Read the following sentence. What is its implicit message? Because people are now aware of the importance of caring for the Earth, more people today are recycling than 15 years ago.
Recycling is not really important.
People are better than they were 15 years ago.
In the past, people were less aware of the importance of caring for the Earth.
More people are recycling today than 15 years ago.

Read the excerpt from dominique’s personal narrative. tired of waiting for the bus, which was late for the fifth day in a row, i sat leafing through an old magazine i had stuffed in my purse the previous night. it was terribly warm for a september afternoon, and the sun cast fleeting shadows on the bus stop sign with each car that passed. i wondered when the weather would get cooler and when the new bus driver would start arriving on time. it was about then that i first noticed the apparent agitation of the man sitting next to me. finally, the bus arrived and ambled to a gradual stop directly in front of the restless man. the doors widened, and the bus driver greeted the man with his usual banter in his usual monotone. "good afternoon. how are you today? ” when writing the next few lines of dialogue, dominique should be certain that the lines provide clues about what will happen later on in the narrative. contain made-up details that make the story more exciting. include everyday language that seems real and natural. use precise words that make both men sound educated.

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

Identify how chekhov’s background and beliefs may have influenced his short story “the bet”.