Which opening sentence most strongly engages the reader and provides context? the weekend was dreadful with bad weather, foul bugs, a bigfoot sighting, and the worst camping trip in the history of camping trips. we could have had a worse weekend, but it's awfully hard to beat bigfoot and bugs. we could have picked worse weather for fighting off mosquitoes, bigfoot, and an army of ants, but even without torrential downpours it was pretty much the worst camping trip ever. when your weekend goes from bad to worse, it might not do to go camping with ants, mosquitoes, rain and bigfoot.

Which passage from the story best shows the author's use of surprise to advance the story? a. i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel b. "oh, god", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out." c. and he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "god in heaven! " he thought. it was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. d. one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. submit

Compare and contrast life in the capitol to life in district 12

To choose a good persuasive essay topic, begin with a big idea, narrow it down, and a. then narrow it down more; it is impossible to have a topic that is too narrow. b. do some research to see what you should write about c. specify-ask a question you want answered in your argument