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Read the passage from "Cruel Tribute
"Now then," said Minos, "you shall hear my decree.
Athens has robbed me of my dearest treasure, a
treasure that can never be restored to me; so, in
return, I require from Athens, as tribute, that
possession which is the dearest and most precious to
her people, and it shall be destroyed cruelly as my
son was destroyed."
"The condition is hard," said the elders, "but it is just.
What is the tribute which you require?"
"Has the king a son?" asked Minos.
The face of King Aegeus lost all its color and he
trembled as he thought of a little child then with its
mother at Troezen, on the other side of the Saronic
Sea. But the elders knew nothing about that child, and
they answered:
"Alas nol he has no son but he has fiftv nephews
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Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry

In at least 150 words, explain how richard wright use of dialogue in the short story "the man who was almost a man" contributes to the overall meaning of the story.

Read the sentence below about the chicago fire of 1871. schaffer told someone else to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the chicago fire of 1871. which revision is the best example of adding concrete details? schaffer told another person in his office to sound the wrong alarm and that caused a big miscommunication during the chicago fire. schaffer told his assistant to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the massive chicago fire of 1871. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342 instead of the correct box and that caused a miscommunication during a fire in chicago. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342, and as a result, firefighters were directed to an incorrect location during the chicago fire of 1871.