Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getti
ng into elevators, obviously. There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks…A lot of the time I’d get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way. It’s just that everything was incredibly far away from me. It was worst at night. I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop, like beavers, which I know about. People think they cut down trees so they can build dams, but in reality it’s because their teeth never stop growing.... Which word from this excerpt most reveals the tone?
The word that most reveals the tone is "Panicking". In his or her narration, the speaker conveys a tone of fear and anxiety, which seems uncontrollable, that is to say, a state of panic. Likewise, he or she shows restlessness and discomfort for its current situation. This is clear for the words the author chooses to tell the experience: "Made me panicky", "I couldn't stop", "It was worst at night.", etc.
The Jamestown colonies were founded to gain profit. -The Massachusetts Bay Colony was never interested in money. Their goal was to create a religious Utopia that would shine back on the old Catholic church in England and show them that their take on religion is correct after all.
