(1) alex picked up the bat and tapped his foot with it. (2) he pulled the bat through the air several times, practicing his swing. (3) he adjusted his helmet and tugged on his glove. (4) he was hitting below .500 for the first time in his career, and he knew that the managers were talking about sending him down to the minors. (5) alex had doubled his practice time this week and felt good about the changes he had made. (6) he stepped up to the plate, swung the bat over his shoulder, and looked the pitcher squarely in the eye. (7) “give me your best shot,” alex mumbled under his breath. (8) the fans in the bleachers scrambled for the ball. one of the conflicts in this story is between the pitcher and himself alex and himself the pitcher and the minors alex and the fans

When a mother loses her child, she's — highly agitated from strong emotion. a scene is if there's lots of action with little order.

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader

Touch ethic is determined by a values b. culture c. education d. employment