Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of “Stars and Stripes Forever.” “He was the prolific composer of 15 operettas, 70 songs, numerous overtures, concert pieces, vocal works, waltzes, books and articles, along with his 136 marches.”

What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?

A.
The author wants to show that Sousa was a musician his entire life.

B.
The author wants to show that Sousa rarely revised his compositions.

C.
The author wants to show that Sousa worked in many different areas as a musician.

D.
The author wants to show that Sousa broke with traditions among American band leaders.

How does the play resolve the conflict between conscience and law? creon acts according to the law, not the conscience of advisors, and is punished. each character chooses familial loyalty over civil obedience and is punished. the deaths of haemon and eurydice fulfill the prophecy. creon sentences antigone to death even though haemon asks him to reconsider.

The travels of marco polo. which sentence best reflects author’s subjective perspective on the people of japan?

4. at the conclusion of frankenstein, robert walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after victor frankenstein has died. perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that victor suffered. the monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north. how does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? is he sympathetic? is he more hateful because it is only after victor has died that he relents? how does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?