Read the excerpt from pat mora's essay "the leader in the mirror."

i hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. the confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 a. m., found a summer internship. sometimes, even when no one else is around, it's important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads.
now read the excerpt from the article "career planning for high schoolers."

about two-thirds of high school graduates from the class of 2013 enrolled in college that fall, according to bls: 42 percent in baccalaureate (4-year) colleges and 24 percent in 2-year schools. of the remaining one-third of 2013 graduates, who opted not to go to college, 74 percent entered the labor force.
college-bound high school graduates may not know it, but bls data show that wages are usually higher, and unemployment rates lower, for people who continue their education after high school.

how are the two excerpts similar?

a. both discourage higher education.
b. both are written for immigrants.
c. both use numbers to prove a point.
d. both discuss higher education.

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.

Which sentence contains a participial phrase that is placed correctly? -jose paid for a hamburger scanning the cafeteria for an empty seat -peeling off her winter jacket, sierra settled into the cozy armchair. -made of soft wool, nadia pulled on a blue sweater -the cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in the face of danger

Which adjective best describes the narrators father according to the narrator