Read this paragraph. claire marveled at her little brother’s flawless dive. it looked effortless now, but she knew he had spent weeks perfecting the arch of his body and the point of his toes. she wanted to have a dive like that—the type people stop and watch. still, she could not bring herself to attempt it. after all, her brother’s first twenty or so dives had been awful, with knees and elbows flailing. claire shuddered to imagine looking like that in clear view of the entire pool population. and the whole head-first concept seemed intimidating. she wondered if her hands would reach the bottom of the pool. maybe some day. but for now, she decided she would just watch. what is the conflict in the excerpt? character versus self character versus character character versus society character versus nature

What do you think tennyson is saying about the role of the artist and the connection of the artist to his or her society? cite evidence from the poem to support your view. your answer should be at least one hundred words.

Read the excerpts from the land. [willie] turned to my daddy. "it's my boy mitchell done this, mister edward, and i know there ain't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but i jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. i'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact! " with that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward mitchell. *** my daddy stopped and looked at me. "no," he said. "i'm not going to whip you, paul. no, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride ghost wind again. i figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. you won't ride any of the other horses either, including the appaloosa, until i say so." which statement about willie’s and mister edward’s reactions is true? both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. both men believe that their sons have permanently injured ghost wind

Andy bernard laughed at my joke, spitting out his water. complete thought incomplete thought