50 points -i will mark brainliest! i am currently reading "rip van winkle" in my american literature class, and we have to answer some questions. i am struggling with numbers 1-10. if anyone could me that would be great! 1.          who are the “strange men” that rip encounters in the hollow?   2.          is it to know that the story is based in a german fairy tale? why or why not? 3.          is rip’s long sleep a reward (perhaps for the man playing ninepins) or a punishment (for being la generally lazy guy? ) 4.          what is the portrayal of women in the story, including that of rip’s wife dame van winkle? can you think of a more contemporary story where a “nagging” wife is so central to a story’s plot? 5.          are there other characteristics in literature that compare to rip van winkle? 6.          is rip van winkle consistent in his actions? is he a fully-developed character? 7.          discuss some of the symbols in rip van winkle. 8.          how essential is the setting to the story?   could the story have taken place anywhere else? what if the story had been set before and after the civil war, or the war of 1812? 9.          how realistic is irving’s depiction of the catskills? why did he choose to set the story there? 10.  how does time figure into the story? why was rip’s slumber 20 years longs, and not 10 years or 30 years.

Leslie would probably have come with us if she didn’t work all summer. which is the verb phrase?

Will anyone be able to check for grammatical errors and give an opinion on the essay itself? write about the following topic: some people believe that allowing children to make their own cholces on everyday matters (such as food, clothes and entertainment) is likely to result in a society of individuals who only think about their own wishes. other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them. discuss both these views and give your own opinion. —— nowadays, in this busy and fast developing world teaching children from an early age to cope with their own decisions (such as food, clothes etc.) and then take the coincidences after that is something that a lot of people believe that it is important for them. on the other hand other people think that it might end up in a society of humans who put their wishes before anyone else's. but which one of these views will predominate? firstly, the people who allow their children to make their own decisions are the people who everyone should look up to. it is important to let your children learn from the mistakes their make. the parents can not be with them all the time every day and for that reason, teaching them to deal with their decisons or even problems will them in the future. of course, there are always disadvantages such as some people may really forget about that their children will need them at a certain point in life and may loose connection whit them. but that is why it should have that moderately path, where kids will make their own decisions but will feel comfortable to always ask for a advice tueur parents. on the other hand, there are and the second type of parents which think that too much individualism is not good. it really depends on the parents how they will teach their children to carry on with the independence they have. a lot of them might forget that they are still kids and will need and advices from time to time and because of that the parents turn their kids in individuals who only think about their own wishes due to the fact that they are let on their own and have to cope with everyone and everything by themselves. in conclusion, i think that the best decision someone can make is to look up to the first type of parents. that way they will be able to train their children to become independent people who will respect the wishes of others and they will be able to cope with their decisions in the future when they need it.

What is the central theme of the sniper