Read this sentence from a student essay and then answer the question. Manjiro shows great strength. Which choice best revises the sentence so that it contains supporting details from Heart of a Samurai. Manjiro shows great strength, bravery, and creativity as he and the others struggle to survive their many difficulties. Manjiro shows great strength and is frightened of the barbarians, about whom he has heard stories. Manjiro shows great strength and has big dreams of one day becoming a brave and noble samurai. Manjiro shows great strength as he desperately searches for food to take back to the others, who are too weak to leave the cave.

Which passage from the story best shows the author's use of surprise to advance the story? a. i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel b. "oh, god", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out." c. and he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "god in heaven! " he thought. it was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. d. one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. submit

American history (is, are) studying the american colonies.

Fill in the began as a rejection of classicism. (choose the best answer) a. realism b. confucianism c. romanticism d. the information age