1.In this high school valedictorian speech, Rashema Melson thanks the teachers, coaches, and mentors who made a positive impact on her life. Melson shares details about how these people supported her; for example, she describes her track coach as “someone who I could come to for whatever and whenever—no matter the time of day—and when I needed an ear for my problems and advice as well.” Think of someone who has provided guidance and support in your life. Write a letter thanking that person and describing his or her impact on your life. Be sure to include specific details that explain how this person’s support and guidance have helped you, just as Rashema Melson does when thanking her track coach.

Take the following paragraph and write two separate paragraphs based on it. be sure to properly cite both parenthetically (don’t worry about a works cited) using this: (henderson). 1.) the first paragraph should contain a direct quote from the provided paragraph (the paragraph below). 2.) the second paragraph should contain a paraphrase of the provided information (the paragraph below). trees are in that they provide clean air. trees take in harmful gases from the air such as carbon dioxide, which is what people exhale from their lungs, and turn it into oxygen, which is what we inhale. they complete this process through photosynthesis, which requires carbon dioxide and then releases oxygen. without trees acting as nature's natural filter, the air would quickly become unbreathable to humans.