It was a Wednesday morning, and Joey had just walked into her classroom. She greeted her friends Ricky and Robin, who had just arrived together, as they are neighbors and always carpool. Joey removed her rain coat and boots. It was raining quite a bit outside today. As she walked towards her desk, she noticed that Damien, who was sitting at a desk in front of hers, had a mysterious looking box, that was wrapped in shiny red paper. Just then, the teacher entered, and Joey made her way to her desk. Directions: The story below is missing its conclusion (ending). Think of different ways to end the story. Then choose the most interesting ending of the story and write the most interesting ending of the story and submit your work.

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

The physical injuries thaqt the narrator and other soldiers suffer in ernest hemingways in another country are reprsentative of

Read this excerpt from "the bear." he is in his grave, and i have buried myself between four walls. . we are both dead. what is revealed about character in this quote?