Revise the sentences by replacing the underlined phrases with those using strong, active verbs
I was crossing
the blacktop toward the school as the buses were pulling in
and I looked around for somewhere to hide, but there was nowhere
I was embarrassed
to go

How does gatsby smile at nick? why is this important?

20 points plus brainlest answer if right.joe nesbo, a travelling salesman, was staying at a hotel for business. he was having a dinner meeting that night, so he decided to take a nap in the middle of the afternoon. he was awakened by a knock at the door, and then a man walked in. “oh my, i’m terribly sorry, this isn’t my room. , pardon the intrusion.” the man calmly backed out and left. nesbo got up and locked the door – something he forgot to do before his nap – and lay back down on the bed. but then he shot up in bed and called the lobby to tell them there was a burglar on the prowl. what made nesbo think that?

Which statement from "letter to his father" is similar to gregor's inability tocommunicate with his father as a bug in the metamorphosis?