Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. As you place the saddle forward raise it in front. Many riders fail to do this, and the result is that they have to bear heavily on the handles to keep from slipping forward.

Read the paraphrase that Bruno wrote to help him understand the excerpt.

To avoid grabbing the handles too hard when you ride, slide the saddle forward but raise the front of the saddle, too.

To improve his paraphrase, Bruno should

add extra ideas like “and loosen your grip” that clarify the meaning.
delete “slide the saddle forward” to maintain the meaning of the original excerpt.
add information about avoiding “slipping forward” to include key details he skipped.
change the phrase “grabbing the handles” to be restated in his own words.

Compose a one-paragraph persuasive message board post about grendel.

Answer in a complete paragraph (at least five sentences) using rare (restate the question, answer the question, reason why, evidence to support). be sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation. the importance of being earnest presents characters who live for one thing and one thing only—to do whatever will bring them pleasure. what message does the play get across regarding the pursuit of pleasure? is this message positive or negative? give specific examples from the play to support your response. respond in a complete paragraph.

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