"Dark They Were" is a short story written by Ray Bradbury. In this story we are introduced to a group of Americans who were selected to be sent to Mars and colonize the planet, while the USA is participating in a war. These Americans then store seeds, food, water, clothing, and other elements that will allow them to establish the colony on Mars.
The Bittering family was selected to be one of the settlers of Mars and soon after arriving they start to plant agricultural crops in the soil of Mars, as well as the other families. However, crops begin to behave strangely and do not look like the food on earth. Animals also begin to undergo strange mutations and even people begin to have their bodies modified, losing their human appearance and looking more like a Martian. Even the Bittering family goes through these mutations.
The colony completely loses contact with the American government and is unable to get help for their problems. However, at the moment when American astronauts manage to reestablish this contact and go to the Martian colony to check on how the colonists are doing, they do not find any human being, just a group of strange-looking but sympathetic aliens who speak English in an admirable way.
Both The Declaration of Independence and “Hope, Despair and Memory” commemorate the historical event that the authors are appealing to. In the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson uses literary attention technique by describing tyrannical actions of King George III and asking for independence from Great Britain. In "Hope, Despair and Memory," the author compares this past to the future when he discusses his experience in a concentration camp in Germany during World War II. He uses literary technique by using details in his memory about the past in order to compare them to events happening in present time today.
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Both The Declaration of Independence and “Hope, Despair and Memory” commemorate the historical event that the authors are appealing to. In the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson uses literary attention technique by describing tyrannical actions of King George III and asking for independence from Great Britain. In "Hope, Despair and Memory," the author compares this past to the future when he discusses his experience in a concentration camp in Germany during World War II. He uses literary technique by using details in his memory about the past in order to compare them to events happening in present time today.
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Which statement best describes how imagery of the passage affects the tone?
A. The imagery is violent, creating a tense tone!
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The tone would be determined by the kind of people the author is writing for. A story for children is going to have a different tone than a graduate thesis even if they are on the same topic.
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C- The proper use of a citation format such as MLA can help you avoid plagiarism. Parenthetical citations within the text of your paper let your reader know when you've used information from another source. The parenthetical citation corresponds to a source listed on your works cited page.
