What is the theme in “Shiloh” by Bobbie Ann Mason
- SHILOH
What is the theme in “Shiloh” by Bobbie Ann Mason
Not that shiloh…
- MACBETH
An important theme in Macbeth is the relation between gender and power. How does the writer…
In Macbeth, traditional gender roles are subverted through the power play that exists between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth at the beginning of the play. When Lady Macbeth learns of the witches’…
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- THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
In The Secret Life of Bees, what about Thoreau’s Walden Pond appeals to Lily?Chapter 3 LIly…
Lily instinctively harbors an appreciation for the natural world, and in addition to this, it is the peace and solitude Thoreau describes in Walden Pond which appeals to her. Beneath the hand of…
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- LITERATURE
In what ways do Madeleine L’Engle and JRR Tolkien use similar motifs? 1. sociology 2. science…
Well, yes, indeed it is religion. Both Tolkien, his friend CS Lewis (while they would be referred to as the ‘inklings’), and Madeline L’Engle were pioneers and creators of Christian Mytheopeia,…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, what are examples of where the reality of a situation is hidden by outward…
Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play which has, as you mention, the consistent theme of deceptive appearances. The first indicaton that all is not as it appears can be found in the first scene of the…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
What is the implied meaning of the noise of the elephant in “Shooting an Elephant” by George…
One interpretation of George Orwell’s “On Shooting an Elephant” may well be that the elephant is symbolic and its dying a metaphor for imperialism. When the elephant is shot by Orwell, a British…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
What is the function of weather, particularly bad weather, in the novel?Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The instances of bad weather serve as allegorical literary techniques that attribute foreshadowing, atmosphere, and Gothic elements. The foreshadowing comes as a result of the internal turmoil of…
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- SCIENCE
Why are waterways fuel-efficient?
I am assuming you mean fuel efficient for boats and transports to use in moving people or goods from one point to another. For one thing, you can move a very large amount of goods on the waterway…
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- SCIENCE
What was the original habitat of the mitten crab like? For example: Was it wet? Muddy?
Mitten crabs’ original habitat in Asia is coastal estuaries. An estuary is a zone between the inland freshwater rivers and the saline ocean. In their habitat, mitten crabs experience both fresh and…
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- SCIENCE
What are ecologists and biologists doing to limit the mitten crab population?
In many areas, where they migrate upstream, crabs are caught in screens usually by dams and discarded. In many places, it is illegal to have or transport live mitten crabs. Bilge water in boats and…
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- LITERATURE
What do we mean by new historicism? Please give a short and comprehensible definition.
As Harold Veeser wrote in the introduction of his edited collection New Historicism, this critical approach, which began in the 1980s and fluorished in the 1990s, gave “scholars new opportunities…
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- HISTORY
What are some Push/Pull Factors of Rwanda Genocide?Please include a detailed explanation and…
Rwanda had been a very unstable country for quite some time when the genocide of 1994 occurred. There had been a civil war, various rebel groups fighting for power and refugee populations shifting…
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- MATH
3/5 + 0.12 + 6% 0f 10 First we will rewrite all terms in the same format. 3/5 = 0.6 0.12 6% of 10 = 6/100 * 10 = 0.6 Now add all terms. ==> 0.6 + 0.12 + 0.6 = 1.32
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- HISTORY
What is the magnitude of the “Rwanda Genocide?”Please include a detailed description
I think many times when people speak about the Holocaust, Darfur or the Cambodian genocide, we lose the magnitude in the numbers. While the Rwandan massacres of 1994 were horrible in scope and…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Why does Scout think that Mr. Avery gets his information from the Rosetta stone?
She thinks that Mr. Avery gets his information from the Rosetta Stone because of something that Mr. Avery said right at the start of the chapter. In the very beginning of the chapter, Mr. Avery…
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- SCIENCE
Can’t a person dream while sleeping, and can’t it be for more than a few seconds?Many people say…
By definition of dreams, a person dreams only while sleeping. Dreams are happenings that a person appears to watch and experience while sleeping. Everyone dreams while sleeping, though some people…
- ANIMAL FARM
How does the book, Animal Farm, serve as an allegory for the Russian Revolution?
