"by conscience and courage, by deeds of devotion and daring, he soon commended himself to his fellows and his officers; and it was to these qualities and to some knowledge of the country that he owed his selection for his present perilous duty at the extreme outpost." commend verb 1. acclaim2. give away3. speak well of4. entrust based on the definitions for commend, what is the correct meaning of commended as it is used in the sentence? a. acclaimed b. gave away c. spoke well of d. entrusted

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

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.

Branliest + 100 points for this assessment you must create presentation using web 2.0 or multi media tools to analyze a story read from huckleberry finn. (i will make presentation i just need the answers) first gather your notes about the following characters from both huckleberry finn and romeo and juliet. buck miss sophia harney shepherdson romeo juliet one other character from romeo and juliet next match the characters from huckleberry finn with those from romeo and juliet which character most closely represents juliet? romeo? a third character from the play? once you have made these decisions right presentation that illustrates these connections. explain the similarities and differences between each character pair. finally draw conclusion about your comparisons and contrast of characters. specifically what is it that you conclude about the authors message in each work. is it similar or different?