Read the paragraph from the section "1. Define Small, Specific Goals." A habit is a repeated behavior. Before you can develop a new habit, you'll need to define a small, specific behavioral goal. For example, instead of setting the goal of "being more organized" try "clean my room and vacuum every Sunday morning." This goal works because it's concrete. It's a behavior that you can repeat over and over until it becomes automatic – in other words, a habit.

How does this paragraph develop the central idea of the article?

a by elaborating on the types of habits most people want to form

b by emphasizing the difficulty of becoming more organized

c by explaining the first step toward achieving a habit you want

d by showing why large habit goals don't tend to work

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.