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What can the reader infer about the tax-collector’s power? Where does his power come from, and how is it expressed? Use evidence from the text to support your inferences.

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What can the reader infer about the tax-collector’s power? Where does his power come from, and how is it expressed? Use evidence from the text to support your inferences.

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What do you know about the relationship between the government, located in the faraway capital, and the small town?  Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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What do you know about the relationship between the government, located in the faraway capital, and the small town?  Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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How do the villagers view the capital and the people who represent it? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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How do the villagers view the capital and the people who represent it? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Read the following dictionary entry:  Petition              nounA (formal, written request to an authorityA solemn appeal to a superiorAn application to a court for a judicial action) Which definition most closely matches the meaning of petition as it is used in paragraph five? Write the correct definition of petition here and explain how you figured out the meaning. 

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Read the following dictionary entry:  Petition              nounA (formal, written request to an authorityA solemn appeal to a superiorAn application to a court for a judicial action) Which definition most closely matches the meaning of petition as it is used in paragraph five? Write the correct definition of petition here and explain how you figured out the meaning. 

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Use context clues to determine the meaning of exceptional as it is used in paragraph five. Write your definition here and identify clues that helped you figure out its meaning.

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Use context clues to determine the meaning of exceptional as it is used in paragraph five. Write your definition here and identify clues that helped you figure out its meaning.

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What role does the ceremony play in life in the small town? How do most townspeople feel about this custom? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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What role does the ceremony play in life in the small town? How do most townspeople feel about this custom? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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The villagers are frightened by them. "Thus wherever the soldiers appear, our lively people grow silent."

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The villagers are frightened by them. "Thus wherever the soldiers appear, our lively people grow silent."

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The relationship between the capital and town is the town is wayyyyy smaller in size . It was said in the article that the government had a really good relationship with the with the capital as to getting information.

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The relationship between the capital and town is the town is wayyyyy smaller in size . It was said in the article that the government had a really good relationship with the with the capital as to getting information.

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A petition in the story, 'The Refusal', means A formal, written request to an authority. In the story it states, "the man originally chosen to speak had regained his composure and was delivering his address." "he formulated the request." Therefore, this means he formulated a request and verbally read it to an authority figure.

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A petition in the story, 'The Refusal', means A formal, written request to an authority. In the story it states, "the man originally chosen to speak had regained his composure and was delivering his address." "he formulated the request." Therefore, this means he formulated a request and verbally read it to an authority figure.

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In paragraph 4, the sentence reads, "Not that he breathed with difficulty, it was just that he breathed so conspicuously, much as frogs breathe—except that with them it is normal, while here it was exceptional. " This just means he breathed abnormal, almost like frogs, but since it was normal for them, he was the exception. Exceptional meaning to be made acceptable as part of a generalization.

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In paragraph 4, the sentence reads, "Not that he breathed with difficulty, it was just that he breathed so conspicuously, much as frogs breathe—except that with them it is normal, while here it was exceptional. " This just means he breathed abnormal, almost like frogs, but since it was normal for them, he was the exception. Exceptional meaning to be made acceptable as part of a generalization.

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The ceremony is a way for them to request things they need. The townspeople are neither overjoyed or upset over the situation; although, it can be nerve wreaking. As stated in the story, "Time after time one goes there full of expectation and in all seriousness and then one returns, if not exactly strengthened or happy, nevertheless not disappointed or tired. "

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The ceremony is a way for them to request things they need. The townspeople are neither overjoyed or upset over the situation; although, it can be nerve wreaking. As stated in the story, "Time after time one goes there full of expectation and in all seriousness and then one returns, if not exactly strengthened or happy, nevertheless not disappointed or tired. "

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They feel as if it is very important to them. They only have a neutral feeling towards it, As it was addressed in the story,

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They feel as if it is very important to them. They only have a neutral feeling towards it, As it was addressed in the story,

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"And now the strange fact is that without this refusal one simply cannot get along, yet at the same time these official occasions designed to receive the refusal are by no means a formality."

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The relationship between the government in the capital and the town is not that good. Most of the information they get is from government officials but they take months.

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I can infer that the tax-collectors feel they are superior to society, especially the towns, as the villagers often feel they abuse their power. "One is almost under the impression that the people here say: “Now that you’ve taken all we possess, please take us as well.” The colonel's power comes from the government, and it is expressed as he accepts it. "the chief tax-collector is automatically the top official, and the colonel accepts the tradition just as we do. "

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I can infer that the tax-collectors feel they are superior to society, especially the towns, as the villagers often feel they abuse their power. "One is almost under the impression that the people here say: “Now that you’ve taken all we possess, please take us as well.” The colonel's power comes from the government, and it is expressed as he accepts it. "the chief tax-collector is automatically the top official, and the colonel accepts the tradition just as we do. "

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The relationship between the government and small town is not very good as they are informed of little to no news. "Whereas we do get news of the frontier wars now and again, of the capital we learn next to nothing"

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The relationship between the government and small town is not very good as they are informed of little to no news. "Whereas we do get news of the frontier wars now and again, of the capital we learn next to nothing"

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The villagers view the capital and it's people, the soldiers, as frightening. "This makes them the terror of the children." "Even grownups probably never quite lose this childish terror"

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The villagers view the capital and it's people, the soldiers, as frightening. "This makes them the terror of the children." "Even grownups probably never quite lose this childish terror"

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The villagers view the capital and the people who represent it (the soldiers) as overall mysterious and terrifying."the children long to be frightened by these teeth,these eyes,so as to be able to run away in horror.

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it was saying that he breathed how frogs breath and it is normal for a frog but different for him

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it was saying that he breathed how frogs breath and it is normal for a frog but different for him

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The villagers see the soldiers as puzzling quite terrifying to both children and adults (They don’t actually do anything evil, and yet they are almost unbearable in an evil sense.)

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The villagers see the soldiers as puzzling quite terrifying to both children and adults (They don’t actually do anything evil, and yet they are almost unbearable in an evil sense.)

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The tax collectors feel superior from the society. This power comes since his office is very important to the government as in the article it says "the chief tax-collector is automatically the top official, and the colonel accepts the tradition just as we do"

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The tax collectors feel superior from the society. This power comes since his office is very important to the government as in the article it says "the chief tax-collector is automatically the top official, and the colonel accepts the tradition just as we do"

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The villagers are terrified by the soldiers even if they don't do anything just by their presence they feel frightened and they leave. As in the text " they actually don't actually do anything evil".

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The relationship isn't that good when in need they were ignored.

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The relationship isn't that good when in need they were ignored.

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Not really good. From what the text says, the government does keep them up to date with news, but other than that it doesn't seem to care the small town. "Whereas we do get news of the frontier wars now and again, of the capital we learn next to nothing—we civilians that is, for of course the government officials have very good connections with the capital; they can get news from there in as little as three months, so they claim at least."

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The relationship is not the best because the government did not give the town any help at the time when they most needed it "Whereas we do get news of the frontier wars now and again, of the capital we learn next to nothing...".

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petition means a formal written request to an authority because it says ,"he formulated the request" and that it had been "refused".