Read the sentence below, and notice how it uses the word innovation. The sport of football relies on constant innovation by helmet producers to protect players from concussions.

Which phrase best explains the meaning of innovation, as it’s used in this sentence?

changes in organization

new approaches to design

careful decisions

stricter rules or laws

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers

Constructed response paragraph: in the short story, the author describes her life during her “day away” but provides few details about her “normal” life. using information from the text, write a short story that describes events that precede the story above. as you detail the author’s daily routine before her “day away,” be sure your narrative establishes the story’s setting, first-person point of view, and primary conflict.

Read this passage from the online article “top 10 reasons why everyone is doing yoga” by kathryn livingston. what type of propaganda is the author using? why are so many people doing yoga these days? there must be more to it than endorphins; there has to be a deeper reason why 20 million plus americans have fallen in love with this venerable practice. here is my top ten list – and if you’re a yogi, i’m sure you can think of more.