1. Write down the first sentence of the novel. What does Ponyboy mean by these words? 2. What is the setting of this novel? 3. What is the point of view? 4. What are the differences between the Socs and the Greasers? 5. Which group do you suppose the author has more sympathy for? Why? 6. How do Ponyboy’s feelings for Sodapop differ from his feelings for Darry? 7. Why do you suppose Darry acts the way he does? 8. What mistake did Ponyboy make in the beginning of the book? 9. How did the gang get him out of trouble? 10. What is the conflict of the novel? 11. Why is Johnny afraid all of the time? 12. Why does Johnny depend on the gang so much? 13. Who are Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, and Sandy?

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)

yes, elmers glue is non toxic. i called them a couple months and asked the same question. they said it was