Laurie Halse Anderson said in her book, Speak, "All teenagers feel like outcasts, even the kids who, on the surface, appear to have everything. Adolescence is the period of perpetual doubt; cast out from childhood, unsure which door to the adult world one should choose." Respond to this quote and relate it to both your own experience and Melinda's experience.

What phrase from "speech after being convicted of voting" most engages the audience's sense of pathos, or their emotions?

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie.she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case.which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?

Certain predictable elements of beowulf, such as the superhuman hero and the quest to defeat evil, are common to the form. a. story b. plot c. epic d. novel