In the opening of his essay, Orwell states that he is opposed to the British empire and on the side of the Burman. If this is the case, why does he seem to try so hard to save the face of the British empire?

Read the paragraphs. frogs and toads share a similar appearance, but there are some differences between these animals. frogs have smooth, wet skin. most have long legs for jumping, and some can even climb trees. toads don’t hop as high or as far as frogs.read the paragraphs. toads have dry, bumpy skin. they have round bodies with short hind legs. imagine you are revising these paragraphs. which detail should be moved to improve the organization? they have round bodies with short hind legs. most have long legs for jumping, and some can even climb trees. frogs have smooth, wet skin. toads don’t hop as high or as far as frogs.

Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. a. martha spend her days gossiping with everyone who walks by. b. each of the ushers in the wedding had to wear his rented tuxedo. c. the marching band don't raise enough money for its trip to the rose bowl parade. d. neither my sister nor i was happy when her had to move last year.

Read this excerpt from holes. a patrol car pulled alongside him. a policeman asked him why he was running. then he took the shoes and made a call on his radio. shortly thereafter, stanley was arrested. it turned out the sneakers had been stolen from a display at the homeless shelter. that evening rich people were going to come to the shelter and pay a hundred dollars to eat the food that the poor people ate every day for free. clyde livingston, who had once lived at the shelter when he was younger, was going to speak and sign autographs. his shoes would be auctioned, and it was expected that they would sell for over five thousand dollars. all the money would go to the homeless. why does sachar include this description of the shoes in the flashback? a.to show where the shoes came from b.to show how valuable the shoes were c.to reveal why stanley was arrested d.to give background on the homeless shelter