Which two parts of this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflect the author's opinion that the members of the rising middle class can never throw off their emotional masks? 1.) at certain moments after prolonged suffering he wished most of all (though he would have been ashamed to confess it) for someone to pity him as a sick child is pitied. 2.) he longed to be petted and comforted. 3.) he knew he was an important functionary, that he had a beard turning grey, and that therefore what he longed for was impossible, 4.) his colleague shebek would come, and instead of weeping and being petted, ivan ilyich would assume a serious, severe, and profound air, and by force of habit would express his opinion on a decision of the court of cassation and would stubbornly insist on that view. 5.) whether it was morning or evening, friday or sunday, made no difference, it was all just the same: the gnawing, unmitigated, agonizing pain, never ceasing for an instant, the consciousness of life inexorably waning but not yet extinguished, the approach of that ever dreaded and hateful death which was the only reality,

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Describe the misfit’s experience of the world. to what extent can his criminality be attributed to the conditions of his life? even though he is not in jail, is he a free man?

In this unit activity, you will analyze aspects of the medieval english stories  the canterbury tales  and  sir gawain and the green knight.  you will also read george orwell’s essay “politics and the english language,” analyze it, and express your own views on how language usage changes over time.