Read the excerpt from the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame.
as he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heart of it, vanished, then twinkled once more like a tiny star.
but it could hardly be a star in such an unlikely situation; and it was too glittering and small for a glow-worm.
then, as he looked, it winked at him, and so declared itself to be an eye; and a small face began gradually to grow up round it, like a frame round a picture.

how does the author’s word choice express the tone of the excerpt?

How does president john f. kennedy appeal to americans’ sense of patriotism in his inaugural address? he calls on the world to maintain high expectations for the united states and its people. he insists that their enemies around the globe participate in solving the world’s problems with them. he reminds them that the united states has a long tradition of fighting for freedom at home and around the world. he asks them to establish a “new world of law” that is based on justice and not on military strength.

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

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