join to the military service after high school should be required in USA, because, you'll be far more experienced in the world compared to many of your friends. Some people may think the opposite which is, Prepare for Plenty of Discipline, May See More Active Conflict, Little Control Over Where You're Stationed, Difficult on Families, Physical Demanding Service. But I'll say all these thing is to make you more responsible, to secure your future.

Write a 250-word essay in which you explain the theme of women’s strength and bravery in the poem.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams