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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How has Abel Magwitch changed and developed from chapter 1 to 39 in Great Expectations?try to use…
In Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, the reader learns a great deal in Chapter XXXIX about the strange menacing man in coarse gray with “a great iron on his leg” who terrifies and threatens…
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- BUSINESS
What principles are to be followed in deciding a plant layout?
I think that the previous post raised some very good points. I would also like to add that the type of product being produced at the plant in question as well as its proximity to populated areas…
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- BUSINESS
In additional to operations research, what are the other tools and techniques used by…
I would think that one of the tools that can be used to increase productivity is investing in the work climate or atmosphere. Productivity which is analyzed solely in terms such as profit margin…
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- ALICE WALKER
How to outline the themes of beauty, self-doubt and self acceptance in Walker’s essay “Beauty:…
The best way to go about answering this essay topic is to think of the basic 5-paragraph format with an introduction, including a thesis, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion re-stating the…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, how does Miller present a dynamic (lively- something is always…
I think that Miller shows the relationship between the Proctors as dynamic to reflect what a good relationship should be. Unlike most of the associations in Salem that are static, at best, Miller…
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- THE EDIBLE WOMAN
In “The Edible Woman” Duncan eats pumpkin seeds in the movie theatre, which Marian thinks are…
I’m not really sure what you are needing here, as this is not a question, but I will take a stab at it. In the chapter of The Edible Woman to which you are referring, Marian has gone to a movie…
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- SCIENCE
What is a drying agent?Please explain me in detail about drying agents along with examples of…
A drying agent is a chemical used to remove water from an organic compound that is in solution. In making or isolating chemical compounds they often become contaminated with water. If you want…
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- THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
Do you see matches between the Epic of Gilgamesh to other ancient literature?
The Epic of Gilamesh central theme is the myth of the deluge. This myth has been repeated troughout different literatures in variations, but it is most famous for being featured in the Genesis. The…
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- TEACHERS
In how many schools have you worked?My contract stated back in 1999 that I was entering a system…
Twenty-eight years in 5 schools. That covers public and private, very small to medium-sized, brand new to well established, in two states. I loved every place I’ve been except for one, and I…
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- TEACHERS
Teachers! Do you hold multiple jobs? Do you work a different job?I teach part time in college and…
I’ve done plenty of other things in addition to teaching high school over the years–fast food manager, adjunct university faculty, tutoring, fundraising for educational travel, summer camps…you…
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- TEACHERS
Teachers! What do you do during the Summer months?Do you work? Volunteer? Sleep? Travel? Prepare…
School baseball games, relax, fundraising with students, rejuvenate, educational travel with students, rest, visit family, read…and then start all over again. Summer really is a time to be…
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- DUSK
The elderly gentleman as well as the young gentleman in the story “Dusk” by Saki (H. H. Munro)…
Of course, this is simply a matter of opinion. My opinion, however, is that Saki does not name these characters because they are not important as individuals. Their only importance in this story…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is the best definition of economics so that I can get full two marks for it?Its for me in…
To me, the best way to define economics is to say that it is the study of how people, firms, and whole economies deal with the fact of scarcity. The central idea of economics is scarcity — this is…
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- RELIGION
If Jesus were on Earth today, would he be a democrat or a republican?If Jesus were on Earth…
I think it would be presumptuous for anyone to say that Jesus would be on their side of the political spectrum. Assuming that Jesus was the Son of God, his concerns and his understanding would be…
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- SWEAT
In the story “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, discuss has Delia’s character changes.
Delia Jones has been abused by her husband since the beginning of her marriage. In “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, a woman strikes back against her oppressively harsh husband. Finally, he…
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- HARRISON BERGERON
How old is Harrison Bergeron and why does he wear so many handicaps?”Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt…
Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron is fourteen in the year 2081 in which”everybody was finally equal.” However, to achieve this “equality” those who are exceptional in any way, physical or…
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- LITERATURE
Is the story “the address” related to world war 2 and nazis and all then how??just the brief…
I think that Minca’s short story does have direct connections to World War II and the aftermath that followed for those who survived it. The premise of the daughter who seeks to reclaim the…
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- SCIENCE
Why do our eyes irritate when we cut an onion?no
When you cut into an onion, you slice through the onion cells that contain sulfuric compounds. The cutting of the onion allows certain enzymes to mix with sulfenic acid which forms a new compound….
