Part a. Which of the following identifies the authors main claim in the text? A. America’s social and political System is designed so no one can succeed and therefore should not be a model for other nations
B. The perfect society is not attained by eliminating inequalities as inequality inspires the competition that results in progress
C. Why are Americas democracy system is flawed all citizens will be able to achieve success once inequalities are eliminated
D. Americans are not always happy in their democratic society because the widespread quality that is secure as it prompts them to want more

In "the fish," elizabeth bishop uses simile and metaphor to develop tone. select one simile and one metaphor from the poem, and explain how each example contributes to the tone of the text. be sure to use specific examples from the text in your response.

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

We would like to work at the soup kitchen underline startsmore frequentlyunderline ends next year. which best identifies the degree of comparison of the underlined adjective or adverb?