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Read the stanza from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California." In my hungry fatigue, and shopping for images, I went into the neon fruit supermarket, dreaming of your enumerations! Which statement best reflects the feeling conveyed in this stanza? The oversized store and numerous visuals create a confused feeling. The colorful signage and fresh produce create an energetic feeling. The superficial lighting and large market create a feeling of isolationism. The huge market and bright images create a feeling of being overwhelmed.
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According to the speaker's perspective in the poem "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica," what is poetic about the deli? the beauty of the woman who works behind the counter the intellectual conversations that take place inside the deli the emotional attachment to things that are reminders of heritage the complaints about the high cost of imported products
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Because of his journalistic background, Ernest Hemingway's diction tends to be a combination of formal and informal. neither formal nor informal. only formal. only informal.
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In part two of Trifles, what symbolic impact is made when Susan Glaspell includes quilting as a part of Mrs. Wright's lifestyle? It reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time. It characterizes Mrs. Wright as someone who truly enjoyed the domestic duties expected of women during this time. It casts doubt on the idea that Mrs. Wright could have killed her husband by making her appear innocent and content. It heightens the tension by creating a scene of domestic bliss that would conflict with the murder being investigated.
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Read a paragraph from a presentation. Most of you probably are fans of typical American sports, such as baseball and basketball. However, I urge you to consider watching and participating in sports that are popular in other nations. Most of us are familiar with soccer. However, few of us realize that it is the most popular sport in the world. You've all experienced Super Bowl Sunday madness, but that is nothing compared to the international frenzy that sweeps across our planet every four years when soccer's World Cup occurs. Watching the games of the World Cup can be a fun way to connect with other sports fans around the globe. What is the purpose of this presentation? to persuade to instruct to inform to entertain
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Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." Yet some of my friends tell me they understand 50 percent of what my mother says. Some say they understand 80 to 90 percent. Some say they understand none of it, as if she were speaking pure Chinese. But to me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It's my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world. Which best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt? Nonstandard forms of English are valid, complete languages. People from different cultures can easily learn to speak English. The English and Chinese languages have similar structures. Parents should use standard English with their children in the home.
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Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry." For me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. To learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. No one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. There are those who think they know best what we should read. These censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives. Which best describes how Anaya uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censors want to limit what people can read? Anaya speaks about everyone's right to read what they choose in order to appeal to the reader's sense of fairness. Anaya presents documented facts about censors' motivations in order to appeal to the reader's sense of logic. Anaya discusses his lifelong love of reading in order to establish his expertise for the reader on the topic of censorship. Anaya refrains from stating a direct opinion in order to allow the reader to form one based on evidence from many areas of the country.
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Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban. The sunset flares behind a row of brownstones, linking them as if by a flaming ribbon. Lourdes massages her eyes and begins walking with legs that feel held by splints. "I'm glad to see you, Lourdes. Thank you for everything, hija, the hat, the cigars. You buried me like an Egyptian king, with all my valuables!" Jorge del Pino laughs. Lourdes perceives the faint scent of her father's cigar . . . "Where are you, Papi?" The street is vacant, as if a force has absorbed all living things. Even the trees seem more shadow than substance. "Nearby," her father says, serious now. The author uses magic realism by revealing Jorge's appreciation for his valued burial gifts. describing the support for Lourdes's unstable legs as she walks. using words such as "flares," "faint," "vacant," and "shadow." comparing the description of the setting sun with a flaming ribbon.
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Read the excerpt from Dispatches. By autumn, what had begun as an adventurous expedition had turned into an exhausting, indecisive war of attrition in which we fought for no cause other than our own survival. Which statement best explains the paradox in the excerpt? It is odd that war should ever be viewed as an adventurous expedition. It is unusual that soldiers should ever be forced to fight merely to survive. It is surprising that the expedition turned out to be so exhausting and difficult. It is unfortunate that the soldiers did not have the easy time they had anticipated.
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Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. The road was crowded and there were screens of corn-stalk and straw matting on both sides and matting over the top so that it was like the entrance at a circus or a native village. Keeping in mind Hemingway's iceberg principle, what feeling is he trying to convey by describing the scene as an "entrance to a circus or a native village"? a feeling of unease as the narrator is driving into a peculiar and alien location a feeling of sadness at the devastation that has been caused by violence of war a feeling of joy as the narrator realizes that he is alive despite all the carnage a feeling of defeat about a war that has taken so many lives and still continues on
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Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" and "Speaking Arabic." My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head. Which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? Each incorporates non-English words. Each incorporates academic words. Each incorporates offensive words. Each incorporates nonsense words.
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Read the following excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." Leon knocked at the old carved door with its symbols of the Lamb. While he waited he looked up at the twin bells from the king of Spain with the last sunlight pouring around them in their tower. What does the image of the Lamb above the priest's door symbolize? The Lamb symbolizes the traditions of the Catholic Church. The Lamb symbolizes the sheep raised by the Pueblo people. The Lamb symbolizes the gentleness of the Pueblo people. The Lamb symbolizes the virtues valued in Pueblo culture.
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Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics. The bagel data also reflect how much personal mood seems to affect honesty. Weather, for instance, is a major factor. Unseasonably pleasant weather inspires people to pay at a higher rate. Unseasonably cold weather, meanwhile, makes people cheat prolifically; so do heavy rain and wind. Worst are the holidays. The week of Christmas produces a 2 percent drop in payment rates—again, a 15 percent increase in theft, an effect on the same magnitude, in reverse, as that of 9/11. Thanksgiving is nearly as bad; the week of Valentine's Day is also lousy, as is the week straddling April 15. There are, however, a few good holidays: the weeks that include the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. The difference in the two sets of holidays? The low-cheating holidays represent little more than an extra day off from work. The high-cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph? Different emotional states affect people's honesty. Some holidays cause people to be less honest. Cold weather causes an increase in dishonesty. Holidays and cold weather may cause anxiety.
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Read the following excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole." That's the gory moment when your body snaps into two segments, breaking apart at your midsection. Upon falling further, the difference in gravity continues to grow, and each of your two body segments snaps into two segments. Shortly thereafter, those segments each snap into two segments of their own, and so forth, and so forth, bifurcating your body into an ever-increasing number of parts: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc. Read the following excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc." The music is loud yet so confidential I cannot help feeling even more like the center of the universe than usual as I walk along to a rapid little version of "The Way You Look Tonight," What do these two excerpts reveal about the difference in ideas presented by Tyson and Collins? Tyson stresses humanity's relative insignificance in the universe, while Collins stresses man's perceived importance. Tyson describes man's place in the universe, while Collins focuses primarily on the role of mankind itself. Tyson's essay is a serious discussion of black holes, while Collins's poem mocks the importance of music. Tyson discusses the probability of being swallowed by black holes, while Collins describes the effects of listening to music.
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Read the following paragraph. Organic fruits and vegetables are safer than produce grown on conventional farms because organic produce is less likely to carry diseases. Organic farming is cleaner and more hygienic than conventional farming. So when organic fruits and vegetables reach grocery stores and supermarkets, they are less likely to include E. coli and other harmful organisms. Some people claim organic produce is more dangerous because it is not grown with the use of synthetic chemicals. However, studies have shown that incidences of harmful bacteria are much lower in organic produce. Also, the lack of synthetic chemicals is better in the long-term for your health. As a result, organic fruits and vegetables are much healthier and safer than conventional produce. Which option would best make this text suitable for a slide in a presentation? the replacement of the text with a bulleted list the inclusion of very detailed statistics and examples the addition of a photograph of a conventionally grown fruit the use of underlining or italicizing to highlight parts of the text
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Read the passage from "Child of the Americas." I speak English with passion: it's the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft. How does the imagery create a visual of the speaker's use of English? It portrays her command of English as precise and beautiful. It shows that she is extremely hesitant to use English. It shows that she only uses English for practical communication. It portrays the language she uses as forceful and hurtful.
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Read this excerpt from "Talking Robots." Of course, neural networks still have a long way to go before they can model the human brain. As physicist Heinz Pagels has said: "The difference between a real neuron and the model neurons . . . is like the difference between a human hand and a pair of pliers." But the fact that a simple neural network can speak at all is remarkable, indicating that perhaps human abilities can be simulated by electronics. . . . Which is the most accurate summary of Kaku's argument? The simulated speech of neural networks suggests the potential for other electronic simulations. Neural networks are vastly inferior to the human brain, and critics question whether they can speak at all. Neural networks are vastly different from the human brain, just as pliers are different from the human hand. Electronic simulation of speech suggests that technological ability will eventually exceed human potential.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I stood on all of that and it worked for a second. But then I had the tips of my fingers on the vase, and the tragedies started to wobble, and the tuxedo was incredibly distracting, and the next thing was that everything was on the floor, including me, and including the vase, which had shattered. "I didn't do it!" I hollered, but they didn't even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. How does the narration shape Oskar's characterization in this excerpt? It shows his youth and inexperience. It suggests his flair for the dramatic. It indicates he is reckless and rowdy. It hints at his pent-up anger and hostility.
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Read this statement from an argumentative speech. Students with inconsistent bedtime routines are less successful in school than their peers. What is most needed to strengthen this statement? facts and statistics a personal anecdote grammatical revisions academic language
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The speaker in "The Weary Blues" is most likely an audience member at a blues show. a band member for a blues singer. a contemporary blues critic. a historian studying blues musicians.
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The thesis statement of an argumentative speech is also known as the claim. the reasons. the evidence. the counterclaim.
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The use of images such as graphs and photos in a presentation can help communicate information visually. can replace reasons and evidence in a speech. could potentially distract audiences from an argument. could possibly send conflicting messages to an audience.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God is set in the Florida Everglades, a swampy area. In the novel, the setting is referred to as "the muck." This description is an example of dialect. imagery. symbolism. exaggeration.
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What evidence best supports the claim that vegetarians have multiple choices for protein? Milk, cheese, and yogurt are valuable sources of protein that offer calcium as a bonus nutrient. Pork tenderloin is full of protein and it is leaner today than your mother's pork tenderloin was. Many people enjoy beans as a side dish to complement protein-rich meats and fish. It is important to eat protein early in the morning to help you feel full throughout the day.
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What is a counterclaim in an argumentative speech? A counterclaim is a possible objection to the thesis. A counterclaim is a supporting detail, such as statistics. A counterclaim is the concluding statement of a speech. A counterclaim is an umbrella statement for the argument.
a
How does Michio Kaku develop the idea of an impending scientific revolution in "Choreographers of Matter, Life, and Intelligence"? by praising the efficiency of modern-day Internet research by providing quantitative proof of recent scientific progress by comparing scientific knowledge to grains of sand on a beach by providing the names and contributions of modern scientists
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Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066". My best friend is a white girl named Denise— we look at boys together. She sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: O'Connor, Ozawa. In the excerpt, Okita reveals significant details about religion and culture. race and friendship. internment and prison. youth and love.
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Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with. How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? Tan references her writing career to build the idea that writing is the most satisfying career choice for Asian Americans. Tan references her work with language to build the idea that all forms of English are purposeful and meaningful. Tan references her fascination with language to build the idea that daily life is the best language source for writers. Tan references her thoughts about language to build the idea that more people should think about their language usage.
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Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." Those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as "Even though Tom was ______, Mary thought he was _____." And the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, "Even though Tom was foolish, Mary thought he was ridiculous." Well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what Tom could have been and what Mary might have thought of him. So I never did well on tests like that. Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that achievement tests ignore imagination as an element of language ability? Tan's mother would not be able to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother could think of several ways to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother did not allow her to take tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother was disappointed that Tan did poorly on tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt.
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Read the excerpt from Dispatches. You came to love your life, to love and respect the mere fact of it, but often you became heedless of it in the way that somnambulists are heedless. Being good meant staying alive, and sometimes that was only a matter of caring enough at any given moment. Based on the excerpt, which best describes a good soldier? a soldier who fights honorably a soldier who is always vigilant a soldier who accepts his fate a soldier who is superstitious
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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. How does King support this claim in the rest of his letter? by providing examples of recent nonviolent sit-ins by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent by chronicling the history of violent tension throughout the South by presenting a visual image of a world in which equality reigns
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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. What is the author's purpose for including this sentence? to emphasize the productivity of his daily routine to undermine the significance of his critics' letter to establish the impressive credentials of his staff to explain the nature of his profession
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Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. English is now the second language of at least one-sixth of the nation's restaurant workers, and about one-third of that group speaks no English at all. The proportion of fast food workers who cannot speak English is even higher. Which type of evidence does the author use in this excerpt? anecdotal statistical testimonial analogical
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Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay, jut out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western hemisphere, the great wet barnyard of Long Island Sound. They were not perfect ovals—like the egg in the Columbus story, they are both crushed flat at the contact end—but their physical resemblance must be a source of perpetual confusion to the gulls that fly overhead. To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size. I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. The use of words such as "fashionable," "superficial," "bizarre," and "sinister" provide a truthful and vivid description of the West Egg and East Egg. a sense of artificiality in the world the narrator finds himself in. an idea of mischief that surrounds the narrator and his friends. a meaningful portrayal of life on the Long Island Sound in the 1920s.
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Read the following scene from Trifles. MRS. HALE (abruptly moving toward her.) Mrs. Peters? MRS. PETERS. Yes Mrs. Hale? (At upstage right door.) MRS. HALE. Do you think she did it? MRS. PETERS (in a frightened voice.) Oh, I don't know. What is one possible advantage of hearing the characters' voices as opposed to silently reading the scene? It helps readers visualize what each woman is wearing. It helps listeners keep track of which woman is speaking. It helps listeners envision the movements of each woman. It helps readers conclude what each woman is thinking.
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Read the sentence from an argumentative essay about chemical waste. The chemical waste produced by factories is out of hand, and factory owners should get in trouble. Which revision offers the most improvement in word choice? The chemical waste produced by factories is insane, and factory owners should be punished. The chemical waste produced by factories is dangerous, and factory owners should be held accountable. The chemical waste produced by factories is huge, and factory owners should get it under control. The chemical waste produced by factories is manageable, and factory owners deserve blame.
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Which of the following sentences is written correctly? The team played good in their championship game so they won. The drum major performed badly because she forgot the routine. Ivan feels well about his choice to join the after-school program. The gymnasts felt badly because they had skipped breakfast.
b
Which sentence best demonstrates the language required of an argumentative speech? College entrance exams are super important to colleges, and every student must work hard to get a decent score. Every high school in the county must provide its students with thorough information about college entrance exams. High school guidance counselors are a good source of information about college entrance requirements. Students often take preparatory classes to up their scores on college entrance exams.
b
Cory is responding to the writing prompt below. Examine a Department of Education advertising campaign that promotes literacy. Analyze the campaign to discover the target audience and the advertising techniques used. Then evaluate the effectiveness of these advertising techniques. Write a formal essay in which you explain how the advertising campaign effectively promotes literacy to a range of audiences. Which is the best main topic for his response essay? a summary of the goals of the Department of Education a description of the advertising campaign's target audience an analysis of the impact of the advertising campaign an argument for why literacy is important
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Look at the advertisement. A poster that reads, "Milk for Summer Thirst" with a person drinking milk under a sun. Which persuasive media technique is used in this advertisement? universal appeal flattery association bandwagon
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Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry." In other cases, the censoring has been direct and brutal. On February 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story about the burning of my novel, Bless Me, Ultima. The book was banned from high school classes in Bloomfield, New Mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: "We took the books out and personally saw that they were burned." Which type of rhetoric used most shows how the powerful use censorship to silence the powerless? an appeal to emotion an appeal to ethics an appeal to logic an appeal to the author's character
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Read the excerpt from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica." plain ham and cheese that would cost less at the A&P, but it would not satisfy the hunger of the fragile old man lost in the folds of his winter coat, who brings her lists of items that he reads to her like poetry, or the others, whose needs she must divine, conjuring up products from places that now exist only in their hearts— closed ports she must trade with. Which best describes how the author's word choice affects the tone of the poem? The tone is bitter because the woman who runs the deli tries to obtain items from "closed ports." The tone is sorrowful because "the fragile old man" cannot afford to pay for his food. The tone is nostalgic because the people have "hunger" for items from "places that now exist only in their hearts." The tone is angry because the food would "cost less at the A&P," making people feel cheated.
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Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Why does the Supreme Court conclude that the plaintiffs have been denied their rights? The plaintiffs' schools have neglected their responsibilities. The Fourteenth Amendment fails to reference education. Segregation is inherently unequal and unfair. The plaintiffs' children have endured racial stereotyping.
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Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. It is unbelievable how fast people adapt. It hurts to admit it, but within hours of first breathing the cattle car's nauseating air, we began to feel at home. 'Home' was the edge of the wooden plank I sat on as I dreamed of the Jewish exiles of antiquity and the Middle Ages. More curious than afraid, I thought of myself as their brother. Mixed into my sadness there was undeniable excitement, for we were living a historic event, a historic adventure. Which best describes the author at this point in his life? He comprehends the situation but is trying to remain optimistic. He reveals the torment he feels while riding the train to the unknown. He is too young and naive to truly understand what is happening. He is troubled by how quickly the others have accepted the current condition.
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Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole." If you stumbled upon a black hole and found yourself falling feet-first toward its center, then as you got closer, the black hole's force of gravity would grow astronomically. Curiously, you would not feel this force at all because, like anything in free fall, you are weightless. What you do feel, however, is something far more sinister. While you fall, the black hole's force of gravity at your two feet, they being closer to the black hole's center, accelerates them faster than does the weaker force of gravity at your head. Read the excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc." the only true point of view, is full of the hope that he, the hub of the cosmos with his hair blown sideways, will eventually make it all the way downtown. Which choice best describes the differing views Tyson and Collins present of humanity? Tyson describes a sinister universe where men are eaten by black holes, while Collins describes a cosmos full of hope for a better future. Tyson writes about a scientific fact of life, while Collins writes about an emotionally charged event in his life. Tyson presents humans as powerless against the forces of nature, while Collins presents an individual creating his own destiny. Tyson suggests that people have no control of their lives in a dangerous world, while Collins reminds people to take control and be focused.
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Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. No, let us go no further. Decency and custom forbid it. I said it earlier, when speaking of my grandfather: In Jewish tradition a man's death belongs to him alone. Let the gas chambers remain closed to prying eyes, and to the imagination. We will never know all that happened behind those doors of steel. Read the text and study the images from Spiegelman's Maus. mc018-1.jpg Which theme is addressed in both excerpts? Inexperience can sometimes lead to misunderstanding. It's important to follow tradition regardless of circumstance. Some truths are too difficult to fathom if one has not experienced them. There are times when one must be able to see in order to believe.
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles. HALE. "Why—where is he?" says I, not knowing what to say. She just pointed upstairs—like that (himself pointing to the room above). What does the word "pointing" mean in this stage direction? eying leading indicating accusing
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Read the excerpt from part two of Trifles. COUNTY ATTORNEY. Oh, I guess they're not very dangerous things the ladies have picked up. (Moves a few things about, disturbing the quilt pieces which cover the box. Steps back.) No, Mrs. Peters doesn't need supervising. For that matter, a sheriff's wife is married to the law. Ever think of it that way, Mrs. Peters? Which of the following most accurately describes this excerpt? It is verbal irony because the County Attorney means precisely the opposite of what he is actually saying. It is dramatic irony because the audience knows that the County Attorney does not actually mean what he is saying. It is situational irony because the County Attorney has actually issued a relevant warning to Mrs. Peters without realizing it. It is not an example of any type of irony because the County Attorney is simply making a statement.
