A Brief Summary: From page one of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States, Daniel Immerwahr deftly undercuts readers’ comfortable assumptions about the history of the United States. He begins with a discussion of the …
Category: Reviews
How to Write a Book Review in 7 Steps
Book reviews are a great way to connect with fellow bibliophiles. A well-written review can help you discover new books, find bookish communities, and spark cultural conversations. When writing a book review, you want to share what you felt about …
eNotes Homework Help: November Discussion Starters
Our Homework Help service helps students and teachers on their toughest academic questions. Our Educators have answered more than 300,000 questions–some straightforward with decidedly black/white answers, and others more open to interpretation and, consequently, discussion. Each month we’re compiling some of our favorite …
Read More "eNotes Homework Help: November Discussion Starters"
January’s Study Tip: How to Beat the Winter Quarter Blues
Winter is the cruelest of quarters. One day you’re making merry and ringing in the new year, the next you’re expected to have read all of your coursework and to bounce back to student life with the youth and agility …
Read More "January’s Study Tip: How to Beat the Winter Quarter Blues"
New Quizzes from eNotes!
Hi, everyone! While some of you might already be preparing for the next quiz you’ll be taking at school, some of us over at eNotes have been having (way too much) fun trying to make some. Don’t worry, though— none of …
The Best Book I Read Last Year
Looking for a good read to begin 2014 right? We have some recommendations for you! Here’s a list of eNotes’ staff members favorite picks from a year of reading. We hope it inspires you when creating your list for 2014. Clearly …
Your New Textbook, Brought to You by Bill Gates
Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold have filed a new patent that could change the way we read textbooks, and possibly the way we learn, forever. Bored of reading the same textbooks, the same old way? Well, Bill Gates and Nathan …
Two Tales of Campus Fails
Ahh… idyllic picture of college life, mais non? Well, recently on American campuses, two not-so-wonderful events transpired. Fail Numero Uno: Let’s begin with that bastion of the Ivy League, Cornell University. It seems that the school’s stalwart repositories of knowledge, …