Wednesday, April 20.
Dear Diary.
Today has been a bittersweet day, because I have a confusion of happy and sad thoughts even though it has made me strange. In fact, I'm sad about the direction my life is taking. That's because, today, I received the news that I was approved iiT, my classification was one of the best, which made me very happy. However, I soon received the news that I could not start the course in IIT, which ended all my happiness, left me distressed and aimless. That's because my father said that we don't have enough economic conditions to pay the fees that the course requires.
Although I am sad, I know that I cannot change that and I need to compose myself and strive to change this situation and be able to project my dreams again.
Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”
Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning.
The reader can conclude that the passage comes from a(n)
biography.
essay.
myth.
play.
Answer:
Essay
Explanation:
According to the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”, the author talks about banishing preconceived notions about books and authors from readers before reading. She states that most people read books with a blurred mind and divided minds to enforce their own prejudices.
Therefore, the reader can conclude that the passage comes from an essay.
This is because, an essay is a literary writing that outlines the perspective of the writer about a certain topic, and from the passage, the author talks about his perspective on the prejudices of readers.
Answer:
i think it might be C. reveal Scout's motivation.
Explanation:
Answer:
D. He doesn't always agree with the choices of who is honored by the public.
Explanation:
This excerpt is from Jonathan Swift's (1667 – 1745) satirical article "A Modest Proposal" - <em>for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick.</em>
Option C states almost the same thing as in option D. But option D better explains the situation.
There is also a sharp sense of satire in author's usage of words "fair, cheap and easy". Jonathan Swift's satire is aimed toward government whose policies even in matters of such great importance are economy centered.
