Which MOST ACCURATELY summarizes this fable? A)The king of Mount Tmolus judges a music contest between Pan and Apollo. When Midas does not agree that Apollo's music is better, Apollo changes the ears of Midas into the ears of a donkey.
B)The king of Mount Tmolus judges a music contest between Pan and Apollo. When Midas does not agree that Pan's music is better, Pan changes the ears of Midas into a donkey who must remain on Mount Tmolus forever.
C)Midas joins the King of Mount Tmolus in a variety of games with Nymphs, Apollo, and Pan. When the musical artistry of Pan is admired by everyone except Midas, Midas is punished by the gods and is condemned to the humiliation of having donkey ears.
D)Midas foolishly decides to live in the wild woods and fields, which angers Apollo and Pan. Luckily for Midas, the king of Mount Tmolus acts as a mediator and encourages everyone to enjoy the charms of music. Apollo is only assuaged temporarily and turns Midas into a donkey.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the rhyme scheme of "an open boat" is abcb abab abba aabc

Have you ever felt like the person in this image during a speech or presentation? list four or five things this person can do to be a more effective listener.

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way