Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2." "No sign of the original envelope?" "No." "I found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. David Strager and Joey Buell. No envelope." Louise's brows met. Ellery glanced up at the clock. 9:07. Why do these words create tension? They create a conflict between the boys. The sudden movement surprises the reader. They make the reader wonder what will happen next. They speed up the pacing of events.

How would you write "the fourth of july? " the 4th of july or the fourth of july? are they both grammatically correct?

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings

What belief system was john brown following when he said it was "god's will" that he use violence to end slavery? pilgrim christian puritan quaker