and Little Frieda.” “A spider’s web, tense for the dew’s touch” describes a spider’s web that is seen at night (the setting of the poem) and how it looks…
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- HISTORY
What are the main arguments by historians against the assertion that Germany was responsible for…
The main argument against Germany being responsible for the war is that the war was really just the culmination of a number of processes that involved pretty much all of Europe, not just Germany….
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What does Dolphus Raymond give Dill to settle his stomach in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Mr. Dolphus Raymond has long been known to be the town drunk; his drinking regularly from some container hidden from view by a paper sack is considered evidence of his vice. However, Mr. Raymond…
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- SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Comment on this sentence spoken by Foreman in W. Somerset Maugham’s “The Verger”:”The last…
- Somerset Maugham’s story “The Verger” is set in a small church in which there has recently been a change in vicars. (Vicars were the local priests of a parish who performed most tasks of the…
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- HISTORY
The Jesuits (officially, the Society of Jesus) were formed as sort of an elite order of Catholics who would dedicate their lives to promoting and preserving the Catholic faith. They were…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Need ideas for an essay on Shakespeare’s women.
One of the most common topics, when discussing the women in Shakespeare’s plays, is how strong and outspoken they are. There are: the characters who dress as boys, and as such, have the freedom to…
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- THOMAS HARDY
Explain some similarities in imagery and poetic devices in Thomas Hardy’s “The Voice” and Ted…
This is a tall order because Hughes’ poem and Hardy’s poem are nothing alike in mood, tone, theme, metaphor, emotional impact or imagery. However, let’s give it a go. One similarity is that in both…