Read the following story: emerging from the wreckage, jim checked him limbs for any obvious signs of injury. finding none, he scanned the landscape to identify the direction of the nearest settlement. there was no light in any direction. the arctic wind howled around him. the whiteness of the snow continued to the horizon in every direction. the sun was quickly setting which best describes the impact of the story's setting? a. jim's clear-mindedness establishes him as a hero. b. the story's conflict will be between jim and society. c. jim will be able to find a place to rest quickly. d. the unending whiteness creates a bleak mood

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

Identify the homophone pair that needs to be corrected in these sentences. if your going to the concert, may i ride in you're car too? their house is on the way there. it's going to be a long night, since it's already close to midnight. a. it's/its b.your/you're c.to/too d.their/there