When i see birches bend to left and right across the line of straighter darker trees, i like to think some boy’s been swinging them. but swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay. ice-storms do that. often you must have seen them loaded with ice a sunny winter morning after a rain. they click upon themselves as the breeze rises, and turn many-colored as the stir cracks and crazes their enamel. soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust— such heaps of broken glass to sweep away you’d think the inner dome of heaven had fallen. what is the best description of the theme of this excerpt?

Which of the following best describes the proper use of a "works cited" page? (a)-a works cited page is not needed if you paraphrase your research. (b)-a works cited page is not needed if you use signal phrases. (c)-a works cited page is optional when writing a researched text. (d)-a works cited page is required when writing a researched text.

Read the thesis statement below and answer the question that follows. the life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent in many different areas. how can this thesis statement be improved?

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.