THIS IS PARAGRAPGH 3 The surroundings started to seem familiar, as did her own emotions, alerting Regina that their odyssey home was drawing to a close. She looked again at the brown paper-wrapped package that felt like a part of her. It was soft and squishy, just like her grandmother, and she thought she knew what the package contained. Despite having little materially, her grandmother had given a gift to everyone as they hugged good-bye until next summer. The package Regina held was hers from the woman she loved so dearly.
How does the image of the package being "soft and squishy" like the grandmother in Paragraph 3 affect the passage?

It suggests that the package is bulky and difficult to hold.

It suggests that the grandmother is a comforting person.

It suggests that the grandmother is out of shape.

It suggests that the package contains the grandmother's recipes.

Excerpt from the ultimate fighting championship mary o'dell 1 american interest in mixed martial arts is growing. both male and female athletes are invited to compete, although this sport is not recommended for the prima donna. this full contact fighting combines various martial arts techniques so fighters with different styles can compete against each other. this intriguing sport has convinced more than one athlete that he is not, in fact, the alpha and the omega! many people think that all combative sports should be strictly monitored and regulated by state commissions. it is obvious that the ultimate fighting championship (ufc) is an organization that promotes combative athletic events. state athletic commissions should strictly monitor and regulate the ufc.select the rebuttal statement that best refutes the viewpoint in section one. a) it is necessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. b) it is unnecessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. c) it is necessary for athletes involved in mixed martial arts to self-regulate. d) one distinctive feature of mixed martial arts is the combination of various techniques.

April is studying finance in college. she wants to enter a career that is expected to experience much growth. rank the jobs that april is considering, from the least to greatest expected growth.

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.