We’ve all read stories in which a violent turn of events—a heart attack, a car crash, an earthquake—results in an individual’s sudden
death. But how do the survivors who are left behind recover? In
“The Seventh Man,” the main character describes the troubles and
triumphs he experienced following a devastating childhood tragedy.

QUICKWRITE: List several tragic events that you know
about from the news. Think about the lasting effects of the events
on the survivors. Select one event and write a paragraph about
specific resources or methods that you think might help the survivors
recover from their difficult experiences.

Read these sentences from thr excerpt. what the most dreaded, that i most desired. what he most loved, i most hated. that which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn. which statement best explains why the author uses parallel structure to advance his purpose?

Based on the book, "the boy in the striped pajamas."describe how these circumstances would affect a person’s identity development (crisis, commitment, diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, achievement.)

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."