Read the following excerpt from As I Lay Dying. The cottonhouse is of rough logs, from between which the
chinking has long fallen. Square, with a broken roof set at a
single pitch, it leans in empty and simmering dilapidation in the
sunlight, a single broad window in two opposite walls giving onto
the approaches of the path.
What is most likely the purpose of the symbolism used in this passage?
A. To represent the characters' disinterest in material wealth
B. To suggest the disintegration of the Bundren family
C. To signify the need for skilled workers in the American South
D. To describe the unfairness of the conditions of the poor

Avenn diagram would be best to take notes on which of the following informational passages? a).pet ownership improves life. b).active reading improves test scores. c).will weights or walking keep you fit? d).the day before mount ruapehu erupted.

Examine the conflict of a popular film. in 7-10 sentences, explain how the writer/director crafts a story around that conflict and why it is engaging for an audience.

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia