Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember. Arthur Ryerson had to lay down the law to Mrs. Ryerson: "You must obey orders. When they say ‘Women and children to the boats,’ you must go when your turn comes. I’ll stay here with Jack Thayer. We’ll be all right."

Alexander T. Compton, Jr., was just as firm when his mother announced she would stay rather than leave him behind: "Don’t be foolish, Mother. You and Sister go in the boat—I’ll look out for myself."

What do the actions and dialogue of the characters in this excerpt reveal about the roles of men and women during this time period?

They were well-defined but not easily followed.
They were old-fashioned for the time period.
They were constantly changing.
They were usually forgotten.

Fill in the blank: modernism can be seen in movies with (choose the best answer a. a technological and scientific view b. a fantasy type twist c. an anti-consumerism slant d. a realistic and non-imaginative slant

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion

What are the most plentiful organisms in an ecosystem