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Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House. Helmer: [putting his papers together] Now then, little Miss Obstinate. Nora: [breathlessly]. Torvald—what was that letter? Helmer: Krogstad's dismissal. Nora: Call her back, Torvald! There is still time. Oh Torvald, call her back! Do it for my sake—for your own sake—for the children's sake! Do you hear me, Torvald? Call her back! You don't know what that letter can bring upon us. Helmer: It's too late. Nora: Yes, it's too late. Helmer: My dear Nora, I can forgive the anxiety you are in, although really it is an insult to me. It is, indeed. Isn't it an insult to think that I should be afraid of a starving quill-driver's vengeance? But I forgive you nevertheless, because it is such eloquent witness to your great love for me. [Takes her in his arms.] And that is as it should be, my own darling Nora. Come what will, you may be sure I shall have both courage and strength if they be needed. You will see I am man enough to take everything upon myself. Nora: [in a horror-stricken voice]. What do you mean by that? Helmer: Everything, I say— Nora: [recovering herself] You will never have to do that. Helmer: That's right. Well, we will share it, Nora, as man and wife should. That is how it shall be. [Caressing her.] Are you content now? There! There! Not these frightened dove's eyes! The whole thing is only the wildest fancy! Now, you must go and play through the Tarantella and practise with your tambourine. I shall go into the inner office and shut the door, and I shall hear nothing; you can make as much noise as you please. [Turns back at the door.] And when Rank comes, tell him where he will find me. [Nods to her, takes his papers and goes into his room, and shuts the door after him.] Nora: [bewildered with anxiety, stands as if rooted to the spot, and whispers] He was capable of doing it. He will do it. He will do it in spite of everything. No, not that! Never, never! Anything rather than that! Oh, for some help, some way out of it! [The door-bell rings.] Doctor Rank! Anything rather than that—anything, whatever it is! [She puts her hands over her face, pulls herself together, goes to the door and opens it. RANK is standing without, hanging up his coat. During the following dialogue it begins to grow dark.] How does the interaction between Helmer and Nora affect the plot? Nora realizes that Helmer's actions are intended to preserve his masculinity, not their marriage. Nora realizes that, no matter what the letter says, Helmer will still love her as much as he does now. Nora comes to understand that Doctor Rank is more important to Helmer than she is. Nora comes to understand that Helmer wants to share more responsibilities in the marriage now.
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Read the passage from "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe. The old man at once felt the resolution he had built up over so many years falling in. He was telling himself that he must not give in. He tried to steel his heart against all emotional appeals. It was a re-enactment of that other struggle. He leaned against a window and looked out. The sky was overcast with heavy black clouds and a high wind began to blow filling the air with dust and dry leaves. It was one of those rare occasions when even Nature takes a hand in a human fight. Very soon it began to rain, the first rain in the year. It came down in large sharp drops and was accompanied by the lightning and thunder which mark a change of season. Okeke was trying hard not to think of his two grandsons. But he knew he was now fighting a losing battle. He tried to hum a favorite hymn but the pattering of large rain drops on the roof broke up the tune. His mind immediately returned to the children. How could he shut his door against them? By a curious mental process he imagined them standing, sad and forsaken, under the harsh angry weather—shut out from his house. That night he hardly slept, from remorse—and a vague fear that he might die without making it up to them. Which part of this passage would be most important from both a feminist perspective and a historical perspective? Okeke's willingness to accept his grandchildren from a marriage he did not arrange how the weather affects Okeke's mood and his decision-making whether logical appeals would have had a stronger effect on Okeke than emotional appeals how Okeke's grandsons end up standing outside his house
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Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Brown v. Board of Education, written by Justice Warren. Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law, for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group. A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law, therefore, has a tendency to [retard] the educational and mental development of negro children and to deprive them of some of the benefits they would receive in a racial[ly] integrated school system. Whatever may have been the extent of psychological knowledge at the time of Plessy v. Ferguson, this finding is amply supported by modern authority. Any language in Plessy v. Ferguson contrary to this finding is rejected. We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. 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. Which statement accurately summarizes the opinion of the court? The doctrine of "separate but equal" takes away African American citizens' rights to an equal public education. The doctrine of "separate but equal" shows that equal facilities provide equal opportunities. A sense of inferiority affects children's motivation to learn in a segregated system. Plessy v. Ferguson is based on dated psychological knowledge that should be rejected.
