Read the excerpt from iqbal. it was a special morning. when foreign customers arrived, hussain khan couldn't bully us too badly in their presence. he had to convince them that we were treated well. "these are my apprentices," he would say, distributing affectionate pats left and right. "here they learn an honest profession that will assure them a better future, one without hunger and poverty. they're like my own family." in this excerpt, the author uses words to characterize hussain khan as a man who has more customers than he can manage. treats the children well all the time. is dishonest to foreign customers. is providing a better future for the children.

  dante alighieri wrote the divine comedy, a description of a spititual journey. when he wrote it , he was in exile. in florence, dante's native city, there was a social strife, they had political turmoil, and some of the   florentine names included in the narrative may have been a way that dante used to criticize his fellow citizens.

  plan: i will begin with a quotation about the importance of unity in a community. then, i will state my claim that an activity will unite our school by creating a shared vision, purpose, and direction. in the body, i will use three main points that describe the different avenues the students can take: through a variety of clubs, through a special event, or through an awareness week. i will provide evidence about other towns that have unity activities and the kinds of events that they include. pictures will illustrate my three main points in action. for the ending, i will restate the main idea in a new way and pose a question to keep the audience thinking.