Writing task.

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a description: if my home town was a person.
if the city, town or village where you live was a person, what kind of person would it be? describe the ‘personality’ of the place where you live.

l'aquila

i live in l'aquila, a small town located in the center of italy, surrounded by high mountains. there are about 70 000 inhabitants.

in italian "l'aquila" means "the eagle", and it refers to the swabian eagle.
an eagle is also found on the coat of arms, which is made up of an eagle, in the center, and the words "immota" and "manet" to the sides.

it's the town's motto, and in latin it means "stands still".
i think "immota manet" are the words that better describe l'aquila; here's why:

it would be a still and quiet place to live in, if it wasn't for the fact that in 2009 it sadly became famous for an earthquake that completely destroyed the town.
it isn't the fisrt time something like that happens, though.

l'aquila was destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout the centuries. the first time was just 3 years after her foundation.

sometimes it was a war, sometimes an earthquake, but now, in 2019, she's still there, in the same place where she was firstly built 800 years ago.

if she was a person, she would certainly be very hard working and determined to reach her goals.

furthermore, winters here can be harsh. in january and febraury temperature often drops down to -20°c or below, and l'aquila is said to be the coldest city in italy.
many visitors and tourists say that mountains make them feel uncomfortable, as if they were blocked there.
wherever you look you can see high peaks covered in snow. i understand that this may be intimidating for someone who isn's used to it, but personally, i feel protected rather than blocked.

so, in conclusion, if i had to imagine l'aquila was a person, i'd see a reserved hard-working woman, in her adulthood, who has gone through many issues in her life, but she never gave up, and is looking forward to return to normality once again.

read this excerpt from “incidents in the life of a slave girl.”

i went about my evening work with trembling steps. mr. flint twice called from his chamber door to inquire why the house was not locked up. i replied that i had not done my work. "you have had time enough to do it," said he. "take care how you answer me! "

i shut all the windows, locked all the doors, and went up to the third story, to wait till midnight. how long those hours seemed, and how fervently i prayed that god would not forsake me in this hour of utmost need! i was about to risk everything on the throw of a die; and if i failed, o what would become of me and my poor children? they would be made to suffer for my fault.

at half past twelve i stole softly down stairs. i stopped on the second floor, thinking i heard a noise. i felt my way down into the parlor, and looked out of the window. the night was so intensely dark that i could see nothing. i raised the window very softly and jumped out. large drops of rain were falling, and the darkness bewildered me. i dropped on my knees, and breathed a short prayer to god for guidance and protection. i groped my way to the road, and rushed towards the town with almost lightning speed.

what is the main idea of this excerpt?

harriet worked for a man called mr. flint who became very impatient when she did not finish her work.

harriet waited until after midnight to run down the stairs and jump out of a window into the rain.

harriet was a frightened young girl who found the faith and courage to leave her home for an unknown life.

harriet felt very nervous about running away because she did not like being alone in the darkness.

explanation:

in the problem you wrote said that the taxi charges $0.070 per mile(which would be 7 cents per mile), but then in your suggested equation you have it as $0.70 per mile (which is 70 cents per mile).

the latter seems more realistic, so i will assume that the taxi costs $5.00 and charges $0.70 per mile with tolls costing an additional $3.50. and it asks you to find how far you can travel on $36.50.

let x the number of miles traveled. since the taxi charges $0.70 per mile, multiplying this by the miles traveled (x) will yield the cost of the taxi ride as far as how far it took you. then adding this amount to the cost of the taxi ($5.00) and the additional cost for the tolls ($3.50) will give you the total cost of the taxi ride ($36.50)

that is,

            (0.70)x + 5.00 + 3.50 = 36.50

adding the like terms on the left-hand side of this equation, we arrive at the following:

            (0.70)x + 8.50 = 36.50

subtracting 8.50 from both sides of the equation, we get:

            (0.70)x = 28.00

to solve for x, divide both sides of the equation above by the coefficient of x (that being, 0.70):

            x = 40

thus, you can travel up to 40 miles on $36.50

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