Read the excerpt from Gary Soto’s "Seventh Grade." She smiled and said, "Hi, Victor.”
He smiled back and said, "Yeah, that's me.” His brown face blushed. Why hadn’t he said, "Hi, Teresa,” or "How was your summer?” or something nice?

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow this ground. the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. which point is lincoln trying to make? people cannot build upon the land, because it is considered sacred. it is up to the people to mark the importance of the land. because so many people died, the land cannot be considered sacred. the sacrifices of the soldiers have already made the land sacred.

Sometimes we lose when we win. he who laughs last laughs best. things are not always what they appear to be. it takes one to know one. assessment navigation

Tu es venalicius; tu servos in foro (vendo,vendis,vendit)