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- RALPH WALDO EMERSON
What do you think of self-reliance by ralph waldo emerson, write a review about your feeling…
There are many aspects to this essay. The one I will focus on is Emerson’s idea that people should follow their own consciences rather than obeying what society tells them to do. I think that this…
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- AS YOU LIKE IT
Rosalind and Celia are cousins, both members of the royalty. Though they have similar backgrounds and upbringings, Rosalind is much more adventurous and unconventional than Celia is. They are very…
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- SCIENCE
How does adding brandy to wine prevent it from becoming vinegar?THIS DEALS WITH A CHEMISTRY…
Adding brandy (or another neutral alcohol) to wine increases its alcohol content. When the alcohol content is 15-18%, yeast is unable to work so no further fermentation will occur. This prevents…
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- HISTORY
Compare the great depression from then to now.In general, explain how it was back in the great…
The way that the economy now has almost no similarity to the way things were during the Great Depression. Perhaps the most obvious difference is in the unemployment rate. Today, the rate of…
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- ARTS
Suggestion how I can find out who is this artist Waller? No first name.Back of my painting,…
I was unsuccessful in locating him on the internet, but his first initial may be ‘H’. You might have better luck by contacting an auction house or gallery that has dealt in Hagenbund works. Some…
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- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X
The theme Hypocrisy in The Autobiography of Malcolm x?
Hypocrisy occupies a major presence in the bildungsroman of Malcolm X. At each point in his life when he embraces a way of life, it is the hypocrisy of that order which causes him to be…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is “a blind raving charge” (p. 238) in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?
So are you just asking what this phrase means? It is referring to what Tom Robinson did when he tried to escape from the prison. It simply means that he ran in a wild manner towards the fence….
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- NEOCLASSICISM
what is neoclassism what do u understand by neoclassism style of writing in history of english…
do we find modern and neoclassic writng similar???
- THE OPEN WINDOW
In “The Open Window,” how might Saki’s short story have been different if it were told from the…
If this story were told from the point of view of Vera, the girl, it would be a completely different story. It would have to have a whole different point to it. Because the story is told by a…
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- PLAINSONG
In Kent Haruf’s Plainsong, are there any differences between the two McPheron brothers, or are…
In Plainsong the McPheron brothers seem to act as a unit. In fact, they are most often referred to in the plural, rather than individually. Harold and Raymond have been living together for so…
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- LITERATURE
Please summarize the story in “The Thing In the Attic” by James Blish.Are there any eNotes on…
Honath the Pursemaker doesn’t believe the story in the Book of Laws which claims that giants created his race of tree-dwellers. He and his friends are banished when he makes this opinion known….
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- LITERATURE
Please suggest some eNotes pages related to “The Six fingers of Time” or tell me what the story…
“The Six Fingers of Time” is about a man who wakes one morning to find that the passage of time has altered. He is moving very quickly while the rest of the world moves very, very slowly. At…
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- SCIENCE
the story of struggle behind the discovery of electromagnetism by hans christian oersted(who…
The discovery of electromagnetism by Hans Christian Oersted is documented in many valued Internet sources, such as http://history.hyperjeff.net/electromagnetism or…
- THE EDIBLE WOMAN
In “The Edible Woman,” Marian has dinner with Duncan’s roommates and she does not eat a variety…
Marian’s dinner companions were likely to not have cared except for the curiosity of it all. The conversation regarding Alice in Wonderland seemed to be the fixed topic that drove everyone’s…
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- THE EDIBLE WOMAN
In “The Edible Woman,” what are Peter’s and Marian’s different understandings of the heart-shaped…
In Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman, the main character, Marian, becomes engaged to Peter, and, as a result, slowly becomes unable to eat any more. Food becomes disgusting to her, and she isn’t…
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- MOBY DICK
Through characterization how do we learn about Captain Ahab’s obsession with Moby Dick?Moby Dick…
In Melville’s Moby Dick, while Captain Ahab is introduced to the reader as the paradoxical “grand, ungodly, godlike man,” Ahab does not appear in the novel until Chapter 28 after the ship “shot out…
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- LITERATURE
What are the major similarities and differences between Tennyson, Browning, and Matthew Arnold in…
To begin with, these poets are all writing in the Victorian era. A definite similarity between the three is that all might be considered monologues, in that they are spoken by a speaker to another…
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- HISTORY
How did the President and Congress pursue their goals during Reconstruction?What resources did…
Reconstruction in the years following the Civil War saw a contest between duelling factions for control over the reassembly of the Union. The era can be divided into two periods: Presidential…
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- SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY LITERATURE
CRITICISE THE SCIENCE FICTION AS IT PRECIEVED FROM CAMMERON’ S STORY AVATAR ?HOW HE UES THE…
I thought Avatar on the whole was not as original of a movie as everyone made it out to be. As I watched, I had deja vu in so many scenes from other movies. It seemed to me a combination of The…
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- HISTORY
At the end of the civil war what were the goals and dreams of defeated southern whites victorious…
Of course, people within these groups did not all share the same aspirations. However, you can probably safely generalize, especially about freed slaves and Southern whites. The freed slaves…
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- HISTORY
What Northern strengths actually led to Northern victory and what Confederate weaknesses explain…
In my opinion, the Northern strength that led to victory was its advantage in men and material. The North had many more people, especially when you consider that the South had a large slave…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
What is the importance and use of ALLEGORY in English literature?answer in detail
The most prominent purpose of allegory in any literature, is that it was used as a means to seque from the ancient and midieval culture (polytheistic and nature oriented) to the Christian culture…
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- STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
In the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” what do you think the “lovely, dark and deep…
Since we’re talking about poetry, the easy answer is of course it could. Of course, because it’s poetry it might not. A more literal reading is that our narrator is simply appreciating the beauty…
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- WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Give an account of Christmas Day at Wuthering Heights, showing how the principal characters…
On one of their traversals of the moors, Heathcliff and Catherine venture to Thrushcross Grange and spy on the Lintons through the window. While doing so, Catherine is attacked by the Linton dog,…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What might this statement mean: “Modern living has made people weak, unhealthy,…
I would probably disagree with the statement. I think that modern living, as it is defined in a very vague way, has actually allowed people to reconfigure their living habits in according to…
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- RABINDRANATH TAGORE
What is the character analysis of ratan & postmaster in The Postmaster of rabindranath tagore?
I think that the basic elements of both characters is that one enters a setting with little in way of assistance and another has lived in this setting with little in way of assistance. The…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Who and what are the speaker(s), plot, and significance of the following quotes from The Great…
While I’m not sure any of these quotes are integral to the major themes of the novel, they are interesting. 1. Jordan Baker says this to Nick on the first night they meet. Tom has taken a phone…
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- SCIENCE
What makes amphibians sucessful in the wild?are they even sucessful since their so small there a…
Amphibians are successful in their environment. Some examples of amphibians are salamanders, frogs, and toads. The word amphibian comes from the Greek word amphibios which literally means “double…
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- BUSINESS
Productivity is important tool for managers as it help them to track progress towards more…
Certainly, productivity can be considered an important tool for managers to use in order to assess progress. The idea of being “productive” from a market standpoint is one necessary benchmark to…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
Discuss the Wife of Bath’s attitudes toward marriage. How does she defend marriage in her…
The Wife of Bath defends marriage strongly because she sees it as a vehicle rather than a status. Being married five times, she has experienced lust, love, death, need, riches, everything. She said…
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- ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
What are Darwin’s primary points in proposition that all living entities are engaged in a…
You will find many answers to this question because Darwin held many fundamental points in his thesis, what he termed as “one long argument.” I would say that one of the primary elements here in…
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- AS YOU LIKE IT
What is the setting of As You Like it?
As You Like It takes place in two main settings, and the contrast between the two places is very important to the play. The story begins at the court of the reigning Duke Senior. He is benevolent,…