The narrator of “The Refusal” is a villager in the small town where the ceremony takes place. This allows the reader to hear his thoughts and description of the day’s events. Imagine you are one of the soldiers guarding the tax-collector. In a narrative of at least 300 words, retell the events of the story from the soldier’s perspective.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?

Maria is writing a persuasive essay for her english class. she asks marshall if it is important to use rhetorical appeals in her essay. which reasons could marshall give in favor of using rhetorical appeals

Decide whether each item is a sentence or a fragment. if its a sentence, write sentence. if it is a fragment, rewrite it to make a sentence. 1.)his mother, a gentle, yet strong woman. 2.)stepped from the boat after a rugged trip across the atlantic. 3.)diane dipped her doughnut into her milk before taking a bite. 4.)into the sky filled with dark thunderclouds. 5.)the car's hood, hot from the sun's rays.