PASSAGE #1 In the summer of 1939, a few months before World War II started, Albert Einstein and a group of Hungarian
scientists wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In this letter they warned Roosevelt that the Nazi's were
conducting atomic research and that the consequences would be dire if the Nazis were to win the race to build an
atom bomb. They recommended that the U. S. become involved in uranium research. As a result of this letter, the
U. S. joined the atomic race and poured billions of dollars into the development of weaponry. The U. S. won the race
and became the first country to build an atomic bomb. The bomb was then used in Japan, killing hundreds of
thousands of civilians. In 1954, a year before his death, Einstein would refer to the moment that he signed the
letter to President Roosevelt as the greatest mistake of his life.
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You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.

Which statement best reflects how martin luther king, jr. uses rhetoric and style in paragraph 9 of "letter from a birmingham jail" to assist him in advocating the use of nonviolent direct action to achieve justice for negro citizens in birmingham? click here to read the letter.

Summarize the main points of aristotle’s definition of tragedy, indicating where possible how these characteristics arouse responses from the audience?