Jake has just arrived at work. he starts typing a report that he has been working on for most of the week. in the middle of this, his supervisor sends him an email asking him to make some changes to an earlier report and send it in by the end of the day. another email comes in with an urgent request for him to call a client who needs some details for another project. finally, he gets another email asking him to review a report written by a co-worker. what should jake do? what professional skills would he be using? jake should . jake would be using skills.

Which two lines in this excerpt from elizabeth bishops the fish suggests that the speaker respects the fish

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)