I would examine the enotes contributions on this topic. The link detailing “themes” and “characters” as well as “historical context” can really be helpful here. I would say that one major…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What lessons did Scout and Jem learn about life in To Kill A Mockingbird? Please explain with…
Scout’s narrative provides many examples of learning experiences for both of the Finch children. Many revolve around Atticus’ suggestion that they step into another person’s skin in order to…
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- BUSINESS
What are the emerging sectors of the Indian economy?
With the current economic crisis all over the world and with financial markets enduring some level of contraction, I think that an emerging sector of the Indian economy is internal. There is a…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
of Mice and menIn chapter four: Why does Crooks not want Lennie to enter his room? Why does…
Crooks doesn’t want Lennie in his room because it is the one space he has that is his–he’s “lord” of his humble abode in the barn. Additionally, Crooks is forbidden from most of the places or…
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- BUSINESS
What similarities do you see among the four management functions, and is a manager who performs…
The four management functions are: Planning or decision making: This includes deciding objectives or aims of the work and organization being managed and working out the detailed way and means of…
- ESSAY LAB
How shoud I start my essay?I have to write about what electoral system I think is the best.This…
The simplest way to begin your essay is to create an outline before you actually write the essay itself. You would help yourself understand the structure you want to create immensely by creating…
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- SCIENCE
What is the difference between cartilage and bones?
Cartilage and bone are stiff tissues which form the essential structural form of animals. Though both of them serve many common functions they are also different in many ways. Cartilage consists of…
- THE FOX
In The Fox by D. H. Lawrence, what is the theme of the story, and what does the fox symbolize?
The theme of this story is the danger of using coercion to get someone to submit to one’s will. From the time Henry arrives, he manipulates Nellie and her relationship with Jill. On the surface, he…
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- CHINUA ACHEBE
What is the relevant background that I need to know to understand the story “Marriage is a…
This is a very important question concerning the African literature that authors such as Chinua Achebe and Ben Okri produce. For us to be able to understand the context out of which a particular…
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- GOTHIC LITERATURE
In which ways can Frankenstein and Dracula be compared, besides being Gothic novels?
I think that both novels can find comparison in that they both explore an aspect of consciousness that is not fully understood. In Shelley’s work, the notion of creating life is something that is…
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- REFERENCE
Could you define context in communication?
Context is the circumstances surrounding a message. The circumstances might include the setting, the value positions of the people, and appropriateness of a message. This means considering your…
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- SCIENCE
What are the different types of anesthesia?
Anesthesia is the loss of normal sensation. If you are properly anesthetized, you can not feel it. The deeper the level of anesthesia, the lower the level of consciousness. A few types are: A….
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What are a few examples of designations of civilian honor given to US citizens.What are a few…
One of the more well known examples of awards given to American civilians by their government is the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This award is given to those who “for especially meritorious…
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- SCIENCE
Has evolution in humans stopped now?Has evolution in humans stopped now?
We cannot truly know if the human species will evolve into something else. To answer this as well as we can, we must consider how evolution works and ask if it still affects people. In nature,…
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- SCIENCE
What characterisizes bipolar disease?
A bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition that is characterized by alternating cycles of changes in mood. These mood changes can be severe, the mood may shift from an extreme high (manic) to an…
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- SCIENCE
What’s the difference between a delusion and hallucination?
Both a delusion and a hallucination are classified as psychotic disorders. Someone who is psychotic has lost touch with reality and they have a deterioration in normal social functioning. Delusions…
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- ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
What are the clues for the Adventures of Blue Carbuncle, Sherlock Holmes?…
The Blue Carbuncle, a classic. I think one of the first clues is when the stranger accidentally broke the window, dropped the goose and ran away. Why would he not try to catch the goose? Remember,…
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- RIP VAN WINKLE
What do you think Washington Irving’s main purpose was in writing Rip Van Winkle?
