ENGLISH 2 : OBSTACLES : 02.09 THE INTRODUCTION Assessment For this assessment you must submit an introductory paragraph and thesis statement for your essay. Highlight, underline, or otherwise identify your thesis statement for your instructor. Check the rubric for this assessment. Check the Grading Rubric for this assessment. FOR of Mice in Men. WILL MARK SMARTEST.

Julius caesar. [brutus.] with this, she fell distraught, and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. cassius. and died so? brutus. even so. cassius. o ye immortal gods! [enter lucius, with wine and taper] brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine. in this i bury all unkindness, cassius. cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. fill, lucius, till the wine o'erswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus' love. [exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala] brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala. now sit we close about this taper here, and call in question our necessities. cassius. portia, art thou gone? brutus. no more, i pray you. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him. brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius. brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.

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.

Which of the following questions is the best example of a good research question? how did howard carter catalog and remove all of the artifacts from king tut’s tomb? how did king tut most likely die? how was king tut’s tomb discovered, and what impact did it have on archaeology? when did king tut become king, and what laws did he pass?