(The book is The Giver) #1. Explain the resolution of this story. In other words, what is the outcome of this story? How is the main conflict resolved? Add textual evidence here to support your response (include quotation and page #). #2. What does the protagonist learn (or should have learned) through his/her experience with the conflict? #3. Describe a theme that the author aims to teach the reader of this story. Remember, a theme is universal and can apply also to other texts and to our lives. Follow the example model to explain a theme in your story. Example: Theme Topic: Jealousy Theme Statement: Jealousy can drive people to act in ways that hurt others. How the theme is revealed in this story: The other students are jealous of Margot because she once lived on Earth and has seen the sun. Because they are jealous, they mock her, bully her, and eventually lock her in a closet. Upon this act of jealousy, Margot misses her only opportunity to see the sun in seven years. Readers learn that jealousy drives the students to act in ways that are shameful. When people act out of jealousy, they not only hurt others but they hurt themselves in the process. Your turn: Theme Topic: Theme Statement: How is the theme revealed in the story? #4. Do you think the theme identified for response #3 is explicitly or implicitly expressed by the author? Explain your opinion. Hint: A theme can be explicit (directly expressed) or implicit (indirectly expressed).

Select the correct answer. in this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by johnathan swift, what does the author list? i can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom. this i freely own, and 'twas indeed one principal design in offering it to the world. i desire the reader will observe, that i calculate my remedy for this one individual kingdom of ireland, and for no other that ever was, is, or, i think, ever can be upon earth. therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients: of taxing our absentees at five shillings a pound: of using neither cloaths, nor houshold furniture, except what is of our own growth and manufacture: of utterly rejecting the materials and instruments that promote foreign luxury: of curing the expensiveness of pride, vanity, idleness, and gaming in our women: of introducing a vein of parsimony, prudence and temperance: of learning to love our country, wherein we differ even from laplanders, and the inhabitants of topinamboo: of quitting our animosities and factions, nor acting any longer like the jews, who were murdering one another at the very moment their city was taken: of being a little cautious not to sell our country and consciences for nothing: of teaching landlords to have at least one degree of mercy towards their tenants. lastly, of putting a spirit of honesty, industry, and skill into our shop-keepers, who, if a resolution could now be taken to buy only our native goods, would immediately unite to cheat and exact upon us in the price, the measure, and the goodness, nor could ever yet be brought to make one fair proposal of just dealing, though often and earnestly invited to it.a. reforms that had failed to improve ireland's situation b. the unrealistic measures discussed by irish government officials c. viable measures that could improve ireland's situation d. measures that would unify the populace of ireland

Auden's musée des beaux arts" and williams's "landscape with the fall oficarus" share which common element?

Read the paragraph. we heard music coming from the auditorium so we crept up to the door in peaked in. i couldn’t believe my eyes! a group of dancers were on stage in the most beautiful costumes i have ever seen. i looked at mabel and she looked back at me with the same expression. our eyes were wide with joy and wonder. which point of view does the narrator use