1. Write a story or dialogue using pinyin. The story or dialogue can be about anything you've learned up until this point, and must demonstrate a knowledge of vocabulary and grammar patterns. It should be at least 20 lines long.

Which relational dialectic is causing tension in the following scenario? greg and anna work together. they're good friends and talk a lot. but anna doesn't feel comfortable telling greg about her problems with her boyfriend. she's frustrated that he keeps asking her about them. autonomy-connection novelty-predictability openness-privacy

Read this excerpt from the call of the wild by jack london. the encouragement buck gave the rebels led them into all kinds of petty misdemeanors. no more was spitz a leader greatly to be feared. the old awe departed, and they grew equal to challenging his authority. pike robbed him of half a fish one night, and gulped it down under the protection of buck. another night dub and joe fought spitz and made him forego the punishment they deserved. and even billee, the good-natured, was less good-natured, and whined not half so placatingly as in former days. buck never came near spitz without snarling and bristling menacingly. in fact, his conduct approached that of a bully, and he was given to swaggering up and down before spitz's very nose. who is the antagonist in this excerpt? buck is the antagonist because he has started a rebellion. spitz is the antagonist because the others are rebelling against his leadership. dub and joe are the antagonists because they attack spitz. billee is the antagonist because he refuses to cooperate with the others.

Which factors threaten the forests of north america?