Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows. (1) americans called the purchase of the land that is now alaska “seward’s folly.” (2) today, alaska enjoys a vital tourist industry and is an important source of oil. (3) the land was not expensive. (4) william seward purchased the land from russia in 1867 for two cents an acre. (5) many americans believed the area to be nothing but a barren wasteland. which revision would make this paragraph more coherent? the paragraph does not need to be revised. organize the sentences in chronological order. add the sentence “juneau is the capital of alaska.” delete the first sentence.

Describe a theme that the author develops through these two excerpts. then analyze how the two excerpts interact and build on one another to develop this theme. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas.

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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? irony personification metaphor simile