Read the excerpt from thoughts and sentiments. i saw him take a gun, a piece of cloth, and some lead for me, and then he told me that he must now leave me there, and went off. this made me cry bitterly, but i was soon conducted to a prison, for three days, where i heard the groans and cries of many, and saw some of my fellow-captives. but when a vessel arrived to conduct us away to the ship, it was a most horrible scene; there was nothing to be heard but rattling of chains, smacking of whips, and the groans and cries of our fellow-men. what is cugoano’s purpose in this excerpt? to prove that slavery still happens to show that slavery is harmful to society to reveal the horrors of enslavement to justify the existence of slavery

Compare and contrast author charlotte brontë with her heroine jane eyre. how did bronte’s life experiences influence the development of jane? what aspects of brontë herself do we see in jane? your answer should be at least one hundred words.

1. at the conclusion of chapter 13, the monster realizes that he has none of the qualities or possessions that human beings value, and so he worries the he will be forever miserable. he says, “oh, that i had for ever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat! ” this statement recalls one made by victor frankenstein in chapter 10: “if our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might nearly be free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.” questions: what do these two statements suggest about the impact of knowledge? how do the statements affect the way readers view the monster and victor?

Preview the following sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. the brain was riddled with holes, it looked like a sponge. a. bridled c. perforated b. pierced d. b and c select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d mark this and return