Dear teacher, i would like to introduce you to my son, wind-wolf. he is probably what you would consider a typical indian kid. he was born and raised on a reservation. he has black hair, dark brown eyes, olive complexion. and like so many indian children his age, he is shy and quiet in the classroom. he is 5 years old, in kindergarten, and i can't understand why you have already labeled him a "slow learner." the writer describes his son as "a typical indian kid." which of the following best explains why this is an effective approach in the opening paragraph? a. the writer explains that his son is different from the other students. b. the writer demonstrates that he understands the teacher's perspective. c. the writer describes his son's physical features. d. the writer reminds the teacher who his son is just in case the teacher forgot.

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.