From “Silent Spring” Rachel Carson In a short-constructed response that uses the ACE
Strategy, answer the following prompt:
How does Carson's use of imagery, through the use of
specific word choice, help to develop the central idea of
the excerpt? Cite at least two specific examples from the
text.

PLEASE HURRY! at least help with answering the prompt and citing text

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase

Read the passage and answer the questions: “good is hard to find.” while it may sound cliché, it can certainly be true, as one father recently discovered. after running an ad in a local newspaper, the father of twin toddlers interviewed several potential candidates and narrowed it down to two he thought to be the most qualified. both women were in their forties and very pleasant, and he thought that either of them would do an excellent job. undecided, he ran a background check on each of the women and was shocked to find that one of the women had an extensive criminal history and was recently treated in a mental health facility. obviously, he hired the other woman. a week later, the father was shocked when he picked up a newspaper and read that the woman he did not hire had severely injured a little girl who was under her care. why did the father choose not to hire one of the women he interviewed? a) she was uneducated b) she was rude and unfriendly c) he decided that he did not need a babysitter after all d) she had a history of criminal activity and mental illness

Which excerpts from "two kinds” are examples of internal conflict? select two options. “america was where all my mother's hopes lay. she had come here in 1949 after losing everything in china: her mother and father, her family home, her first husband, and two daughters, twin baby girls. but she never looked back with regret. there were so many ways for things to get better.” “in all of my imaginings, i was filled with a sense that i would soon become perfect. my mother and father would adore me. i would be beyond reproach. i would never feel the need to sulk for anything.” “before going to bed that night, i looked in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when i saw only my face staring back—and that it would always be this ordinary face—i began to cry. such a sad, ugly girl! i made high-pitched noises like a crazed animal, trying to scratch out the face in the mirror.” “my mother slapped me. ‘who ask you be genius? ’ she shouted. ‘only ask you be your best. for you sake. you think i want you to be genius? hnnh! what for! who ask you! ’ “‘so ungrateful,’ i heard her mutter in chinese, ‘if she had as much talent as she has temper, she would be famous now.’” “so maybe i never really gave myself a fair chance. i did pick up the basics pretty quickly, and i might have become a good pianist at that young age. but i was so determined not to try, not to be anybody different that i learned to play only the most ear-splitting preludes, the most discordant hymns.”