Read the passage from "Children of the Wartime Evacuation.”They came from very different backgrounds – the Shears were Jewish, he was Christian – but an affectionate bond developed between them.–"Children of the Wartime Evacuation,"Julie Summers
Read the following sentence.There are strict laws in place regarding the dumping of waste, in part to avoid the possibility that drinking water supplies will become contaminated.
Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Yet some of my friends tell me they understand 50 percent of what my mother says. Some say they understand 80 to 90 percent. Some say they understand none of it, as if she were speaking pure Chinese. But to me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It’s my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world. How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt?
Anthony is writing a research paper about healthy eating, and this is one entry on his works cited page.Adams, Ruth. “Eat Apples.” The Journal of Nutrition 222 (2011): 26-31. Print. What does “26-31” represent?
Read the passage from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."Of course it would be raining!” said Edmund. They had just finished their breakfast with the Professor and were upstairs in the room he had set apart for them — a long, low room with two windows looking out in one direction and two in another."Do stop grumbling, Ed,” said Susan. "Ten to one it’ll clear up in an hour or so. And in the meantime we’re pretty well off. There’s a wireless and lots of books.”–The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,C. S. LewisNow read the passage from "Children of the Wartime Evacuation.”As I enjoyed my experience on the Williamses' farm so my brother did not. It is not perhaps surprising. We were very different personalities – he an introvert, I an extrovert. He tended to opt out of activities around the farm; I volunteered for everything. I loved every minute of it. I don't think I was particularly aware of Michael's unhappiness at the time, because I was enjoying myself.–"Children of the Wartime Evacuation,”Julie Summers
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