"The Mouse" by Saki (Commomnlit assignment)
1. Part A: which of the following best identifies a theme of a text?
A. It is easy to judge others, but it is difficult to judge others correctly.
B. Shame is necessary for maintaining order within a society.
C. Men and women act differently together in public than they do in private.
D. Fear of humiliation can sometimes lead to more embarrassing situations.
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Answer:
D. Fear of humiliation can sometimes lead to more embarrassing situations.
Explanation:
The short story "The Mousse" introduces us to Theodoric, a man very concerned with his image and behavior in front of people, who found himself in a very embarrassing situation. A mouse got stuck in his clothes, making him need to undress near a lady. The problem is that he was too scared to spend this awkward moment in front of a woman, but the lady was sleeping, she would not have seen anything if Theodorico, trying to create a kind of "room" would create a great confusion and noise when knocking over everything, fall and get hurt.
With this we can conclude that often the fear of humiliation causes more embarrassing situations.
Part A: The one that most adequately recognizes the text's theme would be:
D). Fear of humiliation can sometimes lead to more embarrassing situations.
What is a theme?The theme of a narrative is characterized as the major message that is being conveyed or highlighted throughout the plot.
In the story titled "The Mousse," the writer communicates the theme of "terror of being embarrassed resulting in even worse circumstances."
This is displayed through the situation of the mouse where he was scared from the humiliation of being undressed in front of a lady, leading to a more confusing and hurtful situation.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
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5. I believe that if you lower taxes so that people can
keep more of the money they earn, it will be an
incentive for them to work harder.
What is the meaning of “incentive”?
a. a reason to do something
b. a small amount of money
c. a tax
d. a good job
Answer:
A
Explanation:
By using the surrounding words to infer the meaning of the word incentive, you can see that by lowering taxes, people will want to work harder, although I personally disagree with this. By having more money at your disposal, you would not have to work harder, and still have the same amount of money, it not more.
Which statement summarizes Samantha's claim? Which scenario can be modeled using the graph below?
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what’s the genre of the book Cinder by Marissa Mayer?
Answer:
YA (young adult) fiction, dystopian, romance....
Explanation:
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Which scientific discovery commonly attributed to Newton did Hooke also claim to have played a major role in?
Select the correct literary form.
A novel called Of Mice and Men.
myth
fiction
legend
Answer:
fiction
Explanation:
What term for a person. Who reports unethical work activities to the authorities?
Answer:
Whistleblower
Explanation:
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When writing in free verse, the poet is much more dependent on which of the following? A. Repetition, sound devices, and imagery B. Fixed meter and rhythm C. Fixed, clear rhyme schemes
Answer:
A. Repetition, sound devices, and imagery
Explanation:
poems written in free verse do not follow a consistent metre pattern or rhyme scheme.
Why do you think Anti-Slavery Literature was illegal in that part of the country? What is the purpose of censorship?
Answer:
1. To discourage support for Slave emancipation
2. To discourage the spread of ideas
Explanation:
You did not include what country or the part of it being alluded to but seeing as this is slavery related it is most likely the Southern part of the United States.
Anti-Slavery literature being banned from the South was one of the strategies employed by the Southern states to ensure that enslaved people were not emancipated. They simply did not want the idea of free enslaved people spreading.
Humans learn a lot from others when they speak to them or hear their ideas. This leads to other people seeing things from a different point of view or being exposed to ideas they would not have thought of individually. Censorship stops this process when the people doing the censoring do not, for whatever reason, want the ideas to spread.
This is why throughout the years, there have been various censorships such as the Vatican censoring anything that could be blasphemous to God in Middle ages Europe.
PART B: Which phrase from an earlier paragraph helps the
reader understand the meaning of the word “ethical”?
A “capacity to end the war, but it would involve unleashing
the most terrible weapon ever known." ( Paragraph 2)
B "weary from four years of war... military was refusing to
give up their fight.” ( Paragraph 3)
C “no mention of any new weapons of mass destruction
was made." ( Paragraph 5)
D "only nation in the world to have used a nuclear weapon
on another nation." ( Paragraph 10)
Option A presents the sentence that helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "ethical."
What does it mean to be ethical?Act in accordance with morals and good customs.Act correctly.Act honorably.Always act in favor of positive situations.The sentence presented in option A shows that there was a movement to promote the end of the war since it stimulated chaos and very negative situations for society. This is an example of something ethical that seeks to promote what is good and right. Even though the sentence states that the end of the war would be through a lethal weapon, we can see an ethical nature at the beginning of the sentence.
The question above is related to the article "The Decision to Drop the Bomb" which addresses the controversy over the dropping of the atomic bomb in Japan.
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Your local newspaper has published a report with the title 'Discrimination still exists today;
nothing can be done about it'.
Write a letter to the newspaper giving your views.
In your letter, you could include:
• different kinds of discrimination
• how discrimination affects people
. what can be done to promote equality as well as any other ideas you might have.
*Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling,
Tunctuation and grammar.
(Total for Question 9 = 40 marks)
Answer:
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Explanation:
Select all the correct answers. The word Kafkaesque refers to something marked by illogical, terrifying, and disorienting complexity. Which of the following aspects of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis relate to this term? the strained relationship between Gregor and his father the dystopian world that Gregor enters as an insect Gregor's sudden transformation into a glant Insect Grete's protectiveness toward her older brother Gregor's work-life balance and relations with coworkers??
Answer:
C. Gregor's sudden transformation into a glant Insect.
D. Grete's protectiveness toward her older brother.
Explanation:
The term 'Kafkaesque' is derived from the last name of the author Franz Kafka and French suffix '-esque' which refers to something marked by absurd, ominous, and disorienting complexities.
In the novella 'The Metamorphosis,' Kafkaesque is depicted when Gregor was transformed into a giant insect. Such transformation is not only absurd but also ominous.
Another Kafkaesque presented in the novella is in Grete's caretaking attitude towards her older brother, Gregor. Though, this protectiveness itself sees a transformation in the novella.
Therefore, options C and D are correct.
Answer:
c and d
Explanation:
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Write a letter to your friend in which you have to describe your battle with some pirates.The letter must have at least 150 words.
to tom;
hey tom ! how are you? i miss you so much . How's your school going? i hope everything is okay ! i wanted to share this story of mine with you. I had a holiday for 11 days so i decided to go to an iland and sail a boat there ,, as soon as i rode the boat ,, the sun started shining as bright as gold and the wind touched my hair softly .. i was enjoying my time until a huge ship with lots of pirates came and was about to hit our small boat . The pirates looked so awful and they were ready to fight! Suddenly they brought a rope and caught us , threw us in their boat and wanted to fight !! i really had the courage to do such thing so each one of us held his sword and we started fighting .. after 30 min if straight fights i won on them !!! after we returned back to our boat , i went back to the iland and returned back home ! it really was an amazing a nd tiring fight ! i wished that you were there with me ! i love you so much pls stay safe and take care!!
sincerly yours
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You are going to write an article for your school magazine giving your views on how people treat animals.
Write a persuasive essay arguing for your perspective on the importance of caring for animals.
Answer:
In my opinion, we should treat animals the way you treat other humans, even if they may act aggressive and such. I know that some people out there don't treat animals with respect, and I don't agree with that statement one bit. Sure, some animals can attack you, hurt you, ect. But I feel they are doing that so they can protect themselves.
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In the book “Freak The Mighty” the theme is friendship. Give me reasoning of why the lesson learned is friendship. Please give me details. Thank you :)
Answer:
Freak The Mighty is a teenage novel published in 1993. Max is a lonely person, marked by his hard past in which his father killed his mother, with low self-esteem and with few friends, until he meets Kevin, a boy who moves in front of his house and with whom he develops a great friendship despite their differences, mainly thanks to the openness and personality of Kevin, who includes him in his life without looking at Max's past or his personal characteristics. The novel depicts the year of their friendship and culminates in the fact that both are confronted with their problems in an existential way. In the end, Kevin succumbs to a long-standing degenerative illness on his 13th birthday.
