What percentage of Risa’s school must be scheduled to be unwound?
- UNWIND
What percentage of Risa’s school must be scheduled to be unwound?
5 percent. Risa is my favorite character from the book, because she is about the only character that doesn’t want to be unwound and worked her whole early life at making sure it didn’t happen….
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
Name two obnoxious things that Ackley does and tell why they bother Holden.
In Chapter 3, Ackley comes into the room Holden shares with Stradlater. Holden is trying to read Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen and deliberately ignores Ackley, hoping he will go away. He started…
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- BUSINESS
What is the most important benefit of the E-I-F, Industry Life-Cycle, Customer Life-Cycle, and…
All of the items listed in this question are essential analytical models used by business owners and entrepreneurs to get a clear picture of where their brand or business stands in relation to…
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- SCIENCE
If salt water has large dissolved chemicals what chemicals does fresh water have that makes it…
Salt water is unhealthy to drink not because of the size of the particles dissolved in it but because of the high concentration of dissolved salt. The oceans have an average salinity of about 3.5%…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
Rainsford is definitely a dynamic character. What does he learn from his experience at Ship Trap…
At the beginning of the story, Rainsford is clearly in support of hunting and Whitney’s comments about its savage nature do not sway him at all. Great sport, hunting.””The best sport in the…
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- THE RAVEN
Why is the bird perched on a bust of Pallas? Why is this symbolic?
Pallas is another name for Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, which can symbolize a few things in this poem. First of all, it can be connected to the narrator; just as an ancient goddess…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
In the book, Of Mice and Men, why are Crooks’s living arrangements different from everyone else?
Crooks lives apart from everyone else because he is black. Crooks is the “lean stable buck.” He sleeps in the harness room because he is black, and in those days during the Great Depression,…
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- THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY
In the Freedom Writers Diary, why are students so unwilling to associate with anyone not of their…
In the Freedom Writer’s Diary, a true story of Gruwell’s teaching experiences, the students, African-American, Asian-American, and Latino, have many reasons to avoid others not of their own races…
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- HISTORY
What kind of lifestyle did people in the Apache tribe lead, generally? (agricultural, nomadic,…
The Apache tribes speak one of the Athabaskan family of languages, and probably migrated into the southwestern United States sometime between 1200 AD and 1500 AD. Although the Navajo and Apache are…
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- MONSTER
In Monster by Walter Dean Myers, what was the last time Steve talked to King before the robbery?
Following a visit from Steve’s mother, Steve has a flashback of sitting in Marcus Garvey Park with James King. James King is smoking a joint and tells Steve that he found out where payday is. Steve…
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- FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
In the story “Flowers for Algernon,” how do the scientists talk about Charlie?
In the story “Flowers for Algernon,” the scientists see Charlie not as a man but as a test subject much like the mouse. The reader can see this in the way they approach Charlie; they tell him what…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
Rainsford is always described as a polite,well-mannered gentleman. Why,then, does he call himself…
I believe that when Rainsford calls himself a “beast at bay”, he is referring to his self control. Rainsford acts like a perfectly polite, well mannered gentleman, but that doesn’t mean he is…
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- A POISON TREE
In William Blake’s poem ”The Poison Tree”, how does the author’s use of diction convey the…
Let’s define two terms before we consider their use in the poem: Diction: the choice and use of words and phrases in a text Tone: the general character or attitude of a piece, carefully cultivated…
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- SCIENCE
What is the function of stomata?
Stomata act as the ‘pores’ on the ‘skin’ of plants, allowing for gas exchange. Open stomata allow carbon dioxide to pass into the plant, and for oxygen to be expelled. In this way, stomata provide…
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- SCIENCE
How are corn and soy foods produced?
I’ll discuss soy products. Soy beans have been grown for over 3000 years. Today soy beans are grown all around the world, in many climatic conditions. Since 1996, genetically modified soy beans…
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- SCIENCE
Which state of matter has neither definite shape nor definite volume?
