Answers will vary, but you might say that Johnson’s intended audience was his fellow countrymen. Johnson writes, "In hope of giving longevity to that which its own nature forbids to be immortal, I have devoted this book, the labour of years, to the honour of my country."
You might instead argue that Johnson’s intended audience was his fellow lexicographers. Throughout the text, he responds to the efforts of authors and academics who are also trying to standardize the language, particularly Johnathan Swift.
He want to prove to everyone that no one owns him and that they can't play with his life for fun.
Answer:
1) Baseball.
2) The volume of space above home plate and between the batter's knees and the midpoint of their torso.
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The narrator says that he had a lot of choices that were difficult to make, but he finally made the decision to leave the orphanage even though it was a tough choice. When he says that "<span>After all, my hate for my father was not so great and urgent as my hate for the orphan home" he shows that he hates living in the orphanage so much that he is willing to face his father just to get out. </span>
