Both historical and feminist criticisms

a. look for repeated words and ideas.

b. are concerned with language and form.

c. seek to understand the role of gender in a text.

d. connect literature to the society it was written in.

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

Find a newspaper or magazine (either print or digital form), and select one piece of media to evaluate. after reading/viewing the media, describe it, and explain what you believe the purpose and intended audience of the piece may have been. then, label the techniques (images, layout, video, sound, etc.) that were used, and how those techniques interacted to create either an effective or ineffective piece of media. your response should be at least 200 words.

Which line is an example of iambic pentameter? a) but how of cawdor? the thane of cawdor lives b) and i do love thee: therefore, go with me c) fear no more the heat o' the sun d) to be, or not to be, that is the question me, i'd appreciate it