Members of the jury, surely you will not find defendant carlos guilty of burglary. carlos is a visitor from our neighbor to the south, where he has eight young brothers and sisters. those poor kids and their impoverished mother live a desperate hand-to-mouth existence. carlos was hoping only to send a few more dollars home to ease their suffering. in the name of humanity, you must vote to acquit this caring brother. a. slippery slope. b. no fallacy. c. missing the point. d. appeal to pity.

What viewpoint about german soldiers does maupassant convey in this excerpt of "two friends"? a. they are all loyal, but heartless. b. they are all cold–hearted and inhuman. c. they are all sympathetic and smart. d. they are all men of their word and good soldiers.

The consequence of jim smiley’s human foible adds to the story’s humor. what foible does smiley demonstrate?

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.