Adefinition of the word bombard is "to attack". in the following sentence, what message is the author trying to convey? "we are bombarded every day with messages telling us what to eat, drink, and wear." a. that the number of advertisements is overwhelming b. that commercials are violent and should be stopped c. that billboards can hurt people if they fall down d. that messages say different things and can be confusing

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses

What does twain find ironic and hypocritical about human patriotism?

How would “in a station or the metro” change of the bough was bright and lovely rather than wet and black a: the station would seem cheerier b: the poem would not be considered imagist c: the people would seem less pleasant. d: the poem would no longer be hokku