Your ASSIGNMENT Evaluate one of the speeches you heard about a plan to erect a statue honoring the pioneers. Choose the speech you disagree with, and write a two-or three-paragraph rebuttal in the form of a letter to the editor. Your assignment should include the following elements: A two-or three-paragraph letter to the editor explaining your disagreement with one of the speeches you read A precise claim related to the statue of the pioneers A fair and well-developed response to a counterclaim You should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. If you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now.

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Which passage from the story best shows the author's use of surprise to advance the story? a. i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel b. "oh, god", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out." c. and he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "god in heaven! " he thought. it was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. d. one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. submit

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