Read each of the following paragraphs. Write the topic of each paragraph. Then write the main idea of the paragraph. Cross out any sentences that do not
keep to the main idea.
A. Dinosaurs were some of the most terrifying creatures ever to have lived. In
fact, the word dinosaur means "terrible lizard. Some dinosaurs weighed thou-
sands of pounds. I have two books about dinosaurs at home. A few dinosaurs
stood twenty feet tall, which is more than three times the height of most hu-
mans. Although most dinosaurs were gentle plant-eaters, many had huge jaws
and sharp teeth. Dinosaurs appeared in a movie that I saw yesterday. They had
claws, bony spikes on their heads and tails, or long horns that they used to de-
fend themselves.
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We wear the mask that grins and ses.des our cheeks and shades our eyes. -this debt we pay to human guile.wiatom and bleeding hearts we smile.and mouth with myriad subtetieswhy should the world be over-wise.in counting all our tears and sons? nay. let them only see us whilewe wear the maskwe smile, but o great christ, our cresto thee from tortured souls ansewe sing. but on se clay is vilebeneath our teet and long the mile: but let the word dream otherwisewe wear the maskwhat efect does the poet achieve by repeating the phrase, we wear the mask throughout the poem? complete the sentences to answer thequessonin the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeatshette phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-tact in the secondstara, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the onmasa defianty. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase. dunbar could be implying that 2.) answer choices 1.) a.) he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of raceb.) he is speaking about a common experience that the african american community sharesc.) every individual experiences some kind of alienation, though their experiences may differd.) human survival depends on deception, hypocrisy, and lying 2.) a.) people can triumph over suffering by accepting their circumstances b.) people can protect themselves from being hurt by hiding their true self from the outside world c.) african americans can survive bad situations only by being defiant d.) african americans used the "mask" to hide their suffering and gain a kind of victory against (plato user)