My best friend is a white girl named denise –

we look at boys together. she sat in front of me

all through grade school because of our names:

o’connor, ozawa. i know the back of denise’s head very well.

i tell her she’s going bald. she tells me i copy on tests.

we’re best friends.

—“in response to executive order 9066,”

dwight okita

as you read, record any details that relate to the topic of american identity.

The one certain thing about the message you sent to the receiver is that the receiver will: a)process the information sequentially, not simultaneously. b)interpret it based on their framework of experience. c)not be able to interpret all the relevant information. d)revise his/her premises according to the information sent.

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.

During this stage of résumé review, employers determine who will receive interviews: a. stage 1 b. stage 2 c. stage 3 select the best answer from the choices provided