The gas phase of matter has neither definite shape nor definite volume. It takes on the shape of its container and is compressible, expanding or contracting to fill the space available. Gas…
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- HISTORY
Identify three developments (social, economic, or political) underway in England that helped…
Some British colonies in North America were established for commercial reasons; the development was Mercantilism. Some were established for religious reasons; the development was Puritanism. King…
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- HISTORY
What are some issues that the colonists faced that are similar to the issues we face today?
Some of the issues the colonists faced are similar to some of those we face today. The colonists thought that the tax laws were unfair. They felt that since they didn’t have representatives in…
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- HISTORY
What was the Stamp Act? How did colonists react to it?
The Stamp Act was an important law passed for the colonies in 1765. The colonists had a definite reaction to it. The British believed the colonists should pay some of the costs of running the…
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- HISTORY
What was the controversy surrounding Anne Hutchinson, and what does it reveal about Puritan…
Anne Hutchinson was a Massachusetts resident who began to teach what Puritan religious leaders believed to be heretical beliefs. Hutchinson espoused antinomian theology, which emphasized the free…
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- HISTORY
How and why did the rebellion against Great Britain become a revolution?
The rebellion against Great Britain became a revolution as American radicalism led to poorly thought-out reaction from the British government. This happened in part because the American colonies…
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- HISTORY
What important item did Napoleon bring back from Egypt? What was the significance?
The Napoleonic Invasion of Egypt started in 1778. The invasion included 400 ships and over 50,000 men, 150 of whom were scholars and scientists. The most notable artefact that was captured was the…
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- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
What were the some factors that promoted industrialization in Great Britain?
The process of industrialisation began in Great Britain around 1760 and could not have started at this time without having in place the following seven factors: Britain’s population grew from 6.5…
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- SCIENCE
Make a list of plants adaptation that desert plants use to conserve water
Deserts are harsh environment to survive in, with high temperatures, high evaporation rates, low moisture content and rainfall, etc. In such an environment it is extremely important to locate,…
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- THE HELP
What are the most significant events in chapter 20 and 26 in the book The Help?
Chapter 20 is told by Miss Skeeter. She and her parents go to dinner at the Whitworths’ house to meet Stuart’s parents. The topic of Patricia—Stuart’s former girlfriend—comes up. Skeeter…
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- HISTORY
How do historians overcome problems that they face in identifying true evidence from so much…
It is not easy, and often not completely possible, for historians to determine which evidence is true and which is not. This is one reason why historians can disagree with one another. When…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
In A Doll’s House, what purpose did Mrs. Linde’s arrival serve?
In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, Nora will ultimately discover that her life as Torvald’s “little squirrel” is shallow and that her marriage will not withstand the dramatic turn of events….
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- HISTORY
What was Napoleon’s “Little Red Man of Destiny?”
Though Napoleon Bonaparte is best known for his role as a political and military leader and strategist during the French Revolution, he also was a superstitious man who claimed on multiple…
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- THE LION AND THE JEWEL
What is an analysis of the character Lakunle in Wole Soyinka’s play The Lion and the Jewel?
Wole Soyinka’s play The Lion and the Jewel represents the conflict the native Nigerian villagers feel concerning whether or not to embrace their own past culture or the modernist future and how to…
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- DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
How many poetic feet are there in Dylan Thomas’s poem “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night”?
Dylan Thomas’s poem “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night” is written in a poetry structure called a villanelle. In the Renaissance period, a villanella, called a villancico in Spanish and a…
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- BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE
What are some major events in Kate DiCamillo’s Because of Winn-Dixie?
The first major event that happens in Kate DiCamillo’s award-winning young reader’s novel Because of Winn-Dixie is that the protagonist Opal meets Winn-Dixie. Opal had been sent by her father to…
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- SCIENCE
The ________ the slope of a position-time graph, the________ the speed.
The speed of an object is given as the ratio of distance traveled to time taken. That is, Speed = distance/time Therefore, the greater the slope of the position-time plot, higher will be the…
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- THE BIRDS
In the short story “The Birds,” what do the silent radio and the burning cigarette symbolize?
The silent radio and the burning cigarette can also be interpreted as symbols of man’s struggle to survive. The silent radio, for example, is a stark reminder that in the fight against the birds,…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
How do Darrel Curtis’ struggles in The Outsiders change him?
Darry Curtis is the oldest boy in his family and has had the responsibility of taking care of his two younger brothers since their parents died in a car accident. Darry struggles with his role as…
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- THE LOTTERY
In “The Lottery,” why did the ancestors of the village begin the lottery?
First off, let’s start by noting that there is no clear moment in the text in which the purpose of the lottery is noted. However, we can speculate a few possible reasons why the lottery was set in…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
At 1:00 a.m. on Black Friday, David Do Right and his wife, Cathy, drove to a local Walmart to…
Here at eNotes, we request that you ask only one question at a time. Here, you have asked four questions, but you also say that you do not comprehend the questions in general. I will try to tell…
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- THE LOTTERY
Who showed up late for the lottery in “The Lottery?”
Mrs. Hutchinson arrives late to the lottery. The villagers all arrive slowly, trickling in. After most of them have gathered, Mrs. Hutchinson arrives and makes her excuse, saying she, “Clean…
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- RULES OF THE GAME
What are some symbols in “Rules of the Game?”
The most obvious symbol in the story is the game of chess. At first chess is merely a game. One of Waverly’s brothers received a chess set from the local baptist church for a Christmas gift. They…
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- HISTORY
How did George Washington shape the office of the chief executive?
As the first president of the United States, George Washington was tasked with essentially defining what role the office would play in the new federal government. The framers of the Constitution…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
Taking his symptoms into account, what was Rev. Dimmesdale’s illness in The Scarlet Letter?
Arguably, Rev. Dimmesdale’s condition is psychosomatic. This means that his physical ailments stem from a very disturbed state of mind, and that the latter manifests in physical symptoms that…
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- AMERICAN HISTORY
In Cofer’s short story “American History,” what does the appearance of Eugene’s mother tell us…
Judith Ortiz Cofer’s short story “American History” is told from the perspective of a young Puerto Rican girl named Elena. Elena looks out from the fire escape of her apartment building down to the…
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- NIGHT
Compare and contrast Moishe the Beadle and Madame Schacter from Night
On the surface, Moishe and Madame Schacter are very different people. Madame Schacter is a middle-aged woman, married with sons. She is a resident of Sighet, and one assumes (as we find that many…
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- THE ODYSSEY
What is the purpose of the rites Odysseus performs in the land of the Men of Winter?
Odysseus must perform these sacrificial rites in the land of the Cimmerians (also known as the Men of Winter) because they live so close to the Land of the Dead. As Circe explains, he must dig a…
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- THANK YOU, M’AM
What might be on Roger’s mind throughout the story “Thank You, Ma’am” by Toni Cade Bambara?
In the beginning of Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Thank You, Ma’am,” the only thing on Roger’s mind is that he is upset about getting caught. He is worried that Mrs. Jones will turn him over to…
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- CONTENTS OF THE DEAD MAN’S POCKET
What is the setting of the story “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”?
“Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” was published in 1956. The setting is a tall apartment building in Manhattan. The building was made of brick and was already fairly old. By this time it would…
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- THE TELL-TALE HEART
In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” how does the character’s inaction create tension?
The lack of action brings suspense to the story. As the narrator stands there night after night, looking at the old man whom he wishes to murder, the reader wonders what he will do next, or when he…
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- THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
What can you infer the story will be about based on the title?
This is an interesting question. The story turns out to be largely about a poisonous snake. But the author could not dare to mention the word “snake,” especially in the beginning when Helen Stoner…
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- THE WIFE OF BATH’S TALE
An incubus is an evil spirit that is supposed to lie on people while they sleep. More specifically, an incubus is male and supposedly rapes a woman while she is sleeping. It was believed in…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What mistakes did Ralph make that caused destruction to the whole group and caused him to feel…
It is difficult to point to specific mistakes that Ralph makes but there are a number of things that perhaps make it harder for boys to follow him and instead leads a majority of them to follow…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Does Montresor achieve the kind of revenge he wants?
Yes, Montresor achieves exactly the kind of revenge he wants. He explains what he wants in the opening paragraph of the story, and by the end of the story he appears to be fully satisfied with what…
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