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What is the purpose of presenting a false dilemma in a speech? to convince the audience that there are limited options to convince the audience that an argument is flawed to provide the audience with several alternative examples to sway the audience to rush to an opinion without facts
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Read the definitions. taught taught /tôt/ verb past tense of teach, meaning to show or explain how to do something taut taut /tôt/ adj. pulled tight pours pours /pôrs/ verb moves in a continuous flow pores pores /pôrs/ verb studies intently The students were __________ that an accomplished scientist always _____ over the results of an experiment. Which homophones correctly complete the sentence? taught, pours taught, pores taut, pours taut, pores
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Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House. Nora: [putting her arms round her neck] Dear old Anne, you were a good mother to me when I was little. Nurse: Little Nora, poor dear, had no other mother but me. Nora: And if my little ones had no other mother, I am sure you would—What nonsense I am talking! [Opens the box.] Go in to them. Now I must—. You will see tomorrow how charming I shall look. Nurse: I am sure there will be no one at the ball so charming as you, ma'am. [Goes into the room on the left.] Nora: [begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it away from her]. If only I dared go out. If only no one would come. If only I could be sure nothing would happen here in the meantime. Stuff and nonsense! No one will come. Only I mustn't think about it. I will brush my muff. What lovely, lovely gloves! Out of my thoughts, out of my thoughts! One, two, three, four, five, six— [Screams.] Ah! there is someone coming—. [Makes a movement towards the door, but stands irresolute.] What prediction does this excerpt best support? Nora will look beautiful at the ball. Nora will decide to leave her family. Nora will not leave her children. Nora will stay home from the ball.
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Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon." "This is a very strong dream," he said." It may eat you up." "I am not afraid," I said and looked at him with both eyes. My voice sounded thin in my ears but that was because of the smoke. He touched me on the breast and the forehead. He gave me the bow and the three arrows. "Take them," he said. "It is forbidden to travel east. It is forbidden to cross the river. It is forbidden to go to the Place of the Gods. All these things are forbidden." "All these things are forbidden," I said, but it was my voice that spoke and not my spirit. He looked at me again. "My son," he said. "Once I had young dreams. If your dreams do not eat you up, you may be a great priest. If they eat you, you are still my son. Now go on your journey." Which theme is best supported by the resolution described in this passage? Dreams can predict the future and be a guide. Change is necessary to achieve growth. Spirits communicate to warn people of danger. Parents always strive to protect their children.
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Read the passage from "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe. The prejudice against Nnaemeka's marriage was not confined to his little village. In Lagos, especially among his people who worked there, it showed itself in a different way. Their women, when they met at their village meeting, were not hostile to Nene. Rather, they paid her such excessive deference as to make her feel she was not one of them. But as time went on, Nene gradually broke through some of this prejudice and even began to make friends among them. Slowly and grudgingly they began to admit that she kept her home much better than most of them. What cultural value is revealed through the women's actions toward Nene? They distrust Nene because she has agreed to an arranged marriage. They value strong housekeeping skills. They admire Nene for choosing her own husband. They show deference to her because her tribe is more powerful than theirs.
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Read the passage from "Two Kinds." In fact, in the beginning, I was just as excited as my mother, maybe even more so. I pictured this prodigy part of me as many different images, trying each one on for size. I was a dainty ballerina girl standing by the curtains, waiting to hear the right music that would send me floating on my tiptoes. I was like the Christ child lifted out of the straw manger, crying with holy indignity. I was Cinderella stepping from her pumpkin carriage with sparkly cartoon music filling the air. In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. My mother and father would adore me. I would be beyond reproach. I would never feel the need to sulk for anything. But sometimes the prodigy in me became impatient. "If you don't hurry up and get me out of here, I'm disappearing for good," it warned. "And then you'll always be nothing." What conflict is indicated by the underlined sentences? an internal conflict within the mother, who wants her daughter to be a prodigy an internal conflict within the narrator, who wants to be a prodigy but has not found the right activity an external conflict between the narrator and her mother over the pace of the narrator's learning an external conflict between the narrator, who wants to be a prodigy, and her mother, who is less ambitious
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Read the passage from A Doll's House Nora: [breathlessly]. Torvald—what was that letter? Helmer: Krogstad's dismissal. Nora: Call her back, Torvald! There is still time. Oh Torvald, call her back! Do it for my sake—for your own sake—for the children's sake! Do you hear me, Torvald? Call her back! You don't know what that letter can bring upon us. Helmer: It's too late. Nora: Yes, it's too late. Helmer: My dear Nora, I can forgive the anxiety you are in, although really it is an insult to me. It is, indeed. Isn't it an insult to think that I should be afraid of a starving quill-driver's vengeance? But I forgive you nevertheless, because it is such eloquent witness to your great love for me. [Takes her in his arms.] And that is as it should be, my own darling Nora. Come what will, you may be sure I shall have both courage and strength if they be needed. You will see I am man enough to take everything upon myself. Nora: [in a horror-stricken voice]. What do you mean by that? Helmer: Everything, I say— Nora: [recovering herself] You will never have to do that. Which evidence supports the inference that Nora is afraid of what Torvald will say if Krogstad tells him about her forgery? "Do it for my sake—for your own sake—for the children's sake." "You don't know what that letter can bring upon us." "Yes, it's too late." "You will never have to do that."
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Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun. MAMA: Lord have mercy, baby. You done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? TRAVIS (very proud): Open it! She does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. RUTH: Travis, honey, what is that? TRAVIS (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): It's a gardening hat! Like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. BENEATHA (giggling fiercely): Travis—we were trying to make Mama Mrs. Miniver—not Scarlett O'Hara! MAMA (indignantly): What's the matter with you all! This here is a beautiful hat! (Absurdly.) I always wanted me one just like it! Which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? "have mercy" (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) "What's the matter"
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Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun. WALTER (as he dances with RUTH): You know, when these New Negroes have their convention— (Pointing at his sister.)—that is going to be the chairman of the Committee on Unending Agitation. (He goes on dancing, then stops.) Race, race, race! . . . Girl, I do believe you are the first person in the history of the entire human race to successfully brainwash yourself. (BENEATHA breaks up and he goes on dancing. He stops again, enjoying his tease.) Damn, even the N double A C P takes a holiday sometimes! (BENEATHA and RUTH laugh. He dances with RUTH some more and starts to laugh and stops and pantomimes someone over an operating table.) I can just see that chick someday looking down at some poor cat on an operating table and before she starts to slice him, she says . . . (Pulling his sleeve back maliciously.) "By the way, what are your views on civil rights down there? . . ." He laughs at her again and starts to dance happily. The bell sounds. BENEATHA: Sticks and stones may break my bones but . . . words will never hurt me! How does the playwright develop the theme in this passage? Beneatha's reaction to Walter's teasing shows that family members are often crueler to one another than strangers are. Beneatha's reaction to Walter's teasing shows that even family members who see the world differently can get along with one another. Walter's teasing of Beneatha shows that every family deals with severe tensions. Walter's teasing of Beneatha shows that one's identity cannot be separated from race.
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Read the passage from Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech. Perhaps this gets to the root of the matter, to the most fundamental distinction of all between East and West. The totalitarian world produces backwardness because it does such violence to the spirit, thwarting the human impulse to create, to enjoy, to worship. The totalitarian world finds even symbols of love and of worship an affront. . . . As I looked out a moment ago from the Reichstag, that embodiment of German unity, I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner, "This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality." Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom. What is Reagan's main purpose in this passage? to threaten the Soviet Union to urge an end to communism to explain why he is visiting Berlin to applaud small acts of resistance
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Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Dred Scott v. Sandford, written by Justice Taney. The question then arises, whether the provisions of the Constitution, in relation to the personal rights and privileges to which the citizen of a State should be entitled, embraced the negro African race, at that time in this country, or who might afterwards be imported, who had then or should afterwards be made free in any State; and to put it in the power of a single State to make him a citizen of the United States, and endue him with the full rights of citizenship in every other State without their consent? Does the Constitution of the United States act upon him whenever he shall be made free under the laws of a State, and raised there to the rank of a citizen, and immediately clothe him with all the privileges of a citizen in every other State, and in its own courts? The court thinks the affirmative of these propositions cannot be maintained. And if it cannot, the plaintiff in error could not be a citizen of the State of Missouri, within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States, and, consequently, was not entitled to sue in its courts. Why is Justice Taney's argument ineffective? He uses the freedom of African Americans as evidence. He uses a previous status of African Americans as evidence. He uses the dissenting argument of the court as evidence. He uses the ruling of the previous court as evidence.
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Read this excerpt from the poem "Monet's 'Waterlilies'" by Robert Hayden. Here space and time exist in light the eye like the eye of faith believes. The seen, the known dissolve in iridescence, become illusive flesh of light that was not, was, forever is. O light beheld as through refracting tears. Here is the aura of that world each of us has lost. Here is the shadow of its joy. What is the best evidence that this poem is written in free verse? It has two stanzas. It has no set meter. It uses alliteration. It has no repeating words.
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The term extrinsic motivation refers to reasons to act that arise from the character's beliefs or emotions. originate in the character's outside environment. are inherent in the character's psychological makeup. come from characters' desire to act on their environment.
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What do the words partial, palatial, and potential have in common? They have the same prefix. They have the same suffix. They have similar meanings. They have the same word root.
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Leila is preparing a presentation on how an increase in college expenses affects students' career decisions. After researching student loans, she creates a table showing an increase in the amount of money that students borrow to pay for college. Which element could Leila most effectively integrate with her chart for her presentation? a graph that plots out the data on her table, emphasizing the increase in debt a paragraph explaining why students borrow money an audio clip of an interview with graduates in debt, discussing their current jobs a photocopy of a loan application from a bank, filled in with sample information
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Read Rita Dove's poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors," then study Frida Kahlo's painting Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot. This is for the woman with one black wing perched over her eyes: lovely Frida, erect among parrots, in the stern petticoats of the peasant, who painted herself a present— wildflowers entwining the plaster corset her spine resides in, that flaming pillar— this priestess in the romance of mirrors. Each night she lay down in pain and rose to the celluloid butterflies of her Beloved Dead, Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead. And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs panting like children along the graveled walks of the garden, Diego's love a skull in the circular window of the thumbprint searing her immutable brow. Which statements best describe differences in the style of the two works? The painting pays attention to details of Kahlo's physical appearance, while the poem does not. The poem portrays the painter as serious, while the painting does not. The poem reveals details that explain Kahlo's facial expressions, while the painting does not. The painting uses imagery that tells of Kahlo's connection to nature, while the poem does not.
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Read the claim from an argumentative essay. Bob Dylan should not have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Which sentence best states a counterclaim? Only die-hard fans would argue that Bob Dylan's song lyrics are literature. The committee may have chosen Dylan in order to make the Nobel Prize relevant to the 21st century. Of course, it is true that Dylan's lyrics have had an enduring impact on people around the world. Bob Dylan has written many enduring songs and received many awards for his musical achievements.
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Read the claim. Children should avoid playing violent video games that could have a negative influence; instead, they should play nonviolent games, of which there are thousands available. Read the counterclaim. Because there is no proven link between violence in video games and real-life violence, children should, with adult supervision, be given the opportunity to play any video games they choose. Read the rebuttal. While the proof of a link is debatable, what is not debatable is the foolishness of allowing children to choose whatever video game they would like, since it empowers children unnecessarily. Which statement best analyzes the rebuttal? It is effective because it uses fair and unbiased logic to present a flaw in the counterclaim. It is effective because it sets an authoritative tone incorporating strong reasoning. It is ineffective because it does not provide a logical reason for opposing the counterclaim. It is ineffective because it does not acknowledge any part of the counterclaim.
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Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House. Nora: What are you going to do? Helmer: [looking among his papers] Settle it. [Enter MAID.] Look here; take this letter and go downstairs with it at once. Find a messenger and tell him to deliver it, and be quick. The address is on it, and here is the money. Maid: Very well, sir. [Exit with the letter.] Helmer: [putting his papers together] Now then, little Miss Obstinate. Nora: [breathlessly]. Torvald—what was that letter? Helmer: Krogstad's dismissal. Nora: Call her back, Torvald! There is still time. Oh Torvald, call her back! Do it for my sake—for your own sake—for the children's sake! Do you hear me, Torvald? Call her back! You don't know what that letter can bring upon us. Helmer: It's too late. Nora: Yes, it's too late. Helmer: My dear Nora, I can forgive the anxiety you are in, although really it is an insult to me. It is, indeed. Isn't it an insult to think that I should be afraid of a starving quill-driver's vengeance? But I forgive you nevertheless, because it is such eloquent witness to your great love for me. [Takes her in his arms.] And that is as it should be, my own darling Nora. Come what will, you may be sure I shall have both courage and strength if they be needed. You will see I am man enough to take everything upon myself. Nora: [in a horror-stricken voice]. What do you mean by that? Helmer: Everything, I say— Nora: [recovering herself] You will never have to do that. Helmer: That's right. Well, we will share it, Nora, as man and wife should. That is how it shall be. [Caressing her.] Are you content now? There! There! Not these frightened dove's eyes! The whole thing is only the wildest fancy! Now, you must go and play through the Tarantella and practise with your tambourine. I shall go into the inner office and shut the door, and I shall hear nothing; you can make as much noise as you please. [Turns back at the door.] And when Rank comes, tell him where he will find me. [Nods to her, takes his papers and goes into his room, and shuts the door after him.] How does the interaction between Helmer and Nora advance the plot? Helmer decides he might need to use strength against Krogstad to make him leave his position at the bank. Helmer realizes that Nora is right about Krogstad, which will keep her secret safe from him later in the play. Helmer thinks that Nora is afraid his reputation will suffer, heightening the suspense about her real secret. Helmer agrees with Nora that it is too late and that he has made a mistake with Krogstad, which creates conflict.
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Read the paragraph. (1) When I get to my home town, my first stop will be my uncle's old gas station to fill the car. (2) My second stop will be Lancer's Diner for some homemade cherry pie. (3) Next, I'll drop in for a visit with old Mr. Butterworth, who lived next door to us. (4) My last stop will be the house I grew up in to see who lives there now. What revision should be made to maintain parallel structure? Sentence 1 should be revised to read, "When I get to my hometown, my first stop will be my uncle's old gas station." Sentence 2 should be revised to read, "After that I will stop at Lancer's Diner for some homemade cherry pie." Sentence 3 should be revised to read, "My next stop will be old Mr. Butterworth's for a chat with my favorite neighbor." Sentence 4 should be revised to read, "My last stop will be the house in which I grew up to see who lives there now."
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Read the passage from "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe. Then one day he received a letter from Nene, and in spite of himself he began to glance through it perfunctorily until all of a sudden the expression on his face changed and he began to read more carefully. . . . Our two sons, from the day they learnt that they have a grandfather, have insisted on being taken to him. I find it impossible to tell them that you will not see them. I implore you to allow Nnaemeka to bring them home for a short time during his leave next month. I shall remain here in Lagos . . . The old man at once felt the resolution he had built up over so many years falling in. He was telling himself that he must not give in. He tried to steel his heart against all emotional appeals. It was a re-enactment of that other struggle. He leaned against a window and looked out. The sky was overcast with heavy black clouds and a high wind began to blow filling the air with dust and dry leaves. It was one of those rare occasions when even Nature takes a hand in a human fight. Very soon it began to rain, the first rain in the year. It came down in large sharp drops and was accompanied by the lightning and thunder which mark a change of season. Okeke was trying hard not to think of his two grandsons. But he knew he was now fighting a losing battle. He tried to hum a favorite hymn but the pattering of large rain drops on the roof broke up the tune. His mind immediately returned to the children. How could he shut his door against them? By a curious mental process he imagined them standing, sad and forsaken, under the harsh angry weather—shut out from his house. That night he hardly slept, from remorse—and a vague fear that he might die without making it up to them. How does Okeke's change in attitude challenge the patriarchy? Okeke has no desire to see his grandsons because they come from a marriage he did not approve. Okeke is insulted and disturbed that Nene has sent him such a rude letter. Okeke wants to see his grandsons even though they are not the product of a traditional arranged marriage. Okeke is surprised that his son and daughter-in-law have refused to let him see his grandsons.
