Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry. "That's strange," Mama mumbled as she waved to people who didn't bother waving back. "No matter, maybe they didn't see me." Our neighbors had always been so friendly, but now they peered at us without their usual smiles. Then I saw Kathy and Ronda, two of my school friends, standing with their mothers. Anxious to catch their attention, I waved out the window with a loud "Hi." Their disapproving glances matched those of the adults.

What idea is emphasized through repetition?

The narrator’s mother is uncomfortable driving down busy roads.
The narrator is running late and is unable to greet her friends.
The narrator’s neighbors are not offering their usual greetings.
The narrator is eager to make friends at her new school.

read the excerpt from “the blackfeet creation.”

what does this excerpt show about blackfeet culture?

the blackfeet prefer to eat cooked meat.

the blackfeet eat small game as well as buffalo.

the blackfeet believe that buffalo are sacred.

the blackfeet animals for providing them with food.

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.