PLEASE HELP ASAP WILL MARK BRAINLIEST!! Assignment is due in 15 minutes please help me before it due. PROMPT 1
Pretend that you believe the claim (even if you don’t) and give as many reasons as you can why you agree with it.

PROMPT 2
Pretend that you doubt the claim (even if you don’t) and give as many reasons as you can why the writer’s ideas are wrong.

Question 1:
Would the 16-year-old girl Turkle refers to in the first two paragraphs be considered a believer or a doubter of the claim that only humans, not robots, can provide empathy?

Question 2:
What evidence can you find in the first two paragraphs to support your response?

In the first paragraph, how does the

narrator describe himself? Identify any

contradictions in his description.

The narrator describes himself as “very dreadfully

nervous,” but not mad. He acknowledges that he has a

disease, but claims that it has made his senses more

acute, allowing him to hear things in heaven, in earth, and

in hell. He also describes himself as healthy and calm,

which contradicts his earlier claim that he is nervous and

diseased.

dulled – lacking keenness

of perception in the

senses or feelings

acute – sharp; keen

Prentice Hall Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - 2002 Grade 8

In the second paragraph, what

contradiction does the narrator describe

concerning his opinion of the old man?

The narrator says, “I loved the old man. He had never

wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I

had no desire.” But then he continues on to say that the

old man’s pale blue eye “resembled that of a vulture” and

made his blood run cold, so he made up his mind to kill

the old man in order to get rid of the eye forever.

conceived – formed an

idea

object – goal or purpose

passion – powerful or

compelling emotion

In the third paragraph, how does the

narrator behave in front of the old man?

How does this contrast with his intentions

and actions?

The narrator says that he “was never kinder to the old

man” and that he would speak to him in a hearty tone and

would inquire how he had passed the night. In reality,

however, he was planning to end the life of the old man.

He was sneaking into the old man’s room every night and

watching him while he slept, but he could never commit

the murder because the old man’s eye was always closed.

fancy – to believe without

being sure

foresight – care for the

future

dissimulation – hiding of

one’s feelings or purposes

After reading the first page, what has the

narrator said or done that makes him

appear mad?

thats just how it be sometimes