What is the purpose of this poem? My grandpa is a mountain,
Brooding, looming, tall.
I stand in his shadow, silent as a stone.
Rattling rusty paint cans,
He gestures toward the shed. I gape
That shed's a squat gray mushroom,
Needing more than paint to fix.
The old man's hands are vises,
Prying open paint cans lightning fast.
Astonished, awed, I gasp aloud,
"Red, yellow, green-and PURPLE!"
My words explode like fireworks.
Anticipating anger,
my mouth shuts like a trap.
Grandpa merely dips his brush,
Paints a horse and hound.
"The horse I harnessed as a boy,
Dog was mine too.
Impulse strikes- a flash of fire.
I seize a brush,
Soon swishing, swirling pictures.
With each stroke, a story.
My words painting pictures.
We share that shed like one vast canvas,
His strokes to mine, my words to his.
We step back, gazing at the stories told.

How can the rebuttal best address the counterclaim? read the claim and reason beginning in high school students should eam their own money by finding aher school employment. an aber school job seves not only as income, but as valuable experience for when students leave school for the workiorce. read the counterclaim and reason while having a source of income can certainly be a learning experience for high school students, they should maintain their focus on academics and extracurricular activities working atter school many experts agree, can lead to a decrease in school success which can then limit students' options when they enter the workforce the rebuttal should include examples of jobs that are available to students and the problems associated with those jobs the rebuttal should acknowledge that school remains a priority and discuss the benefits of a balance between school and work the rebuttal should address the need for a discussion on the matter by restating both points before reaching a conclusion the rebuttal should state a logical explanation for both opinions before granting credibility to the need for school to remain a priority

10. what is the purpose of the introduction in an essay? a. to establish the main idea of the essay. b. to focus on current statistics c. to explain the main idea to the reader d. to highlight the most important concepts

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.