Borges’s Spanish original has an English title. Why would he use English?(Hint: Look under John Milton in the Index.)
What will be an ideal response?
- He uses English as a way of indicating that his poem is an answer to, or was influenced by, Milton’s poem “When I consider how my light is spent.” In his blindness Borges remembers and honors Milton, a poet who wrote his greatest work while blind.
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Robert __________ from talking when the principal walked into his third grade
classroom. a) persisted b) refrained c) collaborated d) melded
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• the ending of the story first, and then explain how it happened • the story in the order it happened • it in emphatic order, from the least exciting part to the most exciting • what happened in the order it occurs to you
Which of the following is the best place to start searching for sources and information?
a. Overview articles in a specialized encyclopedia b. The World Wide Web c. Books on the subject