Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun.
it brought forth a vague memory of a storm on arwad island, when he was just a boy, when the mediterranean rose up and swallowed the lower-sitting homes, the blue-green sea sitting inside living rooms and bedrooms and kitchens. the water breached and dodged the phoenician stones surrounding the island without any difficulty at all.
why does the author include this flashback?
to present various images of nature’s strength throughout history
to prove zeitoun’s good fortune and his ability to overcome adversity
to emphasize the social differences between eastern and western cultures
to recall zeitoun’s foreign birth and the universality of struggles against nature

Compare dee’s and her mother’s spoken language

“dènouement” is another word for the of a plot.

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.