In the excerpt from An American Childhood, the author remembers the morning’s silence as an opportunity to feel the marvel of existence. In Jonas’s world, existence is carefully managed by the community. Compare at least one important detail of Annie Dillard’s morning in the excerpt and Jonas’s morning in Chapter 5 of The Giver. What does that detail reveal about the world he or she lives in? How does the community influence the imagination?

Why does carson mccullers use the term malady to describe american loneliness? a. to illustrate that americans are nonconformists and, therefore, suffer from loneliness b. to highlight that those americans who are lonely are ignorant of positive american features c. to compare loneliness to an undesirable illness or disease that is difficult to cure d. to suggest americans feel loneliness as a positive emotion that aids development e. to show that europeans, unlike americans, have cured rampant loneliness

Aids is growing fastest in the poorest countries of africa. these nations don’t have enough doctors, medical labs, or money for medicine. a recent study showed that only a small percentage of hiv-infected children in africa are getting any medical treatment at all. what central idea is emphasized in both sources? the hiv/aids epidemic in africa is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic in south africa is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic among african children is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic among south african children is serious

When doing a close reading, what is involved in the process of annotating a text?