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Read the following excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." The sun was approaching the long mesa where it disappeared during the winter. What type of figurative language is included in this passage? hyperbole metaphor personification simile
c
Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics. There is a tale, "The Ring of Gyges," that Feldman sometimes tells his economist friends. It comes from Plato's Republic. A student named Glaucon offered the story in response to a lesson by Socrates—who, like Adam Smith, argued that people are generally good even without enforcement. Glaucon, like Feldman's economist friends, disagreed. He told of a shepherd named Gyges who stumbled upon a secret cavern with a corpse inside that wore a ring. When Gyges put on the ring, he found that it made him invisible. With no one able to monitor his behavior, Gyges proceeded to do woeful things—seduce the queen, murder the king, and so on. Glaucon's story posed a moral question: could any man resist the temptation of evil if he knew his acts could not be witnessed? Glaucon seemed to think the answer was no. But Paul Feldman sides with Socrates and Adam Smith—for he knows the answer, at least 87 percent of the time, is yes. Feldman reaches the conclusion that most people are honest without receiving an incentive by making a claim about his individual experiences and looking for evidence. making a broad generalization about morality and looking for evidence. studying his individual experiences and arriving at a broad generalization. studying a counterclaim about morality and arriving at a broad generalization.
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Read the lines from "The Weary Blues." Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor. He played a few chords then he sang some more. The repetition of the word "thump" is an example of what literary device? personification simile onomatopoeia metaphor
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Read the two excerpts about Pilar from Dreaming in Cuban. Excerpt 1: They called me brujita, little witch. I stared at them, tried to make them go away. Excerpt 2: Another woman, an elderly mulatta, claimed that her hair was falling out from the menacing stares the baby gave her. Which statement is the best synthesis for the two excerpts? Most Cuban women rely on the services of nannies when raising their children. Supernatural experiences are frequently dismissed as being coincidental in Cuban culture. Inexplicable events are sometimes interpreted as supernatural experiences in Cuban culture. Many Cuban children remember the earliest events of their childhood.
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Read this excerpt from "Choreographers of Matter, Life, and Intelligence." With Newton's mechanics came powerful machines, and eventually the steam engine, the motive force which reshaped the world by overturning agrarian society, spawning factories and stimulating commerce. . . . What is the meaning of the underlined term? individuals employed by Newton tools utilized by Newton ideas generated by Newton engines built by Newton
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I knew I could never let Mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d'être, so what I did was I took Dad's emergency money from on top of his dresser, and I went to the Radio Shack on Amsterdam. It was on a TV there that I saw that the first building had fallen. I bought the exact same phone and ran home and recorded our greeting from the first phone onto it. I wrapped up the old phone in the scarf that Grandma was never able to finish because of my privacy, and I put that in a grocery bag, and I put that in a box, and I put that in another box, and I put that under a bunch of stuff in my closet, like my jewelry workbench and albums of foreign currencies. Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt? deceitful sentimental methodical respectful
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Read this outline for an argumentative speech. 1. Introduction: Consuming organic food. A. It is better for your health to consume organic fruits and vegetables instead of conventionally grown produce. 2. Organic fruits and vegetables are free of chemicals. A. Farmers who raise organic produce do not use synthetic pesticides. B. Some say the pesticide residue on conventional produce is minimal, but even minimal amounts of pesticide can have a harmful effect over time. C. Organic produce is safer due to the lack of chemicals. 3. Organic fruits and vegetables are more nutritious. A. Organic produce is packed with vitamins and minerals. B. Conventionally grown foods are not lacking in nutrition, but the concentration of vitamins and minerals is higher in organic foods. C. Organic produce is healthier due to the high concentration of vitamins and minerals. 4. Organic fruits and vegetables are less likely to carry diseases. A. Organic farming is cleaner than conventional farming. B. Organic farming does not include chemicals that kill organisms, however incidences of harmful bacteria are lower in organic produce. C. Organic produce is safer due to the low incidence of harmful bacteria. 5. Organic fruits and vegetables are better for your health for three reasons. A. Organic fruits and vegetables are grown without the use of synthetic chemicals, are more nutritious, and are less likely to spread diseases. B. The lack of chemicals, the high concentration of vitamins and minerals, and the lower incidence of disease are all better for your health. The underlined sentence in the outline is the thesis statement. the topic sentence. a counterclaim. the conclusion.
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The evidence in an argumentative speech should include a "hook" to attract attention. an implied thesis statement. facts, statistics, or examples. compelling counterclaims.
