Your response paragraph should be between 120 and 175 words. In it, discuss the two reasons of support presented in your thesis. As you develop your response, consider these questions: Which of the author’s points do you agree with? Which of the author’s points do you disagree with? Why are you not persuaded by the author’s ideas and evidence? As you respond, build on or extend the author’s points with evidence from personal experience or knowledge. The structure of the Reading Response should include the following: First Paragraph An introduction of the article, including the author’s name and the article title Brief summary of the article Your thesis statement Second Paragraph Response with two reasons of support for your opinion Connection of your topic to life, work/school, or current event APA citations created by using an example in the reading or by using the Reference and Citation generator from the CWE.

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

What difference do you notice between this passage and contemporary pose.