Read the poem:
shall i compare thee to a summer’s day?
thou art more lovely and more temperate.
rough winds do shake the darling buds of may,
and summer’s lease hath all too short a date.
sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
and often is his gold complexion dimmed;
and every fair from fair sometime declines,
by chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed;
but thy eternal summer shall not fade,
nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
when in eternal lines to time thou grow'st.
so long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
so long lives this, and this gives life to thee
where does the tone shift in the poem?

Have you ever felt like the person in this image during a speech or presentation? list four or five things this person can do to be a more effective listener.

Read jonathan swift's essay "a modest proposal." note the six numbered arguments that swift makes midway through the essay. write down your analysis and response to his arguments. as you write your response, keep in mind his central themes and ideas in the essay.

Article 1: article 2: valido accused of accepting bribes unpopular conservative senator raymond valido (r-louisiana) stands accused of accepting more than $1 million in campaign donations from the nosco oil company in exchange for his efforts to pass a bill. the bill would allow the company to build a massive oil pipeline that will span the entire east coast of the us. senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle are demanding valido release his campaign finance reports. “if valido did accept these contributions from nosco, he essentially accepted a bribe and is now fulfilling his part of the bargain,” said senator michelle saud (d-new hampshire). the federal election commission saw no evidence of unlawful conduct in valido’s fundraising. however, if the senator did accept contributions in return for legislative favors, he may be censured by the senate. what is the reporter’s motive in article 1? what is the reporter’s motive in article 2? which term from senator nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?