What caused Ivan’s illness? How would it probably be diagnosed today?What is the narrator’s attitude toward Ivan’s doctors?

What will be an ideal response?


The illness might be diagnosed as cancer of the abdomen complicated by falling off a ladder while hanging curtains. (The fall is casually described in paragraph 99.) Tolstoy detested physicians and implies (in paragraphs 115–120, 128, 152–153) that Ivan’s doctors are knownothings. In paragraph 247, Ivan submits to an examination that he sees as “nonsense and empty deception,” like the speeches of certain lawyers to whom he had listened as a judge. The “celebrated doctor” (par. 258–259) seems a quack.

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Completa las oraciones con una palabra o expresión de la lista.

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Kim___________________ (feel) better after finishing his math project.

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. A) feels B) feeled C) felt

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INSTRUCTIONS: Study each group of related sentences. Choose the most general statement that could be a topic sentence for each group. (Remember that all the other sentences will support that one topic idea.) Topic sentence:

A) Nurses must communicate with family members. B) Nurses have responsible jobs. C) Nurses must dispense medicine without making errors. D) Nurses must provide a smooth transition between shifts. E) Nurses must have a willing-to-help attitude with patients. F) Nurses must stay upbeat and positive.

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Extrinsic and intrinsic are antonyms. __________________

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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