Dear Principal Fallows,

(1) I am concerned about the school board’s decision to make every senior participate in 40 hours of community service in order to graduate. (2) Although I believe that students should volunteer in their communities, I don’t agree that participation should be required. (3) Many teenagers have jobs after school and on the weekends to help them save money for college. (4) Other students help care for their younger siblings. (5) Most students are involved in one or more school activities. (6) Along with all of these responsibilities, students must still study for class. (7) I understand that the school board wants to show students the importance of volunteerism, but I think that students will find volunteer projects more rewarding when they are not forced to participate. (8) I hope that you will give this matter some thought and consider another course of action.

Sincerely,

Alexis Vargas
Which of these BEST states Alexis’s purpose in writing this letter?

A) to explain the details of the volunteer program
B) to determine why the school board enacted the volunteer program
C) to argue to the principal that the volunteer program shouldn’t be required
D) to convince the principal that the school board doesn’t have the students’ best interest in mind

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.