Both Ketchum Marsh in "A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers" and the author of "I Believe in the Also-Rans" —
are frustrated by their limited athletic abilities
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are natives of the same geographic location
have families that emphasize the importance of athletics
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have attended exclusive schools that focus on achievement

Read the excerpt from dominique’s personal narrative. tired of waiting for the bus, which was late for the fifth day in a row, i sat leafing through an old magazine i had stuffed in my purse the previous night. it was terribly warm for a september afternoon, and the sun cast fleeting shadows on the bus stop sign with each car that passed. i wondered when the weather would get cooler and when the new bus driver would start arriving on time. it was about then that i first noticed the apparent agitation of the man sitting next to me. finally, the bus arrived and ambled to a gradual stop directly in front of the restless man. the doors widened, and the bus driver greeted the man with his usual banter in his usual monotone. "good afternoon. how are you today? ” when writing the next few lines of dialogue, dominique should be certain that the lines provide clues about what will happen later on in the narrative. contain made-up details that make the story more exciting. include everyday language that seems real and natural. use precise words that make both men sound educated.

Instead of merely taking over poetic forms from previous eras, the romantic poets developed the form known as the

What's after 'd' all the way to 'i' (for people who are new and need points) : ))