Next Monday, both the twins were out of school. Tuesday, ditto. Then on Wednesday, halfway through homeroom, Adele slumped into class. She looked exhausted. There were heavy bags under her eyes, and her wrists were naked — no bangles today. Mrs. Bleyer nodded a wary welcome, and gestured at an empty seat near me. “Here she comes, boys,” Blake murmured, from the corner. “The Wicked Witch of the East.” Adele shut her eyes and slid into the desk, opening her notebook with a thud.

“Don’t eat anything she gives you,” Blake said, a little louder. Mrs. Bleyer sighed a loud and pointed sigh.

“What kind of witchy spell did your mom have to cast to get you into the family?” hissed Blake. “Huh? Huh? Look at me when I’m talking to you, housekeeper’s daughter.” Then, a ball of wadded paper sailed through the air and, with a soft thud, hit Adele on the back.

“Honor roll, you are not,” Adele growled. Her eyes were still fixed on her paper.

“What was that?” Suddenly, Blake was standing. He’d filled out over the summer, and didn’t seem to know how to hold his new muscular arms, or the excess energy that came with them. His eyes were so wide you could see whites all around his pupils. Finally, Mrs. Bleyer glanced up. “Alright, you two. That’s enough,” she said. rewrite is first preson

In sonnet xix, at what point in his life did the speaker’s eyesight fail? in late spring at midlife when he lost his talent

An essay about how social media is bad for some young girls that use it for the wrong reasons

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.