5. Which of the following is NOT an explanation for the meaning of the American Dream as it applies to the Modernism time period? a) Pure and Honest (America is a place for those who are pure, honest, and religious only)
b) America as the new Eden (A land of unlimited beauty and promise)
c) Optimism and Opportunity (The "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" ideal)
d) Triumph of the Individual (Extends Emerson's Self-Reliance; men and women are the controlling force of life)

Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1, of julius caesar. servant. thus, brutus, did my master bid me kneel. thus did mark antony bid me fall down, and, being prostrate, thus he bade me say. "brutus is noble, wise, valiant, and honest. caesar was mighty, bold, royal, and loving. say i love brutus, and i honour him. say i feared caesar, honoured him, and loved him. if brutus will vouchsafe that antony may safely come to him and be resolved how caesar hath deserved to lie in death, mark antony shall not love caesar dead so well as brutus living, but will follow the fortunes and affairs of noble brutus thorough the hazards of this untrod state with all true faith.” so says my master antony

Write an argumentative paragraph answering does technology make us feel more alone?

Which two sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflect the author's belief that russia's rising middle class was unable to express genuine emotion?