The speaker notes that the astronomer's lecture is greeted “with much applause in the lecture-room.” What tone, or attitude, does the speaker have toward the other people in the room? This is the poem: When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself, In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.
(07.02 LC) Which of the following is true for all parallelograms? O All four angles are acute angles. O All four angles are congruent O All four sides are equal in length. O opposite sides are parallel.
Compare the perspectives of the narrator and her first employers regarding wages. What does this comparison reveal about how they view immigrant labor?
Write a two-sentence objective summary of the poem. Summarize what happens or what is stated directly, without including any of your own opinions or interpretations? This is the poem: When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself, In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.
Which of the following sentences would be the best appeal to pathos when you want someone to quit smoking cigarettes? I watched my grandmother desperately gasping for air, as her right lung succumbed to years of COPD, caused by decades of smoking. Smoking affects the health of your teeth and gums and can cause tooth loss. Smoking causes about 90 percent of all lung cancer deaths. Ten years after you quit smoking, your risk of dying from lung cancer drops by half.
Which of the following is not an example of ethos? A political candidate talks about their experience as a soldier and businesswoman. A truck commercial features commentary from an engineer that designed their latest model. A guest speaker opens with a joke that elicits laughter from the audience. A lawyer refers to the testimony of a forensic scientist during their closing argument.
Which of the following sentences would be the best appeal to logos when you want someone to consider eating a plant-based diet? It’s selfish to make your grandchildren have to deal with the ramifications of our population consuming too many animal products. Fifty-eight percent of carbon dioxide emissions that come from food are from animal products. Animals have feelings and families too! You don’t care that pigs are murdered so that you can have bacon?
Which of the following sentences would be the best to establish ethos when trying to convince someone they should hire you to babysit their children? Your neighbor, Rebecca, used to babysit me when I was young. I have helped out in the synagogue’s nursery for three years. I see these devastating kidnapping stories on the news all the time. I’m so busy with school that I hardly get any sleep.
If my years as a marine have taught me anything, it’s that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation.” Is this an example of ethos? Yes No
5) Look over all the words in the passage that are underlined. Then, select the words that have a positive connotation. Consider the meaning of each word, as well as how it is used in the text. cleansed rustle savage brother enemy stranger precious stench clatter insult dying
School context School is a unique space because it has its own culture, although norms of dominant American culture often prevail. Understanding what is considered appropriate at school helps you navigate it more easily. Because schools often bring together people from different cultures, it is helpful to understand that people do things differently - but each person's communication style has value and is a way to connect. While learning new ways to interact with new people, it's smart to follow customs and norms that feel comfortable to you. At the same time, remember that as long as people are respectful, no one way of interacting is better than another. Knowing this is useful for me because....
