What does the author most suggest about her background in the first two paragraphs of the essay, “a four-hundred-year-old woman”? a)as a young girl, her life was filled with viewpoints that were  in direct opposition to one another. b)she received an education that gave her little information about her own culture. c)her family believed in superstitions that would limit her life as she grew older. d)as a child, she understood the necessity of learning about different cultures because she was expected to emigrate.

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a. elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b. madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c. elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d. elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

Expand the outline you wrote in lesson 1 about the american dream into an argumentative research essay. as in most essays, you'll need to include an introduction, body, and conclusion. you'll also need to support your claim with evidence

Make a list of 5 things you need and 5 things that you want