"Show time hollered the music teacher.
Raymond haltingly approached the stage. His knees knocked and his hands trembled. He could feel beads of sweat collecting
on his forehead. It was time for his solo violin performance. The stage director turned Raymond to face the stage and gave him
a little shove. Now Raymond stood frozen in the center of the stage. The audience stared and waited expectanty.
Somewhere from behind the side curtain, Raymond heard a faint voice. It was Pedro-his best friend. He was whispering
words of encouragement. You can do it. Close your eyes and let your hands work their magic
Raymond obeyed and tightly closed his eyes. He lifted the violin and gently tucked it under his chin. His other hand holding the
bow began skillfully dancing across the strings of his violin
At the end of his performance, the audience stood and clapped enthusiastically. Raymond opened his eyes as a big smile
spread across his face. I did the thought while bowing to the cheering crowd
Who is the protagonist in this passage?
Raymond
Pedro
the music teacher
the stage director

In 3-5 complete sentences, throughly explain how the protagonists cultural background affects his or her actions and choices in your module one story? provide at least two specific details from the text to show how the protagonists cultural background affects his or hers actions and choices.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but it is in india, where it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies, that we have the first written record of sugar. long before the first pyramids were built in egypt, the ancient sumerians traded with the people of harappa and mohenjo daro, who lived along the indus river. unfortunately, we are still not able to read the writings left behind from those ancient cities. so the first documents telling us about life in that region come from a much later period. these hindu sacred teachings were probably first gathered together sometime between 1500 and 900 b.c., and were carefully memorized. only hundreds of years later were they finally written down. the hindu writings tell us of a religion in which fire was extremely important. people believed that the gods gave fire to human beings. yet fire was also a way for humans to reach the gods. by placing offerings in a special fire, a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods. five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane. which details would best fit in a summary of this passage? select two options. "in india . . it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies" "the first written record of sugar" "long before the first pyramids were built in egypt" "gods gave fire to human beings" "a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods"

Why did gulliver ask glumdalclitch not to take him to the maids of honor anymore? a. he found their conversation boring. c. they disgusted him and injured his pride. b. he was allergic to their perfumes and became quite ill. d. he didn't like being around so many women. he really wanted to join in the company of men.