Answer:
The main coherent idea is the first statement.
Explanation:
The Mississippi River flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
Answer:
The aunt tells a story with a moral, but the children ignore the lesson.
Explanation:
From the text we know that the children already acknowledge the poor storytelling abilities of their aunt and thus do not expect much from the story.
Despite the boring nature of the story, the aunt does try to lacklusterly include a moral, but the moral is completely ignored by the children who notice instead the many faults of the story.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
The rest is learned, not inheritanced.
Answer:
B. Boo Radley's character helps Jem and Scout learn to leave people alone.
Explanation:
Jem and Scout are afraid of Boo Radley due to rumors surrounding him. they are afraid of his acts and they considered their neighbor as ghost. The children were terrified with the rumors and they did not wanted to come across Boo ever. Once when these kids were sitting in freezing cold Boo places blanket on them to comfort them and protect them from cold. Boo teaches children not believe on rumors and they should create opinion about someone only after they see his actions.
In some cases like the word vice, the negative connotation stems from a direct definition of the word(vice means wicked, but another definition is 'a substitute for' so 'vice president'). In other cases, word may be used in a culture to identify a group or individual that is portrayed negatively, thus modifying the inherent definition of the word to better portray how society thinks of the word.
