Read the excerpt from "code talkers.” the use of navajo code was so successful that its existence was kept secret until 1968 so that the marines could continue to use it, if necessary. two decades later, many of the code talkers were recognized for their service. in 1982, president ronald reagan declared august 14 navajo code talkers day, and in 2000 president bill clinton awarded the congressional medal to the first twenty-nine code talkers. in the years since, code talkers from the navajo and thirty-two other american indian tribes have been awarded the medal. the author’s purpose in this paragraph was to

Compare moishe as he is described at the begginning of the memoir with moishe after his escape from death in the forest

Write the usage of these given patterns of writing: •so. . . that. •had hardly . . . when

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house