You will need to use information learned in this unit as well as conducting outside research online or in a textbook. in a few paragraphs (about 200-300 words), describe the problems that caused the decline of the roman empire. also, explain what the leadership could have done to prevent the fall of the empire. your essay needs to have an introduction answering the prompt above, a couple of body paragraphs which uses facts and information to back up your claim/answer, and a conclusion paragraph.

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