Beowulf: Epic Hero and Anglo-Saxon Ideal
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involvement of supernatural is never used in story
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all are elements of epic poem except
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embodies the ideal of anglo-saxon society
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if you wanted to support idea that Beowulf is epic hero, you might best note that he
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to help Hrothgar by destroying a monster
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why does Beowulf sail with his chosen companions to Hrothgar's kingdom?
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Hrothgar felt a strong and unending sorrow that he had no power to overcome. It afected both him and his subjects.
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best paraphrse "So the living sorrow of Healfdane's son...that agony hung on king and people alike"
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is ultimately destructive for all men
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"So gold can easily triumph, defeat the strongest of men, no matter how deep it is hidden" implies lust for gold is
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praised highly
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extolled
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attack
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assail
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Superman
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infallible
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determined
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resolute
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a powerful force
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vehemently
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save Hrothgar and the Danes from the monster
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Beowulf slays Grendel in order to
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He fought with only his bare hands and no other weapons
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What was unusual about the way Beowulf fought Grendel
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NOT sword, Hrunting
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In Beowulf's fight to the death with Grendel's mother, the piece of his own equipment that saves his life is his
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fearfully
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How does Grendel respond to realization that Beowulf will challenge his fighting skills
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Beowulf refuses to use weapons because Grendel uses none
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From which fact can reader infer that Beowulf is honorable
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God's power
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poet attributes Grendel's defeat to
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Beowulf's bloody sword became liquid the way ice and frost do when God warms and melts them
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best paraphrase "Then the sword melted, blood-soaked, dripping down..."
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NOT courage of Beowulf
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What does alliteration help most to emphasize, "But Higlac's follower fasted those claws in his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel closer"
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he makes an eloquent speech about the virtues of loyalty and bravery
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Which about Wiglaf is true
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Unaided by most of the warriors, Beowulf is killed as he and Wiglaf fight the dragon
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How does Beowulf die
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a desire for respect and pride in his ability to protect his people
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What last thought does Beowulf express as he is dying
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attack on the dragon
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most important event in Beowulf's career as leader of the Geats is the
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Beowulf is passing on rulership of Geatland to Wiglaf
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when dying Beowulf gives Wiglaf his gold necklace, the gesture means that
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most of the Geats had deserted him in battle
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why is it ironic that after his death Geats build tower to memorialize Beowulf
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carries weapons
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Beowulf's preparation for battle against fire dragon differs from battle against Grendel in that Beowulf
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a kenning
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"summer's sentinel" (cuckoo) is example of
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those who walk with God shall be rewarded
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speaker's message at end of "the seafarer"
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man's life on the sea
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first part of seafarer is story of
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passionate curiosity
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what is reason, despite hardships, that narrator continues to follow life of sea
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intense personal emotion
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which elements in seafarer is most characteristic of lyric poetry
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passionate
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fervent
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he feels more at home on the sea
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possible reason for seafarer to return to ocean time after time
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solemn
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author's tone at beginning of seafarer
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warn
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admonish
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encourage full, meaningful answers
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why important to have open-ended questions when interviewing
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close-ended questions
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questions that encourage short or single-word answers are
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one of the most famous open-ended questions
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"how does this make you feel?"
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establish credibility with interviewee
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why important to do homework before interview
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listening
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common mistake is thinking about next question while subject is answering previous one, to point that interviewer misses some important information, this is an example of poor __ skills
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NOT mood
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what can either make or break your interview
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slow down
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talking about something serious, rate of speech should
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in what situation would interviewer provide interviewee a list of questions before interview
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open-ended
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open-ended
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verb
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connotation
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implied or emotional meaning of a word
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negative
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I ate so much spaghetti that now I am really stuffed!
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negative
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The science experiment was quite disturbing and I don't know if I can look at a worm the same way again
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is
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In the film Star wars, Luke Skywalker ____ a Jedi Knight
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had composed
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By the time Mozart was six, he ____ little pieces of music.
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is
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Benjamin Franklin __ regarded as one of the most influential people in the history of the U.S.
