When they laughed at my feet, they did not realize that I had put on two different shoes because I’d had to dress in the dark that morning. They did not realize that I had dressed in the dark so I wouldn’t wake my father, who works nights to put food on our table. They did not realize that I had dressed in the dark to not disturb my mother, who had been up all night with the newborn twins. They just laughed. Which part of the outline does this paragraph most likely come from if the reader has already been introduced to the main character?

the exposition
the rising action
the falling action
the reflection

When you don’t understand a concept during the lecture, it’s to flag it in your notes and leave a blank space so you can fill in more

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

1. at the conclusion of chapter 13, the monster realizes that he has none of the qualities or possessions that human beings value, and so he worries the he will be forever miserable. he says, “oh, that i had for ever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat! ” this statement recalls one made by victor frankenstein in chapter 10: “if our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might nearly be free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.” questions: what do these two statements suggest about the impact of knowledge? how do the statements affect the way readers view the monster and victor?