How does the diction of this passage best support the tone? your generous employer has allowed us to trade in unused vacation days for cash. this gracious gesture has been well received by employees, who always welcome cash in their pockets. a. the use of the words "employer" and "employees" creates an impersonal tone. b. the use of long sentences in the passive voice creates a superficial tone. c. the narrator uses sarcasm and hyperbole to create a dissatisfied tone. d. the use of words such as "well received" and "gracious" creates a grateful tone.

In the space below, write a 1000-word essay presenting information about an author’s style. reference the author’s work as well as other researched sources. a successful essay will be focused on one specific aspect of the author’s style, give three references to the author’s work, give three references to other sources, and use correct citations.

Read the following lines from wordsworth's poem and answer the question. for oft, when on my couch i lie in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye which is the best paraphrase of these lines? despite being able to plant my own daffodils, i prefer remembering the ones by the bay. if i feel very sad, i look inside myself for courage to face the day with my eyes open. oftentimes, i become so tired and overwhelmed that i lay down and think of daffodils. when i am feeling empty or concerned, the sight of the daffodils comes to my mind.

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt