We have heard that in your own country opium is prohibited with the utmost strictness and severity. (t)his is a strong proof that you know full well how hurtful it is to mankind. since then you do not permit it to injure your own country, you ought not to have the injurious drug transferred to another country, and above all others, how much less to the inner land! of the products which china exports to your foreign countries, there is not one which is not beneficial to mankind in some shape or has ever yet sent forth a noxious article from its soil? not to speak of our tea and rhubarb, things which your foreign countries could not exist a single day without, if we of the central land were to grudge you what is beneficial, and not to compassionate your wants, then wherewithal could you foreigners manage to exist? " - from "letter to queen victoria," (1839) by commissioner lin, chinese trade commissioner for the qing dynasty.

Which element in the room does the narrator in the yellow wallpaper focus on through much of the story

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.

How did hinojosa's mom's experience described in this story impact hinojosa's sense of who she is? 2. how is hinojosa's experience of the united states similar to your own? how is it different? 3. describe a time when you felt voiceless or powerless. what led you to feel that way? were you able to find your voice? why or why not?