To what does the phrase the conquered knee refer in the context of the poem? a) the knee of those begging for old ironsides to be saved b) the knee of the man bent down proposing to his future bride c) the knee of the enemy bowed down in defeat on the deck of the ship d) the knee of the captain bowed down in prayer for the safety of his vessel

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.

In virginia woolf's essay "a room of one's own," she creates a fictional sister of william shakespeare, whom she names "judith." what challenges does woolf claim this character would have experienced in her lifetime? why does woolf believe that elizabethan women did not write?

Describe a situation when you used a text successfully to preview , you prepare for ,review or locate information you were learning