Answer:
It means the moment when democracy was threatened was a terrible time, because it threatens the whole country.
Explanation:
Gorman says that we did not expect to be heirs to such a terrible time. That hour is the time when democracy and order were threatened in the country, which threatened the life and freedom of all citizens. A "terrifying hour" refers to a time that will have extremely negative results and that will accompany people for a long time.
Answer:
B
Explanation: it sounds the best
The best statement that summarizes the first stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life" would be life does not give us much time to make our mark on the world. The correct answer is C.
The first stanza of the poem is:
Life is a leaf of white paper
Whereon each of us may write his word or two; then comes the night.
Answer: In the story "The Myth of the Latin Woman" there are several stereotypes described about women of Latin descent. The writer, Judith Ortiz Cofer, describes some situations that a woman goes through in her life and how she is being stereotyped in the Anglo-American culture.
The different kinds of Latina women in the story are; housemaids, domestic staff, women who are "sexually expressive," that the women are all singers and people start singing songs like La Bamba when they are around, the woman in the story is called "Evita" at a bar only because she is a Latino. Other kinds are the Latino women dress in many layers, wear a lot of jewelry, and play "dress up" colorful clothing only.
The main point of the story is that for a Puerto Rican woman is the "island traveled with you" wherever you go.
In this word I believe the stressed syllable is elemENtary. I think it depends on where you grew up and how you were taught to pronounce the word. I know I say elemENtary.
