Retype these sentences, making them smoother by changing the parts that are in brackets. When I was, [oh, around] eight years old, I thought it would be fun to learn to play the piano. My parents agreed to purchase a piano. They told me that I would be required to practice one hour a day, [due to the fact that] piano lessons were expensive. At first, I practiced piano for two hours each day, [with the result that] I progressed very rapidly. Every day for two years I raced home [when] school [was done] and practiced the piano with great enthusiasm. Then one day, something happened. I decided I liked baseball better than the piano. Though I can play the piano rather well [at the present time,] I do not practice as long nor as diligently as I once did.

18 points so for my assignment there need to be like conflict and stuff but i don't know where i am going with this. can somebody me out? and it needs to be turned in by 12.ring ring, ring ring… “dr. watson, hi. i have run out of blueberries at my berry shop! may you pick some up on your way here? remember, not the ones by the big pine. the ones by the creek.” “of course, sherlock! i’m on my way right now. see you soon! ” said dr. watson. beep. dr. watson always wants to impress sherlock so he made sure to leave right away to have enough time to pick through all the berries and find the best ones. it was about a 4-hour walk from dr. watson’s cottage to the berry shop, so he made sure not get distracted. about 2 hours into his walk, he started approaching the berries. however, these were the ones by the big pine that did not look very appetizing. the blueberries were so small, you could taste the sourness through your teeth. most of them weren’t even ripe yet. straight green. dr. watson turned away with his sour face and headed toward the creek. there, he saw the most beautiful berries. plump and juicy, dark blue, and so big, you could almost compare them to some grapes! as dr. watson went to pick the first berry, sherlock called. “hi! just checking in. how is it going? we have a few people who put in orders for blueberries. they will be picking them up tomorrow morning and we still need to get the blueberries through the sanitizing process.” “yes, i am going as fast as i can. i will be there soon! ”

Describe the term romanticism. how is it evident in the poems of the era? be sure to include information related to poems from at least two authors. support your response with evidence related to form, sound, structure, and other poetic elements.

What phrase from "speech after being convicted of voting" most engages the audience's sense of pathos, or their emotions?