1. Write about a time when you were faced with a tough decision. Explain your actions and how you decided what to do. Did your conscience play a part in your decision? A time when I was faced with a tough decision was whenI decided to do what I did becauseMy conscience did play a huge part in my decision because

2. Prediction: What do you think the narrator does next? (after the man helps the injured runner)

3. What does this statement mean? "Basking in personal glory on the altar of ego, I figure, is never worth it."

4. Use the three vocabulary words to explain what happens to the runner. (envelopes, moot, smoldered)

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?

How does the reputation of the author convey authority? from ''city upon a hill''

What would your ideal school counseling program look like ? how would you want your school counselor to you and your peers?