Choose ! quote identification: for the following quotes, identify and explain the significance that each quote has in regards to the book as a whole. your explanation needs to be detailed and show evidence of understanding the text. one sentence of vague explanation will not allow you to get all of the points possible for this exam. these paragraphs are for the book "things fall apart" by who ever the hell 39. “as the man who had cleared his throat drew up and raised his machete, okonkwo looked away. he heard the blow. the pot fell and broke in the sand. he heard ikemefuna cry, “my father, they have killed me! ” as he ran towards him. dazed with fear, okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down.” 40. “a child belongs to its father and his family and not to its mother and her family. a man belongs to his fatherland and not to his motherland. and yet we say ‘mother is supreme.’ why is that? ” 41. “perhaps i have been away too long….but i cannot understand these things you tell me. what is it that has happened to our people? why have they lost the power to fight? ” 42. “that man was one of the greatest men in umuofia. you drove him to kill himself; and now he will be buried like a dog….” he could not say any more. his voice trembled and choked on his words.”

Which pair of words has similar denotation but different connotations?

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next

Ill she not be here anon? is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? have i not heard her footstep on the stair? do i not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes usher’s misunderstanding. it emphasizes usher’s love for his sister. it emphasizes usher’s psychological fixation. it emphasizes usher’s melancholy nature.