Gatsby Response #1 (30 points) this is worth half of my geade

Remember to quote the text to support your opinion. Your response must be typed and should be at least

a page in length (double–spaced, 12-point font).

Why Nick? Fitzgerald could have chosen any perspective for his novel, but he chose first person

narration, and he developed Nick Carraway. Why? Based on what you’ve read so far, what do you

think Nick’s role is? What is Fitzgerald suggesting through Nick’s narration? Can we trust Nick?

(He says at the end of 39 that he is “the only honest man he’s ever known,” but do you trust

someone who has to tell you he’s honest? Use textual evidence to support your response. This

means that you must include quotes with MLA citations.

Is the sentence the refree blew her whistle and both teams rushed onto the field a coumpound or simple sentence

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the two (2) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was outlawed in 1919 by theeighteenth amendment. prohibition, as it was called, achieved a number of good results. it lowered the average consumption of alcohol. 4rrests for drunkenness fell sharply. the rate of alcoholism was reduced. if the prohibitionists had been willing to legalize beer and wine, the experiment might have worked. instead, by insisting on a totally “dry” society, they drove thousands of ordinary people to break the law. 1. during prohibition, alcohol was not available. 2. during prohibition, many usually law-abiding people drank illegally. 3. the prohibitionists opposed the use of any form of alcoholic beverage. 4. the prohibitionists were tolerant of moderate social drinking.