Later, when all three children were safe on shore and the coast guard had cleared the beach, simon and hilary told reporters that they had heard a horn and loud cheers as they reached the small raft with a very frightened xavier huddled inside, sobbing in terror. they were not sure what the commotion was; they were focused on bringing the boy safely to shore. "hey kid," hillary remembers calling out, "it's ok. don't worry. we'll you," just as a strong wave crashed into the raft, spilling its occupant into the ocean. flailing and screaming, xavier disappeared briefly beneath the waves, but simon dove beneath the surface to grab him as hillary clung desperately to his board. they the little boy onto hillary's board and together the trio paddled toward the beach. by this time, stated the captain of the florida, "the cutter had reached the shore, and two coast guard members swam with life buoys to meet the heroes." which line of text implies that xavier was scared
(a) "hey kid," hillary called, "it's ok. don't worry. we'll you."
(b) flailing and screaming, xavier disappeared briefly beneath the
(c) simon dove beneath the surface to grab him as hillary clung desperately to his board.
(d) they the little boy onto hillary's board and together the trio paddled toward the beach.

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? question 5 options: dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.

What is the author's purpose in both patrick henry's speech and thomas paines common sense