subject
English, 25.09.2021 19:50 josleemarecharl

Hard Times Charles Dickens
1
'NOW, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls
nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant
nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only
form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing
else will ever be of any service to them. This is the
principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is
the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to
Facts, sir!'
2
The scene was a plain, bare, monotonous vault of a
school-room, and the speaker's square forefinger
emphasized his observations by underscoring every sentence with a line on the schoolmaster's sleeve. The
emphasis was helped by the speaker's square wall of a
forehead, which had his eyebrows for its base, while his
eyes found commodious cellarage in two dark caves,
overshadowed by the wall. The emphasis was helped by
the speaker's mouth, which was wide, thin, and hard set.
The emphasis was helped by the speaker's voice, which
was inflexible, dry, and dictatorial. The emphasis was
helped by the speaker's hair, which bristled on the skirts of
his bald head, a plantation of firs to keep the wind from its
shining surface, all covered with knobs, like the crust of a
plum pie, as if the head had scarcely warehouse-room for
the hard facts stored inside. The speaker's obstinate
carriage, square coat, square legs, square shoulders,-nay,
his very neckcloth, trained to take him by the throat with

What may the reader infer about the historical period in which this story
is set?
A) It is a time of great poverty.
B) It is a time when many children were hungry and
thirsty.
C) It is a time when educational trends didn't favor
whimsy.
D) It is a time when educational trends didn't favor
manners.

ansver
Answers: 2

Other questions on the subject: English

image
English, 21.06.2019 14:30, meganwintergirl
Which of the following statements is true a. active voice avoid responsibility and should never be used
Answers: 2
image
English, 21.06.2019 18:00, cwsmith8026
How does kennedy describe the children who might benefit from medical space technology
Answers: 1
image
English, 21.06.2019 23:20, InfinityVicky
Me ! it's e2020! review the line from karin slaughter's npr interview."and with each page, that's what i try to do- is say something different about the character, something different in the reactions when they find these horrible things that are happening, or they figure out a piece of the puzzle."how does this view contract with lee child's central idea in "a simple way to create suspense"? a • child feels that the characters are not important to the plot. slaughter feels characters are central. b • child feels that characters must be unattractive and uninteresting. slaughter feels they must have reactions. c • slaughter builds suspense through her characters. child builds suspense by delaying answers. d • slaughter builds suspense by writing puzzles. child builds suspense by telling anecdotes.
Answers: 1
image
English, 22.06.2019 02:30, emely1139
Need the answer asap! read the sentence from the declaration of independence. which idea does this sentence best to develop ? that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government a) governments ultimately have the power to determine what rights the people have. b) revolting against the government should not be taken lightly. c) the colonists should seperate from great britain and create their own government. d) it is self evident that people have inalienable rights
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
Hard Times Charles Dickens
1
'NOW, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls

Questions in other subjects:

Konu
Mathematics, 09.02.2021 17:50
Konu
Mathematics, 09.02.2021 17:50