The 2016 presidential election will be here before we know it, and we’re here to help you prepare for all you need to know about candidates and voting. Here are some helpful eNotes Homework Help questions to help you educate yourself …
Tag: for students
Scholarship Spotlight – April 2016
Every month, we select some of the best scholarships around and post them here on our blog. When you are ready to apply, check out our tips on How to Write a Scholarship Essay. Visit eNotes Essay Lab if you’re looking for a …
Paid and Unpaid Internships: What Are You Worth, Interns?
Paid and unpaid internships have been around since the mid 1800s. Back in the day, however, the only such positions would be found in the medical field since it was the opinion that medical education could best be gleaned by experiential …
Read More "Paid and Unpaid Internships: What Are You Worth, Interns?"
Literary Nostalgia: A Few Favorite Reads from Over the Decades
One of the best things about books is that they can be about anything. Anything. There are post-apocalyptic stories dating all the way back to ancient times, and a lot of those wild and crazy stories about medieval kings and primordial gods …
Read More "Literary Nostalgia: A Few Favorite Reads from Over the Decades"
Les Misérables: A Tale of Victor Hugo
In honor of what would be Victor Hugo’s 214th birthday (wow), enjoy a tribute to his most famous and longest-lived work, Les Misérables. Let’s start by defining what “les misérables” means. The literal translation is “the miserable ones,” but there remains the distinct possibility …
8 To Kill a Mockingbird Quotes that Exemplify Harper Lee’s Legacy
We’ve decided to compile some of the best lines from To Kill a Mockingbird—inarguably one of the most influential and important novels in our lifetime. These lines, in context and out, are simultaneously ethereal and grounded, simple and complex. Lee’s legacy in …
Read More "8 To Kill a Mockingbird Quotes that Exemplify Harper Lee’s Legacy"
Vicious and Delicious: The Best of Literature’s Foulest Characters
To be sure, some of the best characters in literature are the so-called “good guys,” but let’s face it: these goody-goodies are rarely the most interesting characters in the story. Most of us, most of the time, want to see good …
Read More "Vicious and Delicious: The Best of Literature’s Foulest Characters"
Shakespeare on Love: A Love for Modern Times?
For one often hailed as the Bard of love stories, Shakespeare sure has a weird way of showing/telling it. Even his most famous tale of romance, Romeo and Juliet, is a little…off…in the love department, at least for modern times. Romeo and Juliet isn’t …
