Read the following translations of kafka's the metamorphosis:

"we must get rid of it," cried the sister again, "that's the only thing for it, father. you just have to put from your mind any thought that it's gregor."

michael hofmann, trans., the metamorphosis

"he's got to go," cried his sister, "that's the only solution, father. you must just try to get rid of the idea that it's gregor."

malcolm pasley, trans., the metamorphosis

which translation shows that the sister has stopped thinking of gregor as human?
a. pasley's, because he has the sister say getting rid of gregor is a "solution"
b. hofmann's, because he has the sister refer to gregor as "it"
c. pasley's, because he has the sister refer to gregor as "he"
d. hofmann's, because he has the sister say they must "get rid" of gregor

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.

"endangered dreams: the great depression in california: " which word best summarizes the author's description of the pea pickers camp?