1) emily dickinson is regarded as one of the greatest american poets. (2) she was born in 1830 in amherst, massachusetts, to a very prominent family. (3) her childhood was normal, filled with friends, activities, and having fun. (4) as she grew older, she began to isolate herself and even to refuse to leave her home. (5) in her latter years, she wore only white and would not let anyone but her family see her. (6) she spent most of her time alone writing poetry. (7) during her lifetime, she published only seven of her poems, and she published those anonymously. (8) after her death in 1886, her sister discovered packets of her poems in her drawer. (9) four years later, her first books of poems were published.
identify the sentence that is irrelevant to the theme of the first paragraph.
a) ralph emerson was also a popular american poet in the nineteenth century.
b) common themes of dickinson's poetry include nature, faith, death, and death.
c) she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, but many were unknown to her family and friends.
d) dickinson did not complete many of her poems and many were not written for publication.

A) Ralph Emerson was also a popular American poet in the nineteenth century.

Explanation:

The sentence that is irrelevant to the theme of the first paragraph is Ralph Emerson was also a popular American poet in the nineteenth century. The text is about Emily Dickinson and it provides supporting details about her life and work. Inserting information about a completely different poet in this portion of the text would be completely irrelevant.

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11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

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