Read the following poem by Edward Hirsch. Then use one of the close reading techniques you’ve learned to generate ideas for a thesis statement and several topic sentences for a close analysis essay.

There are photos of various people mentioned in the reading in your textbook. Match the names of the people with the area of society with which they are paired.

______ Cesar Chavez

A.los negocios B.la politica C.las ciencias

Teenagers sometimes are said to have a culture all their own. Do you think that reading either selection would help adults understand "teen culture" better? Why or why not?

Insert commas where necessary. Some sentences may be correct. Some biologists put protists into the kingdom protoctists; therefore you may come across this name in your reading.

Suppose you are in an elevator that is moving upward with a constant velocity. A scale inside the elevator shows your weight to be 600 N. What is the reading when the elevator is stopped? Give your reasoning.

A bird cage, with a parrot inside, hangs from a scale. The parrot decides to hop to a higher perch. What can you say about the reading on the scale when the parrot is in the air.

Explain whether you think Collins acted heroically during his mission to get the water. Cite evidence from the text and your reading notes to support your opinion.

Base your answers on the reading "¿Qué está de moda?". ¿Qué estilo de ropa de antes no quieres ver nunca más? ¿Por qué no te gusta?

Match the listed neurologic symptoms with the definitions/descriptions that follow. aphasia ataxia bradykinesia causalgia dyslexia hemiparesis hyperesthesia motor apraxia narcolepsy neurasthenia paraplegia syncope

reading disorder _______________________________

The bottle of champagne $(SG = 0.96)$ in Fig. P2.87 under pressure, as shown by the mercury-manometer reading. Determine the net force on the $2$-in-radius hemispherical end cap at the bottom of the bottle.

Base your answers on the reading ”La herencia hispana en Ios Estados‘ Unidos”. Based on the reading, which one of the following statements is not true? F. All four cities are important to the economy of their states. G. All four cities were initially religious centers or missions. H. All four cities have preserved their Spanish heritage through architecture. J. All four cities are located in states with large Spanish-speaking populations.

The following sentences contain misplaced and dangling modifiers. Revise each sentence so that its meaning will be elear on first reading.

Repeating the chorus an octave higher, the song was performed brilliantly.

Explain the difference between a fuse and a circuit breaker. If you were designing a circuit for a reading lamp, would you include a fuse, a circuit breaker, or neither? Explain your answer.

Base your answers on the reading "Las rosas de Casilda." Casilda and her father lived in A. a dark basement of the palace. B. North Africa. C. Al-Mamún. D. an alcázar.