7. part a: which of the following best explains the meaning and significance of the poem quoted after paragraph 179? a. the poem describes a man dying in a foreign place, just as the crewmen have died at sea.
b. the poem describes a soldier dying for a cause, in contrast to the ship suddenly sinking and the four survivors stranded in the ocean.
c. the poem describes a man dying alone, which is how the correspondent feels even though he is surrounded by three other men.
d. the poem describes a soldier dying, the meaning and impact of which never occurred to the correspondent before being himself confronted with the possibility of death.
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane

Read this excerpt from tim o’brien‘s “ambush” “i had already pulled the pin on a grenade. i had come to a crouch” which literary device is most clearly shown in this excerpt?

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

During an experiment measuring the change in temperature of a chemical reaction your digital thermometer breaks. you have the same model thermometer available to use how do you proceed with the experiment a. continue on with the new thermometer b. begin the experiment again with the new thermometer c. calibrate the new thermometer and make a notation regarding the change in equipment d. calibrate the new thermometer and begin the experiment again