Finally, meet with a few other readers and compare your responses. As you talk, be alert for differences of opinion. As the discussion draws to a close, note the questions you've raised and the points you'd like to discuss further with the entire class.

Several times in the story the man recalls the old-timer from Sulfur Creek. What key advice did the old-timer give him? Why, in your opinion, did the man not follow his advice?

Escribe una carta al editor en la que expreses tu opinión sobre uno de los siguientes titulares.Ten cuidado al usar el indicativo y el subjuntivo cuando expreses tu opinión.

$\ll$Inmensos incendios en Cataluña$\gg$

$\ll$Científicos donan el primer bebé$\gg$

$\ll$El gobierno local permitira la construcción de viviendas en una zona histórica$\gg$

$\ll$EI ruido en las grandes ciudades llega a ser peligroso$\gg$

Using the chart you filled in as you read, summarize the similarities and the differences you found in the two poems. In your opinion, do the poems suggest similar or different ways of approaching life? Explain, citing evidence.

The way candidates search for jobs and the way they are hired has changed dramatically in the digital age. Name some of the changes that have taken place. In your opinion, have the changes had a positive or a negative effect? Why?

Make the given changes in the integrands of the indicated examples of this section. Then write out the equation that shows the partial fractions (like those opposite NOTE) that would be used for the integration.

In previous example, change the numerator from $1$ to $2$.

Which three roles are especially important to groups?

a. initiator, orienter, energizer,
b. coordinator, procedural technician,
c. gatekeeper energizer, harmonize,
d. gatekeeper compromiser, commentator, evaluator,
e. opinion seeker/giver, standard setter, initiator

Find arguments on both sides of the question of whether the standard CPI overstates inflation and should be replaced with the chained CPI. Write a short summary of the arguments. Then state and defend your own opinion as to whether the change should be made.

Critic Mary Logue says that Nye "often pulls gold from the ordinary." In your opinion, how well does "Field Trip" prove or disprove this statement? Use evidence from the essay in your response.

lrfiagine that you are~a subatomic particl ;n a nuclear reactio . Write short story tor play about your experiences. How do {You react to the different forces you encounter? What is your opinion of other particles?

An alternate definition of absolute value is

$$|a|=\left\{\begin{array}{l} a \text { if } a \text { positve or zero. } \\ -a \text { if } a \text { is negative. } \end{array}\right.$$

(NOTE: $-a$ is the opposite of $a$.) Using this definition, calculate the following values.

$$|-x| \text { if } -x>0$$

Determine whether the true statement can be combined with its converse to form a true biconditional opinion. If one interior angle of a triangle is obtuse, then the sum of the other two interior angles is less than $90^{\circ}$.

During O. Henry's time, his stories were praised for their surprise endings and plot twists, but later generations of readers criticized these same techniques. What is your opinion of the surprise ending in this story? Explain your answer.

Persuasive Writing Take on the role of a journalist during the time of the Confederation Congress. Write an editorial expressing your opinion of Shays's Rebellion, and suggest how the government might handle such situations better in the future.