Literature Homework Assistance
Literature embodies an artistic expression that conveys ideas, emotions, and experiences through language. It stands as an integral aspect of human culture, embracing diverse forms and styles such as novels, poetry, drama, and essays. Beyond reflecting societal, historical, and cultural contexts, literature ignites readers' imagination, emotions, and critical faculties. It serves as a gateway to exploring the human psyche, fostering an understanding of diverse perspectives and values while delivering aesthetic pleasure. Literature profoundly influences personal development and societal progress.
- ANNOTATE: In Macbeth's soliloquy beginning on line 33. identify the pronouns , including older pronoun forms such as thou, thee, and thy. QUESTION : Whom or what is Macbeth addressing in this speech? CONCLUDE: What does the soliloquy suggest about Macbeth's state of mind? 10. sensible able to be felt.
- 2. Based on the passage,which of the following most accurately characterizes the claim that "there was plenty of time to smooth the thing out " (sentence 8)? A. A comforting falsehood that the Players know to be untrue B. An outright lie that the director persuades the Players to accept C. An optimistic conclusion reached by outside observers watching an early rehearsal D. A realistic appraisal offered by the director after careful analysis of the play's shortcomings
- 4. Which statement best describes the relationship betweer the women's stories and their popularity today? A. The three women described in the text have become famous because of the book they wrote about their experiences. B. NASA recently revealed their importance in John Glenn's 1962 space C. A 2016 book and film made Johnson, Vaughan, Jackson , and their legacies well known. D. Vaughan's Jackson's, and Johnson's contributions are still being debated , and
- PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text? A. Johnson, Jackson and Vaughan challenged prejudice at NACA to accomplish what African American women had never been allowed or expected to do before. B. While all NACA "computers" helped advance women and African American rights, Johnson was responsible for grabbing the nation's attention. C. The public wasn't aware of African American women's role in NACA until recently because the organization kept their involvement a secret. D. Johnson, Jackson , and Vaughan would have gone on to accomplish great things at NACA if it weren't for the discrimination they faced because of their gender and race.
- Read the paragraph. Dr. Franklin, with honest shrewdness, not with trickery or with cunning, but with a sincere and penetrating mind, leagerly scrutinized all the measures of the Court. George III. was a gentleman. He was irreproachable in all his domestic relations. He was, in a sense, conscientious; for certainly he was not disposed to do anything which he thought to be wrong. Conscientious men have burned their fellow-Christians lat the stake. It is said that George the Third was a Christian. He certainly was a full believer in the religion of Jesus Christ; land earnestly advocated the support and extension of that religion. God makes great allowance for the frailties of his fallen children. It requires the wisdom of omniscience to decide how much wickedness there may be in the heart, consistently with piety. No man is perfect. Which statement best explains why the author chose to start this paragraph with a statement about Franklin when the paragraph was otherwise about George III? A. He wanted to imply there was a contrast between Franklin, who was shrewd in an honest way,and George III, who was shrewd in a cunning way. B. He wanted to show that Franklin and George III were actually very much alike in spite of their differences. C. He wanted to show how scrutinizing Franklin was of George III when the king was just trying his best to do what was right. D. He wanted to show that both Franklin and George III had their faults in order to prove his final point that "No man is perfect."