PART A: Which TWO statements express the central ideas of the text? A The Soviet Union directed its civilians, particularly its intellectuals, to promote art and ideas that captured Russia and ignored or insulted the West.
B The Soviet Union responded to propaganda originating from the West, by reaffirming and celebrating the culture and traditions of Russia.
C While the Soviet Union didn't approve of the West's economic and political structures, it continued to take inspiration from its art and science.
D The identification and punishment of intellectuals who promoted western ideas in the 1940s proved to be more aggressive than the purge in the thirties.
E The Soviet Union presented the West as morally corrupt to make their citizens more susceptible to the notion that the Soviet Union would have to engage the West in nuclear war.
F By discrediting the West and promoting Soviet values, the Soviet Union was able to promote national pride, while reinforcing communist ideology

the answer is b

just to , the answer is b on edge

which detail from "home place retold" supports the central idea that despite physical changes, watonwan is a special place for generations of people?

great great-grandchildren retell the story of early days. .

young families worked hard to build a life.

those matches might seem surprising in modern times.

in 1881, more than 50 such families fled religious persecution. .

answer: confusion.

the short story "lather and nothing else" by hernando tellez describes the inner struggles of a barber. he is a revolutionary, and while he is at his shop, he sees an important leader of the government come in. the barber has the choice of just shaving him, or killing him, and throughout the story, he struggles with having to choose one or the other one.

through this monologue, the mood that is created is one of confusion. the barber cannot bring himself to make a decision, as he is deeply conflicted between his loyalty to the revolution and his becoming a murderer. he is also unsure as to whether the assassination will in fact make any difference to the political situation.