Why does W. W. Jacobs use foreshadowing in “The Monkey's Paw”?
Read this passage from "An Hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer.Then with her pushing the wheelchair – maybe a little too fast – they roll down the hall. He is already reading from his notebook, and she’s making bird noises. I look at my watch and the hour is up, to the minute. I can’t help but think that my abuelo has been timing me. It cracks me up. I walk slowly down the hall toward the exit sign. I want my mother to have to wait a little. I don’t want her to think that I’m in a hurry or anything.
Read the sentence.When the boy learned that his essay won first place, he was over the moon.
Read the blog about Sequoia Nature Preserve.Blog: Forest ForeverPOST: There’s been a lot of talk lately about cutting down the Sequoia Nature Preserve to make a neighborhood park. The space would include a playground, ball field, picnic area, and soccer field. My feeling is, what about the forest? The Sequoia Nature Preserve is one of the most beautiful places. I’ve spent my childhood exploring it. I can’t imagine the trees being cut down or life without it. The local wildlife would suffer too. Would you really want to destroy the natural habitat of so many animals all for a park? COMMENT: We need to encourage kids to get more exercise. New sports facilities would inspire kids to get outside more and get moving. I’m all for it.RESPONSE:Exercise is good, no doubt about that, but you don’t need it from sports facilities or team sports. The Sequoia Nature Preserve has miles of paths where people walk, even jog. And when kids are walking in the forest, they area also breathing cleaner air and the surroundings are peaceful—it’s a healthy environment for people to get exercise and just get away from city life.
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Rhetta is an expert in mystery novels, and she’s writing a post suggesting her favorite titles to readers. Which feature should Rhetta include to help people get copies of her suggestions?
Which stanza of Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken” most supports the theme that one may feel regret about certain choices even if those choices turn out well?
Which mood does foreshadowing help create in “The Monkey's Paw”?
Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw.”"It had a spell put on it by an old fakir," said the sergeant-major, "a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. He put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it."His manner was so impressive that his hearers were conscious that their light laughter jarred somewhat."Well, why don't you have three, sir?" said Herbert White, cleverly.The soldier regarded him in the way that middle age is wont to regard presumptuous youth. "I have," he said, quietly, and his blotchy face whitened."And did you really have the three wishes granted?" asked Mrs. White."I did," said the sergeant-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth."And has anybody else wished?" persisted the old lady."The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw."
Read the excerpt from "The Lottery.""Bill," Mr. Summers said, and Bill Hutchinson reached into the box and felt around, bringing his hand out at last with the slip of paper in it.The crowd was quiet. A girl whispered, "I hope it's not Nancy," and the sound of the whisper reached the edges of the crowd. "It's not the way it used to be." Old Man Warner said clearly. "People ain't the way they used to be.""All right," Mr. Summers said. "Open the papers. Harry, you open little Dave's."
Based on Robert Frost’s poem "The Road Not Taken,” which line most supports the theme that the desire to have it all often makes decisions difficult?
Read these lines from Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken.”I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:
Read "The Coyote and the Bear."
Read the excerpt from "The Coyote and the Bear.""But this is not fair. You have those round things, which are good to eat, but what I took home we cannot eat at all, neither my wife nor I.""But, friend Coyote," answered the Bear, gravely, "did we not make an agreement? Then we must stick to it like men."The Coyote could not answer, and went home. But he was not satisfied.
Read the excerpt from "The Coyote and the Bear."In a few minutes the hole was frozen solid, and his tail was fast."Now, friend Coyote," called the Bear, "I think you have him. Pull!"The Coyote pulled with all his might, but could not lift his tail from the ice, and there he was—a prisoner.
Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason.""I told you I should have stayed home!" Billy protested plaintively. "I'm missing the first game of the playoffs, and my team really needs me!" "I understand—" began his father."No, you don't understand," said Billy, "because you never cared about anything like I care about baseball, not in your whole life."
Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason."Billy closed his eyes, hoping against hope that the name would go away, but when he opened them, it was still there: Billy Mason. Not Billy Mason Farrell, just Billy Mason."What?" he tried to scream, overcome by fear, but no sound came out. "What do you want?" he finally whispered, but no one answered.Hours later, after Billy had drifted in and out of sleep all night, he woke up. The door across the landing was still open. A soft light filled the room and, once more, he saw his name. It was not a figment of his imagination; his name was painted in gold on the cover of a book.
Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason."The pages of the scrapbook were filled with clippings from newspapers, and they were all about Billy Mason and his team—the games they played and the plays he made. At the very end there was an article about Billy himself, how he was hardworking and courageous and how, in his rookie year, he was injured in a home-plate collision. He held onto the ball, won the game, and never played again. He took one for the team.Billy closed the scrapbook. This was his father's scrapbook, left here in his grandmother’s house. Catcher Billy Mason was his father's hero. He had given his son his hero’s name as a kind of legacy. Billy held the scrapbook in his hands as he went downstairs to have his first real conversation with Grandma M.
Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason.""I told you I should have stayed home!" Billy protested plaintively. "I'm missing the first game of the playoffs, and my team really needs me!""I understand—" began his father."No, you don't understand," said Billy, "because you never cared about anything like I care about baseball, not in your whole life."
Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason.""Billy Mason Farrell," his father had said, "I want you to listen to me. We need you to stay at Grandma M's tonight. I know how you feel about her, and I’m not saying you’re wrong, but there isn’t enough room for all of us here at the main farm house.""I told you I should have stayed home!" Billy protested plaintively. "I'm missing the first game of the playoffs, and my team really needs me!""I understand—" began his father."No, you don’t understand," said Billy, "because you never cared about anything like I care about baseball, not in your whole life.""I'm not going to argue with you," said his father. "My family lives on this farm, we come out here for one week every summer, and Grandma M needs to be included in this visit. I want you to take one for the team."
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