Read these excerpts from the way to rainy mountain by n. scott momaday
the great central figure of the kado, or sun dance,
ceremony is the tai-
me. this is a small image, less than 2
feet in length, representing a human figure dressed in a
robe of white feathers, with a headdress consisting of a
single upright feather and pendants of ermine skin.
once i went with my father and grandmother to see the
tai-me bundle. it was suspended by means of a strip of
ticking from the fork of a small ceremonial tree. i made an
offering of red cloth, and my grandmother prayed aloud.
which statement best compares the tones of the two passages?
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a. the first passage teaches a lesson to achieve an instructional
tone, but the second passage uses historical information to
achieve an objective tone
o
b. the first passage uses factual descriptions to achieve an
informative tone, but the second passage uses personal
experience to achieve a reflective tone
o
c. the first passage uses factual descriptions to achieve an
objective tone, but the second passage tells the story of the kiowa
people to achieve an enlightening tone.
o
d. the first passage tells the story of the kiowa people to achieve an
instructive tone, but the second passage teaches a lesson to
achieve an enlightening tone.
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The answer is letter B, The first passage uses factual descriptions to achieve an informative tone, but the second passage uses personal experience to achieve a reflective tone.

Explanation:

Every writer has a theme when it comes to writing. In order to let the audience or readers know about its theme, it sets a specific tone which tells much about a writer's attitude. The tone can vary in the different parts of the story or it can just be one.

In the passages above, the first one uses factual description to achieve an informative tone. Factual descriptions are based on information that are proven to be true (facts). The description of the Tai-me of being a small image, less than 2 feet in length, etc. shows the real description about the thing. It then tries to inform or let the readers know what Tai-me is all bout, thus using an "informative tone."

The second passage, on the contrary, uses personal experience to achieve a reflective tone. The writer tells a story about visiting his father and grandmother and seeing the Tai-me. This is a personal experience which tries to achieve a reflective tone by sharing insights to the readers.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer is camped