What is the meaning of those things" as it used in the following passage from Paragraph 1 of the text? Those things have toughened the fiber of our people, have renewed their faith and strengthened their devotion to the institutions we make ready
to protect
O A the downturn of the economy during The Great Depression
B. the tyrannical actions of dictators abroad
C. anything which makes Americans aware of how valuable of a part of democracy they are
D. Roosevelt's record as President of the United States

What is the purpose of freewriting during the research process? to develop ideas for poems to create a journal to submit with a research paper to brainstorm initial ideas for a topic to extend the research process time line o

Why does the author of exploring the titanic give background information about his youth and education? to show his lifelong love for the ocean

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.