"you know, bears don't have thumbs," jodi said to her father. what is the main function of this text in the narrative? a) create tension and conflict b) develop the story's narrator fully c) introduce the characters and the main topic d) suggest resolution to the conflict

Introduction to making a difference: it’s our world, too

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change. bicycles have long played a role in my life. as a young woman, i rode one year-round before i had a car. but it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. the bicycle actually began to truly shape the way i saw the world. what is the author's purpose for including this in the foreword?

The great depression, which lasted throughout the 1930s in the united states, affected many people, and it had a devastating impact on an entire subset of the u. s. population. modernist writer john steinbeck wrote about the toll the depression took on these families, many of whom were forced to leave their farms and find other sources of income.