One of the things that ASL speakers need to be cognizant of is repetitive stress, or injuries that can arise from repeated movements (like getting sore thumbs from texting!). Think about some of the signs you know already. What are three signs that you think could give you repetitive stress? For each sign, describe where you might feel the strain in your body (which fingers, the wrist, etc.) and then list one stretch or counter-movement you could do to combat the repetitive stress for each sign. Make sure to explain why the specific stretches or counter-movements you chose would help with those specific types of repetitive stress.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich and his wife couldn’t even agree on how to raise their children?

Read the excerpt from "annabel lee," by edgar allan poe. and this was the reason that, long ago, in this kingdom by the sea, a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful annabel lee; so that her highborn kinsmen came and bore her away from me, to shut her up in a sepulchre in this kingdom by the sea. how does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem? the rhythm changes on the phrase “a kingdom by the sea,” emphasizing poe’s distrust of a monarchy. the rhythm changes on the phrase “bore her away from me,” emphasizing poe’s desire to be reunited the rhythm changes on the words “chilling” and “sepulchre,” emphasizing poe’s complaint about unexpected death. the rhythm changes on the words “lee” and “me,” emphasizing poe’s fear that his bond with his love is fragile.

In the essay “drowning in dishes,” what is ironic about the fact that danial’s first position in his new job is the dishwashing station?