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Excerpt from The Big Race
Nicole Frail
10 Brian soon disappeared around the first turn, Chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. The sun was
warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn't stop. Ahead, Brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she
watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground.
11 As Chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that Brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. Instead of
running past him and winning the race, Chels stooped down to help him stand. He leaned on her shoulder, and they completed
the race together.
Chelsea felt tired during the race because she
grew warm from the sun
ran faster than Brian did.
ran further than Brian did.
D)
didn't practice for the race.

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Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Which statement expresses a theme that is found in both "escape" and "to live"? the search for self–awareness is often a difficult one. life's distractions can make it difficult to know yourself. a person often sees herself differently than others see her. being a part of two cultures can make it hard to know yourself.