Briefly describe a piece of writing from ancient times that has a similar theme to a modern piece of writing from today. explain the similarities and differences.

Now, you will work on analyzing the artwork by georges seurat to the right. for this assignment, first, answer all of the questions below (submit your answers). then, write an essay describing what you think the thesis of the photo is. use your answers to the questions as evidence of the thesis. what are the primary images? are there people? animals? describe them. how are light and dark used? are some elements in the dark? what is the physical setting? what else can you see? why do you think this image was created? when do you think this image was created? who do you think was the intended audience? what have you learned from this image? what do you think the artist was trying to say with this image?

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Geoffrey is writing a paper investigating friendly-fire incidents in recent us military actions. which paragraph topic would be relevant to his paper and would therefore merit inclusion in his final draft? a) a paragraph criticizing us military actions in the viet nam war b) a paragraph discussing how friendly-fire incidents are investigated c) a paragraph describing what basic boot camp is like for a new army enlistee eliminate d) a paragraph discussing how hard an extended military service can be on a family