Read paragraph 1 of the excerpt. the whole life of childhood is a dream and an illusion, and whether they take one shape or another shape depends not upon the dreamy boy but on what surrounds him. as well might i have dreamed of burglars and wished to be one as to dream of policemen and wish to be a policeman. perhaps i was lucky, too, that i had no money. we have grown to think that the misfortune is in not having it. which statement is the best objective summary of paragraph 1 of the excerpt? a.)darrow skillfully diverts attention from the boys themselves by discussing the relationship between dreams and money. b.) darrow is manipulating the audience to believe that money is responsible for the boys' crime. c.) darrow believes that all children have dreams and that money can guide those dreams in a negative direction. d.)darrow once dreamed of being both a burglar and a policeman; fortunately, he did not become a burglar.
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English, 21.06.2019 18:30, 21hendlill
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile
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English, 22.06.2019 04:30, lolomgwtfnvm4
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