Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey. He was five years old when his mother left him. Now he is almost another person.

Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars."

Children from Central America have been making that journey, often without their parents, for two decades.

What do the excerpts have in common?

Both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents.
Both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the United States.
Both explain why most children want to leave Central America without their parents.
Both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in Central America must face.

Read the excerpts from the land. [willie] turned to my daddy. "it's my boy mitchell done this, mister edward, and i know there ain't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but i jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. i'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact! " with that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward mitchell. *** my daddy stopped and looked at me. "no," he said. "i'm not going to whip you, paul. no, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride ghost wind again. i figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. you won't ride any of the other horses either, including the appaloosa, until i say so." which statement about willie’s and mister edward’s reactions is true? both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. both men believe that their sons have permanently injured ghost wind

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?

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