Book: Brave New World

The novel opens with a visit to the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. What does the motto 'Community, Identity, Stability' mean for all people in this society? Consider chapters 1 and 2. How and why is the past, particularly parenting, demeaned?

Identify two instances of figurative language from the fourth stasimon of "oedipus the king" and explain what they mean and why they are significant.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Labode, roger. "ten best dog breeds." family. dec. 2002. pp 17-18. what is the word family? a. article title b. name of publication c. author's name d. publisher