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Catherine is aware that more than 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes each day. This is an example of Catherine’s:

1.  Discuss the relationship between man and nature in one of the works that we have read in the first part of the semester (play, prose, or poem).   In your essay, you must analyze how man and nature relate to each other in the work you have chosen.  Some things you might consider are: ·          a.   Are man and nature in conflict or in harmony?   How does that affect the meaning of the text? ·          b.   Is nature a “character” in the work?   Is technology? ·          c.   Should one of   the characters pay more attention to nature?   This is NOT a checklist, but some ideas for you to start your brainstorming.  You must come up with your own thesis and prove it throughout the course of your essay.   2.  A famous writer once said, “Modern stories are about what the protagonist wants and what he/she is willing to do to get it.”  In your essay, analyze what one of the characters in one of the works we have read thus far in the semester wants  and how their desire to get it affects the narrative.  In your analysis, consider: ·           a.   How the character’s desire affects the events in the story ·          b.   Is the character successful?  How does that change the way you view the story? ·           c.   How does this desire show you something about the human condition? This is NOT a checklist, but some ideas for you to start your brainstorming.  You must come up with your own thesis and prove it throughout the course of your essay. 3.  Discuss the theme of the individual vs. society in one of the works that we have read this semester.   Examine how fate affects the plot, actions, or meaning of a story, poem, or play.   In your essay, consider the following:             a.   What role does this theme have in the plot of the work?             b.   Is the character or speaker successful in their struggle?             c.   Why does the character choose to fight his or her system? This is NOT a checklist, but some ideas for you to start your brainstorming.  You must come up with your own thesis and prove it throughout the course of your essay.  

Choose the correct answer in parenthesis with particles and verbs in the appropriate tense for the English.       If there is no particle needed, write X in the (9×2)      メアリー：　ただいま。 　 お父さん：　おかえりなさい。　えいがはどうでしたか。      メアリー：　みませんでした。たけしさん([a])　　　　[b]　　。                                                                                                                               didn’t come 　 お父さん：　えっ、どうしてですか。      メアリー：　　　[c]　　。( I don’t know) だから、ひとりでほんやとおてらにいきました。                                       　 お父さん：　人がたくさん　　　[d]　　　。(there were?)                                                                           メアリー：　はい。おてらでしゃしん([e]) たくさん([f]) 　　　　[g]　　。(took pictures) 　　　　　　　　デパートに([h]) 　　[i]　　。(went Department store, too) 　　　　　　　はい、おみやげです。　 　 お父さん：　ありがとう。

According to the National Council for the Social Studies, teaching toward a global perspective emphasizes the idea that humankind is independent of the state of the global environment.

From, “Becoming an American in the Gilded Age” collection: Ragged Dick was very proud that he never had ______________.  

One major expression of ethnocentrism is a strong resistance to change.

The family and the school are examples of:

Choose the correct answer with particles and verbs in the appropriate tense for the English.   If there is no particle needed, choose X.(8×2)   (4)　 あそこ( [a]_ )　たくさん( [b]_　 )いぬ (　[c]_　　)　 ___[d]____。(there are)             Asoko (   ) takusan (   ) inu (   ) (   ).    (5)      たなかさんはちゅうごくご(　[e]_　) ___[f]_____。　(understand)             Tanaka san wa chuugogugo (   ) (   ).    (6)　  わたしはきのう　カフェでロバートさん(　[g]_　) ___[h]______。　(wait)               Watashi wa kinou kafe de robaato san (   ) (   ).  

Which of the following poets committed suicide (check all that apply).  

At the end of “Going to Meet the Man,” Jesse witnesses a man being __________.