Jackie Robinson's purpose for writing about this experience is to inform readers about his meeting with Branch Rickey. Robinson describes their shared belief that the box score is all that should matter. He goes on to describe that Rickey believed a courageous player like Robinson could help make their belief a reality.

Which ideas did you include in your response? Select all that apply.

I explained that the purpose is to inform.
I included descriptions of their conversation.
I mentioned that Rickey thought a courageous player could change baseball.

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee. —"sonnet 18," william shakespeare in one to two sentences, explain the central idea of the final couplet of the poem.

Read the excerpt from dominique’s personal narrative. tired of waiting for the bus, which was late for the fifth day in a row, i sat leafing through an old magazine i had stuffed in my purse the previous night. it was terribly warm for a september afternoon, and the sun cast fleeting shadows on the bus stop sign with each car that passed. i wondered when the weather would get cooler and when the new bus driver would start arriving on time. it was about then that i first noticed the apparent agitation of the man sitting next to me. finally, the bus arrived and ambled to a gradual stop directly in front of the restless man. the doors widened, and the bus driver greeted the man with his usual banter in his usual monotone. "good afternoon. how are you today? ” when writing the next few lines of dialogue, dominique should be certain that the lines provide clues about what will happen later on in the narrative. contain made-up details that make the story more exciting. include everyday language that seems real and natural. use precise words that make both men sound educated.

In the poem, collins suggests that memories do what as people age