What technique does the author of this passage use to evoke emotions in the reader?
a) the author uses a flashback from the narrator's youth to make the reader uneasy.
b) the author's use of a first person perspective creates a sense of unease and discomfort.
c) the author's use of frightening imagery with a setting named "death swamp" creates tension.
d) the author's use of violent dialogue implies that something stressful is soon to occur.

What statement best describes the central conflict in this passage from the diary of anne frank? because the franks are jewish and the van daans are not, the franks and the van daans do not get along. because they are jewish, the franks, the van daans, and mr. dussel are in hiding to avoid being discovered by the nazi party. anne does not discuss anything with her mother because she believes that her mother does not understand her. mr. and mrs. van daan argue because mrs. van daan does not think that mr. van daan has the right to sell her fur coat.

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

Do you think that the american culture has defined what “normal” is and so our perception of chris mccandless is skewed based on that?