Read the following newspaper excerpt, then answer the question that follows: "a david and goliath battle rages over sunshine park" chelsea spree played in sunshine park as a young girl. when she learned that the trumont corporation planned to tear it down to build their international headquarters, she decided to speak up. though trumont has millions of dollars and high-paid lawyers on their side, chelsea has passion. the battle is shaping up to be a tough one. the headline of this news article makes a biblical allusion. the mention of david and goliath suggests a battle in which

Which dialogue introduces a conflict?

Which of the following steps is not part of analyzing a poem? a. explore the poet's background. b. explore the theme. c. examine form and structure. d. examine language patterns.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance