A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a novel about a poor girl named Francie Nolan who lives in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. In her courtyard grows a tree that thrives despite a lack of water or nourishment and comes to symbolize Francie’s resilience in the face of hardship. Which summary would be an appropriate parody of the original story?

Which best explains the symbolism of changing weather in "the jilting of granny weatherall"?

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?

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