Read this quotation from "the world on turtle's back." the woman placed the dirt on turtle's back and performed a ritual to create the earth. she walked around the dirt in the direction of the sun until the earth grew large enough. then she planted the roots from the great tree and continued her ritual to keep the earth growing. like the sun she kept moving around the earth, in the same direction the people still do in dance rituals today. the main purpose of this quotation is to

How dose religion today compared to the puritans idea of religion

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

What do the sketches of 9/11 victims in "portraits of grief" achieve?