For the first question, the answer would be D. (It supports the idea that living in a foreign country is the smartest way to learn a new language)
D: Language researchers found that students who lived in a foreign country learned the new language sixty-five percent faster than students learning at home.
The counterclaim is something that counteracts the statement. Therefore, for the second questions, the answer should be B.
B: However, learning to play an instrument has been proven to improve grades and test performance.
You would open your eyes first, then the door.
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The word delicacy usually means something highly valuable or expensive. Such as "the pearls were a delicacy", meaning that they were valuable, expensive. Does that answer your question?
Explanation:
Answer: A. Elenita versus the music of her parents' homeland.
Explanation: in literature, a conflict is a struggle between opposite forces, usually between a character (the main character or a very important one) and himself (internal conflict), society or another character (external conflict). In the given excerpt from Gravity by Judith Ortiz Cofer we can see an example of an external conflict between a character (Elenita) and the music of her parents' homeland, which her mother used to listen to in the evenings.