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cross-country train ride
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best organized using a timeline
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conventions
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focus on when proofreading
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word choice
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if a person editing your paper is circling repeititve words, he/she is focusing on
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prewriting
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which stage of writing should you never skip or skimp on
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prewriting
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the stage in which you explore topics and gather ideas
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revising
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stage in which you rework and improve draft
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publishing
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final stage, during which you share your writing
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principles of chivalry
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central theme of Morte d'Arthur involves
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catching of King Arthur's sword
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which involves element of supernatural
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Sir Gawain knows Arthur and his men are overmatched
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why does Sir Gawain suggest King Arthur sign a month-long treaty with Sir Modred
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its heroes fight nobly
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battle between King Arthur and Sir Mordred is similar to other legends of Middle Ages because
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common sense
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which personal characteristic motivates Sir Bedivere to disobey King Arthur's order to throw king's sword into lake
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death
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block hoods worn by ladies who come to take King Arthur away on barge symbolize
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hermit who buries king arthur was once the bishop of canterbury
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Which statement not include in summary of more d'arthur
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servant
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opposite meaning to liege
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ironic
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what best describes tone of Le Morte d'Arthur
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King Arthur and Sir Mordred mistrust each other
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King Arthur and Sir Mordred agree to meet - best desribes their behavior at the time of this decision
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Green Knight arrives at King Arthur's court in the middle of a New Year's Eve feast
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which statement include in summary of first section of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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a damsel in distress
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which primary plot element characteristic of medieval romances is missing
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Sir Gawain keeps magic girdle
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Which represents deviation from ideals of chivalry
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Guenevere
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Which character leave out of summary
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admit your mistakes and move on
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which best paraphrases what Green Knight says to Sir Gawain at end
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unethical
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opposite of righteous
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prevailed
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gained the desired effect
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righteous
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morally right
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false
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your communication skills are not directly related to how effective you are as a group member
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action-oriented structure
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___ entails organizing group activities to encourage the group to take action and get things done
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only assert your own ideas
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all are necessary for being effective team member except
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develops leadership-oriented structure
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all are characteristic of effective group member except
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develops a single viable option
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all are characteristics of effective group member except
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developing a single viable option
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developing action-oriented structure includes all except
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variety
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important for your group to develop a ___ of viable options
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which is the most viable solution
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not a question group might ask shiel analyzing problem
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look at the problem from every angle
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not something group might do while trying to select best solution
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NOT all of the above
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not a part of taking action
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none of the above
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contains dangling modifier (having worked for compay for twenty years....)
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split infinitive
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"John wants to really do well on this exam" contains
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A dog appeared in my dreams that sang like an angel.
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misplaced modifier
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all of these
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grammatically correct (Only Bill wanted to go to the lake.....)
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This morning, I walked my dog wearing shorts and sneakers.
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misplaced modifier
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I like to listen to rock music while I do my homework
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correctly written
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The soccer team won only four games in the last three years.
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correctly written
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Without a plan for the weekend, we decided to take in a Saturday matinee.
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correctly written
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details fit where they were placed
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If you receive a 6 on the ogranization rubric, it may mean that
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word choice
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writer creates mental picture for reader by using effective
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severity and frequency of errors are so overwhelming that the reader finds it difficult to focus on the message
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if you receive a 1 on conventions rubric, it may mean that
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organization
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when writer focuses on providing conclusion that gives reader sense of resolution and ties everything together, he/she is focusing on good
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organization
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internal structure of a piece of writing
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ideas and content
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heart of the message
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conventions
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punctuation, spelling and grammar
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a farewell urging the listener not to be sad
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"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" means
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a deathbed
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scene described in first stanza is
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our love is so sacred that we should not speak of it to others
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"Twere profanation of our joys to tell the laity our love" means
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"dull sublunary lovers' love"
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opposite of his and his wife's love
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two people are extremely close
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absence from lover is easier to bear when the
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drawing circles
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device speaker compares his and his wife's love to is for
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abab, and there are four iambic feet
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poem is made of four-line stanzas (quatrains) in which the rhyme scheme is
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NOT dissolving
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first six lines, speaker compares parting to
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bridge the gap between their bodies
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lovers souls "endure an expansion" in order to
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being together physically
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what is necessary for "dull sublunary lovers"
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length of a loan
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speaker in "On My First Son" compares years of his son's short life to
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although people grieve, death is not really sad
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"for why will man lament the state he should envy" means that
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Jonson's son, not his poetry, was his greatest creation
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"here doth lie Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry" means
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children are often our best accomplishments
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which best summarizes apigram of "On My First Son"
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death of a child
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what is the theme of "On My First Son"
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Jonson's son
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what is the "best piece of poetry"
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Here doth lie Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry
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which of the following epitaphs can be considered epigrammatic
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they contain a hidden truth
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which is true of all epigrams
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memorable
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good epigram should be written in words that are
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studying mathematics
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what does Bacon recommend for someone whose "wit be wandering"
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vary your reading rate to suit the material
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"some books are to be tasted, others swallowed, few chewed and digested" - what reading tip, often taught in schools, restates this point
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words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure
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parallel structure is the repetition of
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"If his wit be not apt to distinghish or find differences, let him study the Schoolmen"
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which is not example of Bacon's parallel structure
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be read in several different ways
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Bacon believes that books should
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False
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According to Bacon, you can feel secure if you make judgments based only on what you have studied.
