Yep, that's basically the whole task. To change the passage to become more 'upbeat', yet still share similar words to the previous words, the following could be changed to...
trudged= plodded
shuffled= staggered
scrutinised= questioned
sparse=meagre
closed in= confined
anxious= eager (Although eager and anxious generally do not share a similar definition, in this context they do as 'anxious' is used to describe being excited to do something, and share the same meaning of 'Very eager or concerned to do something or for something to happen'
pried= wrenched
confronted= suddenly exposed
puzzling=baffling
something=remarkable
used=castoff
questioned=pondered
anxious=uneasy
<span>The correct answer is the third option: if allowed to continue, tax evasion was a serious offense. Tax evasion means not paying your taxes, which, during Thoreau's time, resulted in going to jail. This punishment reflects the idea that tax evasion is a serious offense and that offenders should be treated as criminals. Despite these consequences, Thoreau used tax evasion as a form of civil disobedience. For example, he refused to pay his poll tax during the Mexican War as a way to protest the slavery that was still occurring in the United States. Due to his tax evasion, he went to jail until the poll tax was paid.</span>
Explanation:
I think Rapunzel would have thought you to never take anything for granted. She had been stuck in the castle for a very long time. She always kept hope because of the lights. She was also very grateful for everything her "mother" gave her. She was never rude to her mother because she was so grateful for everything. Because of this, and her kindness to all, she was able to get home safely.
What I think the beautiful meaning behind this is...
Losing friends or followers can happen in life, friends come and go, and sometimes you don't need friends to be happy. But if you follow other people and believe their lies and stick to their opinion even though you might not agree with their opinion, you are under their control. Not only you are under their control, but you pretend to be something else by agreeing to these opinions and pretending you agree. Never always follow other people, you don't need to be the follower. Be the leader of your own tribe.
<em>Hope this helps & hope this is an important message! </em>
<em> ~Hocus Pocus</em>
Read this excerpt from “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe.
One night, returning home, much intoxicated, from one of my haunts about town, I fancied that the cat avoided my presence. I seized him; when, in his fright at my violence, he inflicted a slight wound upon my hand with his teeth.
How does the author use symbolism in this passage to develop a clear idea
of the narrator's character?
Answer:
From the passage, the symbolism of the black cat symbolises the soul of the narrator which is dark, destroyed and decaying.
The black cat is symbolic because of its meow which draws attention to the wall and also the sickening pleasure the narrator has because he thinks he has gotten away with what he has done.
