What is the main reason that attitudes are more often revealed in spoken rather than written language? A. In spoken language, we are often careless in our use of words. B. In writing, we can more easily conceal our attitudes. C. We speak far more often than we write. D. In writing, we try to put the "best face" on what we write.

What does the term "star-cross'd lovers" suggest?

Determine the part of speech for the italicized word in the sentence below.In his new lime green Mustang, Brad sped (down) the street into the police radar trap.
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1. In his 2011 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama said:"Now, by itself, this simple recognition won't usher in a new era of cooperation. What comes of this moment is up to us. What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow.

I believe we can. And I believe we must. That's what the people who sent us here expect of us. With their votes, they've determined that governing will now be a shared responsibility between parties. New laws will only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans. We will move forward together, or not at all—for the challenges we face are bigger than party, and bigger than politics."

Analyze the types of appeal used in President Obama's statement. Use your findings and examples from the text to explain whether this is an argument or persuasion. Answer in a minimum of three complete sentences.



2. This World War II poster was designed to encourage Americans to avoid sharing information that could hurt the war effort. Analyze the types of appeal used in the poster. Use your findings and examples from the poster to explain whether this is an argument or persuasion. Answer in a minimum of three complete sentences.

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Which literary device is used in this excerpt from Book 24 of Homer's Odyssey to describe Ulysses’s happiness?He sate, and eyed the sun, and wish'd the night;
Slow seem'd the sun to move, the hours to roll,
His native home deep-imaged in his soul.
As the tired ploughman, spent with stubborn toil,
Whose oxen long have torn the furrow'd soil,
Sees with delight the sun's declining ray,
When home with feeble knees he bends his way
To late repast (the day's hard labour done);
So to Ulysses welcome set the sun;

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Read the excerpt.“She came running along the shore, rapid and leaving no trace, like a leaf driven by the wind into the sea. My brother said gloomily, ‘Go and take her; carry her into our boat.’ I lifted her in my arms. … I said, ‘I take you from those people. You came to the cry of my heart, but my arms take you into my boat against the will of the great!’ … ‘Let us be off,’ said my brother. ‘We are cast out and this boat is our country now--and the sea is our refuge.’”

In “The Lagoon” by Joseph Conrad, which is the main plot event in Arsat’s story?



Arsat and his brother build a cabin in a lagoon.


Arsat and his brother run away with Diamelen.


Arsat asks the white man to go fishing with the others.


Arsat asks the Mayan ruler for permission to marry Diamelen.

What does the word Exlamation mean?

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