Excerpt from picture perfect
marie devers

after she showed me some of her finest shots, we went up to her attic and found her old box of high-school memories. inside, we found a letterman jacket that grandma let me wear while we shuffled through the mementos. finally, we found what she was searching for. at the bottom of the box was my grandma’s big black camera. she explained that the strap was actually for a guitar. she had attached it to the camera so she could stylishly carry it around school. again, her gorgeous smile expanded across her face as she remembered aloud.

which word best describes the speaker’s grandma?
a) forgetful
b) pushy
c) reflective
d)

Read the excerpt from "lessons of dr. martin luther king, jr." the simple act of refusing to buy table grapes laced with pesticides is a powerful statement that the growers understand. economic pressure is the only language the growers speak, and they are beginning to listen. , boycott table grapes. for your safety, for the workers, and for the children, we must act together. this passage shows that one purpose of chavez’s speech is to persuade people to stop buying grapes treated with pesticides. to tell people about the financial troubles of grape growers. to urge people to learn more about ways to protect children. to show people how growers and consumers can work together.