In this speech Roosevelt termed, for the first time, journalists as muckrakers.

Muck-rake- n. A rake for scraping up muck or dung

Muckrake- v. To search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1906

In Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress you may recall the description of the Man with the Muck-rake, the man who could look no way but downward, with the muck-rake in his hand; who was offered a celestial crown for his muck-rake, but who would neither look up nor regard the crown he was offered, but continued to rake to himself the filth of the floor.

In Pilgrim's Progress the Man with the Muck-rake is set forth as the example of him whose vision is fixed on carnal instead of on spiritual things. Yet he also typifies the man who in this life consistently refuses to see aught that is lofty, and fixes his eyes with solemn intentness only on that which is vile and debasing. Now, it is very necessary that we should not flinch from seeing what is vile and debasing. There is filth on the floor and it must be scraped up with the muck-rake; and there are times and places where this service is the most needed of all the services that can be performed. But the man who never does anything else, who never thinks or speaks or writes, save of his feats with the muck-rake, speedily becomes, not a help to society, not an incitement to good, but one of the most potent forces for evil.

There are, in the body politic, economic and social, many and grave evils, and there is urgent necessity for the sternest war upon them. There should be relentless exposure of and attack upon every evil man whether politician or business man, every evil practice, whether in politics, in business, or in social life. I hail as a benefactor every writer or speaker, every man who, on the platform, or in book, magazine, or newspaper, with merciless severity makes such attack, provided always that he in his turn remembers that the attack is of use only if it is absolutely truthful. . . To assail the great and admitted evils of our political and industrial life with such crude and sweeping generalizations as to include decent men in the general condemnation means the searing of the public conscience. There results a general attitude either of cynical belief in and indifference to public corruption or else of a distrustful inability to discriminate between the good and the bad. Either attitude is fraught with untold damage to the country as a whole. The fool who has not sense to discriminate between what is good and what is bad is well-nigh as dangerous as the man who does discriminate and yet chooses the bad. There is nothing more distressing to every good patriot, to every good American, than the hard, scoffing spirit which treats the allegation of dishonesty in a public man as a cause for laughter. Such laughter is worse than the crackling of thorns under a pot, for it denotes not merely the vacant mind, but the heart in which high emotions have been choked before they could grow to fruition.

In this speech Roosevelt states, "There is nothing more distressing to every good patriot, to every good American, than the hard, scoffing spirit which treats the allegation of dishonesty in a public man as a cause for laughter." What else could Roosevelt say to strengthen his position?

False accusations of bad character could lead to war.
Journalists have a responsibility to protect the government.
Poor journalism results in public disinterest.
The attempt to make money from attacks on character is immoral.

Name three of the four main differences between a short story and a novel.

how did shylock get his revenge in merchant of venice?​

What is a divided pronoun reference?
O A. It occurs when the antecedent of a pronoun is assumed.
B. It occurs when there are two or more nouns in a sentence that a
pronoun could replace.
C. It occurs when the antecedent of a pronoun is one or more
general ideşlay or concepts instead of a single noun or simple noun
phrase.
D. It occurs when the antecedent of a pronoun is unclear.

Fill in the blanks to complete a summary of the passage.

The 1920s is marked as a period of new inventions. The electric refrigerator was created replacing the icebox which, as its name implies, used blocks of daily shipped ice to keep food cool. Emerging companies transported frozen food across the nation in refrigerated railway trains that utilized a newly developed coolant called sulfur dioxide. Purchasing already prepared frozen food was a widely adopted practice because it shaved hours off of food preparation times. Art exploded as well during the 1920s. A new form of improvised music known as jazz replaced ragtime music that had been popular from the late 1800s until the 1910s. Rather than the common household practice of purchasing piano sheet music and singing along to the melody, Americans enjoyed listening to records from jazz artists such as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and Dizzy Gillespie. The 1920s was also the period of alcohol prohibition. Decades of public outcry about the effects of overconsumption of liquor led to strict laws that prohibited its sale during the 1920s. Bootleggers illegally manufactured liquor and sold it to citizens with one of the most famous of them being Al Capone. Alcohol prohibition laws were repealed in 1933.

What reason best explains why frozen foods became popular?

a. They are convenient. ​

b. They are less expensive. ​

c. They are easier to obtain than fresh food.

