Read this short biography written by a student about an early American poet. Then answer the questions that follow. Phillis Wheatley was an important figure in colonial America. She was kidnapped from Africa, brought to America, and enslaved. She learned to read and write, which was extremely rare for a woman and especially for an enslaved person. Her poetry celebrated political figures and was published while she was still enslaved. Decide the effect of revising sentence 2 to “After she was kidnapped from Africa, Wheatley was brought to America and enslaved.”

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Which situation best describes the concept of causation?

Write your own version on it. you can take away the fairy tale ending and replace it with a more realistic one. kinda confused on this one can you all me with this ik it only 20 points but its all i got. the three little kittens three little kittens they lost their mittens, and they began to cry, oh, mother dear, we sadly fear our mittens we have lost. what! lost your mittens, you naughty kittens! then you shall have no pie. mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow. no, you shall have no pie. the three little kittens they found their mittens, and they began to cry, oh, mother dear, see here, see here, our mittens we have found! put on your mittens, you silly kittens, and you shall have some pie. purr-r, purr-r, purr-r, oh, let us have some pie. the three little kittens put on their mittens, and soon ate up the pie; oh, mother dear, we much fear our mittens we have soiled. what! soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens! then they began to sigh, mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow. then they began to sigh. the three little kittens they washed their mittens, and hung them out to dry; oh! mother dear, do you not hear, the mittens we have washed! what! washed your mittens, then you’re good kittens, but i smell a rat close by. mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow. we smell a rat close by.