What is the central idea of the passage? My Life, and That's Why I Write for Young People A. Bird could have been the successful individual he is today without having faced adversity. B. Bird felt really different in school, which caused him drop out of activities and become really depressed. C. Even though Bird felt different, he eventually learned to connect with others and be successful through basketball. D. Even though Bird did not feel supported in school, he found his way as a storyteller after connecting with his Obijwe roots.​

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex

Which summary of a story about a ship crashing into an iceberg is the most subjective