Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story. How do James Whitecroft's and Charles Atkinson's actions develop a theme in “August Heat”?
A.
Withencroft experiences the most remarkable day in his life while Atkinson welcomes him as a new friend. This develops the theme that coincidence is merely a happy accident.
B. Withencroft draws a random picture of Atkinson being sentenced for a horrific crime. Atkinson unknowingly carves Withencroft's name and the current date on a headstone. This develops the theme that there is no such thing as a coincidence.
C. Withencroft goes for a walk and stops at Atkinson's home. Atkinson carves a headstone and realizes it belongs to the man who just arrived. This develops the theme that outcomes can be beyond a person's control.
D. Withencroft draws the best picture of his life. Atkinson creates a well-crafted tombstone. This develops the theme that a man's success is due to his own hard work.

In twelve years a slave, when the passengers on the ship learn robert has smallpox, what is their reaction? “panic-stricken” “indifferent” “relieved” “oppressed”

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

Consider the text and its central idea. informational text: one privilege that many teens look forward to is the ability to earn a driver’s license. driver’s licensing requirements are not the same in every state. in some states, young people can be fully licensed before their sixteenth birthday. in other states, the privilege to drive has some restrictions until the driver is eighteen years old. in every state, driver education is a required step in earning a license. students might earn a permit, or provisional license, and spend six months to a year driving with an adult in the car. since states are very different based on population, development, and roadways, the laws are different, too. central idea: states makes different laws about licensing drivers with some similar requirements. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? teens get excited about learning to drive. in some states, kids can get their license on their birthday. some states are heavily populated, with dangerous roads to navigate. every state includes driver education as part of licensing requirements.