Read the excerpt from a personal essay titled "first day." what is the main idea of the essay. the first day at any new school is frightening, and the first day at macarthur middle school was no different. i had never learned the ins and outs of any school before i had to switch to another. so i readied myself for the full impact that a first day of school would bring. however, i was surprised when i quickly learned everything about the school. i even made new friends in record time. for the first time, i felt that i was a part of a school and that i belonged to a community. my time at macarthur middle school was one of the happiest times in my life. a. a significant change can impact your entire life. b. change, although scary at times, can bring unexpected happiness. c. change can be terrifying when you are young. d. a change, such as moving to a new school, can happen often.

Read the passage from a vindication of the rights of woman. that the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense. does wollstonecraft maintain an objective tone in the passage? yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.” yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”

Find a newspaper or magazine (either print or digital form), and select one piece of media to evaluate. after reading/viewing the media, describe it, and explain what you believe the purpose and intended audience of the piece may have been. then, label the techniques (images, layout, video, sound, etc.) that were used, and how those techniques interacted to create either an effective or ineffective piece of media. your response should be at least 200 words.

According to this article , in what way does the message about obesity need to be refined ?