Consider the individuals in george orwell’s “shooting an elephant” and doris lessing’s “no witchcraft for sale” who are essentially powerless in their respective societies. how do these individuals behave? what do they do to those who have power in their societies? why do these people act as they do, and what does their behavior demonstrate about imperialism as a political and social ideology? use examples from the works you have read in your response.

Gatsby comment that nick looks familiar to him. what surprising connection do they have?

What would be a good starter sentence for writing a review over hidden figures?

Read the excerpt from "a modest proposal." the poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown. which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that swift claims that the poor will also benefit from his proposal? “swift writes that poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress.” swift writes that poorer tenants will finally have something to pay their landlord’s rent since they have neither money nor trade. swift writes that poorer tenants will have something to trade for rent since “their corn and cattle” have already been seized. swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “ to pay their landlord’s rent.”