My grandmother asked us whether we wanted to stay at her house this weekend but my sister and I couldn't because we both had a soccer game and a party to go to on Saturday night. A. My grandmother asked us whether we wanted to stay at her house this weekend, and my sister and I couldn't because we both had a soccer game. We also had a party to go to on Saturday night, however, O B. My grandmother asked us whether we wanted to stay at her house this weekend. My sister and I couldn't, however, because we both had a soccer game and a party to go to on Saturday night. C. My sister and I both had a soccer game and a party to go to on Saturday night, and my grandmother asked us whether we wanting to stay at her house this weekend but we couldn't. O D. My grandmother asked us whether we wanted to stay at her house this weekend but my sister and I couldn't we both had a soccer game and a party to go to on Saturday night.​

Select the quote that best shows character. “why should he disturb my peace? ” “excuse me, sir, i am not accustomed to listen to such expressions or to such a tone of voice. i want to hear no more.” “the dear lady may well have taken me for a brigand.” “then you won’t pay me now? eh? ”

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. people throughout the planet everywhere have been willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. we even know exactly how thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. when the lewis and clark expedition met up with the shoshone, who had little previous contact with old world products, sacagawea gave a tiny piece of sugar to a chief. he loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever tasted." sugar created a hunger, a need, which swept from one corner of the world to another, bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of liberty. sugar changed the world. we begin that story with a man who could never know enough. how does the conclusion of the prologue support the authors’ purpose? select two options. it introduces the topic that will be addressed next. it provides information about the authors. it states why the topic is relevant to readers. it cites sources the authors used in the text. it explains how the authors came to study the subject.

Directions: in 2 - 3 paragraphs respond to mack's idea about the "interplay of life and literature" in lines 92 - 100 in " why read shakespeare". 1. explain what it means to say that finding meaning in shakespeare "is a sort of proving ground for finding beauty and meaning in life". provide reasons that support your claim. 2. explain which is more important - that literature teaches readers about life or that understanding life readers understand literature. identify examples from literature you have read. 3. summarize your view of the interplay between literature and your own lives, explaining whether you see a connection or not and why.