From "amazon. com." encyclopedia britannica. encyclopedia britannica online school edition. encyclopedia britannica, inc., 2013. web. 10 jan. 2013. 'the kindle shakes up publishing' by 2010 the rift between book publishers and amazon. com over the price of e-books had grown. the publishing company macmillan books threatened to pull its e-books from amazon. com, which retaliated by removing all macmillan books, both printed and electronic, from the site. however, within weeks, amazon. com capitulated and allowed macmillan and other publishers to set prices of e-books. which statement best summarizes the passage? (3 points) only one company, macmillan books, was brave enough to stand up to amazon. and macmillan won the fight. amazon came very close to losing a major publisher's books because of the disagreement over how to price e-books. the incident with macmillan books gave other publishers hope that they could also stand up to amazon when they felt that they were being unfairly treated. macmillan books decided to stop selling through amazon unless amazon agreed to price e-books more fairly. to avoid this loss, amazon quickly agreed to the major publisher's terms.

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.