Read the following excerpt from the life of abraham lincoln. during his father's absence, the boy abe had his first observation of sorrow. a brother had been born in the cabin and had died in infancy. the little grave was in the wilderness, and before leaving that country forever, the mother, leading her six-year-old boy by the hand, paid a farewell visit to the grave. the child beheld with awe the silent grief of the mother and carried in his memory that scene to his dying day. the father returned with glowing accounts of the new home. the family and the furniture葉o use so dignified a name for such meager possessions謡ere loaded into a wagon or a cart, and they were soon on the way to their new home. which set of sentences has the best anecdote that gives details and describes how abe lincoln experienced death and grief for the first time?

What functions as a reflexive pronoun in the sentence the professor herself wanted to attend the conference, but it was cancelled when she and several other presenters had to excuse themselves

How might stacey feel when t. j. comes to the logan house in the middle of the night? describe a connection that you answer the question.

Follow the directions (and example) given to create your own sonnet. william shakespeare's sonnet 130 my mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun, coral is far more red, than her lips red, if snow be white, why then her breasts are dun: if hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head: i have seen roses damasked, red and white, but no such roses see i in her cheeks, and in some perfumes is there more delight, than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. i love to hear her speak, yet well i know, that music hath a far more pleasing sound: i grant i never saw a goddess go, my mistress when she walks treads on the ground. and yet by heaven i think my love as rare, as any she belied with false compare. instructions: write fourteen lines of iambic pentameter. use a sonnet rhyme scheme. use the first eight lines to set up your idea (the octave). use the last six lines to conclude your idea (sestet). (variety may be added by including a substitute foot from time to time such as the two anapests in line 3 above.) work in small groups giving each other feedback. reading the sonnet aloud allows you to hear the words and rhythms of the lines. generate questions that will clarify the use of words and forms. for example: was the idea of the sonnet presented in the first eight lines? how was sound used to enhance the meaning of the sonnet?