Do some research on the Internet about the Minitel and write a short essay about it, in English. Be sure to show how and why it was a successful precursor to the Internet. Note: avoid websites such as Wikipedia because the information they provide might not be accurate.

The novel begins with a flashback. what do you think is its purpose? what do you learn about the narrator?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

"endangered dreams: the great depression in california: " which word best summarizes the author's description of the pea pickers camp?