Do you think that the place where people are born and spend their lives influences who they become? does place have any influence on how we see the world or relate to other people?
has your home had any influence on the way you think or the decisions you've made?

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Compare how this myth is portrayed in the painting and in the text. is the mood similar or different? how do the painter and the author create these moods

Which type of pronoun clearly shows what is being referred to a specific person place or thing