If you were one of Poe’s trusted friends, what feedback would you give him about the two stories you just read? Is there anything you would change about his vocabulary, the graphic language he used in his horrific descriptions, or his choice of topics? Please explain what you would have him change and why. It is fine if you decide he should NOT change anything, but you still need to give specific comments of praise to the elements you most enjoyed and explain why.

Which two methods of waste management do you believe are best for society? support your argument with text

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.