Read the excerpt from “Our Hero.” The town is setting up for the parade
to welcome brave Bill Wilson home again.
Along the town's main street, flags and balloons,
like cheerful sparring partners, bob and weave,
and Bill's big brother Joe directs a crowd
of grade school boys and girls. They sweep the street
and chatter with excitement about Bill.

These lines provide the reader with

A. implicit information that describes what a hero Bill Wilson is.
B. implicit information that describes who Bill Wilson’s brother is.
C. explicit information that describes where Bill Wilson has been.
D. explicit information that describes how the town feels about Bill Wilson.

Why does the host answer the guest with brief responses during the party?

In the sweet hereafter and the following poem, what does the newborn symbolize? "every death is magic from the enemy to be avenged" by brooks haxton when fever burned the last light out of my daughter's eyes, i swore to find and kill the ones to blame. men must mount the long boat in the dark with spears. at dawn, where the flowering spicebush hid my scent, i crouched. a young wife, newborn slung across her chest, came first for spring water. she stooped. my god, for vengeance, spoke her secret name inside my ear. her god stepped back with no scream, his right hand at his mouth, the knuckles clenched between the pointed teeth. death is not evil. innocence of childhood the continuing cycle of life and death the children that will never be born

How does this ad transmit a cultural value? by sharing relevant high school graduation statisticsby promoting a new type of educational programby reminding the public of the need for new schoolsby encouraging people to strive for more education