Spoiler alert! At the end of “Charles,” readers learn that the kindergarten teacher doesn't have a boy by that name in her class. What do you think has been going on throughout Laurie’s first weeks of kindergarten? Compose an argument of at least 250 words that describes what you think has actually happened in this story, now that you know that “Charles” does not exist. Analyze textual evidence to support your claims.

I’ve given a lot of thought to what one of them should be, and the answer seems clear.

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.

In his nobel prize acceptance speech, elie wiesel uses ethos and pathos to achieve his purpose. describe wiesels purpose in this speech. then explain how he uses either ethos or pathos to achieve this purpose. be sure to use specific details from the speech to support your ideas.