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a tree grows in brooklyn by betty smith is a novel about a poor girl named francie nolan who lives in the borough of brooklyn in new york city. in her courtyard grows a tree that thrives despite a lack of water or nourishment and comes to symbolize francie’s resilience in the face of hardship. which summary would be an appropriate parody of the original story?

a ) francie moves to phoenix and a cactus grows in her yard.
b ) francie plants a large garden in brooklyn.
c ) francie's family moves from brooklyn to manhattan.
d ) francie runs away from home to become a forest ranger.

Read the thesis statement below and answer the question that follows. the life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent in many different areas. how can this thesis statement be improved?

Read the excerpt from hemingway’s a farewell to arms. we parked the cars beyond the brickyard. the ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations. there were three doctors that i knew. i talked with the major and learned that when it should start and our cars should be loaded we would drive them back along the screened road and up to the main road along the ridge where there would be a post and other cars to clear them. which best describes hemingway’s style of writing in the excerpt? straightforward and simple, while still relating a lot of information to the reader long-winded and offering far too much information to the reader overly complicated, making it difficult to interpret and understand the text effortless and uncomplicated, with little meaning for the reader to interpret

Touch ethic is determined by a values b. culture c. education d. employment