Based on the roles of little Jan and Willem in “The Place and the People,” what type of characters are they? The Place and the People

They are round characters, because they act like typical children and want a story told to them by Outa Karel right at that very moment.

They are antagonists, because they help develop the plot by making Outa Karel tell a story they want to hear.

They are foils, because they are challenging the story Outa Karel is going to tell by saying it is something it is not.

They are flat characters, because they advance the plot by showing their excitement about wanting Outa Karel to tell a story.

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war. b. america’s history of international involvement. c. a new kind of threat to american security. d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

Which sentence would not be appropriate for an essay or formal speech? a) most of the titles of faulkner's novels are references to the bible or to the works of william shakespeare. eliminate b) some critics believe that faulkner's novel the sound and the fury is the best novel of his entire career. c) the novels of william faulkner are way too hard to read, yo, filled with all these frustrating changing narrators! d) william faulkner traveled all the way from his home state of mississippi to sweden in order to make his nobel prize acceptance speech.

Review the previous excerpt from barbra jordan’s speech. answer the following 3 questions in the space below.