Part A In "The American Romantics v. the American Realists," which statement best describes the American Romantic writers?

American Romantics advocated spending time alone to distance oneself from the control of government.

American Romantics wrote about nature from a scientific perspective.

They were united by the idea of communicating emotions.

They splintered into different groups in an effort to set themselves apart from foreign writers.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

"Transcendentalists embarked on tours to areas hungry for information and learning."

"Romantic writers valued feeling and idealism over logic."

"He wrote chapters dedicated to solitude, finding peace in nature, and describing the sounds of the woods."

""The American Romantic writers sought to differentiate themselves from their British counterparts..."

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Urban and rural antonyms synonyms neither

In this unit activity, you will analyze aspects of the medieval english stories  the canterbury tales  and  sir gawain and the green knight.  you will also read george orwell’s essay “politics and the english language,” analyze it, and express your own views on how language usage changes over time.