Read the excerpt below and answer the question. All the tenderness and innocence which had marked that face was now replaced by a numb, stony look.

The word choice in this excerpt from Ha Jin's "A Decade" suggests that Zhu Wenli .

is not really able to recognize Aina
is angry at Aina for her part in Zhu Wenli's arrest
has been beaten down by the Cultural Revolution
has begun to accept the teachings of Mao Zedong

12. why do you think that using a conversational tone with plain language when writing businesses messages is a good idea?

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?

What is rand's reason for including the ra.pe scene?   how does the event change both roark and dominique?   discuss how current attitudes on relations between the se.xes have changed since the publication of the fountainhead.