Larry Holmes used his boxing dream to improve his life and the lives of those around him. He was born in 1949 and grew up in the small town of Easton, Pennsylvania. He often got in trouble for fighting when he was young. At age 13, Holmes quit school to help earn money for his large family. At age 19, Holmes decided to start a career in boxing. He soon became a sparring partner to Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. These famous boxers paid Holmes so that they could gently practice their boxing moves on him before their big fights. Holmes became famous when he won a heavyweight boxing title at the age of 22. Holmes continued to train hard and became one of the most successful boxers of all time. His fierce left jab was his best move. Holmes used this quick move to win many fights over several years. In 1980, Muhammad Ali tried to take Holmes’ heavyweight title. Holmes beat his former boss and many other challengers. In fact, he fought 48 matches in a row without losing a single one. Holmes tried to put the money that he earned from boxing to good use. For him, that meant helping his hometown. Starting with his first boxing paycheck, Holmes spent money improving Easton. His businesses provided jobs to hundreds of his neighbors. For all of his community efforts, his old high school awarded him an honorary diploma. 2 Select all the correct answers. Which two phases from the passage help the reader understand the meaning of the word honorary? awarded him heavyweight champion fought 48 matches first boxing paycheck his community efforts

which of the following was specifically permitted by the emancipation proclamation?

free african americans were allowed to fight for the confederacy.

free african americans were allowed to enlist in the union army and navy.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the north.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to become confederate citizens. gfrt   jytku6 wqte t5r

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

he is. some of his decisions were very irresponsible and did lead to the death of both romeo and juliet, such as him marrying them too quick or him not clarifying romeo's plan with him.

basically he did not think things through well enough or at all.

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