Read the excerpt from "the gift of the magi." "don't make any mistake, dell," [jim] said, "about me. i don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less” jim’s quote expresses the theme that

Romeo and juliet have fallen in love, even though their families despise one another. based on the excerpt, what are the two main purposes of this prologue?

In the essay “drowning in dishes,” what is ironic about the fact that danial’s first position in his new job is the dishwashing station?

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).