. Which of these sentences correctly shows that the phrase an isolated and superstitious country is a direct quote?
A. The author describes Siam as an isolated and superstitious country where people fear being cursed by anything unusual.
B. The author describes Siam as “an isolated and superstitious country where people fear being cursed by anything unusual.”
C. The author describes Siam as an “isolated” and “superstitious” country where people fear being cursed by anything unusual.
D. The author describes Siam as “an isolated and superstitious country” where people fear being cursed by anything unusual.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

What are the benefits of using infographics to express information?

Title the ramayana introduction hook (first sentence that captures the reader): connection/transition to thesis (brief summary of stories): thesis statement the ramayana the author uses indirect and direct characterization to depit the character sita as being beautiful, emotional,and quick to do things without thinking. : body paragraph 1 topic sentence (summary of paragraph): quote (don’t forget in-text citation): explanation of quote (connect it to thesis): end sentence to wrap up idea: body paragraph 2 topic sentence (summary of paragraph): quote (don’t forget in-text citation): explanation of quote (connect it to thesis): end sentence to wrap up idea: body paragraph 3 topic sentence (summary of paragraph): quote (don’t forget in-text citation): explanation of quote (connect it to thesis): end sentence to wrap up idea: conclusion reword thesis statement (not exact wording): summarize main idea (two-ish sentences summing up your topic sentence points): final thought (leave your reader with a big idea to take away):   works cited last name, first name. "title of story." title of collection, edited by editor's name(s), publisher, year, page range of entry.