Heading Out on the Oregon Trail by Trey Loker 1Thousands of settlers traveled on the Oregon Trail in the mid-1800s. Most started from the frontier town of Independence, Missouri to various points west. The trail wound its way through the future states of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Idaho. Some of these settlers traveled to fertile farmland in Oregon. Still others wanted to seek their fortunes by mining gold in California. Some unfortunate souls lost their lives during the journey. 2One of the ways people chose to travel was by wagon. The wagon was pulled by a team of oxen and was full of supplies needed on the journey. A cotton or canvas cover was draped over the wagon to protect people and supplies. In order to withstand the brutal conditions on the trail, the wagon had to be constructed of sturdy oak or hickory. 3The ride in the wagon was not very comfortable. The wooden wagon wheels would vibrate and shake as they rolled along the bumpy trail. The total travel time was around five months and covered miles and miles of dirt track. 4The trip was very lonely at times. Days would pass without seeing another human being. It was also dangerous, with wild animal incidents and attacks by disgruntled Native Americans. It took a brave family willing to risk everything for religious or economic freedom! What information about the Oregon Trail is shown in both the description and the map? A) It was a dangerous journey. B) It took several months to travel. C) It covered a large amount of distance. D) It took very brave people to complete the journey. 2) Which two statements from the description are also supported by the map? A) Thousands of settlers traveled on the Oregon Trail in the mid-1800s. B) The trail wound its way through the future states of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Idaho. C) The wagon was pulled by a team of oxen and was full of supplies needed on the journey. D) The total travel time was around five months and covered covered miles and miles of dirt track. E) It was also dangerous, with wild animal incidents and attacks by disgruntled Native Americans. Eliminate

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

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assignment

analyzing characters

respond to the following questions in one paragraph for each. use specific examples from the text to support your responses.

1. there is a set of twins on the island named sam and eric. however, when describing them, golding regularly refers to them as samneric. how does this way of describing the twins relate to their behavior and the way that readers understand their characters? what examples of their behavior readers see that samneric is really the appropriate way to refer to them?

2. as the boys set out to search for the beast, ralph allows jack to lead the way, and he sinks to the back of the pack, " to have escaped responsibility for a time." what does this moment lead you to infer about ralph and about his feelings about being the group’s leader? what does this moment foreshadow?

3. while part of the party searching for the beast, simon realizes that the notion of the beast that the other boys have does not make sense. a beast sitting atop a mountain with claws, a beast who did not leave tracks, could have easily caught the twins. simon has a different picture of the beast: "there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick." how does this picture relate to the beast that samneric saw? how does it relate to what simon said earlier about the beast being "only us"?

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i think it was freedom.

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