Read the following passage:
the year is 2186. since the polar ice caps melted several
decades ago, humans have been struggling to survive on a
planet completely covered by ocean. they subsist only on
seafood and fight over scarce fuel resources to power their
watercrafts. those who are able to produce fresh water
rule over those who cannot. i was the last of these
oppressed in my colony. now that i have run out of metal
parts to trade for water, i too will be gone soon. i am too
weak to dive anymore and only hope that my message
lives on long after i am gone.
which statement describes the aesthetic impact that the author of this
passage most likely intends?

a. to give readers a sense of despair that this society is so
dysfunctional

b. to convey that the narrator has given up on fighting for survival

c. to develop the idea of survival of the fittest in a dystopian society

d. to cause readers to feel confused by the balance of power in this
society

Welcome to the vocabulary assessment. by connecting with words in a more interactive way, through a graphic organizer that includes your own ideas, we hope you will learn new vocabulary strategies to integrate into your course work and your everyday life. objectives: use a variety of techniques to acquire a range of words determine, clarify, and illustrate the meaning of unfamiliar words to ensure that you properly and successfully complete the vocabulary assessment, do the following: complete the assessment using the passage provided. select a word from the passage, and identify/create each of the following for that word: denotation connotations synonyms antonyms affixes the sentence from the passage where the word appears an original sentence using the word a memory trick type your responses in the appropriate boxes. after you have typed your responses, print your graphic organizer and submit it to your teacher. be careful not to refresh the page before printing, as some browsers will not save your work. passage from "the pit and the pendulum" by edgar allan poe very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound—the tumultuous motion of the heart, and in my ears the sound of its beating. then a pause in which all is blank. then again sound, and motion, and touch, a tingling sensation pervading my frame. then the mere consciousness of existence, without thought, a condition which lasted long. then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state. then a strong desire to lapse into insensibility. then a rushing revival of soul and a successful effort to move. and now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon. then entire forgetfulness of all that followed; of all that a later day and much earnestness of endeavor have enabled me vaguely to recall.

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