(1) In "The Gettysburg Address," Abraham Lincoln says, "the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract." He believes that the world has taken notice of the battle but that the war is far from over. (2) He urges that it is "for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining . . . that this nation . . ." He hopes that others will continue to fight for the freedom of all men. (3) Finally, he is determined to make sure that, "these dead shall not have died in vain." Identify whether each quotation is formatted correctly, and, if not, how it needs to be improved. Quotation 1: Quotation 2: Quotation 3:

How does gregor feel about his fathers transformation?

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Mary is reading a book that has 135 pages. she can read 18 pages in an hour. if she takes h hours to finish reading the book, the equation that can be used to find the value of h is