Read the passage from “i know why the caged bird sings.” momma said, “sister, i know you acted like a little lady. that do my heart good to see settled people take to you all. i’m trying my best, the lord knows, but these days . .” her voice trailed off. “go on in and change your dress.” from momma’s words, what can the reader infer about the type of parent she was?
a)she was caring and concerned.
b)she was cheerful and lighthearted.
c)she was formal and disapproving.
d)she was stiff and unaffectionate.

being timed !

What was considered an unorthodox theme in bradstreets love poems?

Read the following excerpt from "harrison bergeron" by kurt vonnegut: he tried to think a little about the ballerinas. they weren't really very good-no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. they were burdened with sashweights and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in. george was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped. but he didn't get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts. what message about the role of media is best supported in this excerpt? a. media are the reason george is able to watch ballet. b. media change people's values, making them more selfish. c. media tend to make audiences' worldviews the same. d. media can be used to distract audiences from the truth.

Which of these is the best example of fragmentation apex