Read the two passages. "Broken Chain”

What have I done? Alfonso thought. He bit his lip, called himself menso, and pounded his palm against his forehead.

"Fish Cheeks”

Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "Amy, your favorite,” he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.

Which theme is best supported by the passages from "Broken Chain” and "Fish Cheeks”?

Good things come to those who wait.
Life can be very challenging at times.
Everyone faces embarrassment in life.
People should often question their surroundings.

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me. cinna. yes, you are. o cassius, if you could but win the noble brutus to our party— cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper and look you lay it in the praetor’s chair, where brutus may but find it. and throw this in at his window. set this up with wax upon old brutus’ statue. all this done, repair to pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. is decius brutus and trebonius there? cinna. all but metellus cimber, and he’s gone to seek you at your house. well, i will hie, and so bestow these papers as you bade me. cassius. that done, repair to pompey’s theatre. what is cassius’s motivation for sending brutus the letter? cassius wants to make sure that cinna is on his side. cassius wants to reassure cinna that brutus will follow them. cassius wants to sway brutus to kill caesar. cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.

Based on the washington post article "nixon resigns," it is logical to conclude that nixon‘s decision to leave office was one that was widely supported. which evidence from the text supports this? the article states that the leaders of nixon’s own party pressured him to resign. the article states that vice president gerald ford demanded that nixon resign. the article mentions that nixon’s family wanted him to leave office sooner rather than later. the article describes that many of nixon’s friends were excited about his decision to step down.

9. choose at least three more difficult words from the poem and look them up in the dictionary. explain their meanings in your own words, being careful to describe the correct meaning for the context. how do these words affect the meaning of the poem?