Read the passage. from “everyday use” by alice walker [dee explains to her mother that her name is now wangero leewanika kemanjo. her mother wonders what happened to her real name, dee.] “she’s dead,” wangero said. “i couldn’t bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me.” “you know as well as me you was named after your aunt dicie,” i said. dicie is my sister. she named dee. we called her “big dee” after dee was born. “but who was she named after? ” asked wangero. “i guess after grandma dee,” i said. “and who was she named after? ” asked wangero. “her mother,” i said, and saw wangero was getting tired. [to prevent further discussion, the narrator tells dee (wangero) that she doesn’t know any more history. she actually does.] why has dee changed her name?

Read this sentence.the wind blew, the leaves shook, and the birds flew away.which best describes the structure of this sentence? oa. this sentence places the object before the verb.ob. this sentence places each verb before its subject.oc. this sentence uses a parallel structure but flips the position of thewords.od. this sentence uses parallel subjects and verbs.

What argument does thomas jefferson make in this excerpt from the declaration of independence? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. a. b. c. the american colonists desire a more peaceful alliance with great britain but their british counterparts do not. the american colonists have a right to seek freedom from great britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights. the american colonies could form a better government than the one established by great britain to govern them. the king of britain and the members of british parliament have little interest in the welfare of the colonies. od. e. the american colonies should have sufficient representation in british parliament if america and great britain are to coexist peacefully.

What is the reasoning in this argument?