Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. “My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the
water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires-all for eighty dollars
a month.
Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history
of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there.”
The contrast created between East Egg and West Egg suggests that:
A. the main character feels comfortable in all social situations.
B. Nick will experience a series of financial pitfalls as the story unfolds.
C. the story's conflict will be based on wealth and appearances.
D. the story will be presented from a number of differing perspectives.

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)