Pretest: Unit 6 Question 9 of 21
Read the following summary:
A young student in a tough neighborhood is gifted
intellectually but must shun the dangerous streets of his
neighborhood in order to achieve academically. This
results in his being lonely throughout school. He goes to
college, but his social life has suffered, and he has few
friends from his own neighborhood.
Based on this passage, a reader is most likely to come to what conclusion
about the story's themes?
O A. The author believes that human nature makes people social, and
that only strong minds can overcome this natural instinct.

Why does lewis thomas express concern about what we would say to beings from another planet

It was a bitter cold saturday morning ,the young track star dressed for his daily five mile run

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.