Read the excerpt below and answer the question. when a son was born to confucius, the king of lu sent over a carp as present. confucius named his son carp. the wise say a carp leaping over the dragon gate is a very lucky sign. my father says he named me cloud because i was born in the year of the dragon: there are always clouds following a dragon. confucius’ son died an early death. my father has only three daughters. knowing the carp is a symbol of luck, perseverance, and success in chinese culture, what can be inferred from this excerpt from wang’s “the carp”? it is better to be named cloud than carp. it is unfortunate that her father only had daughters. it is appropriate to present new parents with a carp. it is ironic that confucius’s son carp died an early death.

Read this excerpt from white fang by jack london. the qualities in his kind that in the beginning made it possible for them to come in to the fires of men, were qualities capable of development. they were developing in him, and the camp-life, replete with misery as it was, was secretly endearing itself to him all the time. but white fang was unaware of it. he knew only grief for the loss of kiche, hope for her return, and a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his. which quotation from the paragraph supports the story’s theme of homesickness? “the camp life . . was secretly endearing itself to him all the time.” “but white fang was unaware of it.” “he knew only . . a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his.” “the qualities in his kind . . were qualities capable of development.”

What kind of word is the pronoun in bold letters? the car will be yours when you pay your last car payment.

How is time represented in “persistence of memory” by salvador dali? what effect does dali achieve? can writers use similar techniques in written works? how would writers achieve this with words?