"Cloudy Day" by Jimmy Santiago Baca is to show how there can always be sunshine on a cloudy day. Meaning that no matter how bad things are, it could possibly b worse, so we should always be optimistic.
The purpose of the flashback is to show how the speaker has changed from the start of his prison time to the end.
As shown in this excerpt from the story, " ...the wind in my face gave me the feeling I could grasp the tower like a cornstalk..." (Lines 15 & 16) This quote shows that even though he was in the prison he still felt powerful.
Answer:
- “However, 20 people and 2 dogs were executed for the crime of witchcraft in Salem. One person was pressed to death under a pile of stones for refusing to testify.” (Paragraph 9)
Explanation:
Part A of the text 'Witchcraft in Salem' discusses 'the town of Salem being afflicted by witches and this panic leading to several unfair trails in the town.' Thus, the above quote that most aptly supports this idea as <u>the details '20 people and 2 dogs being executed for the crime in Salem, one person being pressed to death under a pile of stones as he denied to testify' substantiate the claim of tormenting state of witchcraft in the town and how it resulted in numerous unreasonable execution</u>.
I don’t wanna attend school for 5 days a week because I don’t wanna risk my peers and you and including all my family members at home. I feel like it’ll be better for me to attend school 2-3 a day, not only for my health but other peoples health, including the staff members at my school.
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