Answer:
The weather was a powerful force in the lives of the Norse
Explanation:
'at the mercy of' suggests that they had so control over it, it was something that affected them no matter what they could've done against it. It shows that they had to either stay and let it make they lives a great deal harder or leave and look for a safer area to live out their lives.
I believe its C <span>C)In the summer of 1927, President Calvin Coolidge participated in the formal dedication of the massive stone monument known as mount Rushmore, which was completed 14 years later." </span>
Answer:
1. a. The title let's us know about who the narrator is.
b. Yes, the title is suitable as it details the thoughts of a handicapped boy and gives his perspective on how people see him.
2.The narrator makes the point that most people pay attention to his wheelchair which changes how they see him. This means that they don't see him as a person, they mainly see the wheelchair.
3. By this he means that most people ignore the similarities between them and the narrator and focus on the fact that he is handicapped
4. In line 11 and 12 he uses symbolism but throughout that stanza the narrator using the full rhyme scheme with perfect assonance..it is effective because it grasps the reader's attention
5. The attitude is slightly bothered... the phrase "please don't.." and "I'll let you know.."
6. The narrator asks to be respected and sign as any other regular individual
7. The major comparison is between the author and any other regular individual.. it continues to develop as the author compares himself to what people view him as and who/what he wants to be viewed as
8. The last line of the first stanza shows that readers/audience of the poem don't view him like how he wants them to, and the last line of the sixth stanza shows that after reading the poem that maybe they will have a better view of him and that they will understand him a bit more.
9. It means that the narrator will be happy to be respected
10. Personal qualities: being of good Character, benevolence, respectfulness, and sincerity
11. Mostly colloquial
12. empathy
the difference between empathy and sympathy is that empathy seeks to understand and sympathy is the ability to feel sorrow for someone.
Explanation:
Answer:
B.
Demosthenes warns Athenians not to be naïve and to be prepared for any circumstances.
Explanation:
The statement that best describes Demosthenes's claim is option B where he warned the people of Athens not to be lulled into a false sense of security and be prepared for anything.
This was summed up in the closing statement from the excerpt where he said, "It is folly, and it is cowardice, to cherish hopes like these, to give way to evil counsels, to refuse to do anything that you should do, to listen to the advocates of the enemy’s cause, and to fancy that you dwell in so great a city that, whatever happens, you will not suffer any harm."
