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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.
- Which of the following sentences from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Nobel Prize acceptance speech best demonstrates King's hope for the future? A. I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. B. I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. C. Iaccept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when 22 million Negroes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice. D. Every time I take a flight, I am always mindful of the many people who make a successful journey possible - the known pilots and the unknown ground crew.
- Which news headline is most clearly biased? A. Crazed Shoppers Descend on Mall B. Support for Senator Owens Falling C. President Calls Killer Bees "Major Threat" D. Four Planets Align in Rare Event
- What theme does Martin Luther King, Jr. support in the following passage from his Nobel Prize acceptance speech? I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nationS, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity,equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self- centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up. I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive good will proclaim the rule of the land. "And the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid."I still believe that We Shall overcome!
- Question 15 of 25 What tone does the author create by referring to what was done to the Canyon as "damnation"? Having thus seen Glen Canyon both before and after what we may fairly call its damnation, I feel that I am in a position to evaluate the transformation of the region caused by construction of the dam. I have had the unique opportunity to observe first-hand some of the differences between the environment of a free river and a power-plan reservoir. A. A confident tone B. A relieved tone C. A religious tone D. A surprised tone
- What language did the speakers mother primarily use at home? B Spanish D English an unknown language an ancient language