Vladimir Nabokov argues that Gregor, even in his insect form, is more human than his family: "Gregor's dead, dry body is discovered the next morning by the charwoman and a great warm sense of relief permeates the insect world of his despicable family. Here is a point to be observed with care and love. Gregor is a human being in an insect's disguise; his family are insects disguised as people." Do you agree that Gregor is a sympathetic character and his family members deserve contempt? Support your opinion with at least two reasons and examples from the text.

Write four sentences that incorporate ‘imagery’ (all of your senses) to describe a place that you like to visit.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

Jared created a blog to describe his traveling adventures. the main purpose of his blog is most likely to a.) persuade b.) advertise c.) entertain d.) educate