1. Read the following paragraph from "Resistance to Civil Government" by Henry David Thoreau:
This American government, what is it but a tradition, though a recent one,
endeavoring to transmit itself unimpaired to posterity, but each instant losing
some of its integrity? It has not the vitality and force of a single living man; for a
single man can bend it to his will. It is a sort of wooden gun to the people
themselves. But it is not the less necessary for this; for the people must have
some complicated machinery or other, and hear its din, to satisfy that idea of
government which they have. Governments show thus how successfully men can
be imposed upon, even impose on themselves, for their own advantage. It is
excellent, we must all allow. Yet this government never of itself furthered any
enterprise, but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way. It does not keep the
country free. It does not settle the West. It does not educate. The character
inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it
would have done somewhat more, if the government had not sometimes got in its
way. For government is an expedient, by which men would fain succeed in letting
one another alone; and, as has been said, when it is most expedient, the governed
are most let alone by it.
Analyze the rhetorical style of this paragraph. How does the style contribute to the essay's power? In
particular, consider its parallelism and figurative language in formulating your response. Be sure to
include specific details from the text to support your answer. (10 points)

Read the passage from animal farm. as clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. if she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major's speech. instead—she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. there was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind. she knew that, even as things were, they were far better off than they had been in the days of jones, and that before all else it was needful to prevent the return of the human beings. whatever happened she would remain faithful, work hard, carry out the orders that were given to her, and accept the leadership of napoleon. but still, it was not for this that she and all the other animals had hoped and toiled. it was not for this that they had built the windmill and faced the bullets of jones's gun. such were her thoughts, though she lacked the words to express them. what was most likely orwell’s purpose for writing this passage? to show that clover is more sensitive to violence than the others to remind readers of major's speech and the original rebellion to present napoleon as a cruel leader unworthy of the animals’ support to represent misled followers and their dashed hopes for better lives