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Consider these versions of The War of the Worlds.Excerpt 1, from H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds:I think everyone expected to see a man emerge—possibly something a little unlike us terrestrial men, but in all essentials a man. I know I did. But, looking, I presently saw something stirring within the shadow: greyish billowy movements, one above another, and then two luminous disks—like eyes. Then something resembling a little grey snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle, and wriggled in the air towards me—and then another.Excerpt 2, from Howard E. Koch's script for Orson Welles's radio adaptation:PHILLIPS: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most terrifying thing I have ever witnessed . . . Wait a minute! Someone's crawling out of the hollow top. Someone or . . . something. I can see peering out of that black hole two luminous disks . . . are they eyes? It might be a face. It might be . . .(SHOUT OF AWE FROM THE CROWD)PHILLIPS: Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. Now it's another one, and another. They look like tentacles to me.Which statement best describes the difference between these versions?

Which line best highlights Frodo’s loyal nature?

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.The slit drum began its life in Central Africa, in the region where Sudan and the Congo share a frontier, and it would have been part of the court orchestra of a powerful chief... The flanks of the drum have been carved to different thicknesses, so that a skilled drummer with a traditional drumstick can produce at least two tones and as many as four distinct pitches.

What components should be included in a persuasive letter? Select four answers. an apologya claimsupporting reasonsa legal disclaimersupporting evidencea counterclaim and a rebuttal

recreates a historical eventrealistically represents lifedoes not depict the real worlddoes not include mythical creatures

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.The rosy man had grown pale; his flesh had fallen away; he was visibly balder and older; and yet it was not so much these tokens of a swift physical decay that arrested the lawyer’s notice, as a look in the eye and quality of manner that seemed to testify to some deep-seated terror of the mind.

A genre is a(n)

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat under shelter. I was the first that ever did so for his pleasures. I was the first that could plod in the public eye with a load of genial respectability, and in a moment, like a schoolboy, strip off these lendings and spring headlong into the sea of liberty. But for me, in my impenetrable mantle, the safety was complete. Think of it—I did not even exist! Let me but escape into my laboratory door, give me but a second or two to mix and swallow the draught that I had always standing ready; and whatever he had done, Edward Hyde would pass away like the stain of breath upon a mirror; and there in his stead, quietly at home, trimming the midnight lamp in his study, a man who could afford to laugh at suspicion, would be Henry Jekyll.

Read the excerpt from "Digging."By God, the old man could handle a spade.

Consider the paragraph and image.When I turned fifteen, my uncle bought me a model rocket. I was skeptical at first, thinking it was a toy for a kid. But my uncle explained that it contained everything needed for a real launch, from an engine to a parachute.

Consider this chart comparing the print and radio versions of The War of the Worlds.Which description of the narration in the Orson Welles Radio adaptation best completes the chart?

Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Algernon. Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject. Divorces are made in Heaven.

During the debate, Moritz listens to Giovanna speak. He makes eye contact with her, paying close attention to what she says, and takes notes on key points she makes.To be an active listener, Moritz should

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.I looked down; my clothes hung formlessly on my shrunken limbs; the hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy. I was once more Edward Hyde. A moment before I had been safe of all men’s respect, wealthy, beloved—the cloth laying for me in the dining-room at home; and now I was the common quarry of mankind, hunted, houseless, a known murderer, thrall to the gallows.

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This suffragette coin stands for all those who fought for the right to vote. Recent objects have been about nineteenth-century mass production and mass consumption – this one is about the rise of mass political engagement.