How would you characterize Lady Bracknell? What are her chief concernsin interviewing her daughter’s suitor? Find examples from the text to support your argument
What will be an ideal response?
She is haughty, domineering, and, to say the least, opinionated—all qualities that are conferred and reinforced by her wealth and social position. She is, as the saying goes, certain of certain certainties; in this respect, she might put one in mind of the comment made by the moody Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle about a much more genial and secure contemporary: “I wish I were as certain of anything as Tom Macauley is of everything.”
Her chief concern about Jack as a potential husband for her daughter is his social acceptability—his background, his parentage, his income and holdings, the fashionability of his address. The emphasis is entirely on outward things, such as propriety and property. Her questions are also quite interesting for the kinds of things that seem not to concern her very much, such as his personality, his character, and especially his feelings for Gwendolen.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
If the sentence is correctly punctuated, write C in the space provided. If there is a punctuation error, write
P in the blank and then correct the error. At Lord Twain's birthday party, age old differences were put aside. What will be an ideal response?
L'album de photos. Nicolas décide de vous montrer un album de vieilles photos. Complétez votre conversation avec le pronom relatif qui, que ou où, ou avec le pronom d'objet indirect me, m', te, t', nous ou vous.
Vous:Euh... Et c'est quoi, cette photo, là? Nicolas:Alors ça, c'est l'endroit (1)__________ mes grands-parents vivaient. Même si mes parents n'avaient pas beaucoup d'argent, ils (2)__________ emmenaient à la plage l'été. Nous y allions en chariot, avec des chevaux! Nous n'avions pas de voiture, vous savez! Vous:Qui est cet homme? Il a une drôle de tête! Nicolas:Ah, lui? C'est mon cousin Bernard (3)__________ faisait partie du cirque (circus)! Voici une photo du cirque (4)__________ il travaillait. Et ça, c'est une photo de moi dans un costume de cowboy (5)__________ ma tante Béatrice (6)__________ avait donné. J'adorais ma tante! Et j'ai encore le costume! Mais je préfère ne pas (7)_____________ le montrer car il est vieux et assez abîmé (worn). Vous:Et puis, il y a cette photo (8)______ vous portez le costume, (9)______ est très beau, d'ailleurs! Il vous va très bien (It looks so good on you)! Nicolas:Euh, oui, c'est le costume, mais je ne veux plus (10)__________ parler de ce costume... Vous:Ah, je comprends. Dites, est-ce que vous (11)__________ permettez de vous prendre en photo pour mon article? Nicolas:Oui, si vous voulez.(9) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
All the businesses downtown were within a radius of 1 mile of the explosion
A) straight line extended from the center of a circle or sphere B) straight line extended from a 90? angle C) straight line extended from a triangle D) straight line extended from a right angle extended from a 90? angle