• THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL

Do you think that the personal events that Hawthorne experienced with his family’s history relate…

Certainly the shame of the ignominous behavior of his uncle during the Salem Witchcraft Trials shadowed the conscience of Nathaniel Hawthorne. But, beyond that, Hawthorne absolutely repudiated the…

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• PUDD’NHEAD WILSON

What themes develop in Pudd’nhead Wilson?

Character and perception are important themes in Pudd’nhead Wilson. From the ‘Whisper to the Reader’ forward, Twain emphasizes and builds on the importance of character. In the maxim from…

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• THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

What experiences in Poe’s life may have inspired him to write “The Pit and the Pendulum?”

I had to edit your question down to one question according to enotes regulations. Key to this question is understanding the way that this story has been interpreted symbolically. Some have argued…

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• ANIMAL FARM

To what age group would you recommend this book?

Hi! The book Animal Farm is often assigned in the 6th-8th grade levels (Jr. High/Middle School), but it is quite obvious that Animal Farm appeals to just about any age group who is familiar with…

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• THE METAMORPHOSIS

What circumstances in Gregor’s life might have caused him to feel dehumanized even before the…

After reading even just the first few pages of the first section of the story, it is apparant that Gregor is living a miserable and dehumanizing existence. It is revealed that he is a traveling…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

What are some different aspects of Romeo’s character in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet.

We see immediately that Romeo is romantic and moody. As the play begins, he is sad and depressed that Rosalind has rejected him; this may make us think he is fickle when he later sees Juliet and…

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• ANGELA CARTER

What makes Angela Carter’s The Magic Toyshop a gothic novel?

The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter is a novel with plenty of gothic elements. First, it has a central theme that dwells on the inevitability of life, the advent of fate, and the reality of human…

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• LAW AND POLITICS

What are the 4 essential elements of a contract?

I think that you will need to look at your own book to get whatever your book’s author says are the four essential elements of a contract. This is because different authorities hold that there are…

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• GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS

Rewrite the following metaphor to make it into a simile: “Storms so heavy they were tidal waves…

Remember that a simile is a comparison between one or more things, whereas a metaphor is the allegorical assumption that one thing IS another that has similar qualities to it. The rule with…

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• GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS

Rewrite the following simile as a metaphor: “His joints were like rusty hinges.”

The literary technique of metaphors are basically assumptions made allegorically stating that one object IS another object of similar characteristics, or which performs the same function and role….

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• HISTORY

Describe the evolution of women’s sports from the 1920s to the present and, in doing so, make…

Women’s sports probably paralleled the suffragette movement. Women’s sports were taken seriously and probably discourages as a personal or psychological invasion of the men’s world and probably…

• HISTORY

Why did the country club play such a crucial role in the sporting practices of the super-rich?

The American version of the British country club began in US by the 1880’s. It was a recreational place where exclusive people of similar upbringing, class, and financial resources would meet to…

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• HISTORY

Identify the sports played by the working class.

Since there is no time period desginated, it is difficult to respond to this question precisely. However, there are many activities in which working men, especially, have been occupied which have…

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• FRANKENSTEIN

In chapter 2, what was Victor avoiding?

On Chapter 2 of the novel Frankenstein, Victor states that, as a child, he avoided crowds. This being said, he was a type of person that was extremely intelligent and uninterested in the things…

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• HISTORY

Why did the selection of Abraham Lincoln lead the southern states to secede?

This was because Abraham Lincoln was elected without getting any votes from the Southern states. When he got elected in that way, it made the Southern states feel that they were no longer…

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• DEATH OF A SALESMAN

How does male pride involve putting down women in Death of a Salesman?

In Death of a Salesman, there is a lot of putting down women and treating them like second class citizens. There are some examples of this in the story, especially with the characters of Happy and…

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• THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD

Zora Neale Hurston’s most popular novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, can this be considered an…

Ethnography is the study of ethnic groups and ethnic group formation. From this perspective, I can clearly see how Hurston’s text could be analyzed as an ethnographic text. Look at the formation,…

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• LITERATURE

What are the structural features of a narrative discourse?

