Why does the Earth move from west to east?
- THE CHRYSALIDS
What are the specific different qualities between Beka’s mother in Beka Lamb and David’s mother…
The main difference between Beka’s mother and David’s mother is that David’s mother defers to her husband and Beka’s mother seems to run the show. David’s mother only cares about herself….
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- ASTRONOMY
Why does the Earth move from west to east?
If you were able to look down upon the Earth above the North Pole, you would see the planet rotating counterclockwise. For an observer on the planet surface, this motion generates the illusion…
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- WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY
Where is the following text from:it matters not how straight the gate,How torn with punishment…
Here is the poem in its entirety. Invictus means unconquerable in Latin. William E. Henley developed tuberculosis in the bone at age 12 and had to have a leg amputated. He went on to lead an…
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- EDITHA
Discuss the story “Editha” by William Dean Howells.
William Dean Howells in his story “Editha” creates a character that sees life through those clichéd “rose-colored glasses.” The story written in 1905 concerns the topic and theme of war…
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- ENGLISH TEACHERS
RHYME SCHEMEHow do you teach rhyme scheme of a poem to school children? do you put commas after…
I always have used lowercase letters (abab) without commas. If you look up “rhyme scheme” in Wikipedia, the entry states that a capital letter (ababccD) indicates a line repeated verbatim.
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- ENGLISH TEACHERS
flow charthow can flow chart be taught in an english class? example how can you show preparing to…
The way I would approach this is not to teach the students, but to create an assignment where they teach me and each other. If I were you, I’d capitalize on the prior knowledge that they already…
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- THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET
Why does Rosa Vargas cry everyday in The House on Mango Street?
Rosa Vargas has been abandoned by her husband, and she “cries everyday for the man who left without even leaving a dollar for bologna or a note explaining how come”. She has been left with the…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
What hints are given in Section 1 that “A Rose for Emily” takes place in the South?
The first hints as to the story’s Southern setting are the references to the cotton gins and cotton wagons. These are followed by allusions to the cemetery where the bodies of Union and Confederate…
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- HISTORY
What is the role after the year 2000 of the non alignment movement?
Since the Non-Aligned Movement developed in the gap between the US (and its allies) and the USSR (and its allies), it has had to find new purposes for its existence since the end of the Cold War….
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What are some good questions I could ask over Chapter 22 to Chapter 26 of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Besides the basic facts of the story, you could ask questions that explore the development of the characters. For instance, when Tom Robinson’s friends fill Atticus’ kitchen with food the morning…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
Why is the work named The Canterbury Tales?
The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales are going on a pilgrimage (a religious journey to a holy place). The place that they are going is Canterbury Cathedral, the location of the martyrdom of Thomas…
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- ERNEST HEMINGWAY
What is the reason behind symbolizing “war monument” in the “Cat in the Rain” by Ernest…
The war monument can symbolize several things in the story. First, it contrasts with the public gardens. Gardens are often symbolic of new life. The war monument reminds people of death. These two…
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- MATH
In a basket of fruits , 1/3 are apples , 1/4 are oranges , 1/5 are bananas .The remaining are…
1/3 of 240 = 80 apples 1/4 of 240 = 60 oranges 1/5 of 240 = 48 bananas 80+60+48 = 188 mixed fruits/240 total fruits 240-188 = 52 mangoes/ 240 as a reduced fraction = divide both the numerator…
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- FUNERAL BLUES
What type of poem is Auden’s “Funeral Blues”? What are the indicators of the poem (is it lyrical…
“Funeral Blues” is an elegy, a poem written about someone who has died. The rhyme scheme is aabbccddeeffgghh, with each stanza containing two rhymed couplets. The speaker is calling on the world to…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ what lessons does Atticus atempt to teach Scout about the use of…
Atticus sends the ball back in the far side of the court, so to speak, when he turns the word “nigger-lover” (a slur name he has been called) into something positive. Atticus explains to the…
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- MACBETH
How has Scotland changed under Macbeth’s rule?
To answer this question, look first at Act IV, Scene II, and the conversation between Ross and Lady Macduff. As Ross defends Macduff’s sudden departure, for instance, he says to Lady Macduff: But…
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- NIGHT
In Night by Elie Wiesel, how does Elie’s view of his religion, his father, and the world change…
This is an enormous question, and we must keep in mind that when we ask it regarding Elie in Night, we are not approaching it as character development as we would for analysis of fiction. On the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What are some main ideas and issues in chapter 20?
This question has already been answered by one of our expert eNotes editors. Here is a link for you:…
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- HAMLET
What does the ghost of Hamlet’s father tell Hamlet that disturbs the apparent normality of his…
The apparent normality of the play is suggested by Claudius when he says to Hamlet that all men lose fathers and that the death of Hamlet’s father was a natural event. However, when Hamlet sees the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What aspects of To Kill a Mockingbird seem to be particular to its setting? What aspects are…
Two aspects of the story, in particular, distinguish the setting: the Great Depression of the 1930s as it affected small towns in the South and the effects of the pre-Civil War Southern culture…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Dill’s mockingbird status is revealed during the trial. Specifically, he shows this side after a particularly cruel cross-examination by Mr. Gilmer. Dill and Scout go outside of the courthouse,…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Please help with a six to eight sentence paragraph describing Jem, Atticus Finch, and Calpurnia.i…
Atticus Finch is a widowed father of two, and attorney in a small Alabama town. Probably because of his honest, straighforward manner and moral integrity, he is appointed to defend a black man in…
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- IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES
Who is Hilda, and how is she connected to Minerva in the book In the Time of the Butterflies?Why…
During her last year at Immaculada, Minerva befriends Hilda, a “really rude” young lady who “wears trousers and a beret slanted on her head like she is Michelangelo”. Hilda lives in town but…
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- FEVER 1793
What were treatments for yellow fever in 1793?
Yellow fever is incurable and can only be prevented via vaccination. In 1793, those who could afford to left the cities to avoid outbreaks. For the unfortunate victims of the disease, treatments…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
What is allegoryHow do you use allegory
eNotes defines allegory as: an extended metaphor in which a person, abstract idea, or event stands for itself and for something else. It usually involves moral or spiritual concepts which are more…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Do you agree with Jane or Elizabeth in discussion of Caroline Bingley’s letter, character and…
I would have to agree with Lizzie because Jane is willing to accept Mr. Bingley’s sister’s explanation at face value; whereas, Elizabeth is more aware of his sister’s attitude and possible…
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- MENDING WALL
Can you help me find examples of 1.Alliteration 2.Assonance 3.Simile 4.Metaphor 5.Paradox in the…
Well, the guidelines of this website allow for one question a day, but I can try to help you with at least one of the questions that you posed. I can help you to find examples of similes and…
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- THE JILTING OF GRANNY WEATHERALL
On the last day of her life, how do you think Granny Weatherall feels toward the man who stood…
The significance of the title of this story as well as the character’s cannot be missed; everything that has happened to Granny Weatherall has submerged beneath it the memory of her jilting; she…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In “Fahrenheit 451” what is the importance of the dentrifice commercial?
The dentrifice commercial’s content itself is not significant; Bradbury isn’t trying to send subliminal messages about toothpaste or anything. Rather, it is the noise of the commercial, the place…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Whom did Gatsby fight for in the war?It was in chapter 4, 5, 6 or 7. But I can’t remember. :(…
In Chapter 3 there is a conversation between Jordan Baker and her friend Lucille about which side Gatsby actually fought on in World War I. There is a mystery surrounding whether he was an American…
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- THE SHAWL
Discuss the symbolism in “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick.
It is hard to believe that Rosa Lubin was able to keep her baby Magda secluded in the concentration camp for almost a year. Magda was dehydrated and starving despite Rosa giving her most of her…
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- PHYSICS
What is basically meant by the NORMALIZATION OF A WAVE FUNCTION in quantum mechanics?
In quantum mechanics the movement (more precisely, the state) of a particle in time is described by Schrodinger’s equation, a differential equation involving a wave function, psi(x,t). |psi(x,t)…
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- ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY
Describe Cassie’s reaction when she learned that the books her school received were discarded by…
Cassie is justifiably angry and hurt when she discovers that the books her school received were discarded by the state, but, unlike Little Man, who reacts with an incoherent rage, she tries to be…
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- ANIMAL FARM
What are the lyrics to “Beasts of England”?
