What is the signifcance of prison gates?
- THE SCARLET LETTER
What is the signifcance of prison gates?
In my opinion as a reader, the prison gates symbolize the Puritan lifestyle, it is confining and condemning, just like a prison sentence. In most any other culture or even Christian faith, there is…
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- HISTORY
Impact of the cold warHow did the escalating conflict with the Soviet Union lead to the…
As the conflict with the USSR mounted, it led the Americans to be more afraid of the possiblity of Soviet domination of the entire world. This fear grew as, for example, China became communist and…
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- EVERYMAN
What is the book of count? Why does everyman have trouble reading it?
Everyman doesnt understand the language its in
- THE SCARLET LETTER
What is the symbolic significance of the “Rose bush”?
The rose bush symbolizes a variety of people, reading enotes style section attached below will give you a great variety of those. For a most basic symbol, it represents Hester. The rose is a…
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- SCIENCE
What would be a good analogy based on the functions of the organelles (such as a hospital,…
The nucleus which is the control center could be the administration or the principal. Vacuoles, are for cellular storage. In a school, storage closets or supply rooms could be a good analogy. The…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
Show and explain the criticism of the Puritan community in The Scarlet Letter.
Much of Hawthorne’s writings include direct or implied criticism of Puritanism – a system that punished what it considered to be sin or sinners over-harshly and seemed to breed hypocrisy. Here we…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
Do you have a good quote from the first chapter you can explain?
Here is one of my favorite quotations from the entire book because of it’s symbolism: But, on one side of the portal, and rooted almost at the threshold, was a wild rose-bush, covered, in this…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
What are multiple signs of bullying that take place in the novel The Kite Runner?
How do you define bullying precisely? If you are after examples of bullying during Amir’s childhood, that is one thing, yet if you are looking at violence between characters, that is a much wider…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Explain how one would use qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodology research design to…
Researchers can use qualitative research methods such as case studies as a source of new ideas about behavior, tentative support for a theory, and an evaluation of therapeutic techniques. In…
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- THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, what is the importance of maintaining one’s…
In The Strang Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Utterson is very concerned with Dr. Jekyll’s reputation as Stevenson’s novella moves toward the disgraceful conclusion. Dr. Jekyll is concerned…
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- GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL
Why did Eurasia have “better” kinds of plants that allowed for the onset of agriculture?I…
If you are asking what characteristics of the plants made them “better,” the main answer is the size of the plants’ seeds. Diamond talks about how many of the plants in the Fertile Crescent were…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What “law” is Danforth referring to in his assertion: “I should hang ten thousand that dared to…
This line can be found in Act IV, Scene 1. To find out what law Danforth is referring to, just look a little bit farther back in this short speech that he gives to Rev. Hale. The law that…
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- HENRY
What arguments can support that O. Henry´s “The Cop and the Anthem” is a typical local color story?
Local color writing, which developed in American literature after the Civil War, realistically depicts life in a particular part of the country at a particular time. Local color writers employed…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
Does “Through with Love” by Destiny’s Child have any figurative language in it?
Like many lyrics in pop-culture songs, this song contains figurative language, but much of it is hard to spot because phrases are common enough that we overlook them as figures of speech. Remember…
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- DEREK WALCOTT
What are the themes in “Frederiksted, Dusk” by Derek Walcott?
To find the themes of “Frederiksted, Dusk” by Derek Walcott, let’s start with trying to sort out the meaning of this complicated poem. It is a kind of transcendental poem that addresses the…
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- FREAK THE MIGHTY
What happens when Freak and Max try to get some lemonade in Freak the Mighty?
Kevin and Max decide to take in the Fourth of July festivites, culminating in a fireworks display at the millpond. Along the way, the boys get thirsty and decide to get some lemonade from one of…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
I need 3 subtopics of the role of the supernatural in Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream ?
