Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street

"I am from Seton Hall University," the speaker began, and we have a special program that some of you might find appealing Did you know that there is a vist need for minorities in the health profession? Did you know that in this city alone, people have
to wait for hours to see a doctor because there are not enough doctors on staff at the hospitals to see them Sampson thought back to that day the stone fell on his foot and how the doctor with the magical X-rays had helped him heal
properly Rameck thought back to the mary times he had been taken to the emergency room for various scrapes and bruises, George thought back to his many visits to the dentist and how fascinating the whole process had been for him.

What effect do the speaker's words have on the three friends?

A: They feel grateful for the first time for the help that doctors provide to people every day

B: They recall their own experiences at medical facilities and are drawn into the presentation

C: They recognize for the first time how few minority doctors there are in their community

D: They doubt that the facts in the presentation are real, and they lose interest in Seton Hall's program

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3:

What literary technique is evident in these words from beowulf?

In act 5, which of the following seems to carry power in rome? a. violence b. rhetoric c. hope d. defeat