THE HERCULES BEETLE (1) The Hercules beetle is known for its large size and great strength. (2) Adult male Hercules beetles can grow up to 6.5 inches in
length. (3) This length includes the two horns that protrude from the beetle's head and thorax, or upper body. (4) In addition to its
size, the Hercules beetle is the strongest insect in the world. (5) Some Hercules beetles can lift up to 850 times their own weight.
(6) To match the Hercules beetle's strength, a human would have to lift a 65-ton object!
Source: "Insects: Hercules Beetles." Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Smithsonian Inst., n. d.
Which sentence is a major supporting idea?
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How might a listener feel about his or her griefs after hearing the wife's lament

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me. cinna. yes, you are. o cassius, if you could but win the noble brutus to our party— cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper and look you lay it in the praetor’s chair, where brutus may but find it. and throw this in at his window. set this up with wax upon old brutus’ statue. all this done, repair to pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. is decius brutus and trebonius there? cinna. all but metellus cimber, and he’s gone to seek you at your house. well, i will hie, and so bestow these papers as you bade me. cassius. that done, repair to pompey’s theatre. what is cassius’s motivation for sending brutus the letter? cassius wants to make sure that cinna is on his side. cassius wants to reassure cinna that brutus will follow them. cassius wants to sway brutus to kill caesar. cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.