Imagine that on a field trip to a wilderness area or sailing trip to a small, remote island, you all
became stranded without any communication with parents, the school, or other adults and had
little hope of being rescued in the foreseeable future. the area where you're marooned can
provide the basic necessities of food, shelter, and water, but you will have to work together to
survive.
you've agreed that you're more likely to survive long enough to be rescued if you work together.
working in small groups, brainstorm a list of recommendations to consider when developing a
government following the guiding questions below.
that
1. how will you make sure everyone sticks together and works towards the common goal of
getting rescued?
2. how will you make sure that anyone who feels unfairly treated will have a place to air
complaints?

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i have committed to crossing my legs i hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. my fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter x. the interview room’s other personnel include: the university’s director of composition, its varsity tennis coach, and academy prorector mr. a. delint. c.t. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. the tennis coach jingles pocket-change. based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? a.  more chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees.b.  hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee.c.  the director of composition is involved in the interview process.d.  the tennis coach has money in his front pocket.