The structural features of a narrative discourse vary. Since structure implies a common formula, it is difficult to apply one formula to “narrative discourse” in general. Narrative and discourse…

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• STEPHEN SPENDER

Give a critical analysis of the poem “The Express” by Stephen Spender.

“The Express” by Stephen Spender is a semi-meter free verse poem of 27 lines with a presence of iambs in lines that can be scanned according to pentameter. Examples of places where the traces of…

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• WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE

What is the significance this quote from When the Legends Die: “When the legends die, the dreams…

The creation of legends are historically linked to dreams, fantasies, and illusions that men have had over the years. They are synergistic in that dreams help build legends, and legends encourage…

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• HISTORY

The FORMER YUGOSLAVIA REPUBLİCS OF CROATİA,MACEDONİA,KOSOVA,SERBİA ?explain problem faced and…

I’m afraid I don’t quite understand the question. Firstly are you talking about the past or the present? What are you trying to ask- about the war that was some 15 years ago or the more recent war…

• WHY I LIVE AT THE P.O.

Can someone list three characters in “Why I Live at the P.O.” that are important to the plot?

What a wonderful story this is. Three characters that drive the plot of “Why I Live at the P.O.” by Eudora Welty are Sister (the narrator), Stella-Rondo and Mama. This is not to say that the other…

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• LORD OF THE FLIES

I need help retending to be Ralph and write a letter to his parents reflecting his experience on…

Keeping in mind that Ralph is only twelve at the beginning of the novel, his letter is going to present a fairly immature interpretation of what has occurred on the island. He will probably tell…

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• TEACHERS

Could you offer an online reference where I can find map study strategies for students ages…

Attached below are a couple links that can be very helpful. Geography skills are vital and in my personal experience it is an area, year in and year out, that I personally find students are…

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• MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

How does Benedick change over the course of the play Much Ado About Nothing?A descriptive answer…

I changed the reference in your question from “how your opinion of Benedick changes” to “how Benedick changes.” Opinions are as changeable as the weather and endless in their possibilities. Let’s…

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• EMILY DICKINSON

Need a starting point for an explication of Emily Dickinson’s “Faith” is a fine invention.”

You can start by stating that Faith, to some people, is a real necessity. Although not everyone believes or has a strong system of spiritual belief and guidance, at times having the Faith is…

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• ENOTES HELP

How do I “un-join” a particular group …. please this is important as I am flooded with things…

To stop receiving questions and answers from a group you are no longer interested in, you could do the following to remove that group from your profile: 1. Click on the “My Profile” link which you…

• 1984

In 1984, what are some internal and external conflicts?

Well, you certainly have a lot to pick from! I think just looking at the first chapter establishes the central internal and external conflict that are focussed on Winston Smith himself. Firstly, it…

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• SCIENCE

In splitting logs with a hammer and wedge, is a heavy hammer more effective than a lighter…

Force is equal to mass times acceleration. Heavy hammer=more mass. More mass at same or about the same acceleration=more force, which is then means easier splitting. F=MA

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• HISTORY

Was imperialism a major cause of WWI?

Yes it was, and one of the major underlying causes. Imperialism is the desire of a country and a people to expand their territory and their resources. Europe at that time was a continent with six…

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• ESSAY LAB

What are the main elements in argumentative writing?

Argumentative writing is persuasive writing. It always begins or surrounds itself around a claim that is then shown to be true or valid through the support the writer uses. To tell if an essay is…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

What would be a summary of time management techniques? What could be some ideas to help improve…

Time management techniques are strategies that you can use to make the most of the time that you have in any given day, week, month, or even year. We use these techniques to help us schedule our…

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• THE INTERLOPERS

What is the exposition of “The Interlopers”?

“The Interlopers” by H.H. Munro (whose pseudonym is Saki) is a relatively short, short story. The exposition is essentially the first three paragraphs of the selection, and it tells everything we…

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• THE AWAKENING

How does The Awakening speak to the roles of women at the end of the 19th century?

