The Empire State Building would have been impressive if it were built at any time. What about the time period in which it was built made it even more impressive? Use information from the passage to support your answer. (Write in COMPLETE sentences.)

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

In at least one hundred words, explain how the structure of elizabeth bishop’s “sestina” to convey meaning in the poem. provide specific evidence from the text to support your response.

In “the bet” by anton p. chekhov, what motivates the lawyer to participate in the bet?