Read the passage from “Barack Obama’s Keynote Address: 2004 Democratic National Convention.” America, tonight, … if we do what we must do, then I have no doubt that all across the country, from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November, and John Kerry will be sworn in as president, and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president, and this country will reclaim its promise, and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come.

Which phrases from this passage contain figurative language?
A) the people will rise up in November
B) out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come
C) John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president
D) this country will reclaim its promise

How does the imagery used to describe the picture contrast with the imagery used to describe the news?

Hurry 20 mins left! study the timeline of russian history, and read the passage from chapter 1 of animal farm. "is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? only get rid of man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. almost overnight we could become rich and free. what then must we do? why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! that is my message to you, comrades: rebellion! " which event most likely influenced the writing of this passage? the 1905 massacre of people who were protesting their poor living conditions the 1917 bolshevik revolution, which was inspired by the ideals of lenin the development of the union of soviet socialist republics by lenin in 1922 the collectivization of agriculture by the communist party in russia in 1928

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.