Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this article. read this excerpt from the article “nixon resigns” by carroll kilpatrick.
“i am aware of the intense interest of the american people and of you in this room concerning developments today and over the last few days. this has, of course, been a difficult time. “the president of the united states will meet various members of the bipartisan leadership of congress here at the white house early this evening. “tonight, at 9 o’clock, eastern daylight time, the president of the united states will address the nation on radio and television from his oval office.”

which statement best explains how the speaker’s use of language affects the tone in this excerpt?
it creates a formal and serious tone.
it creates an informal and delicate tone.
it creates an informal and relaxed tone.
it creates a formal and melancholy tone.

refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this article.
based on nixon's resignation speech in the washington post article "nixon resigns," it is logical to conclude that nixon believed he had done a good job as president.
which evidence from the text supports this?
he says his family supported his decision to stay in office.
he offers a long list of his accomplishments.
he says he did not want to be a quitter.
he offers a list of things that still need to be done.

listen to president nixon's resignation speech.
then read the article "nixon resigns" in explorations in literature.
which detail is included in nixon’s resignation speech but not in the washington post article about his resignation?
nixon expressed his gratitude to those who had supported him.
nixon worked to end “america’s longest war.”
nixon worked to bring peace to the middle east.
nixon worked with russia to limit nuclear weapons.
which statement best describes how nixon’s resignation speech and the washington post article on the resignation address the same subject in different ways?

listen to president nixon's resignation speech.

then read the article "nixon resigns" in explorations in literature.
the article offers a specific year-by-year list of president nixon’s accomplishments during his presidency, while the speech focuses solely on what happened in his last year in office.

the speech is intended to present president nixon in the best possible way, while the article offers a neutral presentation of president nixon.

in the speech, president nixon describes the views of his family, friends, and staff, but the article does not include any information about those people’s feelings or beliefs.

while the article focuses only on the immediate events, the speech presents nixon’s resignation within a broader context of world history.

In the list below, which plot event appears out of order? setting rising action falling action climax resolution setting rising action falling action resolution

In “a worth path” by eudora welty, how does phoenix distract the hunter ? a. she gets him to start dancing with her. b. she asks to see his gun. c. she gets him to focus on the dogs. d. she throws the nickel into the forest.

Industrialization in europe changed the way people lived. the urban working class came into being, and with it came the drudgery of work. which two parts of this excerpt from franz kafka's the metamorphosis most closely reflect this impact of industrialization on people's lives? "what's happened to me? " he thought. it wasn't a dream. his room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. a collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table—samsa was a travelling salesman—and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. it showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer. gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. "how about if i sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense," he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn't get into that position. however hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before. "oh, no", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out. doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become friendly with them. they can all go away! " he felt a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. he slid back into his former position. "getting up early all the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. you've got to get enough sleep. other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. for instance, whenever i go back to the guest house during the morning to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting there eating their breakfasts. i ought to just try that with my boss; i'd get kicked out on the spot. but who knows, maybe that would be the best thing for me. if i didn't have my parents to think about i'd have given in my notice a long time ago, i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel."