Writers organize their writings to make an impact on their readers. in muir's writing about the calypso borealis, he places different ways to view his journey close together. read the following paragraph and explain the opposite views present in the paragraph. what impact does muir make when he places these opposite views close together?

oftentimes i had to sleep without blankets, and sometimes without supper, but usually i had no great difficulty in finding a loaf of bread here and there at the houses of the farmer settlers in the widely scattered clearings. with one of these large backwoods

In this paragraph, Muir most likely wants to emphasize how you can never know what is going to happen in a trip. The author tells us that at times, he had to sleep without blankets and sometimes he struggled to find food. However, he also tells us that most of the time, he could find food in the houses of the farmers. Although the statement appears contradictory, Muir most likely wants to tell his readers how you can never know what to expect in a journey.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

well easy, ask her if she's free or if she would like to go out with you.

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