The speeches you’ve read in this lesson were delivered at very different times in america’s history and yet they addressed many of the same themes and concerns. do both speakers want the audience to think, feel, or do the same things? in one speech, president roosevelt addressed the entire nation. in president obama’s speech he spoke to a relatively small crowd during a welcoming ceremony. in what ways is the historical context important? reading the speeches using different critical lenses or perspectives should you in your analysis.

Select the correct answer to which literary movement did ambrose bierce belong? a.romanticism b.realism c.naturalism d.neoclassicism

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

Millicent sat down at her desk in the big study hall. tomorrow she would come to school, proudly, laughingly, without lipstick, with her brown hair straight and shoulder length, and then everybody would know, even the boys would know, that she was one of the elect. teachers would smile , thinking perhaps: so now they've picked millicent arnold. i never would have guessed it. —"initiation," sylvia plath what inference can be made about millicent from the way she is characterized indirectly? millicent is a student with straight brown hair. millicent does not usually take care of her appearance. millicent has not always been popular.