100 POINT
Choose one of the following topics and write at least 200 words.

1. Trace Shan's development from immaturity to maturity.

2. Show how Jesse Stuart uses the setting of the story to mirror Shan's feelings.

3. Compare and contrast Grace and Jo-Anne.

4. Discuss how the mountain setting contributes to the outcome of the story.

Write one paragraph for each of your main points.

Try to use connecting words at the end or beginning of each paragraph.

Summarize and conclude in a conclusion paragraph.

Use evidence from the story to support your analysis.

Ronald sees that his employer's stock has grown from $20 a share to $60 a share this year, while most stocks have seen only 5% growth. his employer offers to let him convert a large portion of his salary into stock options. what is not a valid reason to turn down the stock offer? select the best answer from the choices provided. a. stocks with high returns have high volatility, and ronald's company may not grow further. b. ronald may be taxed more for capital gains than he would be for employment income. c. stock options are illiquid, and ronald may not be able to use them to pay for unexpected bills. d. ronald would be committing stock fraud if he exercises the options.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.

According to odysseus,he is famous for