In “Excerpt from Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau states that “If I devote myself to other Pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's shoulders. I must get off him first, that he may pursue his contemplations too” (Paragraph 1). To what extent do you agree with this? What examples can you draw on from your own experience and the world around you or people are ensuring that they are not “sitting upon another man's shoulders?”

In his speech steve jobs presents several elements of pathos.write down five examples that involves jobs use of pathos and explain why he shares these elements with the audience

In this excerpt from phillip freneau's poem “american liberty,” the speaker describes being “slaves and minions to a parliament.” what is the intended meaning of this hyperbole? and should we now when spread thro' ev'ry shore, submit to that our fathers shunn'd before? should we, just heaven, our blood and labour spent, be slaves and minions to a parliament? perish the thought, nor may one wretch remain, who dares not fight and in our cause be slain; a. the speaker feels that the colonists should pay their share of taxes. b. the speaker believes that the british government is broken and should be fixed. c. the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the british government. d. the speaker intends to lead a slave revolt against the british government.

Analyzing relationships how was the scientist work similar to the work of the keene high school students you read about in this section