<u>Answer:</u>
The author or the poet of "On Turning Ten" includes the "childhood fantasies", such as "being invisible or a prince", in order to show a<em> contrast between the playfulness and the days with which one becomes more serious. </em>
<em>The correct option here would be option C. </em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
Billy Collins in his poem “On Turning Ten,” focuses on the struggles of growing up that any person has to go through when they come of age. The poet dreads about turning ten and wishes to have a list of illnesses as an alternative.
Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government" is primarily about:
C. The government and its role in an individual's life.
Thoreau asserts that a person is not required to obey laws that are unjust or to be loyal to an unjust government. Thoreau was especially critical of the United States government because it supported slavery and because of its militaristic aggression toward Mexico. To Thoreau, those actions delegitimized the United States government. As a result, he believed that individuals had a right to disobey the government. His essay promotes conscience over patriotism, conviction over politics, and individuality over authoritarianism.
Answer:
15 - option A - A fourteen-year-old African American girl
16- option C- Sing the Negro National Anthem
Explanation:
The speaker of "Hanging Fire" is a fourteen year old girl, the poem is not very specific though, it can be taking place anywhere. The speaker jumps between topics a lot, but mainly she is worried about teenager stuff, and the other more impotant stuff in her life: death.
Henry Reed change the tone of the graduation ceremony when he, after he has delivered his address to the class, started singing the "Negro National Anthem" (it was banned from being sung at public events) Anyway, people join Henry voice and started singing as well.
A because a dystopia is the opposite of a utopia in the sense that a utopia is a perfect universe, but a dystopia is the opposite. Fahrenheit 451 is a perfect example of a classic dystopia: it may seem like a utopia at first, but there is more underneath the surface.
