1. What does Carnegie mean when he says “public purposes” toward the end of this excerpt? 2. How does Carnegie argue that wealth that is held by a few can ultimately benefit the masses?
3. Evaluate Carnegie’s argument by identifying the potential flaws and strengths in his logic. Explain your response.

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

Which statement is most clearly objective?

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me