Read the following stanza from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade": "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier knew Someone had blundered. Theirs not to make reply Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. In a short paragraph, explain what historical events this stanza is referring to.

The image of the observation balloons moving across the sunset is created using -no adjectives -few adjectives -many adjectives

During which stage of the listening process would you pay close attention to verbal and nonverbal signals? taking notes evaluation active involvement preparation

Read the passage from a vindication of the rights of woman. that the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense. does wollstonecraft maintain an objective tone in the passage? yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.” yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”