In “To Live,” what message or theme is poet Miriam Stone revealing to the reader about the life of teenagers, and what line or lines from her poem are evidence of this message? Make sure to quote the poem when supporting your answer.

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Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a. something someone else is writing about b. a fact c. something you have written about before

Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of romeo and juliet. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: 15 therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. friar laurence is motivated to offer this warning because he knows that something bad will certainly happen to the lovers. feels that romeo is acting foolishly and should not get married. enjoys giving advice because he is wise and can others. wants to caution romeo about the consequences of his actions.

What parts of hamlet’s soliloquy support a more negative outlook on life?