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!
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Third Witch. Sister, where thou? First Witch. A sailor’s wife had chestnuts in her lap,And munch’d, and munch’d, and munch’d: ‘Give me,’ quoth I:‘Aroint thee, witch!’ the rump-fed ronyon cries.Her husband’s to Aleppo gone, master o’ the Tiger:But in a sieve I’ll thither sail,And, like a rat without a tail,I’ll do, I’ll do, and I’ll do.
Read the definitions.taughttaught /tôt/verbpast tense of teach, meaning to show or explain how to do somethingtauttaut /tôt/adj.pulled tightpourspours /pôrs/verbmoves in a continuous flowporespores /pôrs/verbstudies intently
Read the sentence.Reyna will have finished all the essays required for the class by this Friday.Which verb tense is underlined?
Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Ross is explaining to Macduff the ghastly situation at Macduff’s castle.Ross. Your castle is surprised; your wife and babesSavagely slaughter’d: to relate the manner,Were, on the quarry of these murder’d deer,To add the death of you.
Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice” by Julia Alvarez.During my early teen years in this country, I knew very little about what was actually going on in the Dominican Republic. Whenever Ia situación on the island came up, my parents spoke in hushed voices. In December 1960, four months after our arrival, Time magazine reported the murder of the three Mirabal sisters, who along with their husbands had started the national underground Dominican Republic. My parents confiscated the magazine. To our many questions about what was going on, my mother always had the ready answer, "En boca cerrada no entran moscas.” No flies fly into a closed mouth. Later, I found out that this very saying had been scratched on the lintel of the entrance of the SIM's torture center at La Cuarenta.
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 statements describe what to do when writing an effective summary of a speech? Select three options.Include the rhetorical techniques used in the speech.State the speaker’s central idea in your own words.Include all the details and examples given in the speech.Present the ideas in the same order they appear in the speech.Begin with the central idea and then include a few key details.
Which claims are best supported by reasons and relevant evidence? Select two options.Children’s rooms are their own, and parents should not intrude. Everyone knows that children need a place where they feel safe, and their room is that place. I get upset when my parents come in to check up on me or tell me to clean my room.Children would be better off if beauty pageants were banned. Beauty pageants are not good for children. Their lives would be better off if all beauty pageants were canceled and banned forever. Many people believe that if this happened, children would be happier.Exercising regularly will improve many aspects of one's life. Not only will you sleep better at night, but you will also learn better during the day and feel better in general. Many studies have shown the many benefits of regular exercise, and my doctor agrees with them.Parents should teach their children financial responsibility early in life. Not only do children have expenses such as meals, snacks, and transportation, but they also need to learn how to realistically budget for their needs according to their income. This is an economic lesson that will prove invaluable when they grow up.Recent studies have found that football is a dangerous sport and almost inevitably leads to brain damage. To protect players, we need to stop supporting school football and professional football. If we stop buying tickets and fan merchandise, players will no longer suffer such devastating injuries.
Which sentence contains a dependent clause?
Which of Banquo’s quotations from act 1, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth is an example of metonymy?
Why does Lincoln conclude with an appeal to both pathos and ethos? Select three answers.
Read the sentences.The Mississippi River flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Its source is a peaceful lake in Minnesota. It flows south. It flows past 10 states. Its mouth is in Louisiana.Which sentence best combines these ideas into a compound-complex sentence?
Read the short speech given by the president of the student body.More trash receptacles are needed in our student parking lot. There are over two hundred student drivers occupying the lot, with only two accessible trash cans. The garbage overflows daily, leaving students and visitors stranded in ankle-deep rubbish. Fast food wrappers and discarded worksheets scatter like tumbleweeds across the asphalt. Every citizen of the school deserves a clear path to education.
Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University is a fact?
What should Horus add to his evaluation to make it more effective? Select two options.
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Duncan. No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceiveOur bosom interest. Go pronounce his present death,And with his former title greet Macbeth. Ross. I’ll see it done. Duncan. What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won.
Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.Not only this, but the opportunity here afforded will awaken among us a new era of industrial progress. Ignorant and inexperienced, it is not strange that in the first years of our new life we began at the top instead of at the bottom; that a seat in Congress or the state legislature was more sought than real estate or industrial skill; that the political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy farm or truck garden. . . . I would say: "Cast down your bucket where you are”—cast it down in making friends in every manly way of the people of all races by whom we are surrounded.Cast it down in agriculture, mechanics, in commerce, in domestic service, and in the professions.Read the excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois.Notwithstanding this, it is equally true to assert that on the whole the distinct impression left by Mr. Washington’s propaganda is, first, that the South is justified in its present attitude toward the [Black man] because of the [Black man’s] degradation . . . and, thirdly, that his future rise depends primarily on his own efforts. Each of these propositions is a dangerous half-truth. The supplementary truths must never be lost sight of: first, slavery and race-prejudice are potent if not sufficient causes of the [Black man’s] position . . . and, third, while it is a great truth to say that the [Black man] must strive and strive mightily to help himself, it is equally true that unless his striving be not simply seconded, but rather aroused and encouraged, by the initiative of the richer and wiser environing group, he cannot hope for great success.
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 add to her presentation to most effectively add new value?
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.
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