Read the passage. if we need to cancel classes for the day or delay school starting time, we will make announcements. radio stations generally begin making these announcements at 6 a. m. local television stations will not usually begin announcements until after 7 a. m. if an early dismissal is required due to a forecast of extremely heavy snowfall or other unsafe conditions, this information will be broadcast as soon as possible over the radio and television. information about cancellation or early closures will also be posted on the school website. which of the following is an example of an “author and you” question about the announcement?
a. where will announcements about school closures be made?
b. other than snowfall, what might be another reason for canceling or delaying school?
c. what time will emergency announcements on the radio begin?
d. why would announcements be made over the radio and television?

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explanation: good choice

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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pretty sure the answers are 1 b 2 c idk hope it is right