Read the excerpt from Esperanza Rising.

She remembered that he had gone to look for work at the railroad. "Did you get a job?"

His sniffle faded. He put his hands in his pockets and shrugged his shoulders. "It is frustrating. I can fix any engine. But they will only hire Mexicans to lay track and dig ditches, not as mechanics. I've decided to work in the fields until I can convince someone to give me a chance."

What do the underlined words help the reader understand about Miguel’s character?

Miguel is proud to work as a mechanic.
Miguel is happy to live at a work camp.
Miguel is angry at his sister, Esperanza.
Miguel is discouraged because he cannot find work.

D. Miguel is dicouraged because he can't find work.

Explanation: Why do you need the explanation anyway?

answer; the correct answer is (d) binge eating followed by compensatory behavior;

the arab empire adopted the muslim religion as their main belief. arabs would influence the people from the territories they invaded towards islam (the muslim belief).

nevertheless, throughout the history of the arab empire, rulers brought intellectual individuals from other religions to their centers of learning. these other foreigners included jews, christians, greeks, persians, and indians.   these resulted in the adoption of important knowledge developed by these cultures by the arabic empire. for example, the works of aristotle were translated from greek to arab and indian scientists brought the numerical concept of "zero" to the arabs.

nowadays, 93% of the arab population is muslim, which at the same time is subdivided in sects including the sunni, zaini, alawi, shia. the remaining 7% is composed mainly of christians.