Once you've read Harlem by Langston Hughes and annotated and marked certain words or phrases, and by keeping the Harlem Renaissance in mind, answer these questions: Who is the speaker, What is going on during this time period? What does the speaker mean when he says a dream deferred? What is the tone of this piece. Be prepared to answer why you chose that particular tone

Which sentence from a student's reflective essay contains a subject and verb error and needs to be edited? a. in my opinion, some of the voters seemed to need more information about their candidates. b. the documentary showed that dollars are often used instead of rubles in russia. c. the research shows that jackets made of wool are warmer than those made of cotton. d. in my opinion, either the doctors or the chief administrator need to make a quick decision.

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.