Read the excerpt from "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness."
Which statement summarizes Achebe's claim about
Conrad's Heart of Darkness?
When a writer while pretending to record scenes,
incidents, and their impact is in reality engaged in
inducing hypnotic stupor in his readers through a
bombardment of emotive words and other forms of
trickery, much more has to be at stake than stylistic
felicity. Generally normal readers are well armed to
detect and resist such underhand activity. But Conrad
chose his subject well – one which was guaranteed not
to put him in conflict with the psychological
predisposition of his readers or raise the need for him
to contend with their resistance. He chose the role of
purveyor of comforting myths.
Read the passage from Heart of Darkness by Joseph
Conrad.
Achebe argues that Conrad's audience may share
his bias and accept his stereotypes.
Achebe argues that Conrad's characters are
unconventional and that his audience will approve of
them.
Achebe argues that Conrad's choice of words will
provide a valid counterargument to criticism.
Achebe argues that Conrad's citation of evidence
showing that Africans are artistic will please readers.
Now and then a boat from the shore gave one a

Bescribe a food from your country that many people enjoy

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich shows the human tendency to contemplate one’s past life? "but if that is so," he said to himself, "and i am leaving this life with the consciousness that i have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it—what then? " he lay on his back and began to pass his life in review in quite a new way. in the morning when he saw first his footman, then his wife, then his daughter, and then the doctor, their every word and movement confirmed to him the awful truth that had been revealed to him during the night. in them he saw himself—all that for which he had lived—and saw clearly that it was not real at all, but a terrible and huge deception which had hidden both life and death. this consciousness intensified his physical suffering tenfold. he groaned and tossed about, and pulled at his clothing which choked and stifled him. and he hated them on that account. he was given a large dose of opium and became unconscious, but at noon his sufferings began again. he drove everybody away and tossed from side to side. his wife came to him and said: "jean, my dear, do this for me. it can't do any harm and often . healthy people often do it." he opened his eyes wide. "what? take communion? why? it's unnecessary! " she began to cry. "yes, do, my dear. i'll send for our priest. he is such a nice man." "all right. very well," he muttered. when the priest came and heard his confession, ivan ilyich was softened and seemed to feel a relief from his doubts and consequently from his sufferings, and for a moment there came a ray of hope. he again began to think of the vermiform appendix and the possibility of correcting it. he received the sacrament with tears in his eyes.