Novels Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Question 1 of 4 Compare and contrast racial conflict in the South and the West. How successful were business people in overcoming the problems that confronted them in the last third of the nineteenth century? How did some urban housing reforms of the late nineteenth century eventually add to urban blight? Why was it so difficult to resolve such issues as the spoils system, the tariff, and bimetallism, which consumed congressional energies in the late nineteenth century? Question 2 of 4 Evaluate ...

WGU US HISTORY EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE (2023/2024) The historian who wrote "The South [prior to the Civil War] grew, but did not develop" meant that Select one: southern population increased, but new technology had bypassed the region. ulture remained the leading industry of the South, but the plantation system was declining. South had failed to move from an agrarian to an industrial economy. South had expanded as a geographic region but had developed little prosperity. South had c...

Upton Sinclair Correct Answer-American novelist, journalist and essayist; "The Jungle" - attacked and exposed abuses in the Chicago meat packing industry - instrumental in forcing the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act; "King Coal", "Boston"; A "muckracker" Muckracker Correct Answer-A socially minded band of writers who decried and attacked perceived immoral conduct in business and government Johan Strindberg Correct Answer-Swedish novelist, playwright, essayist and short-fictio...

Which of the following is most effective in helping young children develop phonological awareness? A. Singing songs with simple rhymes B. Singing the alphabet song C. Using large markers to print letters D. Looking for environmental print - Answer- Correct Answer: A Option (A) is correct. Phonemes are the sounds of a language that children must learn in order to speak and later to read. Such sounds are learned by hearing them over and over and repeating them. When children sing songs wi...

ABCTE ELA Exam, ABCTE: Grammar English Terms Paragraph - correct answer A group of connected sentences covering one main topic in a work of prose (such as novels) Stanza - correct answer A group of verses covering one main topic in a work of poetry Couplets - correct answer two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. Dialogue - correct answer Conversation between characters, typically in a play Monologue or Soliloquy - correct answer Lar...

This is a brief summary of world building in creative writing, including explanations and examples of descriptions of Ollivanders Wand Shop in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This summary can be used to bolster your understanding of world building, and improve your own creative story writing – this could apply to flash fiction and short stories, or to longer pieces of writing, including novels.

Historical Fiction - correct answer -Set in particular historical periods (VW Orlando) *Picaresque: episodic adventures of rogue protagonist (Don Quixote) *Gothic: reaction against 18c rationalism, horror, mystery, superstition, madness, revenge, supernatural (Frankenstein) *Psychological: 17c France, character's motivations (Flaubert Madame Bovary) Novels of Manners - correct answer -Stories that observe, explore, analyze the social behaviors of a specific time/place -Descriptions o...

This is a brief summary of proofreading tips and guidelines for both creative and critical writing to make your work sharper. Examples are also included to help understanding of associated points. This summary can be used to bolster your understanding of the English language, and improve your own reading and writing – this could apply to any style of writing, flash fiction and short stories, poetry, longer pieces of writing, including novels, essays, analyses, etc.

At first, the woman's contractions were only *intermittent*, so the nurse had trouble determining how far her labor had progressed. Which of the following is the definition for the underlined word? a. frequent b. irregular c. painful d. dependable - B. irregular Fearful that the patron might burn himself, Edith made sure to say, "Hot plate, sir" when she set the dish on his table. The use of bold font in the text above indicates which of the following? a. dialogue b. emphasis c. tho...