My first ski trip was so cool! my teacher, angie, took me down the mountain lots and lots. the first time i totally wiped out, which was a bummer. but i rocked it after a little practice. which lines best show that the writer has adjusted to write his experience in a school essay? this winter i took my first ski trip, and it was wonderful. i had an excellent teacher named angie who took me on several runs down the mountain. after a rough beginning, i got much better and enjoyed the entire experience. i can't wait to show you all the awesome pictures i took of my ski trip. wait til you see them. you will laugh like crazy! i look totally goofy in my snowsuit. see ya soon! next time you totally have to come with me, buddy! the two of us will have a blast on the slopes. promise you’ll try to get your parents to let you come? skiing is awesome. we'll hang out together soon, ok? i will let you try on my ski boots. they feel kinda freaky at first, but you'll get used to them. i want to go skiing again so bad! let's save our money and go together.

Match the term to the purpose it has. 1. but 2. furthermore 3. meanwhile 4. in the distance 5. first 6. therefore 7. in other words 8. for instance a. show space relation b. introduce an illustration c. repetition of an idea d. take away, limit, or oppose e. show a consequence f. indicate order g. show time relation h. add ideas

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

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.