Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text Write a paragraph analyzing one stanza of the poem "Speaking with Hands"
through the lens of Cultural Criticism. Be sure to:
Include a clear topic sentence that responds to the prompt.
• Develop your ideas with relevant and well-chosen details from the stanza.
• Provide direct quotations from the stanza if appropriate, and introduce and
punctuate them correctly.
Organize your ideas clearly and provide a concluding statement.

What do mcmahon’s references to thomas carlyle and john stuart mill do for his own image and credibility?

The following question is based on your reading of a midsummer night’s dream by william shakespeare. why does puck transform bottom? a. to disrupt the play. c. to scare the mechanicals. b. for revenge on theseus. d. to scare the lovers.

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.