Re-write "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" from the standpoint of the Union (or Federal) Captain who was in charge of the execution. Write in first person perspective

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

What is the metaphor used for captain beatty? what is he being compared to?

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.