Camilla and briony could not agree on who would assume control once they reached the top of the platform. briony had tried to cue them, but camilla had missed it. the girls were irritating each other and evelyn knew it was crucial that they put their egos aside in order to work together. instead of reprimanding them, she encouraged the girls to take turns cueing the dive. the strategy worked: their next several dives were nearly flawless. from the side, it looked as if only one girl was diving instead of two. what is the best way to summarize paragraph 8? a) camilla and briony had to learn to work together on their own. b) evelyn stepped in at a crucial time to give camilla and briony some important advice. c) camilla and briony got on each other's nerves so much that they would not listen to each other. d) camilla and briony struggled to work together, but by using the advice from evelyn, however, they were able to work as a team.

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

Which change should be made to improve this sentence? allen jumped in the puddle and his new shoes got wet and muddy. a)the new shoes got wet and muddy and allen jumps in the puddle. b)allen jumped in the puddle and got his new shoes wet and muddy. c)allen jumped in the puddle and gets his new shoes wet and muddy. d)the new shoes are getting wet and muddy and allen jumped in the puddle.

Which option best explains the purpose of the speech “equal rights for women”? `it conveys the issues with and arguments for gender equality. `it expresses opinions about the government’s actions regarding gender equality. `it explains how women will never be equal to men. `it describes all the main proposals of the equal rights amendment.