Read the excerpt from "Amigo Brothers" by Piri Thomas.
The fear soon gave way to wave upon wave of cheering as
the two amigos embraced.
No matter what the decision, they knew they would always
be champions to each other.
Bong! Bong! Bong! "Ladies and Gentlemen. Señores and
Señoras. The winner and representative to the Golden
Gloves Tournament of Champions is
The announcer turned to point to the winner and found
himself alone. Arm in arm the champions had already left
the ring

This excerpt is an example of
conflict
resolution. exposition. climax

Prior to which amendment were slaves counted as three-fifths of a personality

Explain how stock market speculation contributed to the great depression.

This question is based on the following passage. except for a few pigeons, central park was deserted. mist hung above the chilled grass. patches of old snow, scattered here and there, looked like white puddles. the sun hung just above the horizon, casting red and orange streaks across low-hanging clouds. the portly, gray-haired gentleman jogging down the path looked out of place. for one thing, he was dressed in ordinary street clothes, not a sweat suit. also, every few seconds, he looked anxiously back over his shoulder. coming closer to me, i saw that his face was flushed. he was panting, almost gasping. abruptly, looking this way and that, he moved behind a tree. seeming not to notice my presence, he stood with his back against the trunk, panting heavily. after a moment, he poked his head out to survey the path. it was still empty, except for a squirrel that dashed across the path like a furry dart. i checked my watch. it was now 7: 30. mentally marking the time, i aimed my camera toward the man's face. 20. from the paragraph, you can conclude that the portly man is afraid of something. which one of the following elements gives the strongest evidence for that conclusion? a. he isn't dressed in a jogging suit. b. he's panting. c. he hides behind a tree. d. he's running in a nearly deserted park.