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False
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In Bacon's view mental pursuits are superior to physical ones, such as walking and riding.
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she is not a tyrant
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According to Queen Elizabeth I in "Tilbury Speech," she does not fear treachery among her people beacuse
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give them freedom of religion
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Which does Queen Elizabeth not offer to do for English people
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she has courage and ruthlessness of a man to be worthy of her people's trust
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"the heart and stomach of a king" means
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NOT "I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field." NOT "my loving people..."
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which of the following lines is meant to quiet a possible objection from the crowd
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plays
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which was not written by Queen Elizabeth
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it was in a state of bankruptcy and religious discord
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What was state of nation when Queen Elizabeth took the throne
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greatest monarch
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Queen Elizabeth is considered to be
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of lower social class
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"ladies, gentlewomen, and other infeior women, but not less worthy" inferior means
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speaker III
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Which speaker is the only one who praises and does not criticize men
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sharing ideas
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the orators are gathered together mainly for purpose of
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formal
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language of speakers is
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unjust
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unconscionable
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feels that men are superior to women and women are almost nothing without them
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regarding men, speaker of oration III
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unimportant
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first orator says that women "die like worms" to stress idea that women are considered to be
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freedom for women to associate
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What does speaker in oration I plead for
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write an outline
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most important thing you can do with little bit of preparation time for impromtu speech is
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you ruin your credibility with the audience
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important not to apologize or make excuses to audience because
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enthusiasm
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take platform with
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main point
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good practice when giving any presentation is decide what ___ is going to be
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beginning and end
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most stressful parts of speech and most critical when it comes to good delivery is
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5
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when trying to remember speech with mnemonic trick, remember order of important points - no more than
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pick a style that suits your personality
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"consider your strengths"
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allow audience to show their appreciation
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at the end of a speech, it is important that you
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emotion
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speech should be informative, naturally, but a really good speech will also evoke some ___ in your audience
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passive
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The cause and effects of snobbery are explored by Katherin Mansfield in "The Doll's House."
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active
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Lady macbeth smears the sleepign groom with King Duncan's blood.
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passive
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The actor was criticized for his portrayal of Macbeth
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passive
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King Duncan was murdered in his sleep.
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active
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Kezia invited Lil and Else into the courtyard
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passive
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Kezia was chastised by Aunt Beryl for inviting the Kelveys into the courtyard
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passive
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The children were given a doll's house by Mrs. Hay
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active
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Isabel Burnell wanted to impress her classmates with the new doll's house.
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NOT the supernatural
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What is central theme of Act I of Tragedy of Macbeth
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not about religious themes
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Tragedy of Macbeth and other Elizabethan plays represented a radical shift in English drama because they were
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he has desire for power
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Based upon Act 1, which best describes Macbeth's character
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use permanent performance spaces
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during Elizabethan period, theater companies began to
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he places high value on bravery and loyalty
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infer about King Duncan
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tortured ambivalence
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best destribes Macbeth's feelings about possible assassination of King Duncan in Act 1
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his wife's encouragement
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Act 1, Macbeth's plans and actions motivated most of all by
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ancient Greece and Rome
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Elizabethan tragedies modeled on plays from
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stands firm when Macbeth begins to waver in his deadly purpose
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in what way is Lady Macbeth stronger than her husband
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illusions of time and space would come from words of the play
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which would be true if you were watching play at Globe Theater back in Shakespeare's day
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so they will sleep through King Duncan's murder
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Act II, scene ii, Lady Macbeth's purpose in druggin servants is
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owl's scream and crickets' cries
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symbols signals murder has been accomplished
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his conscience will never let him rest
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"sleep no more" because he believes
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it is a comment on his profound guilt
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blood on his hands will redden all the seas
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her hands are red with King Duncan's blood, but, unlike her husband, she is not afraid
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"my hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white" she means that
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stealthy
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to creep through castle without awakening anyone, Macbeth's footsteps must be
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NOT augmented
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As soon as Macbeth commits murder, weight of his conscience becomes almost
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brings bloody daggers with him from murder scene
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Agter killing Duncan, Macbeth is so distruaght that he
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Banquo has been cause of all their misery
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Macbeth say to two murderers to persuade them to kill Banquo
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expose Macbeth's mounting troubles
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Act III serves mainly to
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internal conflict
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Macbeth's guilt causing him to imagine he sees Banqou's ghost at banquet is example of
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she and Macbeth have risked everything but have gained no happiness because they are living in fear
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"Nought's had, all's spent, where our desire is got without content"
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his royal position will not be passed on to his children
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"Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown..."
