Think about the things Tom values in the excerpt, from freedom to orange peels. Compare them with the things you value. Are there any similarities? Write a 250-word essay exploring what is valuable in Tom's time and your own.

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.

Describe the cluster of trailers from the loch ness monster by john mcphee