We must put excited feelings away. our motive will not be revenge or the victorious assertion of the physical might of the nation, but only the vindication of right, of human right, of which we are only a single champion.
president wilson is trying to convince his listeners that going to war is
not about emotions but about defending the nation.
about showing the world the power of the nation.
not about spreading peace throughout the world.
about sitting back and waiting to see what will happen.

Read the passage. “ah, are you digging on my grave my loved one? —planting rue? ” —“no: yesterday he went to wed one of the brightest wealth has bred.” in “ah, are you digging on my grave? ” by thomas hardy, what has happened to the dead woman’s widower? he has moved away. he has remarried. he has come to visit. he has died.

You are moving out of town and you are planning to sell your recently bought bicycle. draft a classified advertisement including the description of the bicycle, cost and other necessary details. about 50 words.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?