1. Infer To what does the heading “Distraction/Rate” refer to?
2. Interpret Each of the five yellow starbursts within the car contains an image with a percentage shown next to it. What does this use of visuals and statistics convey? What impact do these elements have on the message?
3. Analyze Why is the starburst containing the image of the deep place within the windshield area? What message do this symbol and its placement convey?

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Which of these is not a function of juliet’s soliloquy

In the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson states that governments derive their power from