Read the passage. a 40-ton creature was coming right at my boat, spinning round and round. we could hear his fins slapping the water with each revolution. the brute exhaled and salty water sprayed us before he dove again. the sight of his tail revolving around, barely missing the boat, sent shivers down my spine. when he came to the surface again, we could have counted the barnacles on his enormous head. what did the writer hear slapping the water?
the boat
the anchor
the barnacles
the fins

This passage from chapter 4 of story of my life is an example of which story of plot

Choose the word that best describes the relationship between mini and her father at the beginning of the story. a. distant b. silly c. loving d. uncommunicative

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?