After many years in an attic, newspapers will ________ into dust
a. magnitude
b. disintegrate
c. perennial
b
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a. «Le bien-être des Français» b. «Qualité de la vie»
Jason really enjoys his upper-level business classes in which the instructor presents a new scenario every day and they have group discussions that call on students to analyze, suggest solutions, and evaluate what course of action a person should take. Jason and his class are engaging in
a. applying level thinking. b. analyzing level thinking. c. evaluating level thinking. d. creating level thinking.
"A Supermarket in California"--Allen Ginsberg What literary device does Ginsberg use in Lines 28-30, with the description of Charon's boat on the River Lethe?
A. allusion B. metaphor C. metonymy D. simile
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions after each paragraph.
I began working in journalism when I was eight years old. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself and, after a levelheaded appraisal of my strengths, decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition. The flaw in my character which she had already spotted was the lack of “gumption.” My idea of a perfect afternoon was lying in front of the radio rereading my favorite Big Little Book, Dick Tracy Meets Stooge Viller. My mother despised inactivity. Seeing me having a good time in repose, she was powerless to hide her disgust. “You’ve got no more gumption than a bump on a log,” she said. “Get out in the kitchen and help Doris do those dirty dishes.” —Russell Baker 1. What is the main point of this paragraph? 2. List and answer the six journalistic questions. 3. Give two vivid details the author provides in this paragraph. Why are they vivid? 4. How does Baker organize the details in this paragraph?