The Awakening speaks directly to the roles of women at the end of the 19th century because it presents prototypes of females whose behaviors are changing as the times change, and whose roles within…

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• LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER

Comment on the irony in the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter.”I am having a hard time starting…

Even the title of this short story is ironic. Literally, a leg of lamb is used as a murder weapon, one the police eventually consume, creating dramatic irony, while jesting that the weapon is…

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• THE HANDMAID’S TALE

To what extent and in what ways do love and relationships present a method of survival in The…

For Offred, she is able to survive her horrible circumstances because of love–love for her daughter, love for her old husband Luke, and in the end, her love for Nick. She mentions throughout the…

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• HEIDEGGER’S EXPERIMENT

I very need help with this, please help me Have you ever read the story “Dr.Heidegger’s…

If you’ve read the story, it seems to me you should be able to answer these questions. I’ll take a minute to talk about #8, but you’ll have to do the rest. Dr. Hiedegger chose his subjects well…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

In “A Rose for Emily,” do you think Emily become more human after her father dies?

Your original question asked more than one question – I have had to edit it down to one because of enotes regulations. Well, the short answer to your question is that the text tells us the…

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• THE OUTSIDERS

With evidence from the text, explain how you would feel if you were Ponyboy and two of your…

In The Outsiders, Ponyboy’s first reaction to the deaths of his friends is denial. When Ponyboy is sick, he tries to take the blame for Bob’s murder and also insists that Johnny is not dead. As…

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• FRANKENSTEIN

frankensteinWhat are ten main events from Frankenstein the book?

There are many main events in this book. For starters, how about Victor creates the monster. Victor learns that his brother has been murdered. Victor finds the monster and listens to his story….

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• BUSINESS

Why are there limitations to calculating national GDP (national income accounting)?

All movements in the business cycle are measuredby the rate of growth ofthe real gross domestic product (GDP). A nation’s nominal GDP measures its economic output; the real GDP is the nominal GDP…

• BUSINESS

Name and describe what occurs at each of the three stages of human resource planning?

Human resource planning is the process of managing and administering the human resource assets of an organization. Human resource planning strives to ensure the most efficient use of human…

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• BUSINESS

Discuss the relative merits of internal versus external recruiting.

Much of the answer to this question is going to be based on specific circumstances. There might be instances where one form of recruitment is more advantageous than another. These conditions and…

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• HISTORY

How do these early theories of African history still affect western views of the history of…

Much of what ends up coming out of the video clips is the notion of how imperialism and colonialism impacted the narrative of African History. The difference in perception between both Western…

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• HISTORY

Who founded the nation of Rhodesia and what is it called today?…

The history of Rhodesia is not a happy chapter in British colonialism, as it becomes a textbook example of how colonialism was used to justify the impoverishment of Africans and the seizing of…

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• HISTORY

What did radio carbon dating prove about Mapungubwe?…

The answer here is that the radio carbon dating proved that Mapungubwe and its artifacts date from about 1200 AD. In other words, they were from a long time ago. This is important because the…

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• HISTORY

Who did Afrikaaners claim founded ancient African…

According to the first link that you attached here, the brief answer is that all of the white people who came to Africa (including the Afrikaners) believed that white people had founded the ancient…

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• HISTORY

Why has much of African history been forgotten by the Africans…

I liked one of the opening lines of the video clips. “Darkness is not a subject for history” is a really intriguing line. It cuts in multiple directions. On one hand, there is a complete…

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• HISTORY

Some people say that the Civil War is the most significant event in American history. What is…

In my opinion, the Civil War was not as important as some other events in our history. I do understand that the Civil War was really important because it ended slavery. But A) I think slavery…

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• LITERATURE

Are there any enotes study notes to Dalene Matthee’s book “Fiela’s Child” (published by Longman…

eNotes does not have any study notes for Dalene Mathee’s book “Fiela’s Child” If one types the name of the book in the search engine on eNotes, a listing comes up for the book title in the…