In The Longest Night, Wind Runner describes his Vision Quest as the most important journey of his life. How did Wind Runner change from the beginning to the end of his Vision Quest? Write an opinion essay stating your opinion about the type of person Wind Runner was before he started his journey. Was he proud, brave, or humble? How did he change after his Vision Quest? Use specific facts and details from the text to support your opinion and reasons.

In marigolds, which character can be described as having a laugh so loud that the great oak seemed to laugh with it?

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." again rainsford lifted the heavy knocker, and let it fall. the door opened then, opened as suddenly as if it were on a spring, and rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out. the first thing rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man rainsford had ever seen—a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist. in his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at rainsford's heart. the details of this excerpt show that rainsford sees ivan as a(n) individual.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.