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Prompt 2

The tone of the story Young Goodman Brown is serious through much f the story. From the begging of the story you can tell because of the devilish stranger. He's uses of words like "evil", "dreary" and "grave" those words gives you a sense of evilness. Also he uses contrast as a way to see the village as good and the forest as bad. There might be some good in the story but the story tone is mostly bad, evil and serious.

Vocabulary #4

Intermittent-occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady Intermittent rain Ebb-the movement of the tide out to sea I knew the tide would be on the ebb. Regress- return to a former or less developed state Art has been regressing toward adolescence for more than a generation now. Tendency- an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior For students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evening Antiseptic- relating to or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease causing microorganisms.

Vocabulary #3

Coherent-(of an argument, theory,or policy) logical and consistent They failed to develop a coherent economic system. Belabor- argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail Critics thought they belabored the obvious Eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain form He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence. Acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things His acquisitive wife had left him for a Denver architect. Emulate- match or surpass (a person or achievement) typically by imitation Lesser men trying to emulate his greatness

Vocabulary #2

Faith-complete trust or confidence in someone or something My faith is strong. Threshold-a strip of wood, metal or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room She was on the threshold of a dazzling carrer. Tarry-stay longer than intened delay leaving a place She could tarry a bit and not get home until four. Resolve- settle or find a solution to (a problem dispute or contentious matter) The firm aims to resolve problems within 30 days Discern-distinguisn (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other-senses She could faintly discern the shape of a skull Martyr-a person who is killed because of their religios or other beliefs Saints, martys, and withnesses l to the faith. Mirth-amusement especially as expressed in laughter His six-foot frame shook with mirth. Catechism-a summary of the principles of christian religion in the form of questions and answers used for the instruction of christians Catechism is

Vocabulary #1

Theme- the subject of a talk, a piece of writing a person thought's or an exhibition; a topic The theme for the book is meaningful. Tone-a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch quality and strength The tone of the song is smoothing. Mood- a temporary state of mind or feeling He appeared to be in a good mood.

Earth on turtle's back theme/tone

The theme of  Earth on turtles back is that even if your small you can do anything. Like the tiny Muskrat she brought Earth when none of the other animals could. The tone of this story is beautiful because it shows so much. How the world was made and being small does not mean anything and it should not stop you either. This story is meaningful.

Richard Cory theme/tone

The theme of  Richard Cory rich and has fame will not make you happy. You can have so much but yet it will never fill the emptiness inside or the feeling of emptiness. The tone at the begging is like wow all these people admire him. At the end the tone is sad and surprising because while everyone thought he was good and happy he kills him self. This story is filled with irony.

Earth on turtle's back

Just know that the meaning behind this story i love so much and is very true. This story is about a women that falls from the sky and the animals from the ocean saw her falling and catch her. They see that the woman needs land and they want to bring it up. Many try to swim to the bottom of the ocean to get the land but they couldn't. Then they hear this little voice speak up "I will bring up Earth or die trying" to there surprise its a tiny Muskrat. The Muskrat dove down and swam to the bottom. Even if she felt her lungs about to burst.

Richard Cory

Richard Cory talks about this guy that is very rich. Everyone wanted to be him, people looked up to him. At the end he shoots him self, no one knows why. He had everything, but was he happy? Maybe he did not show it but a person might seem okay from the outside and dying inside. He might have had so much but yet he might have felt empty inside.

Right to my opinion

Everyone should have the right to there opinions. People should be more open minded about it. Everything has a right or wrong but there's two sides to things. Not everyone has the same mind set, everyone has there very own and also there own opinion. Everyone should have a chance to be heard, no one should be silenced because what they have to say might be important just like what you got to say.