Read the passage In "The Ride of His Life," what viewpoint is
the author trying to communicate about
Senko?
The Ride of His Life
Senko always knew his career
would involve the ocean
When Jesse Senko was 12 years old, he
had an experience that literally changed
his life. Senko was snorkeling while on
vacation in the Cayman Islands with his
family when a large sea turtle swam near
him. Senko naturally did what any 12-
year-old boy would do and decided to grab
the turtle and go for a ride. That turtle ride,
in some ways, has never ended. People
find their passions in many different ways
Senko found his passion while riding on
the back of a turtle when he was just 12
Senko longs to be on the
cutting edge of modern
technology
Senko has a passion for
working with sea turtles.
Senko is an avid fisherman
o who wants to help save
wildlife
years old
Today, Senko is a conservation scientist at
Arizona State University. He focuses his

Match each excerpt to the correct stanza structure. 1. it was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea, that a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of annabel lee; and this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me. (from "annabel lee" by edgar allan poe) 2. o thou, new-year, delaying long, delayest the sorrow in my blood, that longs to burst a frozen bud and flood a fresher throat with song. (from "in memoriam" by alfred lord tennyson) 3. nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. her early leaf’s a flower but only so an hour. then leaf subsides to leaf. so eden sank to grief,; so dawn goes down to day. nothing gold can stay. (from "nothing gold can stay" by robert frost) 4. at sestos hero dwelt; hero the fair, whom young apollo courted for her hair, and offered as a dower his burning throne, where she should sit for men to gaze upon. the outside of her garments were of lawn, the lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn; (from "hero and leander" by christopher marlowe) quatrain couplet octave sestet