2. In the beginning of the chapter, the author establishes a metaphor about parents damaging their children like “glass”—“some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces”. He extends the metaphor throughout the chapter, describing the “hands on Eddie’s childhood glass.” Why do you think the author chose to use glass in the extended metaphor? Why is it an effective description of a parent’s influence on a child? in the third lesson of five people meet in heaven

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.