What would you say about the marriage relationship Jonas’ parents had?
- THE GIVER
What would you say about the marriage relationship Jonas’ parents had?
Overall, I would say that the relationship between Jonas’s parents is not anything like what we would call a marriage. To begin with, there is of course no sexual attraction between the two of them…
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- ANTON CHEKHOV
What is the main theme in Anton Chekhov’s short story “The House with the Mezzanine”?
According to Carol A. Flath (“Art and Idleness: Chekhov’s ‘The House with a Mezzanine'”), one of Chekhov’s signature themes is the contrast between work and idleness. As Flath says, this theme is…
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- HISTORY
Describe the impact of the Information Revolution on the world.Describe the impact of the…
There should be a variety of ways to answer this question. To me, the biggest impact of the Information Revolution has been globalization of the economy. With the Information Revolution has come…
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- SONNY’S BLUES
In “Sonny’s Blues” what does Baldwin mean when he writes that Sonny’s band was “trying to find…
Near the end of “Sonny’s Blues,” by James Baldwin, the narrator goes to a nightclub to hear his brother Sonny play piano with a jazz combo. It has been a year since Sonny has played in public–a…
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- EVERYDAY USE
In the story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, is there a passage from the story that explains the…
Near the end of Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use,” Mama bequeaths the quilts to Maggie: “The tuth is,” I said, “I promised to give them quilts to Maggie, for when she marries John…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
WHAT IS EMILY HIDING IN A ROSE FOR EMILY?
when the author says it was a very bad smell for a long time in her house, it has suspense that some thing with bad smell is in her house, and with the explenation of a man that she thinks would…
- HISTORY
Describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the US.Describe the impact of the Industrial…
There are all kinds of impacts that you can mention given that the Industrial Revolution was the biggest change in civilization in the past 10,000 years or so. To me, the biggest impact of the…
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- RICHARD CORY
“Richard Cory”: Compare and contrast the poem and the song.Like the context or the structure’ or…
Both the poem and the song are among my favorites, and fully worth re-reading or listening to again. I encourage you to come up with a more detailed analysis, but I will help you get started with…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How does dysthymia differ from major depression? How does cyclothymia differ from bipolar disorder?
Dysthymia is a depressive disorder but not as intense as major depressive order. Here a person experiences feelings of hopelessness, low self esteem and irritability in addition to sleep disorders,…
- THE CRUCIBLE
What is your impression of Elizabeth Proctor by the end of Act 2 of The Crucible?
Elizabeth Proctor has been seen in numerous lights by the end of the second act of the play. The only impressions that we get of her from the first act are those given by other people. Abigail…
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- THE ZOO STORY
Why does Jerry try to love the dog?
Jerry is not a very lovable character. He has a difficult time establishing a relationshipp with anybody. Since he is incapableof loving, it is not possible to be loved. In Jerry’s case love is…
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- BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH—
Where is the speaker in relation to death in “Because I could not stop for Death”?
Your original question asked two questions, so I have had to edit it down to one. In this poem it is important to realise that Death is personified as a carriage driver who politely stops to…
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- SCIENCE
What is special about valence electrons?
Valence electrons are the outermost electrons in an atom. Thus, they require less energy to remove than electrons at lower energy levels (if any). Also, they are the electrons that neighboring…
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- BUSINESS
What is Apple’s business model for the release of so many Ipads models, Do some of the models…
Great question. Here are some preliminary points you need to consider. First, there are many different models of ipads (3 of them), but they are essentially the same in terms of functionality. They…
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- HISTORY
Was King George a tyrant as he was depicted in the Declaration of Independence?
At least in terms of his dealings with the American colonies, I do not think that it is fair to say that King George was a tyrant. His actions (and those of his government — it wasn’t like he was…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is the biggest benefit of socialism?
One way to answer this is to say that the biggest benefit of socialism is that it reduces the amount of inequality that exists between members of a society. You can argue that this makes a…
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- HISTORY
Did the immigrants go to special schools? if so, where? what about women?in 1900s Did the…
If your question refers to American history, then I can say no. Immigrants were thrown into society to succeed or fail based on their own motivation and luck. Children were all taught in the same…
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- TO BUILD A FIRE
What are examples of imagery in “To Build A Fire”?Can you please help me with at least three…
Remember, imagery is any form of language that paints a picture by evoking as many of the five senses as possible. Of course, the visual sense is the one that most authors use most, but good…
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- MACBETH
How would an audience in the early 1600s have reacted to Macbeth?
