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read this excerpt from john steinbeck's "symptoms," which describes soldiers' horrific experiences in the war. how does the author increase the
emotional power of his essay?
this is how you feel after a few days of constant firing. your skin feels thick and insensitive. there is a salty taste in your mouth. a hard,
painful knot is in your stomach where the food is undigested. your eyes do not pick up much detail and the sharp outlines of objects are
slightly blurred. everything looks a little unreal. when you walk, your feet hardly seem to touch the ground and there is a floaty feeling all
over your body. even the time sense seems to be changed. men who are really moving at a normal pace seem to take forever to pass a
given point. and when you move it seems to you that you are very much slowed down, although actually you are probably moving more
quickly than you normally do.
1. steinbeck describes the physical effects of war, such as "thick and insensitive" skin and "salty taste" in the mouth. these graphic
descriptions in the present tense attempt to show the gruesome reality of war to readers.
2. steinbeck describes the otherworldly feelings and strange hallucinations felt by the soldiers to highlight how most people have a difficult
time comprehending war events.
3. steinbeck argues about the negative effect of war on soldiers, such as fatigue, mood swings, and post-traumatic stress disorders, to
persuade his readers to be antiwar and support peace.
4. steinbeck uses the pronoun you while describing the horrific experiences of the soldiers. in this way, he makes the soldiers' suffering
more relatable to his audience.
5. steinbeck uses scientific evaluation to analyze the negative physical and psychological effects of combat warfare and bombing raids, such
as blurred eyesight, hallucinations, and disrupted digestion.
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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

i'm pretty sure i had this question the other day and b was the right answer.

tom robinson he was a black man that was accused of raping caucasian woman, and an idealistic lawyer offers to defend him. which makes nobody believe in the innocence of a negro.

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17.) true

18.) it doesn't say

19.) true

20.) false

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