Choose the answer that most improves the underlined portion of the original sentence.

Choose the answer that most improves the underlined portion of the original sentence. If the original sentence does not have an error, say so. The herd of zebras move across the plains of the Serengeti with speed and grace. (A) move (B) moves (C)moved (D)moving (E) was moving There once was a Roman emperor, who, did nothing but sit around all day long and feed the pigeons. (A)emperor, who, (B) emperor, whom, (C)emperor, that, (D)emperor, which, (E)emperor who

Consider the following sentence: Who do you consider the best composer? Should it be who or whom?Figure it out by turning the sentence around and replacing the who or whom with he or him. If he is wrong, so is who. If him is wrong, so is whom. Do you consider him the best composer? OR Do you consider he the best composer? Since him is correct, use whom. Whom do you consider the best composer? Here’s another example: It was Corelli, you’ll find, who composed that piece. Turning the sentence around, which is correct? He composed that piece. Him composed that piece. Since he is correct, use who in the sentence.

Evaluate how various features of The Narrative Life and The General History of Virginia give you the most complete picture of this historical period. In a brief essay, evaluate how various features of the texts bring the ideas and events of this period to life. • Consider: • The themes of each selection • Descriptive details, images and dialogue that enhance meaning and advance the writer’s purpose • What the writer’s personal feelings and ideas add to your understanding or interest in the work Writing Response: Due the date of your test

Page 25 In the 1700s, both Enlightenment ideals and Puritan values contributed to the country’s thirst for independence. Ideas of the age

In the 1700s, there was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe • Enlightenment thinkers had begun to question previously accepted truths about who should hold the power in government. • American Enlightenment The enlightenment

At the same time, many people began to worry that Puritan values were being lost. Preachers such as Jonathan Edwards called for people to rededicate themselves to the original Puritan vision, and a new wave of religious enthusiasm began to rise. This movement, called the First Great Awakening, united colonists who were in other ways diverse. Across the colonies, people began to feel joined in the belief that a higher power was helping Americans set a new standard for an ethical life. The great awakening

While the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening emphasized opposing aspects of human experience—reason and emotionalism, respectively—they had similar consequences. Both caused people to question traditional authority, eventually leading colonists to break from Britain’s control and embrace democracy. The enlightenment and the Great awakening

Pages 28-29 The puritan tradition

The puritan Tradition Puritan Writers • Believed writing should be useful and clear • Wrote histories, sermons, scientific works, and essays • Delivered sermons contrasting good and evil • Wrote poems with religious themes

Sermons, Writings, and Puritan poetry • Sermons: on the dangers of sinful ways • Jonathan Edwards • Chronicled the disturbing Salem witch trials • Most Puritan writers composed “plain” sermons, histories, and treatises, but poetry was the means of expression for others.

Anne bradstreet

The first notable American poet • Considering that Puritan women were not encouraged to improve their minds—let alone express their ideas—this achievement is remarkable. • Her religious faith helped her endure these hardships—as did writing poetry • Focused primarily on the realities of her life—her husband, her eight children, and her house. • Poems: Page 116-119 Anne bradstreet

1703–1758 Jonathan edwards

Jonathan edwards • Believed that religion should be rooted not only in reason but also in emotion. • He came to believe that such an intense religious experience was an important step toward salvation. • Edwards’s sermons helped trigger the Great Awakening, a religious revival that swept through New England from 1734 to 1750 • Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

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