Answer the following questions based on the Orr article, "Verbicide." You may need to look up some of the words before you're able to answer the questions. Do your best. Respond to at least two of your classmates' responses.

1. Why does Orr say that "We are losing the capacity for articulate intelligence about the things that matter most"? Explain his reasoning.

2. Look up the words postmodernism and deconstruction and respond to Orr's assertion that our inability to communicate intelligently is related to these philosophical views. How do these philosophical views impact the quality of our discourse.

3. Why does Orr assert that universities and colleges teach that, "everything is relative, hence largely inconsequential". What is meant by this statement? Look up philosophical relativism to discuss this question.

4. What are some of the reasons Orr gives for the decline of our language.

Complete the sentence. when trying to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, you should first replace the unfamiliar word with a synonym that you identified based on the context clues. remove the unfamiliar word from the sentence. think of an antonym for the unfamiliar word. look for context clues that indicate the word's meaning.

Fill in the blank: modernism can be seen in movies with (choose the best answer a. a technological and scientific view b. a fantasy type twist c. an anti-consumerism slant d. a realistic and non-imaginative slant

For the strangers that came to town you will write a paragraph explaining the main conflict. you will also compare and contrast the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. view the grading rubric as you complete your assignment. this is your guide to a super submission. for this assignment, use the novel or short story you chose to read for module 5. write a paragraph explaining the conflict and the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. review the example in the lesson. be sure your paragraph mentions the title and author in the first sentence briefly summarizes the plot identifies the main conflict describes the protagonist’s perspective on the conflict provides a line of dialogue that the protagonist says to support your idea (text support) describes the antagonist’s perspective of the conflict provide a line of dialogue that the antagonist says to support your idea (text support) includes a closing line to summarize the character’s views uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling