The novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn written by Betty Smith, an American author, is set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City during the the first two decades of the 20th century. It tells the story of Francie Nolan, a teenage girl, and her family, who live in a humble apartment in Brooklyn. The novel is split into five books and it was published in 1943. Some of the themes that it explores are poverty and alcoholism.
What theme is portrayed in this excerpt from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich? In reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only in resembling others like themselves: there are damasks, dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes—all the things people of a certain class have in order to resemble other people of that class. His house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it all seemed to be quite exceptional. He was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit up, where a footman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the study uttering exclamations of delight. He conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure.
b. the power of wealth
c. keeping up appearances in society
d. conforming to societal conventions
From this excerpt, we can see that the theme depicted is (C) keeping up appearances in society. There is an indirect nod to theme in the first line "In reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich..."
It seems every individual wants to show that they are more affluent than they actually are, and in doing so they all purchase the same décor etc.
sociological qualities
psychological attributes
antecedent attributes
atmospheric elements
b. They are the methods and approaches used to spread ideas that further a cause—a political, commercial, religious, or civil cause.
c. They are the methods and approaches used to spread ideas that shut down a cause—a political, commercial, religious, or civil cause.
d. They are the truth.
Answer:
Propaganda techniques are the methods and approaches used to spread ideas that further a cause—a political, commercial, religious, or civil cause.
Explanation:
Propaganda is a set of messages programmed to change or influence the opinion of an aimed sector of the population. Some kinds of propaganda techniques are Bandwagon (to convince people to do something because others do it) Testimonial (uses a famous person or an expert to promote an idea) Transfer (connect qualities of a person into a product) Repetition ( the name of the product is mentioned many times) Emotional words (create emotional connections with the product).