English, 26.06.2019 19:40 sharonbullock9558
Read the excerpt from e. b. white's “walden,” and then answer the question. “that evening, after supper at the inn, i strolled out into the twilight to dream my shapeless transcendental dreams and see that the car was locked up for the night (first open the right front door, then reach over, straining, and pull up the handles of the left rear and the left front till you hear the click, then the handle of the right rear, then shut the right front but open it again, remembering that the key is still in the ignition switch, remove the key, shut the right front again with a bang, push the tiny keyhole cover to one side, insert key, turn, and withdraw). it is what we all do, henry. it is called locking the car. it is said to confuse thieves and keep them from making off with the laprobe. four doors to lock behind one robe.” which main point is white making in the excerpt? a. he is explaining how technology has improved his life and the lives of others by providing improved means of transportation. b. he is making fun of himself and others by contrasting his goal to practice transcendentalism with tedious chores of caring for technology. c. he is seeking a way to relax and simplify his life by ensuring that his car is protected against thieves. d. he is analyzing the impact of technology on society and on the natural setting in which thoreau lived his simple life.
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English, 21.06.2019 21:00, lilliankae9285
Read these sentences from thr excerpt. what the most dreaded, that i most desired. what he most loved, i most hated. that which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn. which statement best explains why the author uses parallel structure to advance his purpose?
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English, 22.06.2019 03:40, hannahbear3747
Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.
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