Here are the words to the sond Old Major taught — a song he had remembered from his youth in a dream. The lyrics are sung to the tune of La Cucaracha: Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts…
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- CHEMISTRY
What is the total number of atoms represented by the formula 2CO2?
The answer’s 6. O2 (the 2 is usually written smaller and slightly below the line of the O) represent two oxygen atoms. And the C in front is a single atom of carbon. This is because a number AFTER…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Can my inlaws get grandparents rights ?+63+
The answer to the question is probably yes. However, it depends whether your state has a law that addresses grandparent visitation (and what that law says) as well as whether the other parent…
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- MATH
If i have 1500 L of A product and the unit price is 12.50/dal, How much is the total cost of A…
daL stands for dekaliters, which are equal to 10 liters. So, since one liter is one-tenth of a dekaliter: 1500 L = 150 daL At $12.50 per daL, the total price would be 150 x $12.50 I’ll let you…
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- THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
In the “Ransom of Red Chief” what do Sam and Bill need the money of the ransom for?
Bill and Sam want to start a land fraud scam and to get it going they needed an additional $2,000 to add to the $600 they had. “Bill and me had a joint capital of about six hundred dollars, and we…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
Is Cassius in Julius Caesar a round, flat, static or dynamic character?
I don’t think Shakespeare really writes flat or static characters: it seems to me that there is always both a sense of character development (and that what we know about a character goes forward in…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
How does the political sitution in Rome following Caesar’s murder compare with what it was under…
Quite hilariously, really. The conspirators spend the first two acts of the play orchestrating the assassination with the most care and attention of (I think, at least) any single act in…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What events lead to the conflict between Scout and Miss Caroline?
Scout not only knows about everyone in Maycomb, but she isn’t afraid to stand up and speak out for everyone in her class. The first thing she did that upset Miss Caroline was that she discovered…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
Compare and contrast the Victor Frankenstein to his creation. Which of these characters is the…
- As the novel progresses, Victor becomes more like his creation. At first, he is horrified at the Monster’s appearance and his own “handiwork.” However, as the killings multiply, Victor comes to…
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- THE WAY TO RAINY MOUNTAIN
The structure of N. Scott Momaday’s The Way to Rainy Mountain is unique.Discuss your feelings…
Your question is subjective, since it calls for your own feelings, but it might be helpful for you to begin by reviewing the structure of the story. First of all, Momaday’s piece is a nonfiction…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why does Benvolio urge Romeo to attend Capulets feast?
This question has already been answered. Here is a link for you: http://www.enotes.com/romeo-and-juliet/q-and-a/act1-scene2-why-does-romeo-want-go-capulets-party-68475
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- HISTORY
Listen to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.Write a one-paragraph…
The ‘I Have A Dream Speech’ delievered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963 has its place among the finest speeches in American history, for that reason I hope you listened to the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What are 3 conflicts and 3 resolutions in Lord of the Flies?please hurry!!
There are many conflicts within the novel, but to point out three, they should be major conflicts. The biggest conflict is between Ralph and Jack. This is an external conflict that exists between…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In chapter 3. I paid attention to Nick’s judgments. What do they reveal about his character that…
I am assuming you are referring to Nick’s comments about Gatsby’s parties in your question. Notice the focus in these comments on the excess of the parties. The Rolls comes and goes from 9:00 am…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet,” what is the character of Friar Lawrence?
If anybody were full of good intentions in this story, it is indeed the friar. However, he doesn’t forsee the eventual consequences of his plans – such as the possiblilty of the timing going awry…
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- HISTORY
How has warfare changed over the last 100 years?This is for an essay and I have to write to pages…
The essential goals of warfare have not changed, but the way wars are waged certainly have. A hundred years ago, men marched to battle, lined up against one another, easily identifiable in their…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
State information on Ponyboy Curtis.
Ponyboy Curtis (yes, this is his real name) is 14-years-old. At the time the story takes place, it has been 8 months since Ponyboy’s parents died in a car accident. As a result, he now lives in…