Many religions encourage self-knowledge throught meditation and specter?

To improve your understanding of an informational text, the question you should ask yourself as you read is: do i agree with what the author says in this text? who assigned me to read this text? what details in the text are unclear to me? what other texts has this author written?

What is the allure of fear? what have you learned from the story about portrayals of fear in literature?

Nature is a recurring theme in early american literature. what view of nature does phillis wheatley provide in "an hymn to the evening"