From of Plymouth Plantation 1. On pg. 8, lines 78-109, what are the three allusions Bradford makes? How do these allusions support Bradford's central idea that the Pilgrims endured a a difficult journey into an unknown wilderness.

2. Pg. 9, lines 110-116. Reread these lines and rewrite them in a modern way. What is he saying?

3. Pg 11., lines 164-168. How does this allusion of Moses relate to the Pilgrims' experience?

4. Pg. 11, lines 178-185. How does the abandoned corn relate to God's "providence"?

5. Pg. 12, lines 186-207. What kind of feeling do these descriptions (cold, savages, dead fish, foul weather) convey? What might this indicate about Bradford's purpose?

6. Pg. 13, lines 260-268. What lines in the text indicates Bradford believed the Pilgrims were chosen by God for a holy mission.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.