Read the excerpt from "homesick" by jean fritz. of course it wasn't the same as one of the forty-eight states; still, when we stepped off the president taft in honolulu (where we were to stay a couple of days before going on to san francisco), we wondered if we could truthfully say we were stepping on american soil. i said no. with these sentences, the narrator is expressing confusion about the relationship between honolulu and america. providing useful background information about honolulu and san francisco. revealing that she and other passengers may have different points of view about america. asserting that her opinion about america is correct and should be respected by the other passengers.

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

How does edgar allen poe build suspense in “the raven”

Which two parts of this excerpt from authur conan doyle's " the contest " show policies lack of knowledge about the rules and restrictions of his society