Read the passage from a raisin in the sun.

walter (amiably, as he sits himself easily on a chair, leaning forward on his knees with interest and looking expectantly into the newcomer's face): what can we do for you, mr. lindner!

lindner (some minor shuffling of the hat and briefcase on his knees): well—i am a representative of the clybourne park improvement association—

walter (pointing): why don't you sit your things on the floor?

lindner: oh—yes. you. (he slides the briefcase and hat under the chair.) and as i was saying—i am from the clybourne park improvement association and we have had it brought to our attention at the last meeting that you people—or at least your mother—has bought a piece of residential property at—(he digs for the slip of paper o six clybourne street . .

walter: that's right. care for something to drink? ruth, get mr. lindner a beer.

lindner (upset for some reason): oh—no, really. i mean you very much, but no you.

which connotations are associated with the word representative as it is used in this passage? select two options.

official

exceptional

authoritative

legislative

manipulative

Which two shifts occur at the end of franz kafkas the metamorphosis

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Ineed . read this textbook passage. select the five (5) statements which are most logically supported by the given information. what would you do if you won ten million dollars in a lottery? your first reaction might be, “i’d spend the rest of my life on the beach (or skiing or traveling).” but in all likelihood you, like most other people who receive financial windfalls,would seek some kind of work eventually. a variety of motives keeps people working,even when they don’t need a paycheck to survive. if you’ve ever worked as a volunteer, you know that someone can be more satisfying than receiving pay. work also provides a sense of identity. one man aged 81 said, “i’ve been in the fabric business since i was a kid, and i still get a kick out of it." studies suggest that rats, pigeons, and children sometimes work to gain rewards,even if they can get the same rewards without working. one researcher wrote the following on the subject: rats will run down an alley tripping over hundreds of food pellets to obtain a single, identical pellet in the goal box, . . and pigeons will peck a key . . to get exactly the same food that is freely available in a nearby cup. given the choice of receiving marbles merely by waiting a certain amount of time for their delivery, children tend to prefer to press a lever . . to get the same marbles. 1. serving a purpose is satisfying. 2. it is not so lucky to win a large amount of money in a lottery. 3. endless “vacationing” eventually becomes dissatisfying. 4. the pay we receive is unimportant. 5. most people try to work as little as possible. 6. people, rats, and pigeons enjoy the challenges and interaction that work offers. 7. it generally feels better to achieve something than to be given something. 8. people who don’t retire continue to work only because they need the money. 9. most people who work as volunteers resent the fact that they are not paid for their work. 10. work can be its own reward.