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11. why is it important to use positive language in business messages?

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Match each poem with the subculture or counterculture from which it came. hip–hop counterculture feminist counterculture beat generation a. "pay attention, here's the thick of the plot/i pulled up to the corner at the end of my block/and that's when i saw this beautiful girly–girl walkin'/i picked up my car phone to perpetrate like i was talkin'" (jazzy jeff and the fresh prince) b. "for no church told me/no guru holds me/no advice/just stone/of new york" (jack kerouac) c. "you fit into me/ like a hook into an eye/a fish hook/an open eye" (margaret atwood)