Read the excerpt from "close encounters of the bear kind."

the blinding glare of spring sunlight glinting off the snow makes it tough to make out where the bear is in the hole. john crouches down, shades his eyes with his hands and puts his face close to peer inside. with a startled look, he pulls back and whips the sleeping bag over the hole. the black bear inside is not only awake; its head is right at the entrance. john hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer.

which detail from the text best supports the inference that john is afraid of a bear attack?

"the black bear inside is not only awake; its head is right at the entrance." "john hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer."

"john crouches down, shades his eyes with his hands and puts his face close to peer inside."

Question 1 translate: i have to eat. question 2 translate: one must study. question 3 to make a good grade, one must pay attention. para sacar una buena nota, prestar atención. question 4 to make money, one must work. para ganar dinero, trabajar. question 5 translate: maria has to talk.

On one of his many outings through the brobdingnagian countryside, gulliver walks on a small path through a field. during this walk on the small path, how does gulliver get dirty? a. the dwarf throws at gulliver, b. the queen of brobdingnagian steps on gulliver, c. gulliver gets caught in a rainstorm, and d. gulliver falls in cow dung.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.