Discussion Topic 15 Re:
"The Romantic Era" is the first unit in this course that has featured literature in prose form
(novels). Today, fiction is the most popular form of literature, and romantic poetry
especially is said to appeal to a broader audience than the poetry of earlier eras. As a
reader, do you feel this is true? How accessible do you find the literature of the romantic
era? Which texts were more accessible than others? What about these texts made them
easier to comprehend and/or enjoy?

He leaned his head against the wall; his eyes were shut, his hands clasped in each other, and his body seemed to be sustained in an upright position merely by the cellar-door against which he rested his left shoulder. the lethargy into which he was sunk seemed scarcely interrupted by my feeling his hand and his forehead. his throbbing temples and burning skin indicated a fever . . there was only one circumstance that hindered me from forming an immediate determination in what manner this person should be treated. my family consisted of my wife and a young child. our servant-maid had been seized, three days before, by the reigning malady, and, at her own request, had been conveyed to the hospital. we ourselves enjoyed good health, and were hopeful of escaping with our lives. our measures for this end had been cautiously taken and carefully adhered to. they did not consist in avoiding the receptacles of infection, for my office required me to go daily into the midst of them; nor in filling the house with the exhalations of gunpowder, vinegar, or tar. they consisted in cleanliness, reasonable exercise, and wholesome diet. who is the story’s first-person narrator

Which would best develop a well-organized and logical research paper? a. narrow goals b. a variety of sources c. good research results d. a strong topic

Read this short speech. patriotism is often taught through school routines. young americans may stand to say, “i pledge allegiance to the flag.” they may attend special assemblies or programs honoring veterans. career studies may include descriptions of armed service professions. even the study of geography is an exercise patriotism, as student’s learn the names of states and capitals. i thought author includes an allusion to allow readers to. a. recall a familiar text. b. consider famous veterans. c. think of armed service professions. d. remember the fifty states in their capitals.