How does the excerpt from the Kumulipo develop the author's ideas regarding its importance? a) the excerpt sets the tone for the rest of the text by depicting hawai’i as a primitive place.

b) the excerpt illustrates why hawai’i’s culture and music appealed to so many American’s.

c) the excerpt offers support for the argument that hawai’i’s independence was stolen.

d) the excerpt emphasizes the distinct culture of hawai’i by replaying its creation story.

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.

Wind blowing briskly leaves falling from the tree which best identifies the form of poetry represented by the stanza? 1.) free verse2.) iambic pentameter3.)sonnet4.) quatain

Which is easier to identify direct or indirect characterization? why