subject
English, 29.06.2019 02:30 xxblablaz799

What is the purpose of the appeal in this passage?
another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three
hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one
hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark
sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras
tree was - as sensible a scheme as skinning our great
men would be to prove their greatness. this grand tree is
of course dead, a ghastly disfigured ruin, but it still
stands erect and holds forth its majestic arms as if alive
and saying, "forgive them; they know not what they do."
-"save the redwoods,"
john muir
o to prove that felling the great trees is wrong by
presenting reasons and evidence
o to evoke sympathy for the tree with striking imagery
and language
x to emphasize that the loggers are not responsible
for what they have done
o to establish muir as an expert on the subject of the
redwoods

ansver
Answers: 3

Another question on English

question
English, 21.06.2019 13:30
How does twain’s use of understatement serve his purpose
Answers: 1
question
English, 21.06.2019 15:30
Extra points on this question fast
Answers: 1
question
English, 21.06.2019 16:30
Arrange the events in chinese history in chronological order using the numbers 1-4. the ming dynasty falls to the qing. china experiences a 400-year period of peace known as the pax sinica during the han dynasty. a golden age of expansion and culture occurs during the tang dynasty. nationalists and communists fight a civil war for control of china.
Answers: 1
question
English, 21.06.2019 19:30
Messalla frowns at the wide circular cover, for a moment returning to his own fussy world.
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
What is the purpose of the appeal in this passage?
another, one of the finest in the grove, m...
Questions
question
Mathematics, 15.04.2020 01:01
question
History, 15.04.2020 01:01
question
Mathematics, 15.04.2020 01:01
question
Mathematics, 15.04.2020 01:01
question
History, 15.04.2020 01:01
question
Mathematics, 15.04.2020 01:01