A student is writing a letter to the city council about school district borders. Read the draft of one paragraph of the letter and answer the question that follows.
The city council should consider modifying the boundaries for the Alexander Independent School District. Several subdivisions, including Willow
Oaks, Cypress Creek, and Chisholm Trail
, all lie within two miles of Alexander High School. However, students in those subdivisions must travel
more than 10 miles to attend Lawrence High School because, technically, they are in the Lawrence School District. I am writing this letter because
I feel that the adjustment of boundaries must come from an authority that gets to make decisions and rules for both districts. The city council is the
proper authority to decide boundaries for both districts.
The author of the letter wants to replace the underlined phrase. Which replacement most likely fits the author's intended purpose and audience?
A has jurisdiction over
oversees operations of
exercises all of the control within
determines the major policies of

Active reading to kill a mockingbird, twelve through twenty-one during the trial, atticus questions four witnesses. as you read, complete the chart below by noting the key information given by each witness during questioning. also note how each witness behaves on the stand, commenting on the general impression the witness makes. answer for the following characters: the sheriff, bob ewell, miss ewell, and tom robinson.

Eleanor roosevelt repeatedly brings up the idea of education. what does she most likely mean when she uses the word education?

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.