Read the passage. i must close now. but before closing i am impelled to mention one other point in your statement that troubled me profoundly. you warmly commended the birmingham police force for keeping “order” and “preventing violence.” i don’t believe you would have so warmly commended the police force if you had seen its angry violent dogs literally biting six unarmed, nonviolent negroes. i don’t believe you would so quickly commend the policemen if you would observe their ugly and inhuman treatment of negroes here in the city jail; if you would watch them push and curse old negro women and young negro girls; if you would see them slap and kick old negro men and young negro boys; if you will observe them, as they did on two occasions, refuse to give us food because we wanted to sing our grace together. i’m sorry that i can’t join you in your praise for the police department. in his “letter from birmingham city jail,” dr. king uses the phrase i don’t believe . . twice. which rhetorical device is he using? balance antithesis parallelism emotion

Lauses unnecessary to the meanings of the words modified demonstrative 2. clauses necessary to the meanings of the words modified relative 3. words for which pronouns stand intensive 4. a pronoun ending in -self and referring to the previously used noun or pronoun nonrestrictive clauses 5. a pronoun ending in -self and used for emphasis restrictive clauses 6. pronouns that ask questions indefinite pronouns 7. pronouns that point out to whom or to what the speaker is referring reflexive 8. everyone, nobody, and something are examples antecedents 9. pronouns introducing adjective or noun clauses interrogative 10. i, you, him, mine, and their are examples personal pronouns

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

What food does bottom want? a. nuts c. fruit b. hay d. milk