This question has already been answered. Here is a link for you: http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/q-and-a/how-would-shakespeare-s-audiences-have-reacted-8759
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- ILIAD
Who are the heroes and villains in The Iliad?
This strikes me as a very good question because from a modern perspective the heroes and villains in Homer’s Iliad are sometimes difficult to identify. Also, the ancient definition of hero is…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What is suggested about Simon and about the island in the end of chapter 3?ASAP
The perceptiveness of Simon’s character begins to emerge at the end of this chapter. While a pair of butterflies danced around each other, Simon “holding his breath he cocked a critical ear…
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- BUSINESS
Were the causes of the financial crisis now and that during the great depression the same?
To some extent, I would say yes. In both cases, the collapses were caused by “bubbles” in the economy. These are times when the price of something gets way higher than it ought to be. People put…
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- ESSAY LAB
I have to do a narrative essay on anything. How do I begin?
The beautiful thing about a personal narrative essay is that no one could ever write it but you. That is, it’s your story to tell, and it’s likely no one else could tell it any better. That being…
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- AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
In And Then There Were None,what are three red herrings?Please,if possible,include what chapter…
Red Herrings are a popular technique among writers of mystery novels, plays, television and film. They are meant to throw the reader off the trail of the killer purposely for a time. In other…
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- MATH
Write the standard form of the equation of the line passing through the point (2,-3) and…
The line 5x – 6y = -18 can be written as -6y = -5x – 18 => 6y = 5x + 18 => y = (5/6)x + 3 So this is in the form y = mx + c where m is the slope of the line. The slope of the line…
- AENEID
What are major points of the “Roman mandate” in Book 6 of Vergil’s Aeneid? 0
In Book 6 of Virgil’s Aeneid, the hero travels to the underworld to meet with his father, Anchises. When Aeneas finally encounters his father, his father shows him some of the future leaders of the…
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- SCIENCE
If the mass of Earth were to become half, how would you be able to measure your mass accurately,…
If the mass of the Earth were to become half, the acceleration due to gravity and consequently the downward force due to the Earth would decrease. Devices that use springs to measure a person’s…
- LORD OF THE FLIES
Explain the importance of Jack’s tribe stealing Piggy’s glasses?
In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Piggy’s glasses were stolen so that Jack’s boys could continue to make and control the fire. (They used the glasses in combination with the sun to start a…
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- BUSINESS
FDIC stands for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is an independent agency of the federal government. During the 1920’s and 1930’s there was a great deal of financial hardship. It was in…
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- BIOLOGY
- Explain how the action of an inhibitory neurotransmitter might affect this synapse. 2. In…
- An inhibitory neurotransmitter will not bind to the ligand-gated ion channels in the post-synaptic membrane. The effect would be that the following neuron or muscle cell woud not be activated…
- KING LEAR
In Act 3, scene 1, what reasons does Kent give for the dissension between the Dukes and what…
In this scene, Kent isn’t so much discussing with the Gentleman the ways in which the Dukes of Cornwall and Albany are against each other, as the ways that it is suspected that they, together, are…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
Describe the lives of Salem’s inhabitants in The Crucible.
Initially, people in Salem lived under very strict protestant morals and rules. Society was governed by religious sanctions and expectations of behavior. Women were expected to serve their…
- MATH
Identify any vertical,horizontal or slant asymptotes for the function f(x)=x/x^2-1 And Graph the…
f(x) = x/x^2-1 To identify the asymptotes. Denominator x^2-1 = (x-1)(x+1) For x > 0, f(x) = x/(x^2-1) > 0 and Lt x/x^2-1 = 0 as x–> 0. Similarly , when x< -1, x/(x^2-1) < 0 as…
- THE OUTSIDERS
What does Ponyboy mean when he says, “I was suppose to be the deep one” on page 75?
When you are trying to understand this line, you need to keep in mind what “deep” means. In this case, the word refers to someone who thinks a lot, something like an intellectual, perhaps. So…
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- AENEID
What do you like about Virgil’s Aeneid?
