Complete the paragraph using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. You will need to use a variety of tenses. Compare your answers with at least two of your classmates Last Saturday, my friend and I (decide) to drive to Central City. This (be) a small mountain town about twenty-five miles west of Denver. In the late 1800s, Central City (be) a successful mining town where people (find) silver and gold in large quantities. Today, during the summer, the town (be) full of tourists from all over the world, but in the autumn this small community usually (have) a peaceful atmosphere. However, this was not true last Saturday.

When we (arrive), there (be) hundreds of people standing behind thick ropes, and huge trucks loaded with cameras and electronic equipment filled the streets. Small groups of people dressed in the style of the old west (walk) casually along the sidewalks. As my friend and I (move) towards the crowd of people, we (stop) a local police officer and (ask) him what (happen). He (tell) us that a Hollywood movie studio (make) a movie and that the crowd (be) there since 6:30 in the morning. It was now 11am. The police officer (get up) at 5:00am to direct traffic and keep order. He also told us that Kevin Costner and Meg Ryan were the stars of the movie. Both these performers (be) excellent actors, so we (probably, see) the movie when it is finished.

Neither my friend nor I (ever, watch) a Hollywood studio make a movie before, so we were glad we (choose) to drive west to Central City instead of going south to Colorado Springs.

We (push) through the crowd to get closer to the camera operators, director, and actors on the other side of the rope. We were finally in a position to see all the activity. As we (stand) there waiting for the action to begin, a woman (point to) a man who was talking to the director of the movie. The man (be) Kevin Costner. I really like him. In fact, I (see) most of his movies , but I (never, see) him in person before. Suddenly, a man (yell) “QUIET!” Everyone (become) silent, and the director shouted “ACTION!”

Modernist poetry broke traditions in works that did all of the following except: question 1 options: a) experimented with language, symbolism, and imagery b) challenged rules about point of view, rhyme scheme, meter, and capitalization c) focused on the poem’s appearance on the page as a form of self-expression d) addressed subjects and ideas that had been explored in poetry for centuries. while mr. flood is not heroic in the typical sense and does nothing admirable during the poem’s action, robinson’s description of mr. flood is nevertheless filled with pathos, which a) the poem is filled with language and descriptions which arouse emotion, usually pity and sympathy, from the reader. b) the poem is filled with nonsensical events that make the reader laugh at mr. flood’s expense. c) the poem gives vivid sensory details that make the reader feel like they are a part of the story. d) the poem is tedious and drawn out with details that don’t influence the reader at all. refer to the william carlos williams poem "spring and all" (on pages 306-7 in your textbook), to answer the prompt below. your response should be 1-2 well-developed paragraphs and should include specific details (quotes) from the poem that support your analysis. cite your textual evidence as well. you should use your journeys book. because “spring and all” ends with language and imagery that suggest birth and growth, many readers consider it a hopeful poem that celebrates the first steps toward new life and away from a wintry world characterized by death and decay. consider the poem’s date of publication—1923—and the historical events that influenced many modern writers, specifically, world war i. poem below: by the road to the contagious hospital under the surge of the blue mottled clouds driven from the northeast-a cold wind. beyond, the waste of broad, muddy fields brown with dried weeds, standing and fallen patches of standing water the scattering of tall trees all along the road the reddish purplish, forked, upstanding, twiggy stuff of bushes and small trees with dead, brown leaves under them leafless vines- lifeless in appearance, sluggish dazed spring approaches- they enter the new world naked, cold, uncertain of all save that they enter. all about them the cold, familiar wind- now the grass, tomorrow the stiff curl of wildcarrot leaf one by one objects are defined- it quickens: clarity, outline of leaf but now the stark dignity of entrance-still, the profound change has come upon them: rooted, they grip down and begin to awaken how might “spring and all” be interpreted as a reaction to the violence of world war 1? be sure to cite examples from the poem to support your analysis.

Apolitical campaign showing the candidate wearing a hard hat and work shirt while touring a factory is using oa) glittering generalities. ob) transfer appeal. oc) testimonial. od) plain folks appeal.

How does esperanza’s family pass after papas death