Question 16 , refer to the first 5 paragraphs of the novel, chapter 1, beginning with "it was a bright cold day in april" and ending with "every moment scrutinized". in what two ways is the information about winston in paragraph 3 important to the development of the central ideas or themes in the excerpt? it demonstrates that winston yearns for a better life. it proves that winston attempts to distinguish himself from other citizens. it hints at the extent of the effects that big brother has on winston’s life and appearance. it explains the reasoning behind winston’s opinions of big brother. it exhibits winston’s desire to receive big brother’s approval. it creates a contrast between winston’s frailty and big brother’s strength as described in the previous paragraph. question 17 what is the intended contrast between winston’s viewpoint and that of the reader? winston’s viewpoint is apparent tolerance of the conditions of his life, but the reader sees the harshness of his situation. winston’s viewpoint is eager curiosity about the conditions of his life, but the reader sees that his situation is fairly typical. winston’s viewpoint is minor annoyance about the conditions of his life, but the reader sees that his situation is actually bearable. winston’s viewpoint is enthusiastic support for the conditions of his life, but the reader sees the hopelessness of his situation. question 18 in paragraph 4, what does the word fitfully most nearly mean? restlessly faintly distantly raggedly question 19 how does the word fitfully most strongly impact the meaning and tone of the excerpt? the word supports a fanciful tone by giving an inanimate object a sense of being. the word supports a respectful tone by focusing on the attention the thought police paid to small details. the word supports a judgmental tone by showing that the main character criticizes anything negative around him. the word supports an oppressive tone by showing that the even objects in the character’s surroundings seem unsettled.

Plagiarism quiz read both the paragraph below and the information following it that identifies the source using the american psychological association format. then read each of the numbered statements and determine if each is plagiarized or not. circle “yes” if the statement is plagiarized, “no” if it is not, and then fix the “yes” answers). original source the presence of the taiwanese on everest was a matter of grave concern to most of the other expeditions on the mountain. there was a very real fear that the taiwanese would suffer a calamity that would compel other expeditions to come to their aid, risking further lives, to say nothing of jeopardizing the opportunity for other climbers to reach the summit. but the taiwanese were by no means the only group that seemed egregiously unqualified. camped beside us at base camp was a twenty-five-year-old norwegian climber named peter neby, who announced his intention to make a solo ascent of the southwest face, one of the peak’s most dangerous and technically demanding routes—despite the fact that his himalayan experience was limited to two ascents of neighboring island peak, a 20,274-foot bump that required little more than vigorous walking. krakauer, j. (1998). into thin air: a personal account of the mount everest disaster. new york: anchor books, 122 - 3. student samples yes 1. there was a very real fear that the taiwanese would suffer a calamity that would compel other expeditions to come to their aid(krakauer, 1998). no) 2. many climbers overestimate their abilities, as krakauer (1998) explains when he writes of peter neby, whose himalayan experience in the past “required little more than vigorous walking” (122 - 3). no 3. jon krakauer (1998) discusses other concerns besides those of unpredictable weather and his own climbing group’s capabilities. for example the existence of a taiwanese group on everest was a matter of serious unease to most everyone else on the mountain. yes/no 4. krakauer (1998) states that the taiwanese group was not the only inexpert climbers to attempt mt. everest: camped beside us at base camp was a twenty-five-year-old norwegian climber named peter neby. . [whose] himalayan experience was limited to two ascents of neighboring island peak, a 20,274-foot bump that required little more than vigorous walking (122 – 3). yes/no 5. the author asserts that the taiwanese “were by no means the only group that seemed egregiously unqualified.” yes/no 6. in his book into thin air, jon krakauer (1998) discusses many of the dangers he noted prior to his disastrous attempt to climb mt. everest in 1996. among them were encounters with other groups and individual climbers who were ill-trained and ill-equipped to handle the demands of such a climb.

Something you may do if the weather's nice on sunday. -something you might not want to do this evening. -something you could go on aaturday evening. -something you could wear to a party. -somebody you might see in the next couple of days. -a subject you could study at college or university. -somewhere you might go on holiday .

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination