PLEASE HELP! Evaluate the lead on the following story, which is about the new tardy policy enacted at Branson-Alcott High School. What, if anything, would you change? On Aug. 22, the first day of school, 1,883 students walked through the doors of Branson-Alcott High School. Jenny Matthews, senior, was one of those students. She was wearing a red T-shirt and jeans, which was pretty much her usual style. Matthews went to her first period classroom a couple of minutes before the bell rang. BUZZ! The warning bell signaled that all of the students were supposed to be headed toward their classrooms. Matthews was already in her seat when the actual bell rang. BUZZ!Joe Smithson was lying on his back, in baseball sliding position, with the toe of his left cleat touching the metal leg of his assigned seat. Just seconds before the bell had rang, Smithson, Branson-Alcott’s first baseman, had dashed into the room and slid toward his seat.“I spent all summer at baseball camp,” Smithson said. “I never knew my skills would keep me from getting in trouble for being late to class.”Smithson’s slide probably kept him from getting a detention, because a new tardy policy was enacted this year *

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.