(1) A community of nuns living in the Bronx faced a problem when their dog died. (2) There was too much tar and
concrete in the Bronx for easy burial, so the nuns decided to put their old German shepherd in a big suitcase. (3) They
would take their beloved pet to a convent in Yonkers, New York, where there was land enough for a decent burial. (4)
Two of the sisters lugged the heavy suitcase to the subway (5) At the station a courteous man helped the women in the
brown Franciscan habits to lift the load onto the train. (6) On the crowded train two passengers gave up their seats to the
sisters, and the kind man took a position with the suitcase not far behind them (7) All seemed to be going well until they
arrived at their stop, when a big surprise awaited them. (8) Their suitcase was gone, obviously stolen by the man, who
was not so nice after all. (9) Happily, their surprise was not the only surprise of the day
1. The primary purpose of this passage is to
a inform
b. persuade
c. entertain

Read the following claim. people likely will continue making new year's resolutions despite often being unable to follow through on them. which selection from the article provides the best support for this statement?

What viewpoint about german soldiers does maupassant convey in this excerpt of "two friends"? a. they are all loyal, but heartless. b. they are all cold–hearted and inhuman. c. they are all sympathetic and smart. d. they are all men of their word and good soldiers.

Iwill give brainliest1.when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see the tears welling up in her little eyes when she is told that fun town is closed to colored children, and see the depressing clouds of inferiority begin to form in her little mental sky… •type of figurative language: •meaning of figurative language: •effect on tone and mood: •effect on audience: 2.like a boil that can never be cured as long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its pus-flowing ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must likewise be exposed, with all of the tension its exposing creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured. •type of figurative language: •meaning of figurative language: •effect on tone and mood: •effect on audience: 3.over and over again i have found myself asking: "who worships here? who is their god? where were their voices when the lips of governor barnett dripped with words of interposition and nullification? where were their voices of support when tired, bruised, and weary negro men and women decided to rise from the dark dungeons of complacency to the bright hills of creative protest? " •type of figurative language: •meaning of figurative language: •effect on tone and mood: