Read this excerpt from the life of charlotte brontë by elizabeth gaskell: for a right understanding of the life of my dear friend, charlotte brontë, it appears to me more necessary in her case than in most others, that the reader should be made acquainted with the peculiar forms of population and society amidst which her earliest years were passed, and from which both her own and her sisters’ first impressions of human life must have been received. i shall endeavour, therefore, before proceeding further with my work, to present some idea of the character of the people of haworth, and the surrounding districts. which statement best conveys the central idea of the excerpt? charlotte brontë was a dear friend to the author and lived a fascinating life. the people of haworth and the surrounding districts were all interested in arts and literature. to understand charlotte brontë, one needs to understand the society in which she grew up. the people who lived near and inspired the writer charlotte brontë were all unique and intriguing.

  ! i need it ! the daughters of the revolution eventually admitted african american to their hall.which best analyzes how this detail supports the meaning in "marian anderson sings"? a)it shows that african american performers would never be able to perform in some theaters. b)its show that an era of discrimination on unfair treatment of african american was finally over. c)it shows that marian anderson had ease discrimination for for african american performers. d)its shows that revolutionaries are not open to new ideas.

The legend of king arthur and the basis of its factuality have drawn a good deal of attention for hundreds of years, from both popular culture as well as academic scholars. consider, now, the consequences of a definitive resolution to the issue of his existence. do you feel that not knowing in this case is perhaps preferred to knowing? what other mysteries might we as a culture prefer to remain unsolved? why?

Match each excerpt to the correct stanza structure. 1. it was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea, that a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of annabel lee; and this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me. (from "annabel lee" by edgar allan poe) 2. o thou, new-year, delaying long, delayest the sorrow in my blood, that longs to burst a frozen bud and flood a fresher throat with song. (from "in memoriam" by alfred lord tennyson) 3. nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. her early leaf’s a flower but only so an hour. then leaf subsides to leaf. so eden sank to grief,; so dawn goes down to day. nothing gold can stay. (from "nothing gold can stay" by robert frost) 4. at sestos hero dwelt; hero the fair, whom young apollo courted for her hair, and offered as a dower his burning throne, where she should sit for men to gaze upon. the outside of her garments were of lawn, the lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn; (from "hero and leander" by christopher marlowe) quatrain couplet octave sestet