The author emphasizes that one juvenile accused of murder was " so brutalized as a child that by the time he was arrested for murder at age 14 , he had tried to kill himself six times (Paragraph 6 ). In the context of this article, why do people do bad things? Do you think people's backgrounds or past experiences excuse their actions? Cite evidence from this text your own experienceand other literature, art, or history in your answer.

"the man held steadily on. he was not much given to thinking, and just then particularly he had nothing to think about save that he would eat lunch at the forks and that at six o'clock he would be in camp with the boys." for which of the following statements would the selection provide evidence? a. the man is headed toward a great deal of conflict with the icy yukon wilderness. b. the men in the camp expect him to join them for supper after six o'clock. c. the man underestimates the forces of nature with which he will come in conflict. d. the man expects his dog to safely guide him to the camp.

Your essay should be short,just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example ofevery type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by asemicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing itabout the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

Which lines from ovid’s "pyramus and thisbe" establish setting?