Do we really want to go to a school that forces us to walk
through a metal detector every day or where the
administration is allowed to search our bags or lockers
whenever they want? what is this, a prison or a school?
know the administration is concerned about our safety and
that recent incidents at our school have made them feel
that metal detectors and surprise searches are the only
ways to keep us safe. but is giving up our right to privacy a
good alternative? i personally don't feel any safer walking
through a metal detector on my way to first period. i think
there are other ways to keep us safe while at the same
time respecting our right to privacy.
which phrase best describes the tone of this example?
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a. sad and very remorseful
b. friendly and open-minded
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c. angry but a little jealous
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d. civil but a little marcastic
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Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances.there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.

1. the ranch hand whit reminisces about a ranch hand, bill tenner, who is no longer on the ranch. which theme does this best illustrate? a. the injustice of discrimination b. the value of hopes and dreams c. the destructiveness of human beings d. the loneliness of human beings 2. steinbeck illustrates symbolism when he describes a. the heron feeding on the snake in the pond. b. lennie talking to the gigantic rabbit. c. george telling lennie it isn't his fault. d. slim's invitation to go have a drink. 3. george's traveling companion, lennie, always asks to hear about the rabbits. which of the following best describes his reasoning? a. lennie knows it george to talk about the rabbits. b. the rabbits are bigger than mice making them able to withstand lennie's petting. c. lennie lived on a farm where he was responsible for raising rabbits. d. the rabbits are part of george and lennie's dream of one day having a farm of their own. 4. changing the sequence of events in a chronological essay uses the literary element of a. flashback. b. dramatic irony. c. imagery. d. allusion. 5. to insure transition and flow in a chronological essay, it is important to use proper a. time order/sequence signal words. b. cause and effect signal words. c. compare/contrast signal words. d. descriptive signal words. 6. steinbeck characterizes curley in such a way as to use him a. as a symbol of hope in a difficult situation. b. as an element of human sexuality. c. as a point of tension in the plot's rising action. d. as comic relief in dramatic scenes.

This example used which organizational pattern