The excerpt is from 1939 play, The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman. The play itself revolves around a control of family business. Another author Kira Wieler wrote a book about the play titled "The Role of Women in Lillian Hellman´s "The Little Foxes". The excerpt concerns the issue of the woman's role in 20th century. The correct answer is B.
An anti-hero is a character who is short of traditional "heroic" attributes. An example would be Captain Jack Sparrow in <em>Pirates of the Caribbean </em>as he is quite selfish at times and looks for the benefit of himself rather than others.
Answer: d. Accurate perceptions rely on stereotypes.
Sentences a to c are correct assumptions of perception. Perception is indeed a complex process, and one which requires our brain to choose which information to focus on. Moreover, perception can help us communicate more effectively. However, it is false that accurate perceptions rely on stereotypes. In fact, stereotypes tend to be inaccurate perceptions of other people, and therefore, should not be trusted as reliable interpretations of reality.
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 3, scene 2.
[BRUTUS.] If then that friend demand
why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer:
not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved
Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and
die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live
all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him.
As he was fortunate, I rejoice at it. As he was
valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I
slew him.
Which paraphrase of the passage is the best?
Brutus explains that if people ask why he killed Caesar, he will tell them that it is not because he did not love Caesar, but because he loved Rome more. He asks the people, “Would you rather have Caesar alive, and we all die as slaves, or Caesar dead, and we die free?” He says he is sad because he and Caesar were friends. He honors Caesar’s bravery, but Caesar was too ambitious, so he had to be killed.
Brutus asks the people of Rome if they would rather have Caesar alive and they all be slaves, or have Caesar dead so they can live freely.
Brutus explains that he loved Caesar, but loves Rome more. He had to kill Caesar because, although Caesar was a brave man and his friend, Caesar was too ambitious.
Brutus clarifies that he rose against Caesar not because he did not love Caesar, but because he loved Rome more. He asks, “Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” He says he weeps for Caesar and honors his valiance, but slew him because Caesar was ambitious.
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I've learned that as much as I dislike people, being alone for weeks on end is not happy fun times. However, it lets me get to know myself, and learn new skills. I've learned how to apply for freelance work and I've learned how to embroider. I mostly look for new things to do and try as much as I can while I have time
