He was a Sophist who had a wealthy father that financed his studies with Protagoras, Prodicus of Cheos, and Gorgias. Possessing a gentle disposition and suffering from stage fright made him realize that this would hinder his political ambitions, prompting him to become a speechwriter and, later, a notable educator. He aimed to convince his fellow Sophists that every component of language is rooted in rhetorical invention, emphasizing that word choice and style are reflections of the speaker's persona. He believed that a speaker’s delivery significantly affects persuasion. He sought to align meaning with rhythm. From Isocrates, Aristotle recognized that humans are distinct from animals due to their capacity for speech, that ethos holds prime importance in persuasion, and that rhetoric is an art rather than a science. Isocrates taught his students that grasping civic virtue enables sound decision-making, and rhetoric serves to justify those choices.
B) She is talking about a clergyman or a preacher.
The four terms in the passage that convey a feeling of suffocation are:
B- confinement: meaning to be restricted indoors. “...after the long day of confinement in the house...”
D- strained: exerting intense mental and physical effort. “...the children strained to get out.” Their strong effort suggests the environment inside was oppressively hot.
E- stifled: the sensation of being unable to breathe due to heat and lack of fresh air. “...in a way that stifled the children...”
F- choke: inability to breathe because of insufficient air or blocked airways. “if they didn’t burst out into the light and see the sun and feel the air, they would choke.”
“ There was no sign of a road “ and “ I thought the path looked dubious “
