How do the new environments affect the narrator in "Excerpt from Behind the Mountains" and Kia in "Excerpt from Little Cricket"? What events suggest that the narrator and Kia are each adapting to their new environments? Use details from both stories to support your response.

Jeff does not have to make a share responsibility payment because he was covered by a health insurance plan through his employer for the full tax year.

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.

After taking notes carefully and studying freqently, derek not only passed the test, select the word group below that best completes the sentence in parallel structure. and he got 100% but he scores well on classwork but he also scored the highest in the class and he was also scoring the best he ever had