Jerry and elaine are talking at lunch. jerry: "did you have a good weekend? " elaine: "yeah, how about you? " jerry: "it was pretty good except my neighbor kept dropping in unannounced." elaine: "did you hear about george? " jerry: "no." elaine: "he has been coming in to work late a lot and i think the boss is going to fire him." if jerry wants to have more positive colleague relationships at work, what would be the best thing for him to do after this situation occurs? a. explain to elaine that he does not like to participate in gossip b. tell george c. avoid elaine d. spread the news about george to other people

Which is a text clue that readers understand the theme of valuing all life in "birdfoot's grampa”? a birdfoot becomes impatient with his grandfather. b grampa walks into the grass to release the toads. c grampa just smiles when birdfoot argues with him. d birdfoot notices the rain around his grandfather’s head.

It warportant fact about the wounded soldiers is reflected by the repetition of the bolded sentences in the excerpts from "in another country" by ernest hemingway? a. it establishes the irony that, although the wounded soldiers have physically left the warfront, the war continues to haunt them psychologically it shows the gradual loss of hope and growing depression of the wounded soldiers and their need for distractions b. c. it establishes the wounded soldiers' determination to shun war and disobey military commands to return to the front after they recover. d. it shows the wounded soldiers' sadness and disappointment at the lack of gratitude from the people they risked their lives to protect e it shows the wounded soldiers' belief that the war would never end, even as thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded and sent to hospitals.

Which of the following statements would most encourage productive conflict? select all that apply.