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Lol😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 Hello buddy, Here is the homework answers, for the stories and poems.Please check and inform me incase you have any concerns. The questions were kinda extensive but i believe i have done my best.If you feel i should make changes, Please inform me. Thanks for trusting me with you papers😇 The essay, you will get it soon,
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Answers to Homework Questions on Poems and Essays
Question 1
In Salvation, Langston did the right thing because after being left alone on the altar,
everyone in the church directed their attention to him; with the expectation that he would
receive Jesus and be saved. Everybody’s expectations became a reality when he stood up, and
they all rejoiced. The people believed that he would be saved and by standing up and walking
toward “Jesus” he failed to disappoint them, which was the right thing to do. I would use a
Christianity viewpoint to argue that Langston did the wrong thing. Langston lied to the entire
congregation that he had received salvation yet he knew that it had not happened. By lying
about seeing Jesus, he went against the rules of the church, where people are expected to be
truthful and honest. Also, rather than following his desires and waiting for the appearance of
Jesus, Langston compared himself to the other kid who had lied, which was the basis of his
decision. What further shows he did the wrong thing is the fact that the lies he ha told caught
up with him, and as a result, he cried that night as he felt guilty.
Question 2
The poem The Chimney Sweeper: When my mother died I was very young views
religion in a critical way where the church supports exploitation in with the fallacy that a
much better afterlife can be attained. The poet, therefore, implies that the church is an
establishment that benefits from the misery of others, and thus religion leads people to both

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social and spiritual problems. This view is no different from the viewpoint of religion implied
in The Chimney Sweeper: A little black thing among the snow poem which characterizes
religion as a damaging establishment that justifies children’s suffering through exploitation.
The corrupt teachings associated with religion does not help the innocent but instead hurts
them more. By referring to words such as Angel and God, (in lines 13 and 20 respectively)
the poet uses religion to characterize romanticism. The poem’s view of religion informs on
the more substantial reflection of the lives of the Chimney Sweeps by providing details on the
children’s harsh working conditions.
Question 3
While the distinction between magic and religion applies, one thing that is common
between them is the fact that they both are based on supernatural. With magic, however,
certain paraphernalia and rituals are used to manipulate the supernatural. Religion, on the
other hand, relies on specific rules, ideas, and systems that are based on supernatural
explanations. Religious people call upon a supernatural being from whom they ask for
change. A point worth noting is the fact that how magic is practiced is different from how
religion is practiced; magic is usually practiced in secrecy, and as a result, it is criticized by
most cultures. Religion, on the other hand, is acceptable in most cultures. Though magic
cannot be used to describe religion, it is effortless for one to identify a specific magical
element in religion; just as magic manipulates change, and compels change, religion can also
influence the outcomes of certain aspects. Moreover, religious leaders are known to
manipulate their followers such that they either feel emotion, power, guilt or fear. They,
therefore, use their control over the adherents to cause a particular change.
Question 4

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To support the argument that the “market isn’t” to blame for the ills that Piercy
enumerates in his poem The Market Economy, I would argue that the poem is written in an
exaggerative verbal tone, where the comparisons made are in no particular way related t o
each other. That is, Piercy presents different choices which show no apparent relationship to
each other. This argument is well supported by lines 1-4; in line 1 for example, there is no
correlation between taking a colored TV and a baby developing a crooked spine. Hence,
similarly, there is no actual relationship between the market and illnesses. Based on this
argument, therefore, I would purpose the alternative cause of these ills as individual life
choices, whereby an individual chooses a certain action which negatively affects their health
or the health of their family. Life decisions and choices are therefore the main cause of these
illnesses and not the “market.”
Question 5
I believe that Connie does not know what will happen to her when she steps out of the
house since she does not know the exact destination of their ride. Moreover, she displays
naivety when she fails to see what might happen to her yet Arnold refers to her dead neighbor
in a way that indicates he has some knowledge about her death. Not seeing it is worse than
not knowing what would happen to her because of she had seen it she would have known and
therefore would not have stepped outside the house. There are several parts of the story which
indicate that Arnold is indeed an evil supernatural being or just an incarn...


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