Both Bridge to Terabithia and The Outsiders feature unlikely relationships between a boy and a girl who seemingly have little in common. The friendship between Leslie and Jess develops under very different circumstances than the friendship between Ponyboy and Cherry. In an analysis, compare and contrast these two friendships, using evidence from the texts to support your response.

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In both Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the unlikely friendship between a boy and a girl is a key aspect of the plot. However, the circumstances and development of these friendships are quite different. The friendship between Leslie and Jess in Bridge to Terabithia begins when Leslie moves to a new town and is the only student who can outrun Jess in a race. This shared talent leads to a bond between them as they create an imaginary world together in the woods called Terabithia. Conversely, the friendship between Ponyboy and Cherry in The Outsiders starts as a chance encounter at a movie theater, where they realize that they have similar tastes in books and music. The relationship develops further when Ponyboy saves Cherry's life during a fight between rival gangs.

The relationships also differ in the characters' social status and their perceptions of each other. Leslie is from a more affluent family, and Jess is from a working-class background. Despite their differences, Leslie is drawn to Jess's artistic and creative talents, while Jess admires Leslie's free-spirited and adventurous nature. On the other hand, Ponyboy and Cherry are from different social classes but are perceived as equals by each other. While Cherry's affluent lifestyle initially intimidates Ponyboy, he soon realizes that they share similar values and interests.

Ultimately, both friendships highlight the power of empathy and understanding, but their development is shaped by the characters' circumstances and perceptions of each other. Leslie and Jess's friendship is built on a shared love of imagination and creativity, while Ponyboy and Cherry's friendship is built on mutual respect and the ability to see beyond social stereotypes. These unlikely relationships challenge the characters' assumptions about each other and show that true friendship can transcend differences in background and social status.

What is the definition of parallel structure?

A-The use of uneven sentences
B-The use of lines that are the same distance apart and never touch
C-The use of repetitive sentences
D-The use of the same pattern of parts of a sentence

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Read the following excerpt from Pointed Roofs by Dorothy Richardson. Then, respond to the question that follows.

She sat shivering in the warm dim room shaded by the close sun-blinds. It looked as she had seen it with her father for the first time and Fräulein sitting near seemed to be once more in the heavy blue velvet dress.
She waited stiff and ugly till Fräulein, secure and summer-clad, spoke softly again.
"You think, my child, you shall like the profession of a teacher?"
"Oh yes," said Miriam, from the midst of a tingling flush.
"I think you have many qualities that make the teacher … You are earnest and serious-minded … Grave … Sometimes perhaps overgrave for your years … But you have a serious fault which must be corrected if you wish to succeed in your calling."
Miriam tried to pull her features into an easy enquiring seriousness. A darkness was threatening her. "You have a most unfortunate manner."
Without relaxing, Miriam quivered. She felt the blood mount to her head.
"You must adopt a quite, quite different manner. Your influence is, I think, good, a good English influence in its most general effect. But it is too slightly so and of too much indirection. You must exert it yourself, in a manner more alive, you must make it your aim that you shall have a responsible influence, a direct personal influence. You have too much of chill and formality. It makes a stiffness that I am willing to believe you do not intend."
Miriam felt a faint dizziness.
"If you should fail to become more genial, more simple and natural as to your bearing, you will neither make yourself understood nor will you be loved by your pupils."
"No——" responded Miriam, assuming an air of puzzled and interested consideration of Fräulein's words. She was recovering. She must get to the end of the interview and get away and find the answer. Far away beneath her fear and indignation, Fräulein was answered. She must get away and say the answer to herself.
"To truly fulfil the most serious role of the teacher you must enter into the personality of each pupil and must sympathize with the struggles of each one upon the path on which our feet are set. Efforts to good kindliness and thought for others must be encouraged. The teacher shall be sunshine, human sunshine, encouraging all effort and all lovely things in the personality of the pupil."
Fräulein rose and stood, tall. Then her half-tottering decorous footsteps began. Miriam had hardly listened to her last words. She felt tears of anger rising and tried to smile.
"I shall say now no more. But when you shall hear from your good parents, we can further discuss our plans." Fräulein was at the door.

In a well-written paragraph of 5–7 sentences, explain how the author uses stream of consciousness and one other narrative technique to enhance her writing. Be sure to include specific textual evidence to support the narrative techniques you discuss in your response.