Hi! i am new to this, so if someone can me out, that would be great! i have to have this done by tonight. read the following paragraph from "forbidden fruit." i was all prepared to divulge my sister's crime, but i realized that this was not a proper time for my exposure. nevertheless, i looked at my sister from time to time and pretended i was going to tell. i even opened my mouth but said something else instead. as soon as i opened my mouth, she dropped her eyes and bent her head as though expecting a blow. i discovered that keeping her on the verge of exposure was even more fun than exposing her right away could possibly be. which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this paragraph? a: the speaker enjoys teasing his sister. b: the speaker chooses not to reveal his sister's secret. c: the speaker realizes that knowledge has given him power. d: the speaker considers the best time to share what he knows.

In ralph ellison’s “the black ball” the narrator of the story stretches the truth or lies several times what do you think it is his motivation for being so untruthful

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion

After reading the short story "the most dangerous game" by richard connell,write an article on the main character of the story by relating the main events through his eyes. cite specific quotations from the story in the intreview