I like this question because my students have tended not to like the Aeneid. I’m not sure why, because I really like the poem. Of course, it’s much better in Latin than in English, because Virgil…
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- THE HANDMAID’S TALE
How are the red tulips symbolic of the handmaids?
The red tulips that Serena Joy is trying to grow in her garden represent life and fertility — the key theme of the novel. Serena Joy is a wife, but she can’t bear her own child. Because she…
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- THINGS FALL APART
How does Okonkwo’s suicide represent a break in the traditional Igbo culture?
Suicide is a grave sin in the Igbo culture. The other men in Okonkwo’s clan tell the District Commissioner that because Okonkwo has killed himself, his body is now evil, and they are not allowed to…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, is there a noticeable difference between the character of…
The most striking difference in the character of Octavius compared to those of Antony, Cassius, and Brutus is attributable to the difference in their ages. When they meet on the battlefield at…
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- SCIENCE
what is a catchy and a memorable name for:circulatory system, endocrine system, immune system,…
you can try to make an acronym and a phrase to help you remember them, sort of like P – please E – excuse M – my D – dear A – aunt S – saly which is an acronym for the order of operation,…
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Organic Chem Hw plz helpMolecular modeling assignment : Construct models of maleic and fumaric…
These are a pair of isomeric dicarboxylic acids, having molecular formula CO2HCH=CHCO2H. A >C=C< double bond constructs a rigid frame in which all the bond angles are 120 degrees. Maleic acid…
- HISTORY
What are the four reliefs on the Arc de Triomphe
One of the most recognizable monuments in the world, it was designed in 1806, stands in the center of Charles De Gaul Place and took many years to complete. The four main sculptures of the monument…
- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
If Tennessee Williams’ works are largely autobiographical, which character in A Streetcar Named…
In A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams is identified in two characters: Blanche Dubois and her husband, Allan Grey. In Blanche we see the debauched Williams, addicted to pills and alcohol,…
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- MATH
Calculate the area of a triangle who’s vertices are the points (0,16) , (0,5) and (8,2)
To calculate the area of the triangle whose vertices are (0,16),(0,5) and(8,2). We know that if (x,y1), (x2,y2) and (x3,y3) are the vertices of the triangle, then the area of the triangle is given…
- MATH
Determine The Left And Right Behavior Of The Graph Of The Polynomial Function f(x)=3+x-4x^4
f(x) = 3+x-4x^4. To determine the behaviour of the graph. When x = 0 , y = 3. So the graph makes an intercept of 3 on y axis. When y= 0, 3+x-4x^3 is satisfied for x= 1. Therefore x= 1, is an x…
- THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
How does ‘seeing clearly’ or ‘seeing the truth’ help certain characters advance?
An interesting question. All of the characters in Zora Neale Hurston’s novel suffer from some kind of restriction of their vision. It is Janie, at the novel’s end who seems to come closest to…
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- SCIENCE
What is important about group 6A from periodic table
From wiki: All of the chalcogens have some role in biological functions, either as a nutrient or a toxin. Oxygen is generally extracted from air and sulfur is extracted from oil and natural gas….
- BLUES AIN’T NO MOCKINGBIRD
How does the title of the short story by Toni Bambara “The Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird” enrich the…
Titles in literature are often very significant, and the title of Toni Cade Bambara’s story “Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird” is no exception. For those from the South, the mockingbird is a common…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In Julius Caesar, is Octavius right when he claims that Brutus loves words more than deeds?
As Shakespeare characterizes Brutus, I would argue that Octavius in incorrect in his view of Brutus. While Brutus certainly believes in the power of words–so much so that he thinks he will be able…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How do the violent episodes in Of Mice and Men present Lennie’s character to the reader?Refer to…
Lennie is a classic example of someone who both doesn’t know his own strength and can’t control his emotions. When he gets angry or scared, the reaction is always the same. He only comes to the…
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- THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER
How does the real 1920’s England parallel with the setting and plot of “The Rocking Horse…
Well, you may find it useful to know that this story is actually based on a real 1920’s life. Lawrence wrote this story for his friend Lady Cynthia Asquith. Cynthia was born into the upper class of…