Read the paragraph below. What is the author's point of view on the topic? Many young adults find themselves job-searching, finding a place to live, or filing taxes for the first time with no idea how to do it. There are many skills required to be successful as an adult that teenagers have not been exposed to. To prepare young adults for the realities of employment, banking, taxes, and more, high-school students should be required to take a life-skills course before graduating.

Ask yourself all of the following questions before you even consider submitting your essay for grading. if your answer to even one of these questions is no, then you still have some work to do. does my introduction attempt to “hook” the reader? does my essay have a clear and specific thesis statement? does my essay accurately tell my story? does my essay indicate why i’m telling my story? have i described only my own experiences? have i used the first-person point of view (the pronoun “i”) throughout the essay? have i clearly indicated where paragraphs begin and end? does each of my paragraphs support my thesis statement? does my conclusion summarize and give closure to my essay? have i effectively proofread my essay? have i met the length requirement? is my essay formatted according to the instructions?

Consider the last two lines of the poem again. why do you think the old woman sees herself as a terrible fish? why did she choose to compare her to a fish? why do you think she chose to use the word "terrible"? write your answer in two hundred words.

Discuss how social status may align with historical criticism.