Read the poem below and reflect on the questions asked.

the miracle of friendship
by anonymous

there is a miracle called friendship
that dwells within the heart
and you don't know how it happens
or even when it starts.

but the happiness it brings you
always gives a special lift
and you realize that
friendship
is a most precious gift.

1. do you identify with the ideas expressed in this poem?
2. do you agree that friendship is a gift?
3. do you think that friendship is a miracle?
4. have you ever taken a friendship for granted?

Read the excerpt from "declaration of conscience" by margaret chase smith. the exercise of these rights should not cost one single american citizen his reputation or his right to a livelihood nor should he be in danger of losing his reputation or livelihood merely because he happens to know someone who holds unpopular beliefs. who of us doesn't? otherwise none of us could call our souls our own. otherwise thought control would have set in. this excerpt contains an example of

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.