2- In The Exeter Book, the poems we read focused on the average person and the struggles they faced in daily life. Based on that idea, choose one of the poems (The Seafarer, The Wife's Lament, or The Wanderer) and discuss two things in two short paragraphs (4-7 sentences). First, what is the main theme of the poem? Second, how is that idea discussed in relation to that specific speaker in the poem? In order to accurately answer this question, you will need to include evidence from the poem in the form of direct quotes, and analysis of the theme of the poem. Make sure you fully explain your ideas !

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

Based on structural elements what type of expository text does this excerpt from a 1917 congressional address by president woodrow wilson exemplify

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