In the movie Blazing Saddles, the antagonist convinces the governor to appoint a black sheriff of an all white town in order to get the people in the
town to move out. After some problems, the sheriff convinces the people of the town to unite around him against the antagonist. The movie exposes the silliness and small-mindedness of racists, and what can be accomplished if racism is overcome. This is an example of:
A. situational irony
B. dramatic irony
C. verbal irony
D. satire
E. parody

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following is true about the above excerpt? ethos is used in reference to “dangers and ghosts.” logos is used in saying all men forget and want to forget, because the talmud also praised forgetting. ethos is used in referring to the ancients, the talmud, and god. pathos is used without loaded language.

Read the excerpt from”do not go gentle into that good night” which statement best describes the effect of the refrains in this excerpt?

How is the speaker's writing assignment in "theme for english b" affected by his setting in place and time? the speaker focuses more on his fascination with music than on the core of the assignment. the speaker reflects that he has nothing in common with his instructor, who will therefore not understand his essay. the speaker has trouble with the assignment because he questions what is true about his own identity.< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < ,,