<span>The following answer is to question 7, which is seeking the to find which of four multiple choice answers are synonyms. Synonyms are words that have the same meaning that support other words. I believe the correct answer would be a.) Imaginary or Unconfirmed. I chose this answer because the two words, imaginary and unconfirmed are the same in meaning. If something is imaginary we cannot utilize our senses to recognize it, same as with something that is unconfirmed where there is no tangible proof that it exists because there is no evidence that can be provided to our senses proving it is not imaginary.</span>
In terms of governments, a Democracy or Dictatorship would be antonyms, or opposites. Polar opposite would be a Democracy since it is not ruled over by someone and instead is ruled by the people and state.
A tone is defined as the attitude of the speaker or writer towards his or her audience. From the given words above, the word that is not considered a tone word is the last option: logos. The word logos means an appeal to logic; it is a way of convincing people with the use of reasons.
Answer:
Hawthorne alludes, or refers, to the Virgin Mary in Chapter 2 in the Scarlet Letter.
a) This allusion is appropriate as Hawthorne compares Hester's pregnancy to the Virgin Mary's conception of the child Jesus. The two could be said to have become pregnant without their natural husbands.
b) However, the allusion becomes inappropriate and ironic because Hester conceived by committing adultery. On the other hand, the Virgin Mary became pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit and not through sexual intercourse with any human being.
c) Hawthorne was simply satirizing the Puritans to the effect that they did not practice what they claimed that they believed in. They were just sanctimonious, harboring impure thoughts, and committing sins with reckless abandon. They also tried to deny human sexual needs; at the same time, they were busy secretly satisfying their sexual appetites.
Explanation:
The Scarlet Letter (1850) was authored by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The historical fiction chronicled some important human realities, including guilt, stigmatization, revenge, and redemption. It contrasted Hester's public humiliation for adultery, as she was forced to wear the scarlet letter A, with Dimmesdale's private shame and anguish for private sins.
