In paragraph one, describe the narrator's experience and struggle to survive that experience. Citing evidence, explain how the narrator's perspective finally changes. In paragraph two, reflect on a more personal level about what is suggested about survival after a traumatic experience, or what can be learned from the narrator's experience about human survival? (i. e. Can a person completely be the "same" after something painful or traumatic, or does it simply change us and we have to find ways to move on?)

In this excerpt from phillip freneau's poem “american liberty,” the speaker describes being “slaves and minions to a parliament.” what is the intended meaning of this hyperbole? and should we now when spread thro' ev'ry shore, submit to that our fathers shunn'd before? should we, just heaven, our blood and labour spent, be slaves and minions to a parliament? perish the thought, nor may one wretch remain, who dares not fight and in our cause be slain; a. the speaker feels that the colonists should pay their share of taxes. b. the speaker believes that the british government is broken and should be fixed. c. the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the british government. d. the speaker intends to lead a slave revolt against the british government.

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.