Read the excerpt from "hokusai's the great wave” by neil macgregor. in the early nineteenth century japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years. it had simply opted out of the community of nations. kings are burning somewhere, wheels are turning somewhere, trains are being run, wars are being won, things are being done somewhere out there, not here. here we paint screens. yes . . the arrangement of the screens. this is stephen sondheim’s musical tableau of the secluded and calmly self-contained country in 1853, just before american gunships forced its harbours to open to the world. it is a witty caricature of the dreamy and aesthetic japanese, serenely painting screens while across the seas europe and america industrialize and political turmoil rages. what is the purpose of the outside source used in this excerpt? a )to illustrate japan’s isolation in the 1800s b) to educate readers about japanese screens c) to introduce readers to a musical by stephen sondheim d) to argue against american aggressiveness

Which of the following facts is true for the jallianwalla massacre, as discussed in gandhi's reponse to mr. pennington? a) all members gathered for the vaisakhi fair remained calm. b) general dyer made a verbal proclamation warning all members of the crowd to stay peaceful. c) children attending the vaisakhi fair were killed, d) anyone who tried to run away from the violence was able to escape.

What is the narrator's main conflict in this passage? a. he doesn't like someone mispronouncing his name. b. he has a history of beating up kids he doesn't like. c. he has a violent temper that he cannot control. d. he doesn't like "the kid" he mentions in the paragraph.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.