"In the brush houses by the shore Kino's neighbors sat long over their breakfasts, and they spoke of what they would do if they had found the pearl. And one man said that he would give it as a present to the Holy Father in Rome. Another said that
he would buy Masses for the souls of his family for a thousand years. Another thought he might take the money and
distribute it among the poor of La Paz; and a fourth thought of all the good things one could do with the money from the
pearl, of all the charities, benefits, of all the rescues one could perform if one had money. All of the neighbors hoped that
sudden wealth would not turn Kino's head, would not make a rich man of him, would not graft onto him the evil limbs of
greed and hatred and coldness."
What does this conversation between the townspeople reveal about society? What theme is this conversation hinting at?

Why didn't van gogh knock on breton's door? it seemed imposing and a bit scary. it looked alarmingly middle-class. he couldn't find the door. he saw a book that he liked instead.

Instructions: the following argument argues for advertising to children. read the argument and answer the question that follows: topic and question advertising: should companies be allowed to advertise to children? ineffective argument i think that advertising to children is necessary. how else will we know what we can buy? i think that children are not aware of the products that are available. most children don’t own cars and can’t drive to stores to look around. the only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on tv. my friend really likes advertisements, too. he said, "how will we know what to buy if we don’t see advertisements? " seriously, children are consumers, too. we know what we like and we ask our parents to buy these products for us. i know that i like certain cereals, but how would i know that if i did not see advertisements? i love those commercials! kids are people, too. why is the argument ineffective? in a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved: claim support conclusion clincher point of view transitions

What inference can the reader make about montresor’s feelings based on the passage above? montresor feels good will towards fortunato. montresor is now indifferent towards fortunato. montresor is bent on taking revenge against fortunato. montresor wishes something bad would happen to fortunato.