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Read the excerpt from pat mora’s essay "the leader in the mirror." i hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. the confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 a.m., found a summer internship. sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads. what is the author’s purpose in using confetti as a symbol? the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success. the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to teach the students how to plan a celebration party. the confetti is a symbol of college graduation. the author uses the symbol to reward college graduates. the confetti is a symbol of summer internships. the author uses the symbol to encourage signing up for summer internships.

Different themes can be explored in various ways through fiction. what are some interesting or unusual ways in which a novel that you have read has explored various themes?

Which two of these excerpts from homer’s odyssey depict the gods’ involvement in mortal affairs? 1“but, tell me who thou art? and what thy race? thy town, thy parents, and thy native place? or, if a merchant in pursuit of gain, what port received thy vessel from the main? or comest thou single, or attend thy train? ” 2then thus minerva in laertes' ear: "son of arcesius, reverend warrior, hear! jove and jove's daughter first implore in prayer, then, whirling high, discharge thy lance in air."