In the excerpt from An American Childhood, the author remembers the morning’s silence as an opportunity to feel the marvel of existence. In Jonas’s world, existence is carefully managed by the community. Compare at least one important detail of Annie Dillard’s morning in the excerpt and Jonas’s morning in Chapter 5 of The Giver. What does that detail reveal about the world he or she lives in? How does the community influence the imagination?

Mr and mrs van daan murmur their welcome what are the playwrights indicating by using the word murmur?

Kafka originally referred to gregor's parents as “the mother” and “the father”. however, the translator refers to them as “his mother” and “his father”. why might the translator use “his” instead of “the”? a. the word “his” makes the story smoother to read in english. b. the word “his” allows gregor’s parents to become more central characters. c. the word “his” makes gregor’s parents sound less loving. d. the word “his” creates a more negative tone.

Which statement about paragraph is accurate? a they are always focused on the main idea. b they are always the same length c they are always indented d they always contain a topic sentence