"There have always been naysayers who've questioned the need for space exploration. The argument goes that the United States
has more important things to spend its money on, such as ending
hunger and poverty.
Others argue that a successful space program adds to our
national prestige, helps the economy, creates jobs, and improves
national security. It inspires students to pursue innovative projects
and careers in science and technology."
Which argument do you agree with? Should the United States use their money for funding
space exploration or for ending world hunger and poverty? Choose a side and argue it with
examples from the text.

Follow the directions (and example) given to create your own sonnet. william shakespeare's sonnet 130 my mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun, coral is far more red, than her lips red, if snow be white, why then her breasts are dun: if hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head: i have seen roses damasked, red and white, but no such roses see i in her cheeks, and in some perfumes is there more delight, than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. i love to hear her speak, yet well i know, that music hath a far more pleasing sound: i grant i never saw a goddess go, my mistress when she walks treads on the ground. and yet by heaven i think my love as rare, as any she belied with false compare. instructions: write fourteen lines of iambic pentameter. use a sonnet rhyme scheme. use the first eight lines to set up your idea (the octave). use the last six lines to conclude your idea (sestet). (variety may be added by including a substitute foot from time to time such as the two anapests in line 3 above.) work in small groups giving each other feedback. reading the sonnet aloud allows you to hear the words and rhythms of the lines. generate questions that will clarify the use of words and forms. for example: was the idea of the sonnet presented in the first eight lines? how was sound used to enhance the meaning of the sonnet?

What is the correct way of writing the following sentence? you’re headed for the big time kim said. a. “you’re headed for the big time,” kim said. b. your headed for the big time, kim said. c. you’re headed for the big time, kim said. d. “you’re headed for the big time” kim said

When does the climax occur in a story? a. when the main characters are introduced b. when the story is at its most intense point c. when a series of conflicts happen together d. when the story’s setting is established