Excerpt from chasing a dream elizabeth kibler was surprised when her mother turned the car onto a dirt road—which wound and snaked for more than a mile—leading up to an immense, secluded barn. when jenna got out of the vehicle, she inhaled deeply, filling her lungs with the sweet, warm air. the sun was setting below the tree line, and the scenery was impeccable. jenna saw groups of equestrian students trotting with their horses into the barns. jenna had never ridden a horse before, and the idea slightly frightened her. suddenly, jenna felt a gentle nudge at the nape of her neck. she inquisitively spun around and there stood an immense horse with chestnut fur and sparkling hazel

which literary concept did the author use in writing this story?
a) antagonist b) character c) irony d) mood

Read the passage you won't have a problem finding a gentle or sociable pet at the shelter. you might have the idea that all the animals there have something wrong with them. if they aren't diseased, they must be vicious. "that's just not so," according to toni troy, who volunteers at the ferndale shelter. she says that the majority of its inhabitants are sweet and fearlessly affectionate. good pets are often abandoned by selfish owners who move, have a change in their family situation, or dump the litters after letting their animals breed. sometimes people just decide that they don't want a pet any longer, even if that animal has been with the family for years. other animals wind up at the shelter because they strayed too far from their homes and their families can't find them. which detail is most in revealing that most pets are in shelters due to no fault of their own. a) she reveals that the reader might think there is something wrong with shelter pets. b) she explains that there are gentle, sociable pets at the shelter. c) she says that some pets at the shelter were abandoned by their owners. d) she states that most pets at shelters are "sweet and fearlessly affectionate."

What does “.com" stand for? commercialcommerce commutingcommunication

Clearly show? ramona: anna, where does the theme seem to change? anna: according the article: "the fault lies with the fda's inability to release enough information in order to regain the public's trust. but perhaps japan is to blame as well. although there are plans to remove the spent nuclear fuel rods and build a permafrost wall around the four damaged reactors, is this really enough to recover damaged trust? " and then sato goes on to explain this statement. o a. challenging established ideas o b. using evidence to support your conclusions o c. asking clarifying questions o d. synthesizing claims into a single conclusion