Select all the correct answers. Which two statements most likely express the author’s purpose for using a flashback in this excerpt?

to show that the narrator was inactive in class
to show how the narrator tries to persuade his/her father to let him/her become an artist
to show how the narrator tries to persuade the teacher to let him/her become an artist
to show that the narrator was interested in numbers
to show the narrator's childhood dream

What is the key similarity between the characters of gerasim and vladimir ivanich in tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich?

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

What is the the story about in the movie freedom writers be very detailed.