Read the excerpt from an essay about role models.
hers was a modest career: she received no accolades, no civic recognition. her name did not appear in headlines. nonetheless, her candor captured the attention of her students as she told history’s untold stories. from the trail of tears to the widespread resistance to desegregation, this teacher shared the injustices that shaped history. she encouraged her students to delve deeper than the facts presented in their textbooks. as a result, she created a generation of activists among her alumni. her pension was unimpressive; her legacy is not.

how does the author's word choice affect the tone of the excerpt?
the words modest and unimpressive impart a humble tone.
the words history and desegregation impart a political tone.
the words textbooks and pension impart a academic tone.
the words candor and legacy impart a complimentary tone.

Explanation:

This excerpt clearly shows characteristics of dark romanticism.

Stories in this class share numerous qualities of Realism (come out with the plain truth, what can turn out badly, will). Dark Romantics center around human uncertainty, implosion, judgment, discipline, just as the mental impacts of blame and sin.

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

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