Which statement provides a new claim that challenges the
original claim?
O
o
The books at the local library are old and need to be
replaced.
Increasing the number of books in the library will help
students learn.
The grant should be used to buy more books instead of
starting new programs.
Adding new books to the library will make students more
excited about reading.
O
O

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

being surrounded by crimes, poverty, and failing schools as well as his own lack of confidence in his abilities.