"Death is a human condition. Offering young readers the opportunity to hear from the other side brings it into the light of discussable topic. Like sex, death both fascinates youth and makes their elders reticent. By giving kids, parents, teachers, and librarians characters who demand discussion, writers who employ the dead to tell their stories give us all a chance to begin a difficult conversation" (Goldsmith 3). 1.)What types of "difficult conversations" can be generated by a work of literature that "employs the dead to tell their stories?" What other topics have you read about that have generated" difficult conversations" in your English class?

What is the subject matter of the book a long way gone by ishmael beah? a. beah's experience as a boy soldier b. the life of a child kidnapped into slavery c. a story about the civil war in nigeria d. a novel about a fictional hero of war select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Read the excerpt from hemingway’s a farewell to arms. we parked the cars beyond the brickyard. the ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations. there were three doctors that i knew. i talked with the major and learned that when it should start and our cars should be loaded we would drive them back along the screened road and up to the main road along the ridge where there would be a post and other cars to clear them. which best describes hemingway’s style of writing in the excerpt? straightforward and simple, while still relating a lot of information to the reader long-winded and offering far too much information to the reader overly complicated, making it difficult to interpret and understand the text effortless and uncomplicated, with little meaning for the reader to interpret

Examine the public service ad. how does this ad transmit a cultural value? by sharing relevant high school graduation statistics by promoting a new type of educational program by reminding the public of the need for new schools by encouraging people to strive for more education