Part A What is a central idea of "Mending Wall"? The speaker argues with his neighbor because he believes that walls are necessary, and his neighbor does not. Two neighbors agree that they should work together to rebuild a wall each spring. The speaker persuades his neighbor to accept his view that building a wall will improve their relationship. Two neighbors have different ideas about the role that borders serve in maintaining relationships between people. Question 2 Part B How do the characters contribute to the development of the central idea in Part A? The speaker likes the idea of shared nature, while the neighbor wants to protect the land he owns from others. The neighbor thinks that the wall guards against hunters, while the speaker thinks it doesn't stop them. The speaker thinks mischievous of elves are responsible for tearing down the wall, while the neighbor thinks it's the cows. The speaker knows grazing cattle should be fenced in their pasture, but the neighbor wants to let them graze freely.

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next