Read the passage from "Initiation." The door behind her opened and a ray of light sliced
across the soft gloom of the basement room.
"Hey Millicent, come on out now. This is it." There were
some of the girls outside.
"I'm coming," she said, getting up and moving out of the
soft darkness into the glare of light, thinking: This is it, all
right. The worst part, the hardest part, the part of initiation
that I figured out myself.
The passage provides evidence that Millicent has overcome what kind of conflict?
Character vs Character
Character vs Nature
Character vs Self
Character vs Society

Read the excerpt from "annabel lee," by edgar allan poe. and this was the reason that, long ago, in this kingdom by the sea, a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful annabel lee; so that her highborn kinsmen came and bore her away from me, to shut her up in a sepulchre in this kingdom by the sea. how does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem? the rhythm changes on the phrase “a kingdom by the sea,” emphasizing poe’s distrust of a monarchy. the rhythm changes on the phrase “bore her away from me,” emphasizing poe’s desire to be reunited the rhythm changes on the words “chilling” and “sepulchre,” emphasizing poe’s complaint about unexpected death. the rhythm changes on the words “lee” and “me,” emphasizing poe’s fear that his bond with his love is fragile.

Why do you think frank tashlin titled this story  the bear that wasn’t? why didn’t the factory officials recognize the bear for what he was? why did it become harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory?

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.