"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Do we really learn from the past, or do we keep making the same mistakes
over and over again?
Think carefully about this question.
Write an essay in which you state your point of view about the value of
studying our past/history.
Be sure to -
state your position clearly
use appropriate organization
• provide specific support for your argument
choose your words carefully
edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling
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5. how might the statement, “the almighty has his own purposes” (line 39) relate to lincoln’s purpose in giving this speech?

Read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." and indeed there will be time to wonder, “do i dare? ” and, “do i dare? ” time to turn back and descend the stair, with a bald spot in the middle of my hair— [they will say: “how his hair is growing thin! ”] my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— [they will say: “but how his arms and legs are thin! ”] do i dare disturb the universe? in a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. which lines indicate that the speaker is concerned about what others think of him?

Preview the following sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. the brain was riddled with holes, it looked like a sponge. a. bridled c. perforated b. pierced d. b and c select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d mark this and return