Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English
Language" by George Orwell.
Which best describes George Orwell's purpose and the
way he achieves it in this excerpt?
To begin with, it has nothing to do with archaism, with
the salvaging of obsolete words and turns of speech, or
with the setting up of a "standard-English" which must
never be departed from. On the contrary, it is especially
concerned with the scrapping of every word or idiom
which has outworn its usefulness. It has nothing to do
with correct grammar and syntax, which are of no
importance so long as one makes one's meaning clear,
or with the avoidance of Americanisms, or with having
what is called a "good prose style." On the other hand it
is not concerned with fake simplicity and the attempt to
make written English colloquial.
Orwell's purpose is to persuade readers to use
simple language in political writing. He achieves this
by arguing that grammar is important.
Orwell's purpose is to persuade readers to use
simple language in political writing. He achieves this
by discouraging the use of worn-out words and
phrases
Orwell's purpose is to entertain readers with
humorous language. He achieves this by using
unusual grammar.
Orwell's purpose is to entertain readers with
humorous language. He achieves this by using funny
words and phrases.

From his studies of coptic, champollion knew that the egyptian word for "sun" was pronounced rah. he wrote down the first two letters of that sound, ra. next he put a question mark for the unknown middle hieroglyph. then, at the end, he wrote ss, the sound of the last two hieroglyphs. he studied the combination: ra ? ss. suddenly he remembered a famous pharaoh whose name appeared in ancient greek chronicles and also in the biblical book of exodus: rameses, or ramesses. could this be a hieroglyphic representation of ramesses' name? based on the excerpt, what detail did champollion need to conclude that the hieroglyphics might represent ramesses’s name?

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.

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