Which of these passages from the essay “fish cheeks,” the short story “broken chain,” the short story “flowers for algernon,” or the poem “escape” best supports the theme that it isn’t a good idea to try to change who you are? “dinner threw me deeper into despair. my relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table . .”“alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better looking than average.”  “artificially increased intelligence deteriorates at a rate of time directly proportional to the quantity of the increase.”“i must take this test just like everyone”“takes tests”

The purpose of an informative essay is to express personal feelings about a topic. describe events from a certain point of view. instruct the reader about a topic. express and defend an opinion.

Tori is writing a literary analysis of the novel little women. read the following claim statement she wrote about the story. in little women, louisa may alcott uses figurative language to readers understand the feelings and experiences of the central characters. which quote from the story can tori use as evidence to support her claim? a. “she knew it very well, for it was that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived, and jo felt that it was a true guidebook for any pilgrim going on a long journey.” b. “‘and so nice of annie moffat not to forget her promise. a whole fortnight of fun will be regularly splendid,’ replied jo, looking like a windmill as she folded skirts with her long arms.” c. “‘rather a pleasant year on the whole! ’ said meg, smiling at the fire, and congratulating herself on having treated mr. brooke with dignity.” d. “‘what are you thinking of, beth? ’ asked jo, when amy had her father and told about her ring.”

Aprimary source: a- may be biased b- is never biased c- cannot possibly have bias d- none of the above