What does it take to climb your way to the top? How, if at all, does intelligence support success? In both texts, the authors write about highly unusual circumstances in which the survival of the characters is at stake. In both texts, intelligence is discussed and
demonstrated overtly and in many forms. But is it intelligence or ruthlessness that leads to success? Analyze both texts. What is
each author trying to say about the relationship between intelligence and success? Do you agree or disagree? Respond in an
argumentative essay of 300 words, citing both texts to support your opinions,

Nat least 150 words, explain the symbolism of the quilt in “everyday use.”

In the first line of the poem, the poet likens himself to a natural object, a cloud. in contrast, the last line of the second stanza, "tossing their heads in sprightly dance," personifies daffodils, which are natural objects. what do these two devices together suggest?

Ineed . identify the item that shows sharp and vivid details rather than vague and general ones (put a or b for your answer.) a. my brother doesn’t know the value of money. he buys new things, even though his old ones are still perfectly good. he recently took his girlfriend on a trip. they stayed at a nice hotel and ate all their meals out. while they were there, he proposed marriage to her and gave her an engagement ring. b. my brother bought a new car this year, even though his last car was only three years old and running well. he recently took his girlfriend to hawaii for a week. they stayed at a hilton hotel right on the beach and ate dinner by candlelight in elegant gourmet restaurants. on their last night there, he surprised her with a two-carat diamond ring.