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U.S. and World Literature Passage Videos 25 videos

SAT Reading: Citing Evidence to Identify a Theme in Walden
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What Does the Author Mean by "Front" in this Context?
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Thoreau uses "front" to mean "face". He wants to face The Facts of Life without shying away from our natural tendencies, roots, and the simply way...

SAT Reading: Using Context to Define a Word
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What does "frittered away" mean in this context? Wasted. Wasted by the way. Thoreau claims we fritter away our lives praying to modern complex dist...

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SAT Reading: Recognizing the Impact of One Paragraph on Twain's Entire Essay 2 Views


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According to Mark Twain, working on a steam boat was the gig or all gigs and this SAT Reading video will tell you why.


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okay just a couple more of these bad boys in this section the author most

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likely includes that sixth paragraph in line 64 - what ding-ding-ding are I DIDS [text on screen]

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D working on a steamboat was the gig of all gigs Twain starts the paragraph by [steamboat]

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explaining that the only possible result of this unlikable guy's success was that [text on screen]

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of course everyone wanted to be just like him even though they couldn't stand

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his arrogant ways they were totally in a rush to join in on the boating fun if

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you can't beat him you know Killa era join him alright we're getting a job on [shaking hands]

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a boat was obviously desirable between says the boys managed it that indicates

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it wasn't an easy feat but will they get it the list of boys joining boats shows [writing on chalkboard]

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that nearly every business owner in town had a son leaving the house however [text on screen]

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there's no evidence that they played a role in getting their sons hired like

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where did that come from and finally Twain mentions the hefty [shady back-ally exchange]

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salary but he doesn't explain why it's so high and no one can only imagine

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Shh

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