How do the details about the history of scoliosis treatment in “This Is Spinal Fusion” relate to the memoir’s theme? A. They show that the more people understand a disease, the more likely they are to discriminate.

B. They mirror the author’s progression from fear and embarrassment to understanding and hope.

C. They demonstrate the cruelty and injustice of scientific experimentation on suffering human beings.

D. They show that, throughout history, scoliosis has always been treatable in one way or another.

What do we know about the mother in “two kinds”? select all that apply. she came from china. she had two daughters who died. her mother, father, and first husband are dead. she is part japanese.

Seven pleiades entranced in heaven, form in the deep another seven: endymion nodding from above sees in the sea a second love. how do the ideas in the excerpt compare to poe’s ideas in "the poetic principle"? this celebration of love offers the “lessons of truth” that poe encourages. this scientific reference relates to the “precepts of duty” that poe praises. this reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the beautiful” that poe encourages. this image of heaven encourages the “incitements of passion” that poe praises.

Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. its capital, maputo, is the city where the port is located; it is linked by rail with south africa, swaziland, and zimbabwe. a. compound b. complex c. simple d. compound-complex