Mai, a first-grade student, scores in the 99th percentile in all areas of her district’s year-end assessment. She presents herself as a mature and responsible student and is often the leader in the class. Students frequently turn to her for help with classroom activities. When thinking ahead for the next year, her teacher decides to recommend that Mai skip a grade and enter the third grade in September. What are your thoughts on this decision?

In at least two hundred words, discuss why "désirée's baby" is or is not relevant today.

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 use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

How did the older men calm the younger ones down when they learned from some of the prisoners where they were? (chapter 3 of the book night)