Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.

Only birds would survive this sort of apocalypse. Birds, some snakes, any beast that could find higher ground ahead of the rising tide. He looked for fish. If he was floating atop water shared with the lake, surely fish had been swept into the city. And, on cue, he saw a murky form darting between submerged tree branches.

What is happening in the excerpt?

Of course employees should be reprimanded when they make an error that costs the company money; but it is wise to think about the serious consequences of firing them hastily. how will the families survive when the only source of income is lost? even with a job, many parents are struggling; imagine their small children going to bed hungry. it could take months to find another job. who will pay rent? before long a family could end up on the street or living out of their car. only a cruel person can disregard the human suffering that results from immediate firings for employees' errors. the author of this text uses a) appeals to logos. b) appeals to ethos. c) appeals to pathos. d) appeals to profit.

How were kapos like the camp administration, and how were they like the other prisoners? use details from the memoir to support your answer.

As you read in this lesson, satire depends on the audience recognizing and agreeing with the satirist’s implicit criticism of his or her target. how effective can satire be in shaping behavior or opinions if the audience is always in on the joke and thus never the target? your answer should be at least 250 words.