As you listen to the recording of your speech, check the following points or have a friend check these speaking evaluation points for you. does your voice shake? do your words run together? do you sound doubtful about what you are saying? do you use a monotone that shows no expression and is likely to put your audience to sleep? do you unconsciously use nervous expressions like, uh, ah, um, well, or you know? do you run out of breath in the middle of important sentences? indicate "yes" or "no" to each of these questions in the box below. if you answer any of these "yes," you know that you need to practice.

Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances.there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.

Both squeaky and gretchen are talented runners and want to win the may day race. what part of the plot does this statement describe