English, 21.05.2021 06:10 kayli53531
Read this passage from "The Obligation to Endure":
It took hundreds of millions of years to produce the life
that now inhabits the earth - eons of time in which that
developing and evolving and diversifying life reached a
state of adjustment and balance with its surroundings. The
environment, rigorously shaping and directing the life it
supported, contained elements that were hostile as well as
supporting. Certain rocks gave out dangerous radiation;
even within the light of the sun, from which all life draws its
energy, there were short-wave radiations with power to
injure.
How does Carson develop the tone in this passage?
A. Carson's outraged tone is developed with quotations from credible
sources and a clinical discussion of the current problem.
B. Carson's outraged tone is developed with figurative language that
shows contrasts between past and future,
C. Carson's insistent tone is developed with positive diction and
information that provides perspective on today's situation.
D. Carson's insistent tone is developed with credible quotations
illustrating a dire situation.
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English, 21.06.2019 22:00
Read this passage from william faulkner's the sound and the fury: i says no i never had university advantages because at harvard they teach you how to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim and at sewanee they dont even teach you what water is. i says you might send me to the state university; maybe i'll learn how to stop my clock with a nose spray and then you can send ben to the navy i says or to the cavalry anyway, they use geldings in the cavalry. which best describes the narrator's tone in this passage? a. bitter b. angry c. sarcastic d. all of the above
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English, 22.06.2019 06:50
Tobias wolff most likely named his short story "mortals" because the story explores the theme of people coming to terms with the idea that one day they too will die. wanting to find out what their loved ones really think of them. achieving immortalit by being "big people" while they are alive. hoping that they will have accomplished something before they die.
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English, 22.06.2019 10:00
Which example from a technical document best corresponds with this image
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English, 22.06.2019 10:00
Choose the word that best completes the sentence. a persons struggle to understand his or her spirituality is an example of a literature a) tone b) theme c)inference d)moral
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Read this passage from "The Obligation to Endure":
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