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Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Dred Scott v. Sandford, written by Justice Taney. The question before us is, whether the class of persons described in the plea in abatement compose a portion of this people, and are constituent members of this sovereignty? We think they are not, and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens" in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States. On the contrary, they were at that time considered as a subordinate and inferior class of beings, who had been subjugated by the dominant race, and, whether emancipated or not, yet remained subject to their authority, and had no rights or privileges but such as those who held the power and the Government might choose to grant them. What is Taney's claim in this passage? that African American people were covered by the Constitution's definition of citizen that emancipated African American people had rights guaranteed by the government that African American people were not part of the group considered citizens by the Constitution that African American people would have to get the government's permission to be citizens
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Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Dred Scott v. Sandford, written by Justice Taney. The question then arises, whether the provisions of the Constitution, in relation to the personal rights and privileges to which the citizen of a State should be entitled, embraced the negro African race, at that time in this country, or who might afterwards be imported, who had then or should afterwards be made free in any State; and to put it in the power of a single State to make him a citizen of the United States, and endue him with the full rights of citizenship in every other State without their consent? Does the Constitution of the United States act upon him whenever he shall be made free under the laws of a State, and raised there to the rank of a citizen, and immediately clothe him with all the privileges of a citizen in every other State, and in its own courts? Which statement could best be used as an effective counterclaim to this claim? States should decide who is free and who is not. A person who is free in one state cannot be a citizen. Taney cannot deny Scott citizenship because it is a federal right. Other states should have a say over one state's decision.
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Which lines from "Sonnet in Primary Colors" by Rita Dove provide an example of a rhyme? "This is for the woman with one black wing / perched over her eyes: lovely Frida, erect" "her spine resides in, that flaming pillar— / this priestess in the romance of mirrors." "to the celluloid butterflies of her Beloved dead, / Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead." "love a skull in the circular window / of the thumbprint searing her immutable brow."
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Read the claim. Human bodies have developed over time to support a vegetarian diet. Read the counterclaim. Humans have eaten meat along with plants for more than two million years, contributing to our successful evolution. Read the rebuttal. Evolution is the process of development over history, meaning that change in diet is constant. Which statement best analyzes the rebuttal? It is effective because it creates emphasis by adding reasoning to the claim. It is effective because it provides both empirical and logical supporting evidence. It is ineffective because it does not address or acknowledge the counterclaim. It is ineffective because it does not logically point out a flaw in the counterclaim.
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Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll's House. Krogstad: If it were as you say, why did you write to me as you did at the time? Mrs. Linde: I could do nothing else. As I had to break with you, it was my duty also to put an end to all that you felt for me. Krogstad [wringing his hands]. So that was it. And all this—only for the sake of money! Mrs. Linde: You must not forget that I had a helpless mother and two little brothers. We couldn't wait for you, Nils; your prospects seemed hopeless then. Which theme is best developed through the events described in this passage? Ending a relationship will help those involved move forward. True love always prevails regardless of the circumstances. Pleasing one's family will eventually lead to pleasing oneself. Monetary concerns can sometimes outweigh personal desires.