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Which accurately describes a contrast between Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea and Art Spiegelman's graphic novel, Maus? Wiesel's narrative is a nonfiction account of the Holocaust, whereas Spiegelman's novel is a fictional account. Wiesel's work relies on the memories of others, whereas Spiegelman's account relies on the memories of one person. Wiesel's story includes his thoughts and feelings, whereas Spiegelman's novel illustrates his father's horrific experiences. Wiesel's writing is loosely based on his own experiences, whereas Spiegelman's narrative is purely imaginative.
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Which excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron" best illustrates irony? Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts. There were tears on Hazel's cheeks, but she'd forgotten for the moment what they were about. And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a very unfair voice for a woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody. A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.
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Which excerpt from The Great Gatsby best indicates that Nick is not fully content with his life? He didn't say any more, but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. Father agreed to finance me for a year, and after various delays I came East, permanently, I thought, in the spring of twenty-two. Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business. I had a dog—at least I had him for a few days until he ran away—and an old Dodge and a Finnish woman, who made my bed and cooked breakfast and muttered Finnish wisdom to herself over the electric stove.
c
Which excerpt from part one of Trifles contains a stage direction that contributes to the character development of Mrs. Hale? MRS. HALE (shaking her head). I've not seen much of her of late years. I've not been in this house—it's more than a year. MRS. HALE (looking about). It never seemed a very cheerful place. MRS. HALE. I'd hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing. (She arranges the pans under sink which the Lawyer had shoved out of place.) MRS. HALE (eyes fixed on a loaf of bread beside the breadbox, which is on a low shelf at the other side of the room. Moves slowly toward it.) She was going to put this in there.
c
Which excerpt from part one of Trifles most develops the motives of the County Attorney? COUNTY ATTORNEY. Somebody should have been left here yesterday. COUNTY ATTORNEY. How did she seem to feel about your coming? COUNTY ATTORNEY. (To the Sheriff.) You're convinced that there was nothing important here-—nothing that would point to any motive? COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?
c
Which statement best describes a good presentation slide? It is preferable to include as much text as possible. A dark-colored background will highlight the text well. Keep it simple and remember that less is usually best. A number of fancy fonts will add depth to the slide.
c
Having a counterclaim in an argumentative essay allows the author of the essay to provide background information on the topic. support his or her claim with evidence. state his or her opinion on the topic. address any opposition to his or her claim.
d
Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The silhouette of a moving cat wavered across the moonlight, and turning my head to watch it, I saw that I was not alone—fifty feet away a figure had emerged from the shadow of my neighbor's mansion and was standing with his hands in his pockets regarding the silver pepper of the stars. Something in his leisurely movements and the secure position of his feet upon the lawn suggested that it was Mr. Gatsby himself, come out to determine what share was his of our local heavens. The appearance of Gatsby from the shadows suggests that he prefers to go out at night. he is very busy during daytime hours. he prefers to be left alone. he is a man of mystery and secrets.
d
Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole." That's the gory moment when your body snaps into two segments, breaking apart at your midsection. Upon falling further, the difference in gravity continues to grow, and each of your two body segments snaps into two segments. Shortly thereafter, those segments each snap into two segments of their own, and so forth, and so forth, bifurcating your body into an ever-increasing number of parts: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc. After you've been ripped into shreds of organic molecules, the molecules themselves begin to feel the continually growing tidal forces. Eventually, they too snap apart, creating a stream of their constituent atoms. And then, of course, the atoms themselves snap apart, leaving an unrecognizable parade of particles that, minutes earlier, had been you. Which statement best describes how the author conveys the message that humans are no match for the power of a black hole? He explains scientific theories to the reader and provides the definitions for difficult terms and words. He uses logic and reason to lay out each individual step of human combustion as it is absorbed by the tidal force. He provides helpful comparisons of black holes with other cosmic phenomena that the reader may already know. He personalizes the experience for the reader and uses vivid imagery to create a clear mental picture.
d
Read the excerpt from the article "Indicted Her for Murder." The awful crime of which Mrs. Hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in Iowa. Which best describes the excerpt? It is a fact because it can be proven using objective evidence. It is a fact because it cannot be proven using objective evidence. It is an opinion because it can be proven using objective evidence. It is an opinion because it cannot be proven using objective evidence.
