You have read the poems “mending wall” and “any human to another.” although the poems were written at different times in american history, they share some thematic elements. what do they have in common? state the theme of each poem in a complete sentence. then briefly explain how they share some aspects of that theme.

Before ending this lesson, take a moment to review an informative research essay you have written. you’ve probably already written a conclusion to the essay. but is it the best conclusion it can be? does it properly summarize the main subtopics of your essay? does it state in one or two sentences the “so what” of your topic. if your topic was abraham lincoln, your essay shouldn’t be just about abraham lincoln. it should answer, “so what about abraham lincoln? ” take five or ten minutes, and looking only at that single paragraph, revise your conclusion

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

1.at the trials, she won both the 50 and 100 meter freestyle events. 2.her last olympic appearance was at the 2000 sydney games. 3.now her sights are set on olympic history at the 2008 beijing games. 4.dara torres is an amazing swimmer who qualified at the olympic trials to become the oldest olympic female swimmer. 5.with that excellent performance, she is eligible to contend for a medal at the olympics. what is the most logical order for these sentences?