Read the passage from "The Pursuit of Happiness"
The woman on the far side of the desk looks at the floor, Her head full of Ireland and the potatoes that blackened and curled and rotted away. We grew only sadness there She wants to say. But this she whispers instead: "I have come to work as a chambermaid” And the Important Person stamps her papers without hearing the rest. "To scrub floors and wash linens until my hands are red and raw, and I have polished happiness for my child So she can become a teacher with hands the color of cream.” Which excerpt from the poem best supports the overall theme?
And the Important Person stamps her papers without hearing the rest.
and the potatoes that blackened and curled and rotted away.
So she can become a teacher / with hands the color of cream.
The woman on the far side of the desk looks at the floor
Answer:
and the potatoes that blackened and curled and rotted away.
Explanation:
The excerpt from the poem that best supports the overall theme is "and the potatoes that blackened and curled and rotted away.
From the passage, the woman that came to work as a chambermaid but is described as having her head full of Ireland and blackened potatoes that have rotten. In the next line, she wants to say that "We grew only sadness there" to emphasize the state things were which was bad and depressing.
Answer:
B
. Elephants never leave hurt babies behind.
A
. Echo
B
. In 1990
C
. the baby
A
. weak
B
. go out
A
. three days
B
. injured baby elephants
Explanation:
Here you go, I tired to answer everything the best I could and went back to double check my answers. ^-^ I hope this helps and good luck!
Subheadings give the reader an idea of what will be discussed in the section. For example, 'How Did WWII Shape Daily Life?' This subheading shows the reader that it will be about how WWII changed the daily lives of people. By the end of the section, the reader should have a firm answer to the question.
Dignity is one of the most important things to the human spirit. It means being valued and respected for what you are, what you believe in, and how you live your live. Treating other people with dignity means treating them the way we'd like to be treated ourselves.
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It <span>is respectful in tone to the audience and supports its claim with specific, credible evidence.</span>
