In the paragraph beginning on page 2 and ending on the top of page 3, Kennedy uses the
word "torch as
A. a symbol of inherited civic responsibility
B. a simile comparing America to other nations
C. a metaphor for modern innovation
D.
an allusion to old-fashioned values

Nthe final analysis, the government has not done enough to protect the endangered species of the rain forest. in the passage above, the transition in the final analysis is used to

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .

You were given an exceptional iq so obviously you made valedictorian to change the tone of the sentence from resentful to complimentary, without changing the central meaning, which word most needs to be replaced? o a. exceptional o b. valedictorian o c. given o d. obviously