Read marie’s conclusion to her personal statement.

ever since our class designed a website, i’ve been excited to learn more about how to write my own computer programs. getting that small glimpse into programming made me realize how much more there is to know.

when added to the end of a personal statement, which sentence best connects marie’s experiences to a future goal?

in the future, i’ll pay closer attention to the websites i see on the internet.
i would like to add more features to the class website in the future.
i’m ready to try more advanced work to reach my programming goals.
as i move toward my goals, i’m looking forward to learning a lot.

In the story “seventh grade” how do victor’s hopes and expectations about teresa at the beginning of the school day compare with his hopes and expectations about teresa at the end of the school day?

The travels of marco polo. which sentence best reflects author’s subjective perspective on the people of japan?

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?