Read the scenarioan american journalist is being held in a foreign prison. the president is meeting with his administwhat to do. the president says, "i approve the use of $500,000 in defense funds to secure the releato ensure his safe return to the united states."is the president able to make this declaration? yes because as commander in chief he has ultimate decision-making power. yes because aside from declaring war, he makes all policy decisions. no because he is only able to negotiate treatiesno because congress needs to vote on foreign policy spending

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence

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

Which story belongs to the historical fiction genre? a. a story about a character who fights dragons and trolls in an imaginary land b. a story about a character caught in the middle of the revolutionary war c. a story about an alien character from a fictional planet in the future d. a story about a character who falls in love with a good friend