d
Read the following quote from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" "Send us rain clouds, Grandfather." They laid the bundle in the back of the pickup and covered it with a heavy tarp before they started back to the pueblo. This quote is located early in the narrative. What does it reveal about Leon? He is more worried about the rain than the death of his grandfather. He is a devout follower of the Roman Catholic Church. He is already planning on asking for holy water from Father Paul. He greatly values the traditional beliefs of the Pueblo people.
d
Read the following scene from Trifles. COUNTY ATTORNEY. Let's talk about that later, Mr. Hale. I do want to talk about that, but tell now just what happened when you got to the house. HALE. I didn't hear or see anything; I knocked at the door, and still it was all quiet inside. I knew they must be up, it was past eight o'clock. So I knocked again, and I thought I heard somebody say, "Come in." I wasn't sure, I'm not sure yet, but I opened the door—this door (indicating the door by which the two women are still standing), and there in that rocker—(pointing to it) sat Mrs. Wright. (They all look at the rocker.) What would be one advantage of watching this scene as opposed to reading it? The audience would not have to infer the characters' moods, which could make the characters seem more genuine. The audience would actually see what the characters look like, which could alleviate unnecessary mystery. The audience would not have to interpret the setting, which could make the conflict of the story more evident. The audience would actually watch all of the characters turn to stare at the rocker, which could enhance the mood of the scene.
d
Use the following definitions to answer the question. conscience: 1. (noun) the sense of right and wrong 2. (noun) inner thoughts conscious: 1. (adjective) aware 2. (noun) area of the mind aware of surroundings Which sentence contains correct word usage? The patient was conscience after surgery. His conscious told him to tell the truth about the window. Matilda's conscience mind focused on a lush forest. I was not conscious after my head hit the ground.
d
Use the following definitions to answer the question. emerge: 1. (verb) to come up, appear immerge: 1. (verb) to sink into, immerse Which sentence contains correct word usage? Be sure to emerge the beaters into the bowl before turning on the mixer. The boat immerged from the fog so quickly that it nearly collided with us. The frog immerged among the water lilies to show its bulging eyes. A beautiful rainbow emerged from behind the storm clouds.
d
What can readers infer about Hurston from her voice in Their Eyes Were Watching God? She has experience in political activism. She speaks in a regional dialect. She values certain cultures above others. She appreciates history and culture.
d
What is one advantage of listening to an audio recording as opposed to silently reading a play? It gives listeners a better idea of each character's appearance. It aids listeners in deciding how the lighting affects the characters' expressions. It allows listeners to better understand each character's stage directions. It helps listeners interpret the characters' emotions and motivations.
d
What is the best reason it is helpful to practice a presentation in front of a friend or family member? to receive validation for your ideas and opinions to determine which side of the topic you want to argue to decide the best way to incorporate jokes or anecdotes to get feedback on strong and weak points in your presentation
d
Which excerpt from Anthem best illustrates the theme that collectivism and group thinking limit man's potential? I look upon the history of men, which I have learned from the books, and I wonder. I stand here on the summit of the mountain. I lift my head and I spread my arms. Many words have been granted me, and some are wise, and some are false, but only three are holy: "I will it!" What disaster took their reason away from men? What whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word "We."
d
Which is the best definition of the term "magic realism"? a narrative genre of literature that takes ordinary events and makes them seem extraordinary to the reader a narrative genre closely linked to nineteenth-century writers throughout the Americas and Europe a narrative genre that can be traced to the history of European colonialism throughout the world a narrative genre characterized by its use of fantastic or mythic elements in otherwise realistic fiction
d
Which strategy is the best way to improve the written expression in a redundant sentence? Add additional modifiers and phrases. Eliminate powerful words. Include words that state the obvious. Remove unnecessary repetition.
d
The use of visual cues and transitions in presentations can orient the audience. distract the audience. inform the audience. entertain the audience.
not b
According to Objectivism, man exists to succeed and gain wealth. to serve a higher power. for his own sake. for no reason at all.
c
