Read the passage from "the dream."

“honey,” said her father, “i read the letters, and i’m so happy for you, but when a child goes to the bush, it should look for snails and not for the tortoise.”

whenever something was difficult for him to say, amina’s father spoke in a proverb from nigeria, his home country. amina was born in america and usually had trouble deciphering what he meant.

the descriptive details the reader understand amina and her father's

a. shared fondness for their nigerian heritage.
b. affection for their current american lifestyle.
c. similar outlook on how to pursue their dreams.
d. different approaches to overcoming challenges.

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

"she is his achilles' heel" is an example question 3 options: a allusion b alliteration c simile d personification

Why does the author of exploring the titanic give background information about his youth and education? to show his lifelong love for the ocean