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(02.04 HC)In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a graduation address at the University of Michigan. He discussed his hope for a “great society” without poverty or inequality. Read the excerpt from his speech and respond to the question that follows.Woodrow Wilson once wrote: “Every man sent out from his university should be a man of his Nation as well as a man of his time.”Within your lifetime powerful forces, already loosed, will take us toward a way of life beyond the realm of our experience, almost beyond the bounds of our imagination.For better or for worse, your generation has been appointed by history to deal with those problems and to lead America toward a new age. You have the chance never before afforded to any people in any age. You can help build a society where the demands of morality, and the needs of the spirit, can be realized in the life of the Nation.So, will you join in the battle to give every citizen the full equality which God enjoins and the law requires, whatever his belief, or race, or the color of his skin?Will you join in the battle to give every citizen an escape from the crushing weight of poverty?Will you join in the battle to make it possible for all nations to live in enduring peace — as neighbors and not as mortal enemies?Will you join in the battle to build the Great Society, to prove that our material progress is only the foundation on which we will build a richer life of mind and spirit?Write a paragraph of 5-7 sentences that accomplishes the following: identify a rhetorical appeal used in the excerpt identify the bolded rhetorical device explain how the rhetorical appeal and rhetorical device work to accomplish Johnson’s purpose of convincing his audience that a “great society” is possible with their help

(02.04 MC)Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Answer the question that follows.I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.Here, King contrasts two ideas for emphasis. Which rhetorical device is he using?

(01.03 LC)A thesaurus is useful in finding synonyms for words with suitable connotative meanings.

(01.03 HC)Read the excerpt from The Adventures of Sherlock Homes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Respond to the question that follows.Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face flushed and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, while his eyes shone out from beneath them with a steely glitter. His face was bent downward, his shoulders bowed, his lips compressed, and the veins stood out like ropes in his long, sinewy neck. His nostrils seemed to dilate with a purely animal lust for the chase, and his mind was so absolutely concentrated upon the matter before him that a question or remark fell unheeded upon his ears, or, at the most, only provoked a quick, impatient snarl in reply. Swiftly and silently he made his way along the track which ran through the meadows, and so by way of the woods to the Boscombe Pool. It was damp, marshy ground, as is all that district, and there were marks of many feet, both upon the path and amid the short grass which bounded it on either side. Sometimes Holmes would hurry on, sometimes stop dead, and once he made quite a little detour into the meadow. Lestrade and I walked behind him, the detective indifferent and contemptuous, while I watched my friend with the interest which sprang from the conviction that every one of his actions was directed towards a definite end.In a paragraph of 3-5 sentences, accomplish the following: identify the bolded figurative language device identify the mood of the passage explain how the figurative language devices helps to develop the mood of the passage for the reader

(01.06 MC)Which sentence contains faulty parallel structure?

(03.01 MC)Read the argumentative essay introduction and answer the question that follows.The gaining of new knowledge never stops. As humans, we are constantly learning new things. The traditional school year should be extended to a year round schedule so that students have access to full-time education. Some say that students need a break to regroup and be children. They believe that downtime is beneficial to the behavioral development of adolescents. However, taking a summer break from consistent learning can cause students to forget important information learned throughout the school year. The lessons lost have to be made up at the beginning of the next school year and more effort is required of students and teachers. With a year-round school year, learning will come full circle for all involved.Which of the following sentences is the author’s counterclaim?

(01.03 LC)The tone of a text is how an author feels about their subject or topic.

(01.03 LC)The mood of a text reflects how the reader feels during or after reading.

(01.03 LC)A thesaurus can assist a writer or speaker in finding a word with the connotation to best match their purpose.

(03.01 MC)Rohan is writing an argumentative essay about standardized test scores and college admission. He claims that colleges should no longer rely on the SAT for admission. Which of the following statements avoids a logical fallacy to support his claim?