Jamal wanted a video game system more than anything in the world. His friends were obsessed with the latest game, A-Maze-lng, that let
players build huge, elaborate virtual mousetraps. He begged his
parents to get him the system, but they refused. They said it would
only enable him to lie around not using his brain instead of learning
something. Jamal was annoyed about the game for several weeks.
One day, his parents arrived home from work to discover that their
living room had been taken over by an elaborate contraption. "Watch
this," Jamal said. He threw a basketball into a bucket, which slid down
the coffee table, knocked over a stick, and sent a disc from his golf
game skidding across the floor. Several steps later, the family laundry
basket crashed down onto a teddy bear, trapping it underneath.

2. page 1: schlosser describes "just another gorgeous rocky mountain vista. and yet cheyenne mountain is hardly pristine." why do you think schlosser describes the beautiful cheyenne mountain scene in detail before describing the military installation that lies inside?

What was noras point of view on what her parents were doing in keeping freedom in the family?

Judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume is an exceptionally talented and productive american author. which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph? blume only publishes books that she expects will win awards. blume prefers to write novels for adults rather than pre-teens. blume has had an extremely and uncommonly long writing career. blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.