Keith Nolan excelled in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program. He hoped it would help him
become an Army officer. But the military requires that all soldiers pass a hearing test. Nolan is deaf and therefore
Ineligible for military service. At the end of the ROTC program, the cadet had to turn in his uniform while others in
the program were promoted into the Army. But Nolan is determined to change the rule that prevents people who
are deaf from serving. He hopes to achieve his lifetime dream of working in military Intelligence. The tenacious
29-year-old is urging Congress to pass a bill that would allow people who are deaf to enlist in the military.
Do It!

What effect does this excerpt have? the line of the horizon was clear and hard against the sky, and in one particular quarter it showed black against a silvery climbing [glow] that grew and grew. at last, over the rim of the waiting earth, the moon lifted with slow majesty till it swung clear of the horizon and rode off, free of *moorings; and once more they began to see surfaces—meadows wide-spread, and quiet gardens, and the river itself from bank to bank, all softly disclosed, all washed clean of mystery and terror, all radiant again as by day, but with a difference that was tremendous. their old haunts greeted them again in other *raiment, as if they had slipped away and put on this pure new apparel and come quietly back, smiling as they shyly waited to see if they would be recognized again under it. fastening their boat to a willow, the friends landed in this silent, silver kingdom, and patiently explored . . then a change began slowly to declare itself. the horizon became clearer, field and tree came more into sight, and somehow with a different look; the mystery began to drop away from them. a bird piped suddenly, and was still; and a light breeze sprang up . . rat . . sat up suddenly and listened with a passionate intentness. mole, who with gentle strokes was just keeping the boat moving while he scanned the banks with care, looked at him with curiosity.

What do poets use to " pack in more meaning per word?

"though i had a million things to do, i stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. unwillingly, i eventually got up and did the immediate necessities, and then put everything that i possibly could on the back burner and sat down at the computer to write—something i hadn't done in so long that i wondered why i was bothering." which of the following most effectively condenses the underlined sentences by using deletion and substitution? a. she got out of bed reluctantly and did her immediate necessities. b. even though she had a million things to do, she finally got out of bed unwillingly and did her immediate necessities. c. though she had a million things to do, she stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. unwillingly, she eventually got up and did the immediate necessities. d. she got out of bed anyway.