Returning from Vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. Crowds of screaming people waving signs - not just on
one road, one day. No, they were everywhere. Every day. On
the streets, on the television, on the radio. A hot, angry
tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us
like a monster with a hundred heads. Our country had
chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being
treated as if it were our fault.
What is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this
passage?
A. The phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony.
B. The use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment.
O C. The word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted
mood.
O D. The parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those
returning.

What symbolic aspect did brother vu and mother leave behind? book = inside out and back again

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. for a long time she held her neck erect; then her head sank, slowly. her ribs swelled with a mighty heave and she went over. as it is used in this excerpt from “the man who was almost a man,” the phrase “went over” most likely means died escaped jumped vomited