Question refers to the excerpt below. “that he the said william buckland shall and will, as a faithful covenant servant, well and truly serve the said thomas mason his executors and assigns in the plantation of virginia beyond the seas, for the space of four years, next ensuing his arrival in the said plantation in the employment of a carpenter and joiner.” which of the following document types best describes this excerpt? personal letter colonial law code indenture contract slave purchase agreement

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?