Recently, i sat in a grocery store parking lot and watched as a young mother placed her three-year-old child in the car—without a baby seat! i realize that the child is no longer technically a "baby." however, proper automobile guidelines require the use of a child seat until at least five years of age. just last week, the pennyville daily paper reported the critical injury of a two-year-old from a car accident. it was later discovered that she had been in her car seat but not belted in. when will people learn that baby seats aren't just for babies anymore? what is the author's purpose for writing this selection? a. to make the reader angry at the paper for faulty reporting b. to influence the reader's opinion about using baby seats c. to punish the baby-seat manufacturers for faulty products d. to punish the young mother who did not use a baby seat

Read the excerpt from "how i learned english.” and that was important, as important as joe barone asking me how i was through his tears, picking me up and dusting me off with hands like swatters, what does the imagery in the excerpt best readers picture? the awful stinging sensation of being dusted off the quick slapping motion of joe’s hands how roughly the speaker is pulled off the ground how loud and hard joe is laughing

Usually, when people talk about "rocky” relationships, it’s with a frown, but mine has enriched my life. i became fascinated with rocks when i was really young, and throughout my childhood you could usually find me with my pockets bulging from whatever stony treasures i’d scavenged that day. when my science teacher taught us a unit on geology, i realized that my fascination could become an exciting career that could also me make good money. obtaining an internship to work on the geological exhibit at the museum is an important step on my road to being a geologist. the best description of the writer’s point of view is that the person is eager to make a lot of money in a museum internship. insistent that geology should be taught as part of every science course. hopeful to be able to further the goal of eventually becoming a geologist. concerned that people do not generally relate well to the study of geology.

What does the term fiend not mean as it is used in the passage? a) beast b) brute c) fanatic d) savage