Answer: A. She wants to talk to her mom about her worries and is hesitant to approach her.
The poem "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde is meant to give us a glimpse into a teenage girl's mind. The author jumps from one thought to the next in a desperate fashion. The thoughts seem unrelated and scrambled, but they are all concerned with topics that would worry a fourteen year old. The style is meant to give us the feeling of confusion and worry that is common among teenagers.
However, at the end of each nervous train of thought, the girl notices her mother is in the bedroom with the door closed. It implies that she would like some help, and she would like to turn to her mother. But there is some slight difficulty, which is the closed door. However, the obstacle is not difficult enough to put her off the idea completely, which is why she keeps noticing it. This ambivalence leaves her in a constant state of hesitation, but she does not approach her mother in the end.
Question:
"<em>These natural laws are incontrovertible; . . . Those who resist them will be wiped out. Biology not only tells us about animals and plants, but also shows us the laws we must follow in our lives, and steels our wills to live and fight according to these laws. The meaning of all life is struggle.
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<em>The excerpt above is an example of a false dilemma. Which of the following choices explains the logical fallacy in this excerpt, as well as the reason it fails to prove its point?"</em>
I think your answer would be:
- D. The excerpt contains no logical fallacies but uses true statements to persuade the audience of life’s common struggle.
Answer:
<em>C. very</em>
Explanation:
Very is an adverb, not a noun or adjective unlike the other choices. Therefore, this answer choice is correct.
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O' Henry's choice to have Jimmy write the note to Bob <em>provides the reader with insight into Jimmy's character and illustrates how different the two men are after twenty years</em>. After this time, Jimmy has become a police officer and Bob, a famous criminal. <em>They used to be friends when they were younger</em>. But when they meet after twenty years, Jimmy realizes that his friend is a known criminal who is being searched for, and, as he used to be close to him in the past, <em>he cannot arrest him on his own</em>, so he looks for another police officer to arrest his friend.
