"Not every Stanley Yelnats has been a failure," Stanley's mother often pointed out, whenever Stanley or his father became so discouraged that they actually started to believe in the curse. The first Stanley Yelnats, Stanley's great-grandfather, had made a fortune in the stock market. "He couldn't have been too unlucky."

At such times she neglected to mention the bad luck that befell the first Stanley Yelnats. He lost his entire fortune when he was moving from New York to California. His stagecoach was robbed by the outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow.

In the excerpt, how does the author provide details to suggest that Stanley’s mother often chooses to focus on the positive side of a situation?

He describes what Stanley’s mother often says.
He describes what Stanley’s mother often feels.
He describes how Stanley’s mother often behaves.
He describes how others often react to Stanley’s mother.

The correct answer is A. He describes what Stanley’s mother often says.

Explanation:

The author chooses details so as to describe what Stanley's mother chooses to say, but also what she chooses to neglect. From the excerpt alone, we can't know what she really feels. She is certainly aware of the first Stanley's bad luck but she makes a conscious choice not to mention it. Instead, she is trying to focus on the bright side of things for the sake of her family, in an effort to change their bleak point of view.

We don't see how she often behaves, nor how the others tend to react to her.

jessica, a teenage girl who just wants popularity, does everything to get attention. she puts her hair in a bun and steals her mom's lipstick and such. but then she takes something and it makes her inside and outside appearance  go bad.

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explanation:

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