Regionalism: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain. Prompt: This story is an example of regionalism, especially with the usage of "eye-lect" for Wheeler's MidWest accent. How are different regions and cultures represented by the narrator (East) and Wheeler (MidWest) and how does this story represent the genre of Regionalism? 33 points

Line 61-81: explain what opposing view king is addressing in this counter argument line 82-87: what is the effect of king mentioning his nobel prize?

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

What is the claim in an argumentative text? the facts and data that support a statement of opinion in the text the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy the explanation of how the evidence in the text supports a reason the quotations from primary sources that are used to validate a fact