Category: Writing

The reef by Samuel Scoville, Jr need answers for those question
1. In the context of this story, who’s in control: man or nature? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.
2. In the context of this story, can money buy happiness? When is enough? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.
3. Consider the role of the family in this story. In the context of this text, what is the meaning of family? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.
4. How does the death of Jimmy Tom’s father impact the character development of the grandfather and his grandson? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

three metaphors for cultural diversity in the U.S.: the melting pot, the salad bowl, and the kaleidoscope. Which of these — or any other — do you think is most accurate now? Please choose one and freewrite for 5 minutes about what the metaphor means to you.

You will analyze three panels from the graphic novel by writing three (3) paragraphs, using quotes as evidence for each. Use the C-Q-C (Claim-Quote-Commentary) format to provide your paragraphs:
Claim: a topic sentence or a main idea that can be proven true with supporting evidence.
Context / Quote: a lead-in or introduction to a quote (speaker, occasion), followed by a direct quote from the text, cited by page number in parentheses.
Commentary: a statement of analysis, discussing the significance of the quote and its connection to the claim or main idea.
Example C-Q-C:
In the first panel of the novel, comic artist Art Spiegelman depicts himself as a weak, undersized skater in order to show his young self as needing validation and acceptance. The much larger leader of the group, Howie, says, “Last one to the schoolyard is a rotten egg.” That “rotten egg” later symbolizes how Arties feels after he talks to his father, who, as a guilt-ridden Holocaust survivor, dismisses the need for “friends” and his son’s feelings.
Note
: you may use more than one sentence of commentary after the quote.
Panel Analysis #1: Chapter One: “The Shiek” pg. 20
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? NO, YOU CAN’T I’M ON MY WAY OUT. COME WI- PLEASE. VLADEK! 1- I’LL COME WITH YOU. 2 SHE FELL ON THE FLODA AND HELD STRONG MY LEGS. (DON’T RUN AWAY! CIBISIN I RAN OUT TO MY FRIEND WHAT INTRO- I SAW NOW THAT I WENT TOO FAR DUCED VS. HE WENT TO CALM HER DOWN WITH HEA. AND TOOK HER HOME. from p.20, panels 3.4.5 and 6 of Spielgelman, Art. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, vol 1. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? NO, YOU CAN’T I’M ON MY WAY OUT. COME WI- PLEASE. VLADEK! 1- I’LL COME WITH YOU. 2 SHE FELL ON THE FLODA AND HELD STRONG MY LEGS. (DON’T RUN AWAY! CIBISIN I RAN OUT TO MY FRIEND WHAT INTRO- I SAW NOW THAT I WENT TOO FAR DUCED VS. HE WENT TO CALM HER DOWN WITH HEA. AND TOOK HER HOME. from p.20, panels 3.4.5 and 6 of Spielgelman, Art. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, vol 1. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.
Answer the following in a C-Q-C paragraph, using quotes from the panel as evidence:
1. In the panels above, how does the comic artist Art Spiegelman use prisoner imagery to portray his characters in terms of physical space (backgrounds & size relation to each other) and through the use of dialogue, narration, or sound effects on the page?
Panel Analysis # 2: “Rego Park, N.Y. 1955” pg. 5
IF YOU LOCK THEM TOGETHER He stopped sawing. IN A ROOM WITH NO FOOD FOR A WEEK …1 FRIENDS? YOUR FRIENDS?… X .. THEN YOU COULD SEE WHAT IT IS , FRIENDS!…IF YOU LOCK THEM TOGETHER He stopped sawing. IN A ROOM WITH NO FOOD FOR A WEEK …1 FRIENDS? YOUR FRIENDS?… X .. THEN YOU COULD SEE WHAT IT IS , FRIENDS!…
Answer the following in a C-Q-C paragraph, using quotes from the panel as evidence:
2. In the panels above, how does the comic artist Art Spiegelman use prisoner imagery to portray his father and himself in terms of physical space (backgrounds & size relation to each other) and through the use of dialogue?
Panel Analysis # 3: Chapter Two: “The Honeymoon” pg. 31
SHE WAS CRYING AS BUT WHY I DONT BUT I DON’T CARE . SOON I CAME IN … ARE YOU KNOW ! CRYING? I HAVE A I JUST DON’T WHAT’S SOB GOOD FAMI- WANT TO LIVE. WRONG. IT DOESN’T LY… A FINE DARLING? MATTER … SON.. I SHOULD NOTHING BE HAPPY … MATTERS. HERE, BABY. DRINK THIS AND REST. GIVING BIRTH WAS TOO MUCH OF A STRAIN. SHE’S ALWAYS HYSTER I DON’T UNDERSTAND. ICAL OR DEPRESSED… A BREAKDOWN. WHAT’S THE MATTER? PLEASE . .SHE WAS CRYING AS BUT WHY I DONT BUT I DON’T CARE . SOON I CAME IN … ARE YOU KNOW ! CRYING? I HAVE A I JUST DON’T WHAT’S SOB GOOD FAMI- WANT TO LIVE. WRONG. IT DOESN’T LY… A FINE DARLING? MATTER … SON.. I SHOULD NOTHING BE HAPPY … MATTERS. HERE, BABY. DRINK THIS AND REST. GIVING BIRTH WAS TOO MUCH OF A STRAIN. SHE’S ALWAYS HYSTER I DON’T UNDERSTAND. ICAL OR DEPRESSED… A BREAKDOWN. WHAT’S THE MATTER? PLEASE . .
Answer the following in a C-Q-C paragraph, using quotes from the panel as evidence:
3. In the panels above, how does the comic artist Art Spiegelman use prisoner imagery to portray his parents in terms of physical space (backgrounds & size relation to each other) and through the use of dialogue?

