Watch this video of former California governor Arnold Schwarzene-gger, and respond to the following questions in a few sentences: What seems to be the purpose of the speech?
Which rhetorical strategies does he use? For example, does he use appeals such as pathos, logos, or ethos? Does he use devices such as figurative language, repetition, or rhetorical questions?
Which logical fallacies do you notice?
Use evidence from the speech to support your answers.

He shoots a basketball with either hand. identify the adverb phrase and the word it modifies

Describe the term romanticism. how is it evident in the poems of the era? be sure to include information related to poems from at least two authors. support your response with evidence related to form, sound, structure, and other poetic elements.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?