Answer:
1). Which word best describes the tone of the second paragraph? - Offended.
2). Why does the writer mention "existing engagements" in the conclusion of this excerpt? - To clarify the intent of his assertion that the country should not create new attachments with other countries
3). Which stylistic device does the author use in paragraph three to illustrate the potential ills of foreign alliances? - Elevated diction
Explanation:
- 1. To describe the second paragraph, choose one word. - Offended. The controlling country's description accuses it of "misleading public opinion, influencing or aweing public councils."
- 2. "Existing engagements" is mentioned in the conclusion of this excerpt. - To clarify his statement that the country should not form new alliances with other countries
- 3. He states his intentions for the country's future policy and does not intend to extend "existing engagements". "But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and unwise to extend them."
(3.) In paragraph three, how does the author illustrate the dangers of foreign alliances? Aesthetics
This extract has the typical eloquent word use and complex sentence structure. Here are some examples: "to actuate" means to initiate; "to second" means to support.
Answer:
It requires artificial promotion and segregation for individuals to persist in their hatred of one another. When examining the nature of difference at the appropriate scale, the lines which separate us are largely arbitrary when the shared experience of the human existence is given its due consideration. We are alike, even in our differences.
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Answer:
The correct answer is C: to make the reader comfortable with the character.
Explanation:
Mark Twain uses a conversational tone when writing from Huckleberry Finn's perspective to make the reader comfortable with the character. He tries to make Finn's character more approachable and closer to the readers, in order to expand the scope of the reader's view. Huckleberry's tone is friendly, naive, and a little bit uneducated, but despite that, he manages to gain sympathies of the readers.
I believe the correct choice of answer would be A. Hope this helps!
