Views of Society

Use what you learned about the Windrush Generation and what you read earlier in your small-group learning section of Unit 2 to answer the question:

"How do British citizens come to have different views of Great Britain?"

Start by naming and summarizing the selection you read, either "from the Worms Against the Lions" or "On Seeing England for the First Time."

Next, state clearly your answer to the question above.

Finally, support your answer by connecting at least one example from your earlier reading to "Passenger Manifest for the MV Empire Windrush."

Write 3 to 5 complete sentences.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Which two lines in this excerpt from elizabeth bishops the fish suggests that the speaker respects the fish

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.