read the passage and then answer the question that follows.

ms. slade picked up coffee on her way to work one morning. she happened to see an old friend while she was at the coffee shop. they talked for what seemed like only five minutes, but they actually talked for over 20 minutes. ms. slade gasped when she looked at her watch. as she walked in the door to her office, her manager asked her why she was late.
who is the minor character in the passage?

Where does writer's block come from? briefly describe each of the four possible reasons that writer's block occurs. asap!

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

List some things you like to do with ur close friends and everyday friends(school)