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This is an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s seminal essay “Civil Disobedience.
He is of the opinion that casting your vote is not the end of the democratic process. He is advocating civil disobedience and a participatory democracy.
Furthermore, although your vote might be overwhelmed by the majority, you still have a moral obligation to ensure a better leadership. It must exceed just the ballot
The sentence provides an abstract view of voting, portraying it as a game of chance with moral considerations where the result depends on the majority, and not necessarily aligning with one's personal vote.
This sentence seems to be offering a commentary on the nature of voting as a process. The author appears to be suggesting that all voting inherently has an aspect of chance to it, akin to playing a game like checkers or backgammon. They bring up a moral element, implying that voting involves making decisions about what is right and wrong. However, they also note that 'the character of the voters is not staked', suggesting that the individual's personal integrity or morality isn't under threat when one votes. The author accepts the majority's decision, even if it contradicts their own vote, and doesn't feel obligated to make the 'right' choice win.
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b. are laughing
c. was whispering
d. had been clapping
B. replace a semicolon.
C. get the reader's attention.
D. replace an exclamation point.
When writing, you can most effectively use a dash to B. replace a semicolon.
Dashes are used to get the reader's attention by creating a pause or break in the sentence. They can also be used to add emphasis or to set off a parenthetical remark. Dashes are not used to replace semicolons, exclamation points, or to add a formal touch to a sentence.
Here are some examples of how dashes can be used to get the reader's attention:
I was so excited to see my friend—I hadn't seen her in years!
The best part of the movie—the ending—was a complete surprise.
The doctor told me that I had cancer—but that it was treatable.
The correct option is B.
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Answer:
"Long since he menaced, such was Fate's command;
And named Ulysses as the destined hand.
I deem'd some godlike giant to behold,
Or lofty hero, haughty, brave, and bold;
Not this weak pigmy wretch, of mean design,
Who, not by strength subdued me, but by wine."
In these lines, the Cyclops states that Fate had long commanded Ulysses to be the hand destined to defeat him. However, he was expecting this hero to be some enormous giant, or a brave and bold hero. Instead, he is disappointed to learn that Ulysses is a tiny being who defeated him not through strength, but by wit.
Polyphemus's disappointment at being defeated by guile and not by strength is shown in lines 455-458 of Book 9 of the Odyssey. The Cyclops was expecting a physical challenge, but was defeated through cunning instead.
In Book 9 of the Odyssey, the lines that reflect Polyphemus's disappointment at being defeated by guile and not by strength are lines 455-458:
No weakling's blow, he boasted of at feasting, Could have performed this feat with a willow wand. He lied, this crafty traveler, his blinding was no accident. But now Zeus and the other gods have paid me back.
These lines exhibit the Cyclops's frustration at being overcome not by a physical feat, but by the cunning and tricks of Odysseus. Polyphemus was confident that only a strong, boastful hero could defeat him, but he was outsmarted instead.
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The answer is C: the characters often face problems related to future technological advancements.
Science fiction is usually set in dystopian and futuristic scenarios where the advancement of technology has presented the characters in the story with novel social and personal problems that are to be solved. Science fiction, thus usually represent fictional problematics that, given the light that the story sheds on these problems, can be incorporated into a current critique of contemporary and actual social and personal conditions.
exaggeration
rhyme
understatement
The correct answer is rhyme.
Whereas satire does include irony, exaggeration, and often, understatement, what it doesn't include is rhyme. Rhymes are usually used in poetry - and even though many poems can be satirical, here we are talking as satire in the prosaic form, not poetic.
In the form of a text, satire is usually used to mock someone and their characteristics through the use of irony, exaggeration, and sarcasm, but not rhyme.