Can someone please help me with a personal narrative 750 words essay??

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Whats the best lie you told and got away with?

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.