Please edit the poorly written Memo interoffice memorandum
to: Department Directors
from: County Manager
subject: Mismanagement/Corruption
date: November 25, 1997
During our staff meeting of November 5, 1997, I had an opportunity to discuss my personal and professional feelings and thoughts regarding recent events that surround our government. More specifically, the unpleasant experiences we have had as of late with continuing revelations of mismanagement, political patronage and worse yet, corruption in significant parts of our organization. In the past few weeks, subsequent to extensive media coverage on the pavement/repair contracts at the Water and Sewer Department, I have been approached by our Mayor and Commissioners, members of the media and residents of this community expressing their outrage and dismay at County government. All, without exception, told me (as I expressed to you during this meeting) that they are fed up with the ongoing reports on corruption. Frankly speaking, I too am fed up not only with these revelations but more so with our "business as usual" attitude, our perceived inability to act and the lack of professional and personal concern shown throughout the years for these issues.

When reading a poem closely to interpret its meaning and nuances, what can give you clues about the theme of the poem? athe rhyme schemebthe stanza structurecthe title of the poemd.the name of the poet

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.

How did rick respond to this conflict