It was one of those days that i didn't mind going to school because the weather was so pretty. the sky was overcast with clouds, and the air felt like a warm bath. i don't think i ever felt that clean before. when i got home, i had to mow the lawn for my allowance, and i didn't mind one bit. i just listened to the music, and breathed in the day, and remembered things. things like walking around the neighborhood and looking at the houses and the lawns and the colorful trees and having that be enough. source: chbosky, stephen. the perks of being a wallflower. new york: simon and schuster, 1999. print. how would this passage be different if it had been written in an ironic tone? how would the meaning of the passage change? how might that affect the theme?

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

Read this passage from "the american dream." it does not say all white men, but it says all men. . how does the second part of the sentence relate to the first part?

How did you describe raphael in your response? check all that apply. (article is raymond's run). 1 . he is afraid to lose. 2 . he does not play fair. 3 . he psychs the others to get an advantage. 4 . he is not as fast as squeaky.