I remember this from fifth grade. We were learning like the kids at Ron Clark Academy, its Reducing Information!
If the story were to continue, the author would mostly likely discuss, the way the author and Uncle Jake escaped from the bison herd.
Answer: Option B.
Explanation:
The above given excerpt provides details about how the author used to spend his vacation at his uncle's place and the things he used to do over there. As the story moves forward, we come across an incident where the author and uncle Jack have encountered a group of bison. The bisons were coming near them, they were frightened and confused as to what should be done now, and that's when the story ended. So the continued part of the story would most certainly be, how Uncle Jack and the author have escaped the bison herd.
Answer:
Traffic chaos and fatalities resulting from it are the daily items for media news.
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A complete thought .............
The correct answer is answer C ("The words with positive connotations soften the ones with negative connotations to create a serious, matter-of-fact tone").
The tone of this excerpt is remarkably pragmatic for speaking about such horrific matter. Machiavelli achieves this by never losing sight of his aim, which is to instruct efficiency. <u>He's very aware of the delicate nature of the subject matter</u>. Without omitting important details even though they may seem cruel or gruesome, he's able to keep a cold tone by neutralizing these negative connotations with positive language.
This effect is made more clear in the last paragraph:
"For <u>injuries</u> ought to be done all at one time, so that, <u>being tasted less,</u> <u>offend less</u>..." - Here he's talking about necessary punishment and mercy at the same time.
"Benefits ought to be given <u>little by little</u>, so that the <u>flavour may last longer</u>..." - Machiavelli is talking about manipulation and using the word flavour which has a positive connotation that softens the cruel nature of the act.
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