"i sit and look out"
walt whitman

i sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all oppression and shame;
i hear secret convulsive sobs from young men, at anguish with themselves, remorseful after deeds done;
i see, in low life, the mother misused by her children, dying, neglected, gaunt, desperate;
i see the wife misused by her husband—i see the treacherous seducer of young women;
i mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love, attempted to be hid—i see these sights on the earth;
i see the workings of battle, pestilence, tyranny—i see martyrs and prisoners;
i observe a famine at sea—i observe the sailors casting lots who shall be kill'd, to preserve the lives of the rest;
i observe the slights and degradations cast by arrogant persons upon laborers, the poor, and upon negroes, and the like;
all these—all the meanness and agony without end, i sitting, look out upon,
see, hear, and am silent.

"first they came "
martin niemöller

first they came for the socialists, and i did not speak out-—
because i was not a socialist.
then they came for the trade unionists, and i did not speak out—
because i was not a trade unionist.
then they came for the jews, and i did not speak out—
because i was not a jew.
then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

what advice would niemöller give to the speaker in "i sit and look out"? would the speaker agree with niemöller's perspective? give evidence from the text to support your reasoning. (100 points)

Janes father receives a severe punishment at the end of the text. was this punishment fair? did he deserve this punishment? why it why not? should mr brushed have him? use the text to support your argument.

Read the passage. excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting for" by senator elizabeth warren, april 17, 2014 i honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. when i started teaching elementary school after college, the public school district didn't hide the fact that it had two pay scales: one for men and one for women. women have made incredible strides since then. but 40 years later, we're still debating equal pay for equal work. women today still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and they're taking a hit in nearly every occupation. bloomberg analyzed census data and found that median earnings for women were lower than those for men in 264 of 265 major occupation categories. in 99.6 percent of occupations, men get paid more than women. that's not an accident; that's discrimination. the effects of this discrimination are real, and they are long lasting. today, more young women go to college than men, but unequal pay makes it harder for them to pay back student loans. pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women. . for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by, and many families depend as much on mom's salary as they do on dad's, if not more. women are the main breadwinners, or joint breadwinners, in two-thirds of the families across the country, and pay discrimination makes it that much harder for these families to stay afloat. women are ready to fight back against pay discrimination, but it's not easy. today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes. here in the senate, sen. barbara mikulski (d-md.) introduced the paycheck fairness act to give women the tools to combat wage discrimination. it would ensure that salary differences have something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because they are women. senator warren states that the effects of pay discrimination are long-lasting. is this a valid argument supported by accurate evidence? no; warren weakens her point by claiming that the paycheck fairness act would "give women the tools to combat wage discrimination." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women." no; warren weakens her point by noting, "today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes."

Which is the best example of stream of consciousness writing? o a. 1. separate all the individual pieces of the cabinet. 2. using the wooden tabs, join all four l brackets until they form a square frame. 3. situate the frame vertically o b. i have to get out of bed, but it would if i had some reason, like a hot breakfast already waiting for me. come to think of it, cold cereal sounds pretty good right now. o c. while some have accused me of madness, i ask you, is it mad to want what is best for one's country? the welfare of the country is my sole motivation o d. sir bors halted at the edge of the cave and peered in. he hoped for some glimpse of his enemy to him gauge the monster's movements.