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Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon." Then I saw the dead god. He was sitting in his chair, by the window, in a room I had not entered before and, for the first moment, I thought that he was alive. Then I saw the skin on the back of his hand—it was like dry leather. The room was shut, hot and dry—no doubt that had kept him as he was. At first I was afraid to approach him—then the fear left me. He was sitting looking out over the city—he was dressed in the clothes of the gods. His age was neither young nor old—I could not tell his age. But there was wisdom in his face and great sadness. You could see that he would have not run away. He had sat at his window, watching his city die—then he himself had died. But it is better to lose one's life than one's spirit—and you could see from the face that his spirit had not been lost. I knew, that, if I touched him, he would fall into dust—and yet, there was something unconquered in the face. Which detail most effectively creates an atmosphere of decay? "But there was wisdom in his face and great sadness." "But it is better to lose one's life than one's spirit." "He was sitting looking out over the city—he was dressed in the clothes of the gods." "Then I saw the skin on the back of his hand—it was like dry leather."
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Read the passage from a letter that President Jimmy Carter wrote to Congress in 1977. This message brings together a great variety of programs. It deals not only with ways to preserve the wilderness, wildlife, and natural and historical resources which are a beautiful and valued part of America's national heritage: it deals also with the effects of pollution, toxic chemicals, and the damage caused by the demand for energy. Each of these concerns, in its own way, affects the environment; and together they underscore the importance of environmental protection in all our lives. Which statement best describes the overall claim? The wilderness and the rest of nature contain beauty and value for all Americans. Pollution and the amount of energy people use have negative effects on the environment. Americans have many concerns about the environment and how it is being affected. Protecting the environment is essential for maintaining Americans' quality of life.
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Read the passage from an argumentative essay. Vaccines are a safe and effective way to avoid harmful diseases. The proof lies in the history books—smallpox has not been seen in the United States since 1948, or anywhere else in the world since 1977. That is because smallpox vaccines eradicated the disease from the planet. Despite the obvious effectiveness of vaccination, opponents argue that vaccines can contain harmful ingredients, such as aluminum, which, in excess, may lead to neurological damage. However, until studies show a direct and irrefutable link between vaccines and harmful outcomes due to their ingredients, we should continue to give our bodies the best chance for survival by receiving vaccinations. Which statement best evaluates the effectiveness of the argument? The argument is faulty because some of the evidence supports a different claim than the one intended. The argument is illogical because the evidence used contains hasty generalizations about vaccines. The argument is successful because the writer's personal experience with vaccines is supported by research. The argument is strong because the claim is supported by logical evidence and a counterclaim is considered.
D
Which line from "Monet's 'Waterlilies'" by Robert Hayden best demonstrates the speaker's regret about the effects of violence and destruction in the world? "Here space and time exist in light" "The seen, the known / dissolve" "O light beheld as through refracting tears." "Here is the shadow of its joy."
D
Which sentence best describes the relationship between a counterclaim and a rebuttal? A counterclaim states both a reason and evidence to support a claim, which a rebuttal rejects to show a second opinion about the claim. A counterclaim states the limitations of the central claim, which a rebuttal acknowledges and clarifies using evidence to support the claim. A counterclaim states another version of the central claim, which a rebuttal compares to the original claim. A counterclaim states an opposing viewpoint to the claim, which a rebuttal fairly and logically addresses.
D
Why does Roosevelt use repetition in his request for a declaration of war? to highlight his own credibility to provide alternative courses of action to compare the experiences of countries to emphasize the threat posed by Japan
D
Read Ara's rebuttal from an argumentative essay. While it is true that changing class times poses logistical problems, the fact remains: students at our high school are not getting enough sleep, and this is affecting their ability to learn. What kind of evidence would best support the rebuttal? Select three options. statistics about how many hours teenagers need to sleep statistics about when classes usually begin at US schools statistics about the sleeping habits of high school students information about the effects of sleep deprivation on teenagers information about logistical problems involved in changing class times
Options 1,3,4
Read the sentence. Sayeed Johnson, who is running for mayor, will be speaking at the city library tonight. Which terms describe the underlined portion of the sentence? Select two options. appositive clause nonrestrictive phrase restrictive
Options: 2 and 3
Which scenarios are considered ethically acceptable for journalists? Select three options. paying money to attend a conference about climate change in order to do research for an article accepting money from a politician to report on an opponent, then donating the money to a charity ending an investigation because it may lead to violence and disunity in a local community interviewing the CEOs of two insurance companies that are competing against each other using information from a wiki page to clarify information about a topic
Options: 1,3, and 4
