What is your opinion on the legal and political Structure of the USA?
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is your opinion on the legal and political Structure of the USA?
Perhaps it would be good if you would restate your question and give us more of an idea as to what you are asking about. Are you asking about the legal and political structure just in general…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Scout change from the beginning to the end of the book, and why?
At the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is a little girl with (no pun intended) black and white perceptions of life. Either things are right and fair or wrong and unfair. She has little…
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- THE SILVER SWORD
who is ruth?What is her personalities with expanations
ruth is edek and bronia’s older sister. she is the daughter of jaseph and margret balicki. she is a honest, loving and responsible. she is honest because she never steals and always tells the…
- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
How is the title “The Gift of the Magi” specified?O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”
I am not sure what you mean by “specified” but perhaps you are referring to how the title is explained at the end of the story. O. Henry writes this: The magi, as you know, were wise men –…
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- LITERATURE
May I know character theory in using short stories?I’ve to write a thesis so i need it…
Can you please say more about what you’re needing? I know a good amount about different approaches to literature but have never heard of “character theory.” You may want to read up on the (fairly…
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- 1984
What are The Spies?Are they just children that keep an eye out on their parents to see if they…
No, the Spies are not just the kids who inform on their parents. All kids are supposed to do that. Rather, the Spies are a youth organization run by the Party. It appears that a person becomes a…
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- SONG OF MYSELF
What is “Song of Myself” about?
Another way to ask this question would be: What isn’t “Song of Myself” about?! Walt Whitman’s long poem, with its 52 sections of open verse, is about just about everything under the sun. Take the…
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- 1984
You can find the answer to this in Chapter 5. Syme tells Winston about this idea when he is talking about the Newspeak dictionary he is working on. It is also mentioned in the appendix at the end…
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- 1984
The answer to this question can be found in Chapter 17. The basic idea is that crimestop is a form of brainwashing, you might say, in which people are so indoctrinated with the values of the…
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- SCIENCE
Why is it so hard to detect pancreatic cancer? Most people don’t know they have it until its too…
Because the pancreas is deep in the body, and doctors are unable to see or feel these tumors in a physical exam, by the time it is detected, it has spread to other organs. CA19- 9 is a substanced…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Describe Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting. What is the effect of the religious imagery that is…
Romeo and Juliet meet at Juliet’s home, when Romeo sneaks in to get close to his lady-love, Rosaline. All that “lady-love” business changes, however, when he sees Juliet. There is much imagery in…
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- RELIGION
Who created the universe? i need rational and logical arguments and evidences.
In my opinion, there is no way to rationally or logically discuss this and there is no way to give evidence other than on the basis of faith. For example, scientists believe that they have…
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- MACBETH
Quotes and preparing a speech on Macbeth: HELP!’Prepare a 5 minute speech in which you must…
First, concerning your essay on Lady Macbeth from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, write your introduction last. Introductions are the most difficult part of an essay to write, and should be much easier…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
Please help me write a note on melancholic poetry.
I think that the previous post was a very good start. I would also engage in studying poems such as Byron’s “When We Two Parted” as well as Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind.” Both poems deal with…
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- LITERATURE
How would you categorize and define INDIAN LITERATURE?
This is going to be very broad is scope. I think that anytime someone tries to categorize and classify an entire genre of literature, it runs the risk of being too reductive and not being an…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, in what ways do the murderers’ attitudes towards killing contrasts with Macbeth’s…
The murderers’ attitude towards killing Banquo and Fleance are much different from Macbeth’s attitude towards killing King Duncan. When Macbeth calls the murderers to his chamber to explain his…
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- TWELFTH NIGHT
Please explain the pun(s) used by Maria while having a conversation with Sir Toby about Sir…
Maria and Sir Toby Belch of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, introduce the audience to the lower class characters of Illyria, and as such their language is more bawdy that that of Orsino and Olivia….
