Writing Prompt: Write an interpretive essay that analyzes literature from the perspective of the quotation below. In your essay, interpret the quotation and explain how it applies to literature you have read. Support your viewpoint with evidence from a variety of literary texts that you have read. Include precise language and literary terms that are outlined within the lesson (characterization, allusion, imagery, irony, theme and word choice). Quotation: That's what literature is. It's the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them!

Outline: You should have the following components for your five paragraph essay -

Introduction - Include the quotation, your interpretation, and a thesis statement
Body Paragraph 1 - Introduce the first text (The Crucible), your reason, supporting evidence and commentary
Body Paragraph 2 - Introduce the second text (Night), your reason, supporting evidence and commentary
Body Paragraph 3- Introduce the third text (The Tragedy of Julius Caesar), your reason, supporting evidence and commentary
Conclusion - Restate the question and your interpretation, summarize your main points and rephrase your thesis statement

shean is his name and he has been a shepord for   14 years

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

i wish you all a merry christmas!  

and or happy hanukkah

and a happy new year