(1) A community of nuns living in the Bronx faced a problem when their dog died. (2) There was too much tar and
concrete in the Bronx for easy burial, so the nuns decided to put their old German shepherd in a big suitcase. (3) They
would take their beloved pet to a convent in Yonkers, New York, where there was land enough for a decent burial. (4)
Two of the sisters lugged the heavy suitcase to the subway (5) At the station a courteous man helped the women in the
brown Franciscan habits to lift the load onto the train. (6) On the crowded train two passengers gave up their seats to the
sisters, and the kind man took a position with the suitcase not far behind them (7) All seemed to be going well until they
arrived at their stop, when a big surprise awaited them. (8) Their suitcase was gone, obviously stolen by the man, who
was not so nice after all. (9) Happily, their surprise was not the only surprise of the day
1. The primary purpose of this passage is to
a inform
b. persuade
c. entertain

Which best explains how the viewpoint in the greenberg interview differed from that in the informational text on thurgood marshall. a. the informational article provides an insider's view of the brown vs board of education case; the perspective of the greenberg interview is more distant.

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "rainsford! " screamed the general. "how in god's name did you get here? " "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." the general sucked in his breath and smiled. "i congratulate you," he said. "you have won the game." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." the general made one of his deepest bows. "i see," he said. "splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. the other will sleep in this very excellent bed. on guard, rainsford." . . he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided. adrian is writing an essay about "the most dangerous game.” which detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted? a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided.

View a film and read a text-based representation of your hero, such as a modern graphic representation of your hero (comic book, graphic novel). compare how your character is represented in text and how your character is visually represented. next, you will compare how this information informs the idea of what it means to be a hero.