LUOA MODULE ONE - ENGLISH

These words infer that America is a great place for visionaries.

Based on the context, the words "schemes" and "designs" in lines 120-121 infer which of the following?

Self-plagiarism

Copying material you have previously produced and passing it off as a new production.

"many means to jobs/work"

What statement best represents what de Crèvecoeur means in line 100 when he declares that there is "room for everybody in America"?

True

de Crèvecoeur asserts that a person can make a livelihood in America in whatever interest or industry he sets his mind upon.

Less demanding

e Crèvecoeur explains that religion in America is ________ than European religion.

self-interest

he American ought therefore to love this country much better than that wherein either he or his forefathers were born. Here the rewards of his industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labour; his labour is founded on the basis of nature...

The Poor of Europe

in Europe they were as so many useless plants, wanting vegetative mould, and refreshing showers; they withered, and were mowed down by want, hunger, and war; but now by the power of transplantation, like all other plants they have taken root and flourished!

parallel structure

repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.

Oral Traditions (oral history)

stories and history of a group passed by word of mouth from generation to generation

Plagiarism

taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

Rhetoric

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

Style

the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work

audience

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text Examples - Athletes who train for several hours a day and want to increase muscle mass Those with office jobs, who sit most of the day and are not as active Mothers with active and growing young children

True

In lines 62-65, de Crèvecoeur describes an immigrant to America as having to undergo a baptism of sorts, to be "born again" with new manners, new beliefs, new ways of life, new allegiances, and a new rank.

True

In the final paragraph of the reading, de Crèvecoeur claims that people are able to do incredible things in America that they never would have dreamed of if they had remained in Europe.

Citation

a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.