Back in the spring of 1955 a teenage girl named claudette colvin and an elderly woman refused to give up their seats in the middle section of a bus to white people. when the driver went to get the police, the elderly woman got off the bus, but claudette refused to leave, saying she had already paid her dime and had no reason to move. when the police came, they dragged her from the bus and arrested her. the author uses a chronological text structure in this excerpt because it gives readers a clear picture of the sequence of events. readers get into the minds of the people described. readers see the pros and cons of the situation. gives readers a vivid and detailed description of the bus.

What evidence does the author provide to demonstrate bach natural musical talent

When a mother loses her child, she's — highly agitated from strong emotion. a scene is if there's lots of action with little order.

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community