The current state of Castle Park is a disgrace to our community. Ten years ago, community groups came together to give our children a safe place to play. Today, the wooden structure rots, the chains on the swing set rust, and garbage covers the ground. The city government refuses to take responsibility for restoring the structure, yet it will not allow concerned citizens to make their own repairs. Our children deserve a safe, clean, functional play space. The city council’s inaction has turned a gem of the park system into yet another public junkyard. Which words give the piece a negative tone? Why? Write 3-5 sentences explaining your reasoning.

Look up "racial violence in the early 1960's" and write information about it

Which two pronouns in the paragraph have unclear antecedents? cleaning the closet yesterday i cleaned my closet and dusted it thoroughly. i found receipts in a few of my jeans. i folded them neatly and put them in my drawer. i found an old box decorated with ribbons and a pink bow. it still looked pretty and new. in the bottom drawer, there was a bottle of perfume that mom bought in sweden. the perfume is old, but it still has a fresh, flowery scent. next to the perfume there was an old postcard that dad sent when he visited china.

Read the following poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. sonnet 73 by william shakespeare that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in me thou seest the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self, that seals up all in rest. in me thou see'st the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the death-bed whereon it must expire consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. this thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well which thou must leave ere long. comprehension what seasonal images do you see in this poem? how do these images contribute to the poem's tone of loss and sadness?