Which american writer went to jail for refusing to pay taxes because didn’t want his money used to support the mexican war? a. henry david thoreau b. mark twain c. horace greeley d. james fennimore cooper

The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: little we see in nature that is ours; we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! the sea that bares her bosom to the moon; the winds that will be howling at all hours, and are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; for this, for everything, we are out of tune; it moves us not—great god! i'd rather be a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; so might i, standing on this pleasant lea1, have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; have sight of proteus rising from the sea; or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn. 1lea: a grassland what phrases in this poem make elements of nature seem big and powerful, or sweet and beautiful? second part: the changes of the industrial age, including those leading to the agricultural revolution, still affect people’s lives. choose a modern song or a television show that idealizes rural life or compares rural life to urban life. how does this song or television show describe city life and the countryside? cite evidence from the performance to support your answer.

Why was the united states motivated to establish the open door policy? a. the policy guaranteed american commerce with china. b. the policy supported the chinese nationalist cause. c. the policy led to a gain of american colonies in asia. d. the policy claimed damages from the chinese.

Match the artists with his technique or to his work. 1 . michelangelo the illusion of depth 2 . giotto perspective and chiaroscuro 3 . raphael "the last supper" 4 . velazquez "sistine madonna" 5 . holbein "david" 6 . masaccio portrait of henry viii 7 . van eyck flemish painter 8 . da vinci spanish painter