1"BBC 'proves' Nessie does not exist." 27 July, 2003.
http://news. bbc. co. uk/2/hi/science/nature/3096839.stm< br />Why does the author ask the reader to "assume for a minute that it is possible" in paragraph 3?
O She does not believe the evidence is very convincing on its own.
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How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

When a mother loses her child, she's — highly agitated from strong emotion. a scene is if there's lots of action with little order.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?