The Metamorphosis contains many references to sleep and dreams. The first sentence of the novella begins with the phrase, “When Gregor Samsa awoke in his bed one morning from unquiet dreams…” Might Kafka be suggesting that Gregor’s metamorphosis is entirely a dream? Identify at least four passages and explain how they support or challenge this interpretation.

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Hey guys! i've got an exercise where you've to find out the correct sentence in each pair. 1) a-we were tired and thirsty, so we stopped to have a drink at the cafè. b-we were tired and thirsty, so we stopped having a drink at the cafè. 2)a-if your computer freezes, try to turn it on and off again and see if that . b-if you computer freezes try turning it on and off again and see if that . me! it's urgent!

12. involves getting to know and recording information about the characters in story such a physical characteristics action and ways in which they relate others characters and to the plot o a. close reading o b. character mapping o c. note-taking p