For this assessment read Of Mice and Men, Chapter 1. Write a statement--a prediction--about what human rights issue will be covered in this book. Explain why you believe this issue will be important in the story. Examples of human rights issues include (but are not limited to):
•Gender equality
•Immigration laws
•Child labor
•Freedom
•Access to health care or education
You must include evidence from your story that demonstrates how you made your prediction. This can be a quotation you copy from the book.

What do we know about the mother in "two kinds"? select all that apply. she came from china. she had two daughters who died. her mother, father, and first husband are dead. she is part japanese.

Which statement best explains why shakespeare has cassius use the word fawn rather than a synonym such as flatter to describe his actions?

1. at the conclusion of chapter 13, the monster realizes that he has none of the qualities or possessions that human beings value, and so he worries the he will be forever miserable. he says, “oh, that i had for ever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat! ” this statement recalls one made by victor frankenstein in chapter 10: “if our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might nearly be free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.” questions: what do these two statements suggest about the impact of knowledge? how do the statements affect the way readers view the monster and victor?