Read the excerpt from "Why the Sun Is Brighter Than the Moon.”

When they were very young, Buwan pushed Araw into a fast-flowing stream.

"Sister, my sister, I’m losing my grip! Grab my hand!” cried Araw, her small hands clinging onto the slippery banks.

"No, sister, I won’t,” replied Buwan, "for you will pull me in too!”

Another time, Araw caught a cicada and put it in a cage she’d made out of bark. Buwan grabbed the cage and shook it.

"Sister, my sister,” cried Araw, "please be careful, because that is a present for our father.”

The details in the excerpt show readers that Buwan

appreciates Araw’s generosity.
loses respect for Araw’s intelligence.
has little regard for her sister’s well-being.
may be unaware of her sister’s treachery.

Research the literary work you want to discuss and gather enough evidence to support your thesis statement. then write a 300-word essay. apply the writing strategies you explored in this lesson.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

What is a word that is stronger than "beautiful"