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Banquo has noble qualities that make him worthy of being king
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Macbeth says he fears Banquo for which reason
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When he first enters the banquet hall, Macbeth appears cheerful.
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correct subject-verb agreement
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cheerful
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Lady Macbeth encourages husband to be
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he
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"There is none but____ whose being I do fear and under him my genius is rebuked"
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lasting
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Banquo's allegiance to King Duncan was
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Macbeth's downfall
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major purpose of Act IV is to foreshadow events related to
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he knows Macduff has fled to England
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After visiting witches in Act IV, why does Macbeth initially change mind and decide not to have Macduff killed
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charming, naive, and affectionate
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when Macduff's mother asks him how he is going to manage now that his father is dead, Macduff's son remarks "as birds do, mother"
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"it weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is added to her wounds"
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which best conveys how Malcolm really feels about Scotland
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sight and touch
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which senses does "this avarice sticks deeper, grows with more pernicious root... appeal to
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blood
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one of the images that runs throughout Tragedy of Macbeth is that of
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a demon spirit
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What is a Harpier
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spotted
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brinded
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expose Macbeth's mounting troubles
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Act III serves mainly to
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when he learns that Birnam Wood is moving toward the castle
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At what point does Macbeth first realize that he has been tricked by the prophecies
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to reinforce idea that Macbeth is a victim of his tragic flaw
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Why does Shakespeare have Macbeth display certain admirable traits at end of Tragedy of Macbeth
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try to kill herself
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when doctor tells waiting gentlwoman to take from Lady Macbeth "the means of all annoyance" it is because he fears Lady Macbeth might
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loyal to Lady Macbeth
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waiting-gentlewoman is
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it brings reader full circle by once again pointing up an aspect of his noble mature
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how does Macbeth's courage in battle affect reader
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perturbation
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Lady Macbeth's guilt causes her a great ___ of spirit
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clamorous
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the witches dance wilding around their caldron in a ___ frenzy
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False
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A large portion of the media is produced without an economic, political, or commercial agenda
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persuade
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primary goal of most media is to __ their audience
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media
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powerful entities and organizations communicate most often to masses via
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telephone conversations
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not example of media
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NOT anti-media
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Adbusters could be best described as an ____ organization
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all of the above (agenda, source of money, organizations)
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when being exposed to different types of media, it's important to be aware of the ____ that may be behind the media
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don't believe it can affect them
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often times people that are most vulnearble to be influenced by media are those who
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politicians
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Which people most likely to use glittering generalities
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democratic
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Which word best described how Free Press organization believes power of media should be distributed
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idea or belief
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Documentaries often seek to "sell" their audience on a ____
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which was not running
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The car ___ was given to charity.
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who had a bad temper
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The manager ____ terrorized the employees.
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true
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the media sometimes use fear to motivate masses to do something or act in a certain way
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be
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It is essential that she be at the meeting. (subjunctive verb)
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take
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The doctor recommended that she take a holiday. (subj)
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call
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It is important that we call home as soon as we arrive. (subj)
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move
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The landlord requested that John move out of the apartment. (subj)
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be
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It is necessary that the problem be solved right away. (subj)
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were
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Whenever we were misbehaving in Mrs. Wolf's class, she would look at us and calmly say, "If I were you, I wouldn't do that." (subj)
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knew
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He talks as if he knew everything. (subj)
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no punctuation needed
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Phuong wasn't worried at all about the xam because she had prepared so well over the break.