It is an accepted theory that Irvin intended to state that time is valuable, time is of essence, and that time is life. Basically, it may have been a call to action for people to avoid idleness, so…
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- THE BIBLE
In Genesis 12:13, what 3 elements were of essential importance for survival to all ancient peoples?
The main importance of Genesis 12:1-3 are the three promises given that have become known as 1.) the Land Promise, 2.) the National Promise, and 3.) the Spiritual Promise: “…a land that I will…
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- HISTORY
List some migrations that happended in Africa EXCLUDING the Atlantic Slave Trade. Please include…
One of the great migrations that took place in Africa is that of the Bantu. The Bantu comprise a language group. Many of those who speak variations of the Bantu language have differing…
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- SCIENCE
In most cases of cystic fibrosis, parents do not show the symptoms of suffering from this disease…
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease that in inherited by children from their parents. The CF gene is located on the chromosome number 7 of our DNA. For a person to have CF he should have 2…
- SCIENCE
Suggest why global warming may lead to malaria becoming more common in Europe?
Malaria’s main source of transmission is from mosquitoes, and one of the trends we’re seeing from Global Warming and the ensuing Climate Change is that as snowpacks melt and the average temperature…
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- SCIENCE
Explain why algal bloom in water bodies are more pronounced in hot weather?
Algae are members of Phylum Protista. They are producers which means that they require sunlight to carry out photosynthesis. In hot weather, the water temperature increases in the ocean or body of…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
What is the theme of Shakespeare’s sonnet 147?
In this sonnet, the poet describes the contrast between passion and reason in his love for the addressee. The poet says that his love has become a disease because he cannot act according to what…
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- BUSINESS
For a business what does exit barrier mean?
Exit barriers refer to the factors that make it difficult for a company or firm to leave a certain industry or sector. These obstacles will make it financially damaging for the company. Common exit…
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- BUSINESS
What is the definition of a monopoly in the US?
There is no particular legal definition for monopoly in the US. Monopoly in general refers to the power that an enterprise has which allows it to control the cost, quantity and other terms that…
- MATH
after 15 days 90% of a radioactive materialhas decayed. what is the half life of the material.
Half life is defined as the time taken for an element to decay and for the half the initial amount to be left. Let the half life of the radioactive substance in the question be T. So after T days…
- BUSINESS
In stock derivatives, what is cost of carry?
A futures contract is a stock derivative which allows the person selling the futures contract to sell a particular number of the stock to the person who buys the futures contract at a later date….
- SCIENCE
What does TNT denote in explosive power?
TNT or trinitrotoluene is an explosive which releases approximately 4.184 gigajoules of energy when a ton of it explodes. This has been in use as a way of expressing the destructive power of other…
- MATH
What is the intersection of y = 3x^2+2x +8 and y = 4x^2+5x+8?
At tthe intersection of the curves , y = 3x^2+2x+8 and y= 4x^2+5x+8, the ordinates are equal. So we can equate the right side of the equations: 3x^2+2x+3 = 4x^2+5x+8 . Or 4x^2+5x+8- (3x^2+2x+8) =…
- SCIENCE
What is difference between the growth of body and development of body? Who has more cells a…
Growth as a general term refers to an increase in size or number. With respect to humans, however, physical growth means increase in size alone. Human Development represents in increase in the…
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- MATH
If a number in octal is 6423, what is it in decimal.
For a number written in a system with base N, each of the digits from right to left is multiplied by a power of the base that is 1 higher than the previous, starting from N^0. The octal system has…
- MATH
The average of 2 numbers is 12 and their product is 56. What is the average of their squares?
Let the two numbers be A and B. The average of the two numbers is 12, therefore ( A + B) / 2 =12 => A + B = 24 Their product is 56 or A*B = 56. Now we know that (A+ B)^2 = A^2 + B^2 + 2AB. The…
- MATH
What is the standard deviation of S={ 4,7,9,4,3,2,1,4,6,7}
To find the standard deviation of the numbers in the set S, we first need to find their average: [ 4 + 7 + 9 +4 +3 +2 +1 +4 +6 +7]/ 10= 4.7 If the number of elements is N , the average is A and the…