Read the excerpt from iqbal.

it was a special morning. when foreign customers arrived, hussain khan couldn't bully us too badly in their presence. he had to convince them that we were treated well.

"these are my apprentices," he would say, distributing affectionate pats left and right. "here they learn an honest profession that will assure them a better future, one without hunger and poverty. they're like my own family."

in this excerpt, the author uses words to characterize hussain khan as a man who

has more customers than he can manage.
treats the children well all the time.
is dishonest to foreign customers.
is providing a better future for the children.

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

Define the following word using the meaning of the suffix. use your dictionary if you are uncertain of the definition. argument a. full of disagreement b. act of disagreement c. state of disagreement d. quality of disagreement

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”