Part a
carefully read the excerpt from john muir's "a windstorm in the forest".

begin preparing for a group discussion by answering these questions about excerpt.

what is the author's viewpoint or perspective?

what is the tone of the text?

what is the theme of the text?

how and why does the author personify nature?

how would the author feel about modern-day concerns for the environment?

part b

synthesize and evaluate your response. using your answer from part a, write a thesis statement that summarizes your view of the work. in addition to the thesis statement, write one to two paragraphs defending your thesis.

Chan was leading a group discussion in his university. he discovered that a few participants were dominating the discussion and not letting others speak. what should chan do in such a situation a. chan should allow participants to speak until they are finished b. chan should adjourn the discussion and recommence at a later point c.chan should bar the dominant participants have the freedom to share their opinion d.chan should ensure that all participants have the freedom to share their opinion e.chan should restructure the group so that the dominant participants are isolated

In order really to hate white people, one has to blot so much out of the mind — and the heart — that this hatred itself becomes an exhausting and self-destructive pose. but this does not mean, on the other hand, that love comes easily: the white world is too powerful, too complacent, too ready with gratuitous humiliation, and, above all, too ignorant and too innocent for that.which sentence best explains how the use of parallelism in the excerpt supports baldwin's purpose? a. it proves baldwin's central idea by highlighting the obvious.b. it emphasizes the problems that prevent one from loving the white world.c. it explains why the white world is unable to replace hate with love.d. it enumerates the many ways of dealing with the white world.

In chapter 32 what happens to huck that calls attention to his presence on the little farm