Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of animal farm. all the animals remembered passing such resolutions: or at least they thought that they remembered it. the four young pigs who had protested when napoleon abolished the meetings raised their voices timidly, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs. then, as usual, the sheep broke into "four legs good, two legs bad! ” and the momentary awkwardness was smoothed over. finally napoleon raised his trotter for silence and announced that he had already made all the arrangements. what statement best explains the impact of the slow pacing in this passage? - it illustrates a growing sense of community among the animals. - it reveals new information about napoleon in a small amount of text. - it highlights the ways in which the animals are being silenced and controlled - it shows how napoleon’s leadership has progressed over a short period of time.

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir