Read the lines from Spenser’s "Sonnet 75.” Vain man, said she, that dost in vain assay
A mortal thing so to immortalize;
For I myself shall like to this decay,
And eke my name be wiped out likewise.

Now read the lines from Donne’s "Holy Sonnet 10.”

One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

Which statement best describes how the sonnets convey the idea of mortality?

In both sonnets, the speakers seek to understand why mortality is so final and unavoidable.

In both sonnets, the speakers say that people need to be immortalized to be remembered after death.

The speaker in the first sonnet seeks immortality, while the speaker in the second emphasizes the need to accept mortality.

The speaker in the first sonnet says mortality is inevitable, while the speaker in the second emphasizes that the soul continues on.

How you think your hometown would look without electricity? explain in one paragraph

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

Question 21 of 25 2 points which sentence is a claim that is both arguable and defensible? o a. giving children mobile phones can protect them in emergencies. b. mobile phones are bad for most individuals, especially children. o c. children should not be given mobile phones, d. mobile phones can be used for good or evil,