From Beat! Beat! Drums! Beat! beat! drums!-blow! bugles! blow!
Through the windows-through doors—burst like a ruthless force,
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
Into the school where the scholar is studying:
Leave not the bridegroom quiet-no happiness must he have now with his bride.
Nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain,
So fierce you whirr and pound you drums—50 shrill you bugles blow.
Which sentence best explains how drums and bugles are "like a ruthless force?
1. They intrude upon normal activities.
2. They distract people from unpleasant situations.
3. They follow tight strict rhythms.
O 4. They evoke sad, turbulent memories.

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.

answer: the gettysburg address is a speech delivered by abraham lincoln at the november 19, 1863, dedication of soldier’s national cemetery, a cemetery for union soldiers killed at the battle of gettysburg during the american civil war.

explanation: