Read this passage from “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell. What is ironic about what the narrator is saying? In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people – the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me.

The narrator says he was hated, but he was actually well-liked by the people in Burma.

The narrator is complaining that he has never really been an important person.

The narrator cannot understand why he was hated by so many people.

The narrator implies that being considered important does not necessarily lead to good things.

Read this example: original work - a novel about a man's struggles to returnhome to his family after spending the past ten yearsfighting in a war.which work would represent a change to the artistic medium of this originalwork? a. a story written about the man's adventures since the warb. a novel that translates the story into another language.c. a painting of the man wishing he was home with his familyd. a book written about the war the man was fighting

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.