Read the following excerpt from sandra cisneros’s story "mericans."

after all that dust and dark, the light from the plaza makes me squinch my eyes like if i just came out of the movies. my brother keeks is drawing squiggly lines on the concrete with a wedge of glass and the heel of his shoe. my brother junior squatting against the entrance, talking to a lady and man.

they’re not from here. ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. and everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.

“¿quieres chicle? ” the lady asks in a spanish too big for her mouth.

the irony in this excerpt contributes most to which of the following themes?
a) it is always preferable to forget the past and focus on the future.
b) it is possible for people to be connected to more than one culture.
c) it is very easy to learn two different languages if one works hard.
d) it is always easier to criticize people before getting to know them.

Will give read the sentence: (blank) starting to rain outside. which is the best word to complete the sentence? a : its b : its’ c : ’tis d : it’s

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

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