Mahatma Gandhi once said, "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Municipal officials who propose cutting funding for animal
shelters and agencies should be ashamed. Many such facilities struggle to provide care
for the countless needy cats, dogs, and other vulnerable animals. Yet heartless
government officials often zealously cut that funding from municipal budgets in favor of
less urgent programs. It is time that government officials demonstrate greater decency
and provide those urgent funds. If our officials do not, then they must be replaced by
people more in the mold of Gandhi.
Which of the following is true of the argument made by the author in the passage?
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It is likely to alienate readers who are not familiar with Mahatma Gandhi
and his accomplishments.
It clarifies the issue by focusing readers' attention on the most important
aspects of municipal spending.
It attacks the character of decision makers rather than analyzing specific
issues related to municipal spending

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.

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