Prompt: “There are many problems that exist in our world today, and mankind tends to
spend a great deal of time and money trying to fix environmental and societal
issues. However, Leo Tolstoy said, "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no
one thinks of changing himself. *" Would focusing on self-improvement do more
to change the world for the better than attempting to change the world?
Pre-Writing:

Select the correct answer. what sound device is used in the following excerpt from "how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat" by carl sandburg? when there was a fight and a snag and a wrangle between two families living next door neighbors to each other and this old flongboo was called in to umpire and to say which family was right and which family was wrong, which family started it and which family ought to stop it, he used to say, “the best umpire is the one who knows just how far to go and how far not to go.” a. repetition b. alliteration c. rhyme d. consonance

Which is included in the radio broadcast to capture the listener's attention that the original text of the story is not able to include

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to