True or false, explain why 1. parents can tell their child’s fate at birth. 2. winters in northern canada are usually temperate. 3. getting an education is one way that people rise from a lowly position. 4. an eternal mystery is one that can be easily solved. 5. if you are steady on your feet, you rarely trip while climbing the stairs. 6. when you have a lease on a house, you own it.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Determine which details should be included in a summary of "the enchanted bluff" and which details should be omitted from the summary.

Writing prompt: you went to the mall. what mode of transportation did you use to get there? how did you pay for things you are buying? what did you do there (watch a movie, eat something, etc)?