English
use one of the prompts below to respond to the poem:
i think…
i notice…
i predict…
i infer…
i wonder…
i understand…
i connect…
how things work
by gary soto
today it's going to cost us twenty dollars
to live. five for a softball. four for a book,
a handful of ones for coffee and two sweet rolls,
bus fare, rosin for your mother's violin.
we're completing our task. the tip i left
for the waitress filters down
like rain, wetting the new roots of a child
perhaps, a belligerent cat that won't let go
of a balled sock until there's chicken to eat.
as far as i can tell, daughter, it works like this:
you buy bread from a grocery, a bag of apples
from a fruit stand, and what coins
are passed on others buy pencils, glue,
tickets to a movie in which laughter
is thrown into their faces.
if we buy goldfish, someone tries on a hat.
if we buy crayons, someone walks home with a broom.
a tip. a small purchase here and there,
and things just keep going. i guess.

Which statement best reflects how martin luther king, jr. uses rhetoric and style in paragraph 9 of "letter from a birmingham jail" to assist him in advocating the use of nonviolent direct action to achieve justice for negro citizens in birmingham? click here to read the letter.

Kwan gazed out at her brother and heard his shrieks of delight as he tried to direct their marvelous flying creation. she watched it wheel, spin, and dive—a wild, colorful bird putting on an aerial display. its gold and red crepe-paper wings fluttered in the air, mimicking the flight of a predatory bird surveying the landscape for prey. it swooped and dived, perhaps discovering a possible meal, and then went airborne again to avoid the rocky terrain below. min was the falconer, guiding his bird on its path through the sky, not yet ready to call it back to the ground. but kwan grew concerned when she looked out at the dark, threatening clouds beginning to roll in off the water. when she saw the streaks of lightning within the cloud formation, she pointed to the distant storm and called out to her little brother to bring in the kite. min nodded and rolled in the kite string, bringing his bird home. “let’s go,” kwan told her brother and put her arm around him to fold him safely under her wing as they both held onto the kite. “it’s time to go home.” how does the extended metaphor in paragraph 3 affect the mood of this passage? a-it creates a feeling of silliness that captures the absurd humor of the situation. b- it creates a sense of tranquility to match the feelings of min at this point. c-it creates a feeling of fear over what may happen if the kite crashes. d-it creates a sense of awe and wonder at min's mastery of the kite.

What is going to happen to all that milk? " said someone. "jones used sometimes to mix some of it in our mash," said one of the hens. "never mind the milk, comrades! " cried napoleon, placing himself in front of the buckets. "that will be attended to. the harvest is more important. comrade snowball will lead the way. i shall follow in a few minutes. forward, comrades! the hay is waiting." in at least 100 words, why do the animals in animal farm refer to each other as "comrades"?