Read this excerpt from "gravity" by judith ortiz cofer: i could never ask any of my friends over to our apartment. they would have suffered culture shock. so i divided myself into two people—actually three, if you counted the after-school hippie version as a separate identity. it was not always easy to shuffle out of my visionary self and into the binding coat of propriety the puerto rican girl was supposed to wear, although my parents were more understanding than others in our barrio. which of the main character's traits does the passage most clearly reveal?

Which of the following words provides a comparison to the word "equal"? uneven unbalanced uniform irregular submit answer ask for o type here to search

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.

Agood persuasive essay topic cannot be a. a fact b. debatable c. something somebody else has already written about