PART A: Which of the following best describes the author’s claim in the text? A
Baseball provides boys in the Dominican Republic with an opportunity they wouldn’t otherwise have to be very successful.

B
The pressures on Dominican Republic baseball players discourage them from pursuing an education and leave them at a disadvantage if they don’t succeed in the major leagues.

C
Standards in baseball only require academies to provide Dominican Republic players with a basic education.

D
While most Dominican Republic baseball players do make it to the major leagues, they don’t have the basic education to succeed after their baseball careers.

Why do u think the boys care so much about being called by their nick names from the movie holes

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.

What does the morality play everyman say about fate and free will? develop a short response using examples from the text to support your answer.