Explanation: Someone who is stubborn and bitter refuses to budge in their opinions, once they've decided something they won't be taking criticism or changing their mind. They probably give off an unapproachable vibe
Answer:
It shows that the Lins have successfully hosted their American friends.
Explanation:
"The All American Slurp" by Lensey Namioka is about the Lin family adjusting to their new atmosphere of America. The whole family of four had moved from China to America and were starting to re-establish their lives. The daughter of the family is the narrator where she describes various instances of her family trying to be American in their living.
The above excerpt shows the time when thy had invited some Chinese friends for dinner, along with their neighbors, the Gleason family. The narrator was friends with their daughter Meg. And it was this occasion that is mentioned. This event shows that the Lins had successfully hosted their American friends. The Gleasons had previously invited them for dinner which turns out not so successful for they had no idea how or what to eat. But this time, the success of the meal is evident in the way their guests were after the dinner.
Answer:The colonists' reasons for declaring independence and their specific complaints against the English government can be summarized into three main themes: Individual rights, representation and taxation.
Explanation:
The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country. The introductory sentence states the Declaration's main purpose, to explain the colonists' right to revolution.
Answer:
(4) Some studies suggest that texting doubles a driver’s reaction time to roadway hazards.
Explanation:
Sentence (4) states that some studies have suggested that if drivers text during driving, their reaction time to roadways hazards doubles as compared to when they don't text during driving.
Sentence 1, and 2 do not say anything about texting.
Sentence 3 although talks about text conversation as a common distraction, but it does not suggest impairing the drivers as strongly as it does in sentence (4) i.e doubling the response time.
