Which opening sentence most strongly engages the reader and provides context? the weekend was dreadful with bad weather, foul bugs, a bigfoot sighting, and the worst camping trip in the history of camping trips. we could have had a worse weekend, but it's awfully hard to beat bigfoot and bugs. we could have picked worse weather for fighting off mosquitoes, bigfoot, and an army of ants, but even without torrential downpours it was pretty much the worst camping trip ever. when your weekend goes from bad to worse, it might not do to go camping with ants, mosquitoes, rain and bigfoot.

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

Read this excerpt from mohandas gandhi's "banaras hindu university speech." what is the speaker's purpose a. to persuade his audience to struggle for self-governance through peaceful means b. to urge wealthy indians to act instead of merely talk about poverty c. to inform the audience that the british colonial power is stealing indian resources d. to persuade his audience to renounce materialistic wealth and pursue spiritual wealth

What is in his westrose president lincoln central claim in the speech