Shakespeare used elements of the supernatural in many of his plays. In Shakespeare’s day, belief in the supernatural, from witches and ghosts to goblins and fairies was common. Without the ghost…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
nuclear weapons and global securitywe could see that some countries is still trying to develop…
Sure, we can see from a broader perspective that nuclear weapons are a security threat to the international system. But this does not mean that each country will see them as a threat to its own…
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- KAFFIR BOY: THE TRUE STORY OF A BLACK YOUTH’S COMING OF AGE IN APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
What kind of review would you give Kaffir Boy if you were a literary critic? Would you recommend…
Personally, I would give Kaffir Boy a positive review, and I’d recommend that others read it. Emotionally, it is a difficult book to read, but it teaches us a great deal about life under one of the…
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- REFERENCE
surprising my partnerwell i want to ask this question for the guys …i just brought a flowers i…
I am not sure what you are asking but I will give it a try. I would guess that if he was shaking at you giving him flowers he was deeply moved by the gesture. Not knowing where you are at in the…
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- A VALEDICTION: FORBIDDING MOURNING
Explain the conceit in lines 25-36 of “A Validation” and what suggests about love.
A conceit is an extended, clever metaphor that is usually considered pushed to its end degree. In “Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” Donne is speaking to his wife, whom he must leave to go on a…
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- SCIENCE
What are some very interesting facts about copper?I have to gather facts for chemistry project.
Some interesting facts about copper: Copper is the only metal other than gold and cesium to have a natural color other than grey. Copper has a pink color. Copper is one of the few metals that can…
- HISTORY
How would you explain Benjamin Franklin’s “Speech in the Convention” in terms of meaning and…
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- EMILY DICKINSON
In the poem “There’s Been a Death in the Opposite House,” what attitude does the speaker have…
This poem is describes what goes on in a house in which someone has recently died. The tone is matter of fact, much like a reporter would notice details. Without mentioning death, she describes…
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- GRAMMAR
Write two of sentences, each one containing introductory and internal participial…
Lets first start by remembering that a particple phrase is always used as an adjective and is uses an -ing verb or a past tense verb form to start. In your example sentence, the words streaked and…
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- NIGHT
In Night, list three ways that the civil rights of the Jews in the narrator’s town were imposed…
It is in the first chapter of this unforgettable story that we are told of the first three ways in which the Germans curtailed the civil rights of the Jewish community. This started of during the…
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- HISTORY
How did the two main British settlements in North America—New England and the…
The early settlers in Plymouth and the rest of New England came predominantly for religious freedom, while many of the early settlers in Chesapeak Bay area and Jamestown area came for riches. The…
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- LITERATURE
freedom of thought and expressionWat does MILL insist on freedom of thought and expression in on…
I’m not quite sure what you’re asking about here, but there seems to be a logical connection between freedom of thought and expression in liberty. The Constitution of the United States and the Bill…
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- SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD
Which of these is Edwards doing when he refers to Biblical stories in this sermon? A. Allegory B….
When Jonathan Edwards makes these numerous references to the Bible in this sermon, he is making allusions. An allusion is when you refer to some major piece of literature or some historical event…
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- REFERENCE
Have you been to any Wine Festival? How was the experience?Have you been to any Wine Festival?…
I have been to wine festivals before and I have always had a good time. Wine festivals usually have an incentive so that there is always a designated driver. This person usually gets some kind of…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
Metaphor and simile bothMetaphor and simile both A. Use the words “like” or “as” B….
Metaphors and similes are figurative ways to compare different things. A simile uses “like” or “as” to make comparisons while a metaphor directly compares two unlike things. “She is as thin as a…
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- MATH
Two girls go on a road trip . They travel x + 5 km on the first day.They travel 2 km more than…
The distance the two girls travel one the first day = x+5km. The distance they travel on the second day = 2 km + (1/2) the distance travel on the 1st day = 2+(1/2)(x+5) km The distance they travel…
- MATH
A rectangle has two parallel sides 4y+8 and 20x-16. The other parallel side are x^2 and yFind the…
The parallel sides of the rectangle are 4y+8 and 20x-16. The other parallel sides are x^2 and y. Since parallel sides are equal in a rectangle, 4y+8 = 20x-16…….(1). x^2= y….(2) Substituting…
- GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
Is it true that Swift is a misanthrope?
