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25.02.2021 •
English
Read the excerpt from Poe's iThe Fall of the House of Usher
Shaking this off with gasp and a struggle, uplifted myself upon the pillows, and, peering earnestly within
the intense darkness of the chamber, hearkened -- I know not why, except that an instinctive spirit prompted
me -- to certain low and indefinite sounds which came, through the pauses of the storm, at long intervals, !
knew not whence. Overpowered by an intense sentiment of horror, unaccountable yet unendurable, I threw on
my clothes with haste.
Which word from this excerpt could be used tO
argue that the narrator is unreliable? S
O
Shaking suggests
the narrator s nervousness.
Struggle suggests the narrator's weakness.
Indefinite' suggests the narrator's lack of knowledge.
Overpowered" suggests the narrator's lack of control.
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Ответ:
shaking and nervous
Explanation:
he would be nervous and not sure of all that is possibly going on around him; hearing the loud sounds continuously would cause him to be more anxious
Ответ:
d)-b)-e)-a)-c).
Explanation:
For the given passages to be arranged in a sequential manner, the main topic of the whole proposed passage will be the start or opening sentence. Then follows the advantage of the passage topic and then the disadvantage. The concluding sentence will do the job of closing the argument.
Accordingly, sentence (d) will be the opening sentence, introducing the topic of the whole passage/ argument. Then sentence (b) will follow, for it talks of the advantages of the topic of the passage- cloning. Sentence (e) will follow next, which presents the contradicting sentence for the previous sentence. Followed next by sentence (a) which presents an additional point for sentence (e). Finally, sentence (c) will conclude the hole passage, closing the argument. Therefore, the final passage will become
d) Cloning is a contentious issue but the debate is simple with people either in favor or against.
b) The main advantage of cloning is the provision of a backup system for the vital organs. Also, by altering human genes, geneticists may be able to eradicate many genetic diseases.
e) Turning to the argument against, cloning hampers genetic diversity. With a smaller gene pool we become less able to adapt. Some dictators have wanted to create a smaller gene pool and wipe out entire races.
a) Furthermore, the financial implications of organ cloning are astronomical and it is unlikely that such scientific breakthroughs will ever be affordable to the general public.
c) On such a contentious topic, with continuing advances in this scientific field, the arguments for and against will, no doubt, continue for the foreseeable future.