The Best Villain Many stories featurea hero who behaves honorably and fights for good. These same stories often include a villain who behaves selfishly and stands at odds with the hero. In your opinion, who is the best
villain trom a movie or piece of literature? Think about what traits make him or her a good villain, and how he or
she contrasts the hero. Write an essay that describes your favorite villain. Be sure to include details about the
vllain's characteristics, and compare those traits to the hero's characteristics, As you write, remember your
essay will be scored based on how well you: develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that
clearly communicates your controlling idea to the audience. support your controlling idea with meaningtul
examples, information, and references from the text. cite direct quotes and any information that has been
paraphrased from the passages that you have read. organize your essay in a clear and logical manner,
including an introduction, bocdy, and conclusion. use well-structured sentences and language that are
appropriate for your audience. edit your work to conform to the conventions of standard American English.

Read the following excerpt from fast food nations which of the following choices best presents a counterclaim to the argument presented in this excerpt

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich: her attitude towards him and his diseases is still the same. just as the doctor had adopted a certain relation to his patient which he could not abandon, so had she formed one towards him—that he was not doing something he ought to do and was himself to blame, and that she reproached him lovingly for this—and she could not now change that attitude. "you see he doesn't listen to me and doesn't take his medicine at the proper time. and above all he lies in a position that is no doubt bad for him—with his legs up." she described how he made gerasim hold his legs up. the doctor smiled with a contemptuous affability that said: "what's to be done? these sick people do have foolish fancies of that kind, but we must forgive them. . " they all rose, said good-night, and went away. when they had gone it seemed to ivan ilyich that he felt better; the falsity had gone with them. but the pain remained—that same pain and that same fear that made everything monotonously alike, nothing harder and nothing easier. everything was worse. again minute followed minute and hour followed hour. everything remained the same and there was no cessation. and the inevitable end of it all became more and more terrible. based on the excerpt, how is praskovya fedorovna a character foil to ivan ilyich? a. she is kind and takes care of ivan, which is why he feels guilty about how he treated her for most of their married life. b. she is vindictive toward ivan while pretending to be worried about him, thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him. c. she plays the part of the worried wife without any real feeling, symbolizing the false propriety ivan upheld but now hates. d. she is young, healthy, and beautiful—everything ivan can never be again and wishes he could return to. reset next

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage