A Catchy Phrase
1) “You seem to be in a real catch-22 my friend." 2) Chances are that you understand
what this phrase means. 3) These words were first published in the novel Catch-22 by
Joseph Heller in 1961. 4) Since then, the phrase "catch-22” has come to mean any no-win
situation. 5) The story of Yossarian, a World War II bombardier afraid to die for the war, is
best known for its dark humor and satire of bureaucracy. 6) The idiom and the book's title
come from a fictitious military regulation described in the novel, which basically prevents
anyone from avoiding combat missions. 7) "Orr was crazy and could be grounded. 8) All
he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have
to fly more missions. 9) Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but
if he was sane he had to fly them. 10) If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but
if he didn't want to he was sane and had to. 11) Yossarian was moved very deeply by the
absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle." 12) The story
has become an allegory for any irreconcilable situation.
What correction is needed in the first sentence?

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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the mending wall was written by robert frost