Growing up is not easy. Everyone experiences bumps in the road and makes mistakes on the way to maturity. Mistakes, however, are not always a bad thing. In fact, in the long run, teenagers can actually benefit from making mistakes and suffering the consequences. Assignment: Do you agree with the notion that making mistakes and suffering the consequences can be beneficial for teenagers? Why? Plan and create a thesis and write a one paragraph response in which you state and explain your point of view on this issue. Be sure to provide support for your opinions in the form of sound reasoning and relevant examples.

in at least 150 words, discuss the tone of the narrator in "i stand here ironing," and explain how it impacts the telling of the story

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.