Summarize (paraphrase) the following paragraph: "The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.

In the space below, enter the three discussion question stems you selected, and the answers you wrote as you reread the speech. even though this was a note-taking exercise, the answers should still be complete sentences, with correct spelling and punctuation.

From what alcinous says about phaeacia's ships, is there any chance that they will fail to get odysseus home? how do you know? answer in complete sentences.

Read the excerpt from "the crab that played with the sea." now, while the two were talking together, pau amma the crab, who was next in the game, scuttled off sideways and stepped into the sea, saying to himself, ‘i will play my play alone in the deep waters, and i will never be obedient to this son of adam.' nobody saw him go away except the little girl-daughter where she leaned on the man's shoulder. and the play went on till there were no more animals left without orders; and the eldest magician wiped the fine dust off his hands and walked about the world to see how the animals were playing. which conclusion about pau amma does this excerpt support? he likes swimming. he is afraid of humans. he thinks he is better than other animals. he enjoys spending time with other animals.