1) excerpt from: frost’s laws and bylaws of american society sarah annie frost wine should be handed by the waiters after soup. to decline wine by covering the mouth of the wine-glass with the hand is an ill- bred gesture. say simply "not any, you," and the waiter will not fill your glass. if declining wine, what should one do? a) place a napkin over the glass. b) tell the waiter, ‘no, you.’ c) remove one’s glass from the table. eliminate d) tell the hostess that one would not like any wine.

How does gregor feel about his fathers transformation?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

Langston hughes cited walt whitman as one of his greatest influences and some believe that hughes wrote "i, too, sing america" in response to whitman's "i hear america singing." using on whitman's poem. consider aspects such as structure, there, word, choice, etc., as you craft your response. your response will be scored on how well you: -demonstrate your understanding of the ideas of the text -use evidence from the text to develop and support your ideas -organize your response in a logical manner -demonstrate an appropriate writing style through the use of precise word choice and varied sentences -use standard conventions for writing