My House, It Cries What is revealed by the repetition of the
words, "Help, please help" throughout the
poem?
This noisy house of mino
Complains so much of the timo.
Out of bod, as my foot hits the ground
A croaking moan bogins to sound.
the loud volume of the speaker's music
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"Holp, please help," loose floorboards say
But I must hurry to begin my work day
"Help, please help," they still insist
"Later," I say, and yet they persist
the speaker's nagging feeling of responsibility
the speaker's busy work schedule
Then, in the kitchen a soggy surprise,
Ilook up at the colling and rub my eyes
Drip, drip, drip. What is that sound?
A puddle of rain, like tears on the ground,
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the mistaken order of the speaker's tasks
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Me 31) what is the best definition of the word ventured as it is used in the final sentence of paragraph 1? with high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. a) desired b) c) justified d) risked 32) with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as god gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. lincoln uses the last paragraph of his speech a) to emphasize the atrocities of war. b) to show his concern for all nations. c) to ask for more support for the war. d) to describe his visions for the nation's rebirth. 33) now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. which is the best definition for expiration as it is used in the selected sentence? a) emission of breath b) ceasing to be in effect c) the act of breathing out d) the emission of volatile matter from the earth's atmosphere 34) the almighty has his own purposes. ‘woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.’ what is the meaning of the word offenses as used in the first line of the fifth paragraph? a) breaking the law b) attack or assault c) causing injury, causing harm or hurt d) sin; wrongdoing against someone else

Read these lines from stanza 5 of the poem, “they shot wook kim” and answe the question. hung in the air/over that petroleum morgue that night. what does the use of the phrase “petroleum morgue” best suggest? an atmosphere of chemical detachment an unsettling place of ultimate rest a dark street containing a lifeless body an area containing putrid substances and smells

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful