Wicked (1) in 1995, stephen schwartz, a broadway song writer and lyricist, read a book by gregory maguire. (2) this book was called wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the west. (3) it is loosely based off l. frank baum's book the wonderful wizard of oz. (4) schwartz wanted to make maguire's book into a musical. (5) schwartz got maguire's permission to write the musical wicked. (6) on october 30, 2003, the musical opened on broadway. (7) in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards. (8) it won three of them. (9) in total, it has won 35 major awards. (10) several of its songs have become popular due to the musical's huge success. (11) wicked has earned over $1.8 billion and has been viewed by over 23 million people according to newsobserver. com. (12) wicked follows the life of elphaba, also known as the wicked witch of the west. (13) the story shows how her character is actually a kindhearted and misunderstood girl who happens to have green skin. (14) the green makeup takes a long time to put on the skin. (15) while in college, elphaba becomes roommates with glinda, a beautiful and socially-motivated girl. (16) the pair couldn't be more different. (17) however, through their differences, they become self-aware and learn a lot about each other. read these two sentences from paragraph 2. (7) in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards. (8) it won three of them. how can sentences 7 and 8 be combined to improve the flow of the text? a. in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards, or it won three of them. b. in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards and three of them were won. c. in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards and won three of them. d. in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards, and wicked won only a few.

The kite runner reading assignmentdirections: answer the comprehension questions on a separate sheet of paper. then, ucseparate sheet of paper. then, define each vocabularyword firinally, explain each quotation in your own words, including why it is significant or important to thenovel.i. chapters 1-5 (pp. 1-47)reading questions1. the novel begins with a flashback what do you think is its purpose? what do you canwhat do you think is its purpose? what do you learn about the narrator? 2. who is hassan? describe him physically what is a cleft lip? describe him by his relationshipslip? describe him by his relationships. what was hisfirst word? why is that important? how did he come into amir's life? what contrast is made baetweenamir and hassan? sep3. what does it mean to be hazara, shi'a muslim, afghanistan's minority group? who, in the story thus alsohazara? sep4. what does it mean to be pashtun, sunni muslim, afghanistan's majority group? who, in the story thus far, ispashtun? see5. how does amir describe his home? why do you think he elaborates this description so much? what do thedetails of the family pictures in amir's house reveal? sệp6. who is sanaubar? how is she contrasted to amir's mother? sep7. who is ali? what do the neighborhood children call him? what does it mean? why do they call him this? sė8. how does amir feel about his father in these chapters? sep9. who is the king's cousin? what did he do and why? sp10.who is baba? describe him. what are his values? how does he relate to extremely religious leaders? sepri11.what does baba give hassan for his birthday? what does his present suggest about his character? howdoes amir react to this present? why did the present turn out to be ironic? sp12.who is assef? what is his ancestry? what is he famous for? what is his political vision? sp13. who are wali and kamal? 14. what happens between assef/wali/kamal and amir/hassan? what does assef threaten (foreshadow)? 15. hassan has plastic surgery to be able to smile "normally by the following winter. why does amir thinthat is ironic? 16. what does amir want to tell assef about hassan when assef bullies them about being friends? locabulary chapters 1-5

Ineed . (1) chimpanzees, skillful tool-users, use several objects found in their environment as tools. (2) first of all, they use sticks. (3) they have been seen inserting carefully trimmed sticks into termite mounds and then withdrawing the sticks and eating the termites that cling to them; they also are known to use sticks to steal honey from beehives. (4) in addition, chimps use leaves in a variety of ingenious ways. (5) for example, they have been seen rolling leaves into cones to use as drinking cups, dampening them and using them to clean their bodies, and chewing them until they can serve as sponges. (6) finally, chimpanzees have been observed using stones to crack open nuts. 1. in general, the major details of this paragraph are a. ways chimpanzees learn to use objects as tools. b. reasons chimpanzees use objects as tools. c. examples of objects that chimpanzees use as tools. d. ingenious ways that chimpanzees use leaves.

2. which of the following topics would be too broad for a speech lasting 5 to 10 minutes?