Read the excerpt from The Land. My daddy's voice was soft, but we knew his mind. That was his prized horse standing there bleeding, and we knew he wasn't about to take that lightly.

"I asked a question," said my daddy, and his voice was still low. "I expect an answer." He looked straight at Mitchell's daddy. "Willie?"

Willie Thomas eyed his son, then cleared his throat. "W-well, now, Mister Edward," he began, not looking at my daddy but at Ghost Wind instead, "the-these here two boys have jus' done brought this here stallion from them woods yonder, and they have done brung him back all torn up like this."

How do Willie’s and Mr. Edward’s reactions differ?

Willie is mad, and Mr. Edward is bored.
Willie is upset, and Mr. Edward is tired.
Willie is worried, and Mr. Edward is calm.
Willie is scared, and Mr. Edward is angry.

In which sentence is the action arrow pointing to the receiver of the action? a. sentence: hawkeye tracked the deer through the forest. an arrow, pointing to the left, is drawn above the verb 'tracked'. b. sentence: hawkeye tracked the deer through the forest. an arrow, pointing to the right, is drawn above the verb 'tracked'.

Read the excerpt from “to one in paradise,” by edgar allan poe. thou wast all that to me, love . . a fountain and a shrine, all wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, and all the flowers were mine. how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt? he uses assonance to connect the images of architecture. he uses alliteration to draw attention to the images of his love. he uses cacophony to create a discordant sound of loss. he uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.

Article 1: article 2: valido accused of accepting bribes unpopular conservative senator raymond valido (r-louisiana) stands accused of accepting more than $1 million in campaign donations from the nosco oil company in exchange for his efforts to pass a bill. the bill would allow the company to build a massive oil pipeline that will span the entire east coast of the us. senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle are demanding valido release his campaign finance reports. “if valido did accept these contributions from nosco, he essentially accepted a bribe and is now fulfilling his part of the bargain,” said senator michelle saud (d-new hampshire). the federal election commission saw no evidence of unlawful conduct in valido’s fundraising. however, if the senator did accept contributions in return for legislative favors, he may be censured by the senate. what is the reporter’s motive in article 1? what is the reporter’s motive in article 2? which term from senator nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?