(1) The spirit of competition is often the ostensible reason that high schools offer competitive extracurricular activities. (2) However, one might argue that
competitive activities really exist to generate revenue for the school and promote
its name. (3) Sports like football and basketball draw thousands of people to the
stands each year, generating profits for the school. (4) Other competitive activities,
such as debate, showcase students for colleges and universities. (5) Such
competitions are nothing more than free advertisement and shameless self-
promotion for schools.
The author of the paragraph above can best be described as which of the
following?

Read the excerpt. … in lower burma, i was hated by large numbers of people. … i was subdivisional police officer of the town, and … anti-european feeling was very bitter. … as a police officer i was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. … i had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing. … i was all for the burmese and all against their oppressors, the british. what is the situational irony in the excerpt from “shooting an elephant” by george orwell? the narrator is a british police officer and part of the system he dislikes. the narrator is himself a well-liked member of the burmese government. the narrator has recently become a burmese citizen. the narrator has decided to leave the british empire.

How does the dialogue between henry and his friends? “californians tale”

Discuss two of this excerpt's themes. how does shakespeare develop these two themes over the of the entire play? support your argument with evidence from the text. (30 points) course