Why does biff steal?
Biff steals things because it is his passive-aggressive way of getting back at people he feels have unfairly done better in life than he has,
What compels him to steal?
stealing gives him an excuse to quit whatever dead-end job he happens to be in at the moment.
Future?
This pattern of subtle revenge and avoiding of mundane responsibility is exposed to be a nearly life-long pattern for Biff, and one that will continue.
Hi! If I were you, I would refer to notes given to you by your teacher, as I am not entirely sure what level this is or what your teacher is looking for, or how your teacher may define a theme.
Personally, I would choose:
A theme is a message the text conveys.
A theme is supported by details in the text.
A theme is seen over the course of a text.
Again, be sure to double-check with your notes and/or teacher to see how they define it, but in my opinion, I would choose those three!
Hope this helps!
-K
Answer:
In Shakespeare's "Macbeth," the protagonist talks to the witches, who foresee his future and give them a false sense of security. For instance, the Third Apparition shows a child being crowned and tells Macbeth not to fear haters or conspirers because he will be safe until the forest moves to his castle. As a consequence, Macbeth is now (falsely) convinced that he will rule forever, because he will not be harmed, nobody will overthrow him, and it is impossible for a forest to move.
Answer:
I believe the complete question and excerpt are:
Read the excerpt from Franklin Roosevelt's request for a declaration of war.
"It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago.
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Which best describes the type of appeal used in this part of the speech?
The answer is:
A logical appeal
Explanation:
Rhetorical strategies are literary devices involving phrases or words that a writer or speaker uses to persuade the audience. Rhetorical appeals are of four forms:
- Pathos is the appeal to emotion. This aims to incite an emotional response (empathy, sympathy, fear, anger, love etc.) in the audience
- Ethos is the appeal to credibility, character or authority of the speaker. This forces the audience to think that the writer, speaker must be right because he/she is experienced, competent or of sound character.
- Logos is the appeal to logic and reason. This involves the use of arguments, premises and evidence to persuade the audience.
- Kairos is the appeal to urgency, circumstance or context. It involves persuasion based on the timeliness or context i.e. in light of current or near future issues.
In the current case, Franklin Roosevelt develops an argument and presents his premises on the Pearl Harbor attack and how long the Japanese Empire had been planning it.
