1 "I hear it's someone's birthday today," remarked Ms. Perkins, the secretary, as Benjamin exited his m disadvantage of having your mom as your school principal- the faculty knew everything about you.
2 "I'm eighteen today," Benjamin replied with an embarrassed grin.
3 "Well, you don't look any different than you did yesterday," Ms. Perkins joked as she signed his hall
4 Later, Benjamin caught his reflection in the cafeteria window and thought about what Ms. Perkins
officially an adult, but he didn't look any different. He still had the same dark, disheveled hair and the
that were so large they sometimes seemed disproportionate with the rest of his face. He was the sam
the same prominent chin.
5 He also didn't feel particularly different. Benjamin could vividly recall the exhilaration he'd experie
his tenth birthday. He'd bounded out of bed and basked in the knowledge that he was now one of th
as if he could do anything in that moment, but he didn't feel that immeasurable sense of joy today-
wonder why.

While studying, lana reached her goal of reading half a chapter without interruptions. what should she do next?

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?

May someone me answer these questions