Role play the situation that you are an advice column writer and have just received this letter from a reader. respond to your reader in a letter that addresses the situation. give the person at least 5 ideas to them and then reasons (support) for your ideas. dear advice giver, i am a seventy year old woman. i feel that life has passed me by and that there is nothing left for me. my husband of 48 years died last year and my three children are all grown and live away. i have friends but many of them have spouses and i do not want to be a third wheel. i have never worked outside of my house since my family was my occupation. my health is declining and from long hours of watching television, my eyes are tired and i am rather stiff most days. i would like to take piano lessons but i feel that i am too old. there is not much that i feel that i can do and i am so lonely. can you offer me any advice? sincerely, desperate

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous