WRITING FOCUS 8 Plan and write a letter of about 300 words to a local newspaper after an extreme sports incident
has been reported in your area. Try to persuade readers to sign a petition calling for the sport to
be banned for being too dangerous.
Begin 'Dear Editor! Use the ideas you collected in Task Al. Use the text in Task C7 as a model of
style and structure.

Look up "racial violence in the early 1960's" and write information about it and find 3 sources about it

How can miscommunication cause a tragedy?

Read the excerpt from infinite jest 'my application's not bought," i am telling them, calling into the darkness of the red cave that opens out before closed eyes. 'tam not just a boy who plays tennis. i have an intricate history. experiences and feelings. i'm complex. "read,' i say. 'i study and read. i bet i've read everything you've read. don't think i haven't. i consume libraries. i wear out spines and rom-drives. i do things like get in a taxi and say, "the library, and step on it." my instincts concerning syntax and mechanics are better than your own, i can tell, with due respect. the theme suggested by the excerpt is about a. being understood b. the value of education c. wisdom versus foolishness d. learning responsibility