In ralph ellison’s “the black ball,” the narrator of the story stretches the truth, or lies, several times. what do you think is his motivation for being so untruthful? a. he often tried to protect those around him as well as avoid conflict. b. he tried to minipulate situations so that he gets what he desires c. he is motivated by greed and fires to move up in society through his lies. d. he is driven by anger and tries to seek revenge againsed society by telling lies.

Based on how the stage directions are used in this excerpt from act 1 scene 1 of richard iii what was likely the main purpose of providing stage directions in drama

The author most likely included these details in order to read the excerpt from "justin lebo." it was a bmx bike with a twenty-inch trame. its original color was buried beneath five or six coats of gunky paint. now it showed up as sort of a rusted red. everything the grips, the pedals, the brakes, the seat, the spokes-were bent or broken, twisted and rusted, highlight the amount of money justin had to spend to restore the bicycle llustrate why justin wanted to give the bicycle away to someone else. emphasize how hard justin had to work to restore the bicycle. show why justin may have made a mistake in buying this bicycle

Drag each tile to the correct box. arrange the steps involved in close reading sequentially, from what you would do first to what you would do last.