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- LITERATURE
What ending would you re-write (in any story/play/novel)At times I am tempted to re-write the…
I would have liked Iago to have confessed his motivations in Othello, and I would change the tragic endings of Bernard MacLaverty’s Lamb and Susan Hill’s I’m the King of the Castle. I like a happy…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Which two characters are best suited to write letters, and what could be inclueded in the letter…
600 words is about 3 well written paragraphs – not too bad. It might be fun to write letters between Scout and Dill. This would also be easy – as the book is already told from Scout’s perspective,…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Discuss a work that alludes to or reflects Shakespeare. How does the author use this connection…
The West Side Story is a musical written to mirror Romeo and Juliet. Ten Things I Hate About You is a modern-day satire to Shakespeare’s classic Taming of the Shrew. Many authors have used…
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- REFERENCE
Freeze-out poker refers to a type of poker tournament that has three main characteristics: 1. As the previous answer notes, in a freeze-out poker tournament, chips are bought at the beginning of…
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- LITERATURE
Choose a scene or episode from a novel or play written before the 20th century and……contrast…
Your question is a little confusing. The way I read it, you’re looking for a scene from a work written before the twentieth century which would not be understood (because of cultural or social or…
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- ARISTOTLE
How does one find truth according to Aristotle?
Aristotle ties truth to wisdom and knowledge and examines it as a part of metaphysics. The treatise Metaphysics lays his arguments forth. Aristotle’s epistemology contends that finding knowledge…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
How could you argue that Cassius is not to be blamed for the murder of Julius Caesar?Cassius is…
That’s an interesting one. I’m not sure what you suggest is actually what’s going on the text; I’d argue that Brutus, Cassius and Caesar himself all have a role to play in why Caesar gets…
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- THE LITTLE PRINCE
”Little prince is not only novel for children,it is a novel fo adults also & it exposes the…
This question would take a lot of research and input, but I will share that the literary technique of allegory is used continuously throughout the story to bring out the main theme: Innocence is…
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- THE LUCKY ONE
themesWHat would be the themes in the book the Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks?
To forgive and forget because no one is promised tomorrow. Do what you think is right, and don’t fear what others think.
- THE REVOLT OF “MOTHER”
In Mary Freeman’s stories, “The revolt of Mother” what is the nature of the triumph of the…
By reading the story, one comes to understand that from the very early days of Mother’s marriage, Father has been promising to build a new house for the family. Together, they even picked out the…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Can a Hindu wife from a void marriage who has married under Special Marriage Act claim maintenance?
Naturally, with a question such as this, consultation with a legal source is going to be better than anything else. The laws do change and possess intricacies that someone who practices law would…
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- TEACHERS
Student Summer AssignmentsI teach in a district that requires students to complete summer reading…
The school that I work for does not require this but there are many students that would benefit from it. The students would certainly not like it though. There are so many students that lack…
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- MACBETH
What was Lady Macbeth’s reaction when Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost in Macbeth? What similar thing…
Lady Macbeth’s reaction to Macbeth’s seeing Banquo’s ghost is to immediately cover up her husband’s hallucinations. Lady Macbeth recalls the “air-drawn dagger” that Macbeth claimed to see when he…
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- LITERATURE
What is the most challenging book you have ever read?I have several. As far as depth and…
I had a hard time with The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner. The first section of the novel is written from the perspective of Benjy who has a severe mental handicap. The narrative is hard…
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- POETRY
WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE POEM ” THE BLESSED DAMOZEL’ BY D.G. ROSSETTI?
Here’s one possible answer: Dante Gabriel Rossetti completed the first version of “The Blessed Damozel” in 1847 and published it in the February 1850 issue of The Germ, a journal of the…
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- LITERATURE
What literary or historical character would you like to be for a day?Mine would be Algernon…
Hester Prynne. There are so many times I wanted to be inside her head and controlling her body so she could stand up for herself. I imagine given the time and place – perhaps even my sense of…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
what is the effect of a change in narration from Victor to the monster? support and explain an…
When the Monster finally gets the chance to tell his side of the story, readers begin to sympathize with him and to dislike Victor even more. He becomes human, and it is difficult to think of him…
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- THE JUNGLE
Do you find Sinclair’s argument for socialism persuasive? Why or why not? How does Sinclair try…
Just as Teddy Roosevelt did not find Sinclair particularly persuasive from a socialist perspective in The Jungle, neither do I. Sinclair’s aim in this novel, as well as his novel Oil, (on which…
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- SCIENCE
How Much time required to earn a sonography degree?Kindly suggest me in term of Education and…
There are several avenues for entry into the field of diagnostic medical sonography. Sonographers may train in hospitals, vocational-technical institutions, colleges or universities, or the Armed…
- ESSAY LAB
How to write a letter to your boss requesting status change from part-time to full-time…
If you are going to write a letter of this sort, you will need to be very polite and you will need to emphasize why this change will be good for the business (rather than just why it is good for…
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- SOR JUANA INÉS DE LA CRUZ
What does Sor Juana criticize in terms of men’s expectations of women with her poem…
This is a poem in which the poet is criticizing the double standard that men have for women. She is arguing that women can never satisfy men’s expectations. This is because men seem to want them…
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- SCIENCE
Is Hydrogen a metal or a non-metal? if it’s a metal, then how?
Hydrogen is typically the first element in the first column listed on the Periodic Table. That first column is of the alkali metals (lithium, sodium potassium, rubidium, cesium and francium) which…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What exactly is the boys’ savage chant in Lord of the Flies? Since there are quite a few…
There is not an exact answer to this question. As you have pointed out, there are a few versions of the chant that the boys use throughout the book–the chant changes a bit depending on the…
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- TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
Who seems to be missing in this book?
I’m sure this answer is pretty much wide open to personal interpretation – but I think when I read this book, the one thing that rings the most loudly and truly is Morrie’s call to positivity and…
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- A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO
In Chapter 1, I think it is, what happened to Grandma’s mailbox in A Long Way from Chicago?
The incident about which you are asking actually occurs in the second chapter, entitled “The Mouse in the Milk.” Grandma Dowdel’s mailbox is “blown to smithereens” by a cherry bomb. It had been a…
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- TRIFLES
What would the characterization of Trifles be?
You have asked more than one question, so, according to enotes rules and regulations, I have edited it down to just focus on the characterisation in Trifles. What is interesting about this play is…
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- SCIENCE
Cancer is a disease in which kind of cells that constitute different parts of the body multiply without control. Thus in blood cancer, also called leukaemia, the white blood cell grow abnormally….
- SCIENCE
When a bone breaks/fractures and heals properly; is it weaker, stronger, or the same as before it…
Well, I have my mom as a healthy living example. She has hurt her left leg multiple times. But the first time made her leg only a little weak. But of course, the more time it happens and the more…
- ANIMAL FARM
Why do you think Snowballs various projects, except the reading and writing classes, were…
I don’t believe that they really were failures. Napoleon firmly has his propoganda machine in place and he is not going to let Snow Ball be given any credit, In fact, once Snow Ball is completely…
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- SCIENCE
Is serum separated out of blood before transfusing it into a recipient?If not, then how is the…
Blood products for transfusion could include packed red cells, platelets, or fresh frozen plasma (FFP). When someone donates blood (whole blood) it goes through many steps before it is ready to be…
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- THE ALCHEMIST
What are Santiago’s threshold (“going into the unknown”) and his threshold guardians in The…
The term “threshold” as used here is unfamiliar to me. However, based upon your definition “going into the unknown,” Santiago, in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist is one who readily moves into the…
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- THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY
From The London Eye Mystery, define ten words with which you are unfamiliar.
The London Eye Mystery has a plethora (overabundance) of words that a reader might not be familiar with. There are many in the first two chapters that are critical in establishing the setting and…
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- THE DESTRUCTORS
In the story “The Destructors”, what sort of commentary does the story make about human nature?…
You have asked a very interesting question, and this is because it is clear Greene does not want to present a group of delinquent youths that are evil – he is careful to explain their motives and…
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