Read the sentence from “fish cheeks.” on christmas eve i saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu. what message does amy tan's description send? a. she feels that her mother is preparing the most unusual food she has ever prepared for one meal. b. she believes her mother is trying to impress the minister's family by making more food than they could possibly eat. c. she is impressed that her mother has taught herself how to make a new variety of unusual recipes. d. she is confident that the minister's family will think her mother is strange if she serves the food she is preparing.

If the author's last name is mentioned in the sentence, it does not need to be included in the in-text citation.

Write one paragraph that evaluates the effectiveness of jack zipes’s essay.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.