Review the reading selection used in the practice exam. Make a journal of all dense or unfamiliar vocabulary found in the passage, the stems, or the answers. Look up and record the actual definitions from The Beast by Ben B. Lindsey and Harvey J. O'Higgins ("The
Children's Judge," who founded the first children's court in America, tells the story of his fight with the powers of privilege in Colorado. In
the following extract, he narrates what came of a newspaper interview on the subject of the conditions under which children were kept in
prison.) The result was an article that took even my breath away when I read it next day on the front page of the newspaper. It was the talk
of the town. It was certainly the talk of the Police Board, and Mr. Frank Adams talked to the reporters in a high voice, indiscreetly. He
declared that the boys were liars, that I was "crazy," and that conditions in the jails were as good as they could be. This reply was exactly
what we wished. I demanded an investigation. The Board professed to be willing, but set no date. We promptly set one for them-the
following Thursday at two o'clock in my chambers at the Court House and I invited to the hearing Governor Peabody, Mayor Wright,
fifteen prominent ministers in the city, and the Police Board and some members of the City Council. (1) On Thursday morning-to my
horror- learned from a friendly Deputy Sheriff that the subpenas I had ordered sent to a number of boys whom I knew as jail victims had
not been served. I had no witnesses. And in three hours the hearing was to begin. I appealed to the Deputy Sheriff to help me. He admitted
that he could not get the boys in less than two days. "Well then," I said, "for heaven's sake, get me Mickey" (2) And Mickey? Well, Mickey
was known to fame as the worst kid in town." As such, his portrait had been printed in the newspapers-posed with his shine-box over his
shoulder, a cigarette in the comer of his grin, his thumbs under his susp
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1. in creon’s first words to the chorus, what are the “storms” that threatened to destroy the ship of state?   polynices’ invation of the city with foreign armies was the “storms” eteocles and polynices decided to switch the crown every year, but after eteocles’ first year decided not to share it with polynices. polynices joined forces with foreign armies to invade the city and tried to take the crown from his brother, where he and eteocles killed each other   2. examine creon’s opening speech. what are his concerns? how does he feel about the city and its citizens? what are his motivations for banning the burial of polyneices? what would drive creon to place the concerns of the collective citizens over those of his family?   in creon’s opening speech, his concerns are to count on his citizens to rule. in addition, he wanted to give a clear message by not giving a proper burial to polyneices, if creon gave a proper burial to polyneices his people would think that he was an allied to the foreign forces that invaded the city and threatened the peace of his people.   creon placed the concerns of the collective citizens because he has no use for those who put individual concerns over the needs of his people 3. pay attention to creon’s speech at the beginning of the scene. what does creon think someone’s first loyalty should be and what comes second? do you think he is correct under some conditions? do you think he is wrong in some conditions? explain those conditions. creon thinks someone’s first loyalty should be with the concerns of the collective citizens and second comes our individual wants. i think he is correct because true loyalty takes place in the benefits of many not of a few.   4. what news is the sentry reluctant to deliver?   the sentry is reluctant to say that polyneices had a burial. 5. who does the chorus suggest might have done this?   the chorus suggests that the gods have done that 6. what is creon’s reaction and who does creon think is responsible? creon reacted abruptly and thinks it was a man who bribed his guard to bury polyneices