Before March 1,1989 the use of copyright notice was mandatory on all published works omitting the notice on any work first published before that date could have resulted in the loss of copyright protection if corrective steps were not taken within a certain amount of time The excerpt is from copyright notice an article found in circular 3 a publication of the United states copyright office what is the meaning of the word mandatory in the sentence above ? A. Useful B. Optional C. Required D. Expensive the answer is C. Required

Directions: in 2 - 3 paragraphs respond to mack's idea about the "interplay of life and literature" in lines 92 - 100 in " why read shakespeare". 1. explain what it means to say that finding meaning in shakespeare "is a sort of proving ground for finding beauty and meaning in life". provide reasons that support your claim. 2. explain which is more important - that literature teaches readers about life or that understanding life readers understand literature. identify examples from literature you have read. 3. summarize your view of the interplay between literature and your own lives, explaining whether you see a connection or not and why.