4.No one has anything to fear from giving the police random stop-and-search powers so long as they have nothing to hide. If you are carrying a knife or gun or stolen goods, then of course it’s a different story. Opponents of the bill to grant the police more wide-ranging powers can only be helping to protect the guilty. Summarize this passage in12 words? Is it an argument? If so, what is its conclusion? If it isn’t an argument, why isn’t it?

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answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

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as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.