The inciting incident, the conflict, in the plot is Jim Smiley making a bet with his "<span>celebrated jumping frog." The </span>rising action<span> creates suspense for the reader when the challenger fills the frog with buckshot (little metal balls) in order to keep the frog from jumping. This is done without Jim Smiley's noticing. As a result, the </span><span>climax</span>
Martin Luther King attended a lecture on Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent struggle for freedom for the people of India. Gandhi's teachings had a profound effect on the young Baptist minister. King's trip to India affected King in a profound way, deepening his understanding of non-violent resistance and his commitment to America's struggle for civil right.
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Answer: What is your date of birth?
Explanation:
A close -ended question does not allow for open explanation. It targets a very specific answer. In this case your date of birth. No more, no less.
This excerpt comes from the play “<em><u>The Little Foxes”</u></em> written by <u>Lillian Hellman.</u> The cunning Regina and her greedy brothers Ben and Oscar are scheming to extract money from her husband Horace’s business.
Question: Which best describes why Regina tells the group “I explained to Ben that perhaps you hadn’t answered his letters because you didn’t think he was offering you enough, and that the time was getting short and you could guess how much he needed you—”?
Answer: C. to convince Ben that he has been wise to trust what she has said