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Leave No Trace Reading Plus Story Level H

what is personification?​

Rhyming is when some words

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List two examples of a community college. What is the difference between a certificate program and an associate's degree?

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PART A:Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?

A. The discrimination that black women experienced for being women was far greater than the discrimination they faced for being black.

B. The women's suffrage movement would've achieved their goals much more quickly if they allowed black women to participate in the movement
C. Achieving racial equality was a more important goal for black women than achieving the right to vote.

D. Despite the resistance that black women encountered from white women they made important contributions to women's suffrage.

Read this excerpt from "Why Are They Called Black Holes?"

Within a circular boundary of about fifty miles from the black hole center, gravity is so strong that massless light cannot escape its pull. This boundary is called the "theoretical event horizon." Imagine observing a black hole from galaxies away. Light can be seen around the event horizon but not within it. The universe is filled with dim light drifting all around, but absolutely no light can be seen inside a circular event horizon. Therefore, the area inside is called a "black hole."

Based on this excerpt, which conclusion is most likely true about black holes?

Even though there is light inside a black hole, it is not visible.
Even though a black hole has gravity, there is nothing inside a black hole.
A black hole can only be observed or detected at a short distance.
A black hole only releases light that appears black to the eyes.

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Write an essay explaining how modern technology has changed the way people stay informed about current events.

Giving BRANLIEST FOR best answer and 5 points

Which two sentences could be combined using the correlative conjunctions not only/but also?
A. We brought our favorite pajamas. We went to a sleepover.
B. We get to play that game with you. We go home.
C. We like Brussels sprouts. We also like beets

By using blank punctuation and capitalization, we create clear sentences

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A. being stimulated
B. gaining steam
C. accelerating
D. stabilizing

Read each of the poems below and identify examples of

the techniques. Record your examples on the lines

provided. Scroll all the way to the bottom to see both

poems.



Sonic Boom



I'm sitting in the living room

When, up above, the Thump of Doom

Resounds. Relax. It's sonic boom.



The ceiling shudders at the clap,

The mirrors tilt, the rafters snap,

And Baby wakens from his nap.



"Hush, babe. Some pilot we equip,

Giving the speed of sound the slip,

Has cracked the air like a penny whip."



Our world is far from frightening; I

no longer strain to read the sky

Where moving fingers (jet planes) fly.

Our world seems much too tame to die.



And if it does, with one more pop,

I shan't look up to see it drop.

by John Updike



1. Rhyme Scheme (1st six lines):

2. Imagery:

3. Onomatopoeia:

4. Onomatopoeia:

5. Alliteration :

6. Alliteration :

6. Simile:

7. Metaphor (stanza #1):​

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The author’s main purpose for writing this selection is —



A.

to explain how to commit a burglary in an affluent neighborhood


B.

to inform the reader about how dangerous it can be to rob houses during the daytime


C.

to entertain the reader with a story about two criminals whose plan to rob an affluent neighborhood doesn’t go as planned


D.

to persuade the reader to contact the police if they should notice anything suspicious in their neighborhood

The author includes the details in paragraph 2 most likely —


A.
to describe the setting

B.
to set up the conflict in the story

C.
to foreshadow a twist that will come later in the story

D.
to describe the differences between Jim and the narrator

What evidence from the text best supports the author’s message?


A.
“We like to rob empty houses because Jim and I agree on one thing—nobody gets hurt.”

B.
“I had that itchy feeling that tells me when we’re pushing our luck.”

C.
“Just then, I noticed that a police car had pulled up behind me.”

D.
“We had forgotten the only person for whom an ice cream truck is never invisible: the competition.”

dialogue in a sentence

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Why do stories include exposition?
O A. Exposition answers at least one of the questions raised in the
story.
O B. Exposition builds to a climax in which the course of events
changes.
O C. Exposition gives information readers need to understand what
happens.
O D. Exposition provides the main events of the story and helps build
tension.

HELP ASAP!! WILL gIVE BRAINLIEST Which statement best explains the effectiveness of the conclusion paragraph?

Regarding Salvation, By Langston Hughes

The mood of the revival is BEST described as


a) frightening

b) casual

c) energized

d) somber

JOURNALISM PLEASE HELP FAST DUE IN A FEW MINUTES. 25 POINTS
Why do factors like geographical location, race, or income level shape the audience for news? PLEASE EXPLAIN THE BEST YOU CAN!