The main theme that develops in the novel is friendship, mainly because it shows how two people with problems (one his past, the other his illness) support each other and help each other cope with their difficulties, without looking at their appearance, the past or the image of the other.
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Answer:
A
Explanation:
The rest of the answers contradict themselves
The Mayflower compact established fthe first democractic government vbased on
Answer:
The approval of the people I'm pretty sure
What is the purpose of your body paragraphs?
Answer: Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence that tells readers what the paragraph is going to be about, supporting sentences that discuss the idea or ideas in the topic sentence, using examples and/or evidence to support that discussion, and a concluding sentence that emphasizes the importance of the supporting
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What conclusion can you usually draw
when you see this symbol at the beginning
of a musical piece?
Answer:
You’ll be playing on the treble clef. Tends to be woodwind instruments or closer to higher pitches on the Oregon or piano
1. The captain of the ship is the authority to obey at all times.
A. noun
B. adjective
C. adverb
Infinitive
1. The captain of the ship is the authority to obey at all times.
Answer:B. Adjective
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Choosing:A. noun
B. adjective
C. adverb
D.infinitive
Answer:B. Adjective
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what does adapted mean?
Answer:
Adapted (or adapt) means the altering or adjusting of something or someone. Changing after going through something for example.
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What does it mean to revise a piece of writing?
to make sure the draft is written clearly
to publish the final draft
to write the first draft
to generate ideas for topic sentences
Answer:
to make sure the draft is written clearly
this is kind of easy read through the following events in Malala Yousafzai life. Then put them in correct order
Answer:
1. Taliban started attacking girl schools
2.Malala begin speaking out for rights to go to school.
3.Malala is shot by Taliban
4.She gets nobel prize
5. She start her campaingn.
Explanation:
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which sentence shows best tbat the writer is aware of the appropriate tone for the audience?
1. Perhaps Anna could consider her decisions more carefully.
2. I know you would make better choice in that situation.
3. Anna-she's a girl who acts really silly.
4. What was Anna thinking when she did something so dum?b
The correct answer is A. Perhaps Anna could consider her decisions more carefully.
Explanation
The tone of a sentence is the name given to the intonation and how an idea is expressed. the speaker separates his thoughts using pauses or silences and by variations in the tone of voice; in written language, these pauses and variations in pitch are generally represented by the period (.) and, sometimes, by question marks (?), exclamation points (!) or by an ellipsis (...). Additionally, the tone can be modified with the words used towards another person, for example, the sentence "Perhaps Anna could consider her decisions more carefully" invites Anna to reflect on her decision and make her decisions more carefully, unlike the sentence "Anna-she's a girl who acts silly" because she has a more aggressive tone towards Anna and makes a value judgment on the situation by insulting the other person. Therefore, the sentence that shows the best tone of the writer is A. Perhaps Anna could consider her decisions more carefully.
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The ransom of mercy carter chapter 4 summary
A young girl who was attacked by Indians who came and destroyed the hamlet of Deerfield, Massachusetts, along with her four brothers and sisters. While some of the abducted captives traveled with the Indians, others were transported to Canada.
What is the concept of the excerpt?A girl, age 11, who was abducted by Native Americans. However, she sees the world through their eyes and embraces them into her family, so it's really no longer a kidnapping.
Mercy initially wished to maintain her Puritan upbringing, but the more time she spent there, the more she grew to appreciate their traditions and yearned to blend in.
They don't believe in god, and she isn't sure who to believe, therefore this led to a lot of misunderstanding. Once she gets to Canada, she discovers herself to be a servant, and her sole source of confidence is her religion and her prayers for herself.
Thus, A young girl who was attacked by Indians who came and destroyed the hamlet of Deerfield.
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Hamlet is not impressed by the player in the play within a play and therefore begins reciting the speech himself. False or True
Answer:
false he orders Polonius to see them escorted to guestrooms. and u welcome ;)
Ngozi sings beautifully
what is the present continous
Answer:
Ngozi is singing beautifullyAnswer:
present continuous tense :
S+ hv ( is /am/are) v1+ing + object.