Theme
What is the theme of "The Last Bargain?"
You should never trade your freedom for anything.
Which two lines show the theme of the story in "The Last Bargain?"
Lines 15 & 16.
The Last Bargain:
Who offered the man a job first and what did he offer with?
A King and offered him with power.
Which statement best expresses the central idea of the passage Amazing Grace?
A Hopper made important contribution to computer development and programming.
B Computer bugs cause computer failures.
C Hopper worked for the Navy and for a corporation.
D An effective spokesperson for the navy, Hopper sometimes gave two hundred speeches in a year.
A
What is the theme of "Amazing Grace?"
With hard work you can accomplish so much.
Amazing Grace:
What does bug mean in the passage?
An error in a computer system.
Amazing Grace:
What was the first thing Hopper did after getting a PhD? (hint: Paragraph 3)
She worked on the Mark 1 computer system.
The Last Bargain:
What is the idea that the speaker refused the offer of money?
He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away
Amazing Grace:
What personality trait did Hopper have to work hard in life?
Perserverance and curiousity.
Amazing Grace:
How old was Hopper when she was promoted to Commodore?
76 years old.
Amazing Grace:
What was the last thing Hopper did before she retired from the navy?
She and her team developed COBOL, a computer language.
The Last Bargain:
How do events in the second stanza relate to the central idea of the poem?
A payment in coins would bind the speaker to the man