5. Which statement about Gregor is best supported by the following passage (paragraph 5)? ‘This getting up early,’ he thought, ‘makes a man quite idiotic. A man must have his sleep. Other traveling salesmen live like harem women. For instance, when I come back to the inn during the course of the morning to write up the necessary orders, these gentlemen are just sitting down to breakfast. If I were to try that with my boss, I’d be thrown out on the spot. Still, who knows whether that mightn’t be really good for me. If I didn’t hold back for my parents’ sake, I would’ve quit ages ago. I would’ve gone to the boss and told him just what I think from the bottom of my heart. He would’ve fallen right off his desk! How weird it is to sit up at the desk and talk down to the employee from way up there. The boss has trouble hearing, so the employee has to step up quite close to him. Anyway, I haven’t completely given up that hope yet. Once I’ve got together the money to pay off the parents’ debt to him— that should take another five or six years—I’ll do it for sure. Then I’ll make the big break. In any case, right now I have to get up. My train leaves at five o’clock.’
A. Gregor reflects on the kindness and generosity of his boss.
B. Gregor resents his work, but continues due to family obligations.
C. Gregor is determined to receive a promotion.
D. Gregor is determined to quit his job within the next year.

can someone please help me! I need some guidance. Thanks in advance for your kindness!
1. The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A How is “The Thrill of the Chase” most clearly similar to a work of fiction?
a. It takes place a long time ago in an unspecified place.
b. It includes made-up characters that are improbable but entertaining.
c. It contains rich description and imagery to draw readers into events. C is the correct answer for this one I answered it correctly
d. It follows a format in which the writer asks questions and the subject gives answers.
Part B: Which passage from the article is the best example of the answer to Part A?
a. The place was filled with more than 5,000 pieces of museum-quality Southwestern art and artifacts, from Sitting Bull’s pipe and an 18th-century painted buffalo skin to early Indian pottery and rare Plains Indian medicine bonnets. Lauren immediately fell in love with a Crow Indian hat covered in white ermine skins and carved antelope horns.
b. When one woman emailed him to complain that the clues were too difficult, he told her the treasure chest is located more than 300 miles west of Toledo.
c. Based on the 5000 plus emails he has received about the treasure, he estimates that more than 1,000 people have searched for it, so he assumes there must be others out there that he doesn’t know about.
2. The word benefactor is made up of the prefix bene-, meaning “well.” Using this information as well as your knowledge of the root word -fac-, choose the correct definition of benefactor.
a. Someone who does good for others.
b. Someone who resists doing good for others.
c. Someone who refuses to do good for others.
3. The following excerpt from “The Thrill of the Chase” consists of a series of short sentences.
It seemed like a perfect plan. Except for one hitch. Fenn didn’t die. Forrest Fenn’s cancer went into remission-and it stayed that way.
What is most clearly the effect of the short sentences on the reader?
a. The short sentences slow the pace.
b. The short sentences create musicality.
c. The short sentences produce drama and impact.
4. Read this excerpt from “The Thrill of the Chase.”
Fenn decided he would hide the chest with a copy of his book in the desert, maybe even as he walked out into the wilderness to die. That could trigger a hunt of its own, spark some excitement; one day an intrepid searcher would find his bones and his treasure and learn who he was, think kindly of him.
What is most clearly the effect of these longer sentences on the reader?
a. They create a rapid pace that pulls the reader through the text.
b. They provide rhythm and contribute complex thoughts and details.
c. They compact ideas so they can be understood quickly and effectively.
5. The following excerpt from “The Thrill of the Chase” is an example of writing using alternating sentence lengths. What effect does this style of writing most clearly have on the reader?
When Fenn himself walks down the street these days, locals constantly stop him; they want to know if anyone has found the treasure. Others shake his hand and call him a hero. Local jeweler Marc Howard hails Fenn as a cross between Will Rogers and Mark Twain. “He’s a story-weaver, and has created a legacy that will reach out into the future.”
a. It presents ideas in a direct, rapid, to-the-point manner.
b. It produces drama and substance by focusing intently on just one or two ideas.
c. It gives the writing rhythm and musicality and makes the text easier to understand.

INTO THE WILD CHAPTER/: THE ENIGMA OF CHRIS After Chapter 1, what do readers know about Chris aka Alex? Find examples of both
direct and indirect characterization and explain what each reveals about his character. Then, write or draw (in symbol form) his character traits
in the silhouette below. Evidence: Evidence: Evidence: Evidence:

TO 40:56 Read the claim. Which statement best analyzes the rebuttal? Human bodies have developed over time to support a vegetarian diet. It is effective because it creates emphasis by adding reasoning to the claim. Read the counterclaim. It is effective because it provides both empirical and logical supporting evidence. Humans have eaten meat along with plants for more than two million years, contributing to our successful evolution. Read the rebuttal. It is ineffective because it does not logically point out a flaw in the counterclaim. Evolution is the process of development over history, meaning that change in diet is constant. Unmark this question Next Submit

Abc Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 3, scene 2. Which paraphrase of the passage is the best? [BRUTUS.] If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: it is not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live and die as free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him. As he was fortunate, I rejoice at it. But as he was ambitious, I slew him. O Brutus asks the people of Rome if they would rather have Caesar alive and they all be slaves, or have Caesar dead so they can live freely. O Brutus explains that he loved Caesar but loves Rome more. O Brutus clarifies that he rose against Caesar not because he did not love Caesar, but because he loved.
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watch the video COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS | Funny video

answer the following question and support you answer
1. what is the cause of miscommunication?identify the elements that caused the problem.
2. which type of communication is/are present in the video? ( according to mode and context)
Elements of the Speech Communication Process
1. Speaker or sender – the person who initiates a speech transaction
2. Message- whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
3. Channel or medium- means by which a message is communicated
4. Listener or receiver- the receiver of the communicated message
5. Feedback- comes in many forms and must be understood
6. Interference or noise- anything that holds back or hinders the communication of the message
7. Situation or setting – the time and place of occurrence
types of communication
According to Mode
• Verbal Communication – a type of communication that uses words to convey a message. Some forms of verbal communication are written and oral communication.
Examples: Written communication – letters, texting, emailing
Oral communication – face-to-face conversation, speech, radio
• Non-Verbal Communication – a type of communication that uses body language to convey a message. Body language is one form of non-verbal communication.
Examples: covering the mouth (gesture used to hide a smile or frown)
Head nod (to show agreement)
Finger tapping (impatience)
Arms crossed over chest (indicates defensiveness or stress)
• Visual Communication – a type of communication that uses visuals to convey information and/or messages.
Examples: signs, symbols, imagery, maps, graphs, charts, diagrams, pictograms, photos,
drawings, Illustrations, and even various forms of electronic communication.
According to Context
• Intrapersonal Communication – It is the communication done with oneself. Included are
thoughts, assessments, contemplations, and feelings that are associated with one’s inner
communication.
• Interpersonal Communication – It is the communication where the exchange of ideas and
information happens between two or more people by way of any channel.
This can be face-to-face communication, online, over the phone, or in written forms.

The introduction paragraph must contain the following:
The “Hook” sentence – Definition, Fact, Question, Quote, or Statement
Transition sentence – the bridge between the “Hook” and “Thesis Statement”; as a suggestion a fact would work
Thesis Statement – What you plan to prove in your essay based on the research you’ve done
The body paragraph must contain the following:
The topic sentence
Textual evidence (a cited source)
Explanation of the textual evidence
An example of the textual evidence
A conclusion sentence (the wrap up)
A transition sentence (only for the 1st and 2nd paragraphs)
This paragraph will either represent your first supporting detail, as outlined in your thesis statement, or give further explanation to your thesis statement with a clear topic sentence. Remember this paragraph, and the two body paragraphs that will follow, must have a topic sentence, which reiterates a supporting detail to the main idea of the topic, textual evidence (a citation), an example to further explain the supporting detail, and a conclusion / transition sentence.