"Simon Wheeler makes liberal use of overstatement, or hyperbole, in describing Jim Smiley; some of what he says is totally improbable, and some is simply a bit of a stretch. List several examples of overstatement and rate each on a scale of one to five, with five being the most outrageous. At any point, did your doubts prevent you from enjoying the story? Explain."

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frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.