Read the following passage "Desiree was smart, serious, and lonely. She didnt fit in with others, but the one area in which she felt scientific expirementation. She was sure she'd win the big competition with her hybrid plant specimens. At the competition, however, another girl beat her with a similar project. Desiree did not find fame as a scientist, but she found a kindred soul with whom she formed a life-long friendship." which is the best statement of the complex theme of this passage. a/ Good friends are are hard to find a difficult to keep b/ self esteem is important, but holding others in high esteem is more important c/ when things dont turn out as expected, it can be a welcome surprise d/ dont judge a book by its cover

In ralph ellison’s “the black ball” the narrator of the story stretches the truth or lies several times what do you think it is his motivation for being so untruthful

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. match each paragraph to its corresponding purpose. tiles: instructs describes persuades narrates pairs before you purchase a used car from a dealer or an individual, there are important steps you must take. first, examine the car using an inspection checklist, which you can download and print from many websites. then test-drive the car under a variety of road conditions, making sure that it handles well in many situations. finally, ask for the car’s maintenance report and make sure you understand any repairs made on the car. arrowboth "good morning, sal! " uncle freddie said. " for coming in so early today." uncle freddie danced as he spoke. sal yawned. he did not know how his uncle woke up so cheerfully before dawn every day. uncle freddie placed a tray of cookies in front of sal. "i need you to decorate these," he said. he handed sal several tubes of icing. arrowboth the hole created by the meteorite's impact, known as the barringer meteorite crater, can still be seen today. it is one mile wide and over 550 feet deep—20 football games could be played at the same time on its floor, and more than two million people could watch from its sloping sides. arrowboth you know the feeling: it’s minutes until the school bus comes, but you just rolled out of bed, threw on some clothes, barely brushed your teeth, and now you’re racing out the door to catch the bus. you skip breakfast again. that’s three days this week alone! it’s no wonder, then, that by second period you start to feel awful, with your stomach grumbling and your eyelids drooping. my fellow classmates, listen up! you may be surprised by how a few simple changes in your life can have a huge effect on how you feel morning, noon, and night! arrowboth

Distinguish the key claim gandhi uses to build his argument for why he should be imprisoned under the current law. click here to read the excerpt of gandhi’s speech from 1922.