Read the excerpt from the introduction to A State of War and Peace.Despite the secrecy behind the selection process and a tradition of keeping the list of nominees from being disclosed for fifty years, I believe there is logic to how the winners are chosen. I hope to arrive at an understanding of the method behind the madness used to sift through thousands of the world's highest achievers year after year.
Read the excerpt from A State of War and Peace.As soon as his nomination was announced, President Obama's critics pointed out the irony of choosing this leader, who at the time was in the middle of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since he was conferred the prize in 2009, there have been calls for Obama to give back the Peace Prize, given his push to use force against Syria, with or without a U.N. Security Council resolution, and his drone use in the Middle East.
Read the excerpt from A State of War and Peace.This book will examine the intentions of the man who established the prizes, Alfred Nobel. He was famous for inventing dynamite and other explosives, and at the time of his death had ninety weapons factories around the world, so there is a lack of consensus as to how far his pacifist convictions went.
Which excerpt from the introduction to A state of War and Peace contains subjective language?
Which excerpt is part of the exposition of “The Snow-Queen”?
Read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart.”I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture–a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees–very gradually–I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever. Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.
Read the following excerpt from "The Boy Who Glowed.”Back on land, the boy began to collect the feathers of birds that littered the cliffs and the dunes. He made himself a pair of giant wings that he strapped to his back, and the wings carried him out across the Great Water. As the boy flew, the gray seas turned golden and glowed with a soft light. The sky at the edge of the horizon was painted with vibrant reds and oranges. The boy returned to the home in which he was raised and spoke kindly to the fisherman and his wife.
Which evidence is used in this excerpt? Select 2 options.
Read this excerpt from "Collision Course.”Now I felt like a friendless alien in this wide-open suburb. The openness of it just made me feel small and more alone. In our apartment in the Richmond District, there were always people walking around, and the neighborhood was always humming with fruit sellers, taquerias, and restaurants, especially Chinese restaurants and my favorite, dim sum bakeries. And you could rely on the street noise and interesting smells. The Geary and Clement bus lines ran late into the night and started up again early in the morning. Something was always happening. Our neighborhood was alive. It was my dream childhood.
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