1) Which BEST represents a cultural idea that differs from that of contemporary American culture?
A)
the education undertaken by Siddhartha and Govinda
B) the restlessness that Siddhartha feels with his life
C)
the existence of a formal, aristocratic class like the
Brahmans
D)
the pride Siddhartha's parents take in their son's
abilities and accomplishments

In part one of "cruel tribute," how do king aegeus's actions affect the advancement of the plot? he causes ariadne to fall in love with theseus. he causes theseus to become the new king. he causes the birth of a hero in troezen. he causes king minos to become angry.

On her zoo blog, bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “all the categories came up, but then mine did! they said all these top actresses' names then my name! the guy said 'and the winner is . . ’ . . my heart stopped . . ‘bindi irwin! ’ i could not believe it, i won! i was amazed, in tears, i could hardly talk! i’ll never forget that great trip! ” what does the hyperbole in the excerpt the reader understand about bindi? she had a medical problem. she was extremely frightened. she became very excited. she won an important award.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?