Read the excerpt from "Dwaina Brooks.”Dwaina's sisters, Stephanie, sixteen, and Crystal, nine, already had aprons tied around their waists. Dwaina turned on the radio, and they all formed an assembly line and dug in. Gail threw chicken into three skillets and got them all going at once. Dwaina slapped meat on open slices of bread and covered them with mayo. Crystal wrapped sandwiches and stuffed sacks. Dwaina looked on proudly as the corner of the kitchen began to fill up with sacks. It looked like a lot of meals.
Which excerpt from "Binding Memories” contains imagery that helps the reader understand why the speaker loves books?
Read the excerpt from "Binding Memories.”Bound by a spine strong enough to hold entire worlds
In "Binding Memories,” a book’s spine serves as an extended metaphor for the speaker’s
Read the excerpt from "Binding Memories.”"Ah, the romantic soul!”said my parents skeptically,worried that my business would fail,that I was behind the times.
Read the excerpt from "Binding Memories.”Bound by a spine strong enough to hold entire worlds of information and dreams,history and invention.
Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.‘Then a seaborne deathsoft as this hand of mist will come upon you when you are wearied out with rich old age,your country folk in blessed peace around you.And all this shall be just as I foretell.’
Which is the best comparison of tone in these two essays on genetically modified food?
Read the excerpt from "Say No to GM Food.”These unknown consequences have kept many countries in need of a larger food supply steering clear of importing large amounts of GM food or growing the crops on their soil. Kenya, a country with a known food deficit, has banned GM crops entirely.
Read the excerpt from a discussion of themes in The Odyssey - Penelope.Throughout Penelope’s encounter with the disguised Odysseus, she demonstrates how loyal she has been to him during his long absence.
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