A misanthrope can be defined as one who hates or distrusts mankind. To some extent, perhaps that’s true. Swift seems more to be disgusted at his fellow man than either hateful toward or…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
How does Montresor’s response to Fortunato’s screams add to the mood as the story reaches its…
Montresor responds by screaming even louder and longer than Fortunato. His response only adds to the eerie and macabre atmosphere of the story. As readers, we can imagine how the screams of the…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
What details of the setting contribute to the horror of the story in “The Cask of Amontillado”?
Clearly the setting is used very effectively by Poe in this, as in all his fiction, to help create and sustain the mood of terror and horror that dominates his work. For me, it is highly…
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- BUSINESS
A progressive income tax always raise more revenue than a proportional income tax. Do you agree…
I do not agree with this for at least two reasons: The proportional tax could be set at a much higher rate and would therefore (presumably) bring in more revenue. In other words, a progressive…
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- YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
Describe what Goodman Brown saw” the grave, reputable, and pious people, the chaste dames and…
To begin with, we simply do not know what Brown saw. Everything in the story is ambiguous (there are references to this in other enotes posts you might want to check). One of the important thing…
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- MATH
Compare the functions f(x) = x5 and g(x) = 5x by graphing both functions in several viewing…
You can see a graph of the two functions here: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=x^5+%3D+5^+x+ As you can see, the primary difference is that the latter grows exponentially, while the former…
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- BUSINESS
To lower tax rates mean a larger deficit? Why or Why not?
Lower tax rates need not mean a larger deficit if the lowering of tax rates encourages more people to start paying taxes. This is especially true in nations where the number of tax defaulters is…
- COUNTERPARTS
CounterpartsCan any one help me understand what was the witty answer of Farrignton? I dont get it.
You might find you receive more productive responses if you are able to expand on your question. What was the “witty answer” of Farrington? Who did he say it to? What was the context? This would…
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- BUSINESS
Bottled water business plan in IndonesiaAnybody can help me out regarding this?
Are you trying to sell bottled water in India? There are some parts of the country where this would be sucessful. The biggest problem would be transportation. The poorer areas of the country…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, Banquo says: “I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters: to you they have showed…
I think if you are looking for irony in this direct quote of Banquo’s you need to explore what Banquo is really saying to Macbeth in this passage. Let us remember that Act II scene 1 opens with…
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- LITERATURE
Which poet envisioned his work as an epic that would speak for the collective American…
You could probably make a compelling case for all of them embodying what it means to be American. Honestly, each one features something about them that is uniquely American or holds within their…
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- HENRY
What arguments can prove that “the Last Leaf” of O. Henry is a typical local color story?
The story takes place in New York City, in an artists’ enclave in Greenwich Village. Many local landmarks are mentioned, such as Delmonico’s on 8th Street, 6th Avenue and Washington Square. It is…
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- HENRY
Could 3 short stories of O. Henry–“The Gift of the Magi,””The Last Leaf,” “The Cop and the…
It is hard to imagine these classic short stories being set in any city other than New York City. New York City is like no other – it is huge, overwhelming and is really five cities within a city…
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- THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER
How did Jonathan Edwards communicate his social views in “The Devil and Tom Walker”?The answer…
It’s rather difficult to tell to what your question is referring because Jonathan Edwards did not write “The Devil and Tom Walker”–Washington Irving did, and he and Edwards would have had very…
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- HISTORY
What were educational opportunities for women during the colonial period?
There were very few educatioal opportunities for women during the early colonial times. The basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to all young children in basic schools. Girls…
- A VALEDICTION: FORBIDDING MOURNING
In “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning,” line 5, how is the image of melting relevant to the poem?…
Let us remember that the speaker of this poem is telling his wife not to mourn him when he dies, as the title suggests. The first two stanzas of this unforgettable poem therefore urge the wife to…
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- THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE
How persuasive are the Shepherd and the Nymph as they make their cases?”The Passionate Shepherd…
The speaker of “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a humble shepherd who makes a grand offer out of what he has. What he offers her is a kind of peaceful, rustic, simple life. Their time…