Read the excerpts from "flowers for algernon." we had a lot of fun at the factory today. joe carp said hey look where charlie had his operashun what did they do charlie put some brains in. i was going to tell him but i remembered dr strauss said no. then frank reilly said what did you do charlie forget your key and open your door the hard way. that made me laff. their really my friends and they like me. *** i didn't know what to do or where to turn. everyone was looking at me and laughing and i felt naked. i wanted to hide. i ran outside and i threw up. then i walked home. it's a funny thing i never knew that joe and frank and the others liked to have me around all the time to make fun of me. what conclusion can be drawn about charlie based on his description of the events in these passages?

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)