Read the excerpt from the iroquois constitution. roots have spread out from the tree of the great peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west. the name of these roots is the great white roots and their nature is peace and strength. what do the great white roots represent? a) the peace and strength of the confederacy b) the patience of the iroquois nation c) the wisdom of the iroquois leaders d) the compassion of the iroquois people

Writers try to let us know what is central to their writing. when we notice words such as "meanwhile," "afterward," "before," or "previously," an author is letting us know the order in which events happen. a paragraph that mostly uses these key words is arranged in what structural form?

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.

How does douglass contrast his childhood on colonel lloyd’s plantation with this arrival on baltimore at the auld’s?