2. read the following paragraph from "wanted: a town without a crazy." so to enter the town with the honor and glory befitting a loony, i had to start with my clothes. first, i went and had an extra long, bright red topcoat made. i smeared it with mud to make it look old and ripped holes in it left and right. then i went to the flea market and bought piles of worthless old money and bizarre medals. these i pinned here and there on the coat. around my waist i bound a thick belt and hung a frying pan to one end on a cord. the frying pan was to be my guitar. i hung things all around my belt: a ladle, wooden spoons, a potty, an old electric clock, a women's umbrella, a cast-iron stove lid. clanging and rattling all over, i boarded a bus. the people on the minibus broke into laughter, so i stood up, and using my frying pan as a guitar, sang all the songs i knew. laughing and clapping, they were so light-hearted it was indescribable. some threw oranges for me to eat, others gave me candy, and some money. not only that, the bus driver not only failed to ask me for fare but invited me to his home: ”where have you been all this time? come every day, the food and drinks are on me.” which of these sentences most effectively summarizes the main ideas in this paragraph? (1 point) the loony impressed the people on the bus by using a frying pan for a guitar and singing songs for them as entertainment. the people of the town were amused by their new loony's unusual appearance and seemed to take delight in his performance on the minibus. in order to become a loony, helmi purchased new clothes, ripped holes in them, and pinned bizarre medals in all over himself in random order. the loony began his career by purchasing a new coat and tying to it a belt hung with a ladle, wooden spoons, a potty, a clock, a women's umbrella, and an iron stove lid.

What parts of hamlet’s soliloquy support a more negative outlook on life?

Ineed . the passage implies that: a. most jury trials involve violent crimes b.jurors may be surprised by how stressful being in a jury is c. a trial by jury is not a fair way to judge a person’s guilt or innocence d. the people who take jury duty least seriously are the ones who find xperience most stressful

2. read the excerpt from martin luther king, jr.'s nobel peace prize acceptance speech: i accept this award today with an abiding faith in america and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. i refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. i refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him. i refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. i refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. i refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. i believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. this is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. i believe that even amid today's mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. i believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. i have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. i believe that what self-centered men have torn down other-centered men can build up. i still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of god and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive good will proclaim the rule of the land. "and the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid." i still believe that we shall overcome! instructions: create an outline for a speech that connects a theme from this excerpt to your own life. in the first part of the outline, organize an explanation of what king's theme means. in the second part of the outline, organize your explanation of how this theme connects to at least one event from your life. the first and second parts of your outline do not need to be of equal length. throughout the outline, be sure to cite or describe specific evidence from the text or from your personal experiences. also, organize ideas appropriately, develop your argument with relevant information, and provide a concluding section. (15 points)