Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street. By this time Sampson had developed into a skillful, potentially professional baseball player. He was the captain of the baseball team at University and could almost touch his dreams of playing in the major leagues. In what way is Sampson different by the end of the story? He now thinks about playing baseball in college. He no longer thinks that his dreams are possible. He no longer has an interest in playing baseball. He is now open to exploring other career possibilities.

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

Create a purpose statement based on the graphic organizer in "section ii: finding the main point."

How is the speaker's writing assignment in "theme for english b" affected by his setting in place and time? the speaker focuses more on his fascination with music than on the core of the assignment. the speaker reflects that he has nothing in common with his instructor, who will therefore not understand his essay. the speaker has trouble with the assignment because he questions what is true about his own identity.< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < ,,