Compare and contrast this excerpt from Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet with Arthur Brooke’s poem "The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet," specifically the excerpt from it in the previous lesson or the Skills section of this lesson. Summarize the similarities and differences you see in plot, characterization, and language--particularly figurative language. Why do you think Shakespeare’s version is considered “better”? Offer evidence from both texts to support your ideas.

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

What do the sketches of 9/11 victims in "portraits of grief" achieve?

The author or the odyssey, an epic written in 700 b.c.,