Answer:
Citing evidence is to show where in the text does your answer come from. That way, you have something to support your idea.
Explanation:
Intense desire A..................
Answer:
D. In Brueghel's Icarus, for instance: how everything turns
Quite worriedly toward the disaster
Explanation:
Brueghel's Icarus refers to a painting made by Pieter Brueghel, which puts the spotlight on the townsmen who were around during Icarus' mythological fall from the sky since he flew too close to the sun. It depicts the indifference of the witnesses, who were busy engaging with their pursuits to bother paying attention to the fact that Icarus had just fallen. Since Auden's poem is written in honor of the painting, (D) would be the best answer if the painting instead depicted the witnesses' concern over what is happening instead of indifference.
Answer:
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
Explanation:
"Two Kinds" is a short story by Amy Tan. The story is narrated from a first-person perspective by the main character, June. She is the daughter of Suyuan, a Chinese immigrant living in America.
At its most fundamental level, the story revolves around the conflict between mother and daughter. Suyuan expects June to be a child prodigy, no matter in which field - singing, dancing, mathematics, acting, playing the piano. June, on the other hand, quickly decides that she does not want to be a prodigy at all, but would rather be mediocre. And that is what she does, her whole life. Thus, the conflict is basically between what the mother wants for her daughter, and what the daughter wants for herself.
Answer:
A. Mira is more mature than the other kids in the group.
B Mira is acting like a leader for the group of children.
Explanation:
"The motherly Mira intervened" The author uses the word motherly to describe Mira, meaning that she must be older than the kids, the kids must look up to her. She is acting like a leader by telling the kids to form a circle.
