You walk onto the playground after school. you have two choices in front of you: you can join your three oldest friends by the swings, or you can meet up with your three new friends under the pavilion. write a story about the choice that you make and the things that happen as a result of your decision.

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.

Which persuasive technique is used in the passage below? after seeing ads for greasy french fries, sugary soft drinks, and salty chips, you head to the kitchen to fix yourself an enormous (and unhealthy) snack. with the tv blaring in the background, you then waste hours on the web.

Gilman's the yellow wallpaper expresses the idea that doctors in the 19th century did not take into account the opinions and needs of mentally ill patients when treating them which line from they story best supports this theme