A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing
an essay, or painting a picture or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so
leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind courteous, restrained and magnanimous.
In Mao’s view the revolutionary instincts of the peasantry derive from their poverty. Hence it is
the poorest peasants, those with the least to lose, who are naturally the most revolutionary.
In these stirring passages, Mao puts forth a view of revolution quite different from that of Marx
and Lenin; whereas for Marx the urban proletariat served as the revolutionary vanguard and for
Lenin the Communist Party fulfilled that purpose, Mao is here assigning the role of revolutionary
vanguard to the poor peasants who, as he described them “are not afraid of losing anything.”
Although Mao’s Marxian celebration of class struggle put him at odds with a Confucian
preference for social harmony, he nevertheless shared with Mencius a stress on the peasantry as
the decisive political force – and a belief that peasant poverty was the root cause of revolution
(the modern Chinese term for which, geming, carries the meaning of “to change the mandate”).
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After the establishment of a Communist regime in China, when Mao’s thoughts turned from
revolution to developmental issues, he continued to emphasize the pivotal and dynamic role of
the peasantry.
The correct answer is:
<span>A. Mao provides synonyms to help the reader understand his meaning.</span>
Answer:
They advanced to the monster’s den. Humbaba / charged out roaring at them and said, / “I know you, Gilgamesh. Don’t be a fool.”
Gilgamesh felt his courage return. / They charged at Humbaba like two wild bulls.
He could not move forward, could not retreat. / Gilgamesh saw it, he leaped upon him, / he held a knife to Humbaba’s throat.
Explanation:
Stephen Mitchell's "Gilgamesh: A New English Version" is his translated version of the epic character of Gilgamesh, an ancient king of the city of Uruk. The character of Gilgamesh is described as a heroic king who feared no monsters and also displays the moral theme of friendship, loyalty, and the importance of mortality.
Among the given lines of the excerpt, the second, third, and fourth options show that Gilgamesh takes risks, They talk of how he<em> "advanced to the monster Humbaba's den"</em>. And instead of retreating in fear, he and his friend Enkidu charged at the monster <em>"like two wild bulls"</em> and eventually <em>"held a knife to Humbaba's throat"</em>. Despite the odds and Enkidu's fear, he maintained his composure and ensured that he displays no fear. Then, he led the charge and eventually helped defeat the monster.
Thus, the <u>answers are the second, third, and fourth options.</u>
The first answer is incaple of during his math homework
Answer:
<u>Option B. The words "What I felt" best establish immediacy in the above excerpt.</u>
Explanation:
In the excerpt from "Eavesdropping" written by Eudora Welty, the author establishes immediacy in the story line by the use of words such as "What I felt." Immediacy is defined as the quality of bringing into a direct involvement with something, which gives a right sense of some sort of urgency. In literature immediacy is used to state directness and a lack of an intervention agent within the plot. When using words such as "What I felt" the reader is getting the direct and immediate perception of the character rather than a washed-out observation.
