Jackie is writing about how esperanza changes in esperanza rising. he reads this passage. puzzled, isabel looked at esperanza. "don't you know how to wash clothes? " "well, hortensia took everything out to the laundry quarters. and the servants, they always . . " she looked at isabel and shook her head no. how can jackie best explain a change in esperanza as the story develops? at first, esperanza doesn’t know how to wash clothes, then she pays isabel to do the laundry for her. in the beginning, esperanza has to wash dirty diapers; later, she hires a maid named hortensia. esperanza is first embarrassed that she can’t do laundry, but later she decides she likes sweeping best. once esperanza had a maid to do her laundry; later, she asks isabel to teach her to wash clothes.

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? question 5 options: dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes

What was noras point of view on what her parents were doing in keeping freedom in the family?