The farmer and the lion
a lion entered one day into a farmyard, and the farmer, wishing to catch him, shut the gate. when the lion
found that he could not get out, he began at once to attack the sheep and then the cattle. the farmer, arraid to
himself, opened the gate and the lion ran off as fast as he could. his wife, who had observed it all, when she
saw her husband in great trouble at the loss of his cattle, cried out; "you are rightly served; for what could have
made you wish to detain a creature, whom, if you saw at a distance, you would wish further off?
theme:

30 points! : ) also! question number two! analyze the connection mlk makes between the emancipation proclamation and the current situation african americans were experiencing. a; martin luther king was speaking about the need to free african americans from slavery, just like abraham lincoln did years ago. b; martin luther king makes the point that 100 years after slaves were freed by the emancipation proclamation, they are not truly free due to continued segregation. c; martin luther king thought life was going very well for african americans, and no further action needed to be taken. he showed extreme gratitude to abraham lincoln. d; martin luther king expressed extreme anger towards abraham lincoln for not ending segregation.

How does brian feel about working with stacey on the story? use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Which of the following factors most consistently contributes to the speaker’s believability? a the age and experience of the speaker b the physical environment in which the speech is delivered c the sincerity, knowledge, and trustworthiness of the speaker d the position of the thesis statement in the speech