"no," the small woman said to her husband, "it's not just an
egg. look at that shrew, she can kill me if i come near her." then
she turned to the tall woman. "zhu wenli, you're a cadre and
have drunk a lot of ink. i'm just a housewife and don't read
books. i don't care if we scratch each other's faces."
"if you dare to touch me, i'll break your skull with this," the
stalwart woman said, sucking her teeth, and raised the rolling
pin. she spat to the ground.
i looked closely. she was indeed my teacher zhu wenli, but
her thick body and fleshy face belied the young person i had
known.

following this excerpt from ha jin's story "a decade," how does the narrator feel about seeing her old teacher ten years later?

vindicated, because her teacher was always so mean to her
satisfied, because her teacher is finally sticking up for herself
sad, because her teacher used to be a beautiful, sensitive woman
amused, because her teacher looks different, but still acts the same

Read the point that is being made and the illustration that follows it. point: gilgamesh is a courageous leader. illustration: enkidu is frightened of humbaba and wants to turn back, but he tells gilgamesh, "you go into the dreadful forest, you kill humbaba and win the fame.” which explanation best connects this illustration to the point being made? enkidu also tells gilgamesh that he “will return now to great-walled uruk” and that all men will know he has been a coward. although enkidu fears for his own life, he is thoughtless and does not necessarily fear for the lives of others. enkidu is deeply fearful of humbaba, and he strongly believes that gilgamesh has the courage and ability to defeat humbaba alone. this proves that enkidu does not believe that anyone can defeat humbaba, even if he thinks gilgamesh should at least try.

What argument does thomas jefferson make in this excerpt from the declaration of independence? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. a. b. c. the american colonists desire a more peaceful alliance with great britain but their british counterparts do not. the american colonists have a right to seek freedom from great britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights. the american colonies could form a better government than the one established by great britain to govern them. the king of britain and the members of british parliament have little interest in the welfare of the colonies. od. e. the american colonies should have sufficient representation in british parliament if america and great britain are to coexist peacefully.

Complete the following sentence with the phrase that is grammatically correct public libraries are important because they encourage learning, provide low-cost resources, and o o a. inspire community involvement b. community involvemeling o c. to inspire community involvement o d. inspiring community involvement