In Joy Luck Club, what is most likely the author’s intent by including the mother’s line “You already know how. Don’t need talent for crying!” in Paragraph 5?

a) She is proving what a big Shirley Temple fan the mother was.
b) She is demonstrating how violent the mother could be to her daughter.
c) She is showing her mother’s humorous side.
d) She is pointing out that the mother had no idea how show business worked.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile

Which best compares the authors’ purposes in silent spring and “save the redwoods”? both authors want readers to protect human rights. both authors want readers to focus on saving trees. both authors intend to entertain readers with their essays. both authors intend to convince readers of their viewpoint.

Read this passage from "the pedestrian" by ray bradbury: which sentence best describes the overall impact of the setting?