Read this excerpt from "shooting an elephant" by george orwell: a sahib has got to act like a sahib; he has got to appear resolute, to know his own mind and do definite things. to come all that way, rifle in hand, with two thousand people marching at my heels, and then to trail feebly away, having done nothing — no, that was impossible. the crowd would laugh at me. and my whole life, every white man's life in the east, was one long struggle not to be laughed at. which two ideas about colonialism are most clearly expressed in this excerpt?

Read the paragraphs. frogs and toads share a similar appearance, but there are some differences between these animals. frogs have smooth, wet skin. most have long legs for jumping, and some can even climb trees. toads don’t hop as high or as far as frogs.read the paragraphs. toads have dry, bumpy skin. they have round bodies with short hind legs. imagine you are revising these paragraphs. which detail should be moved to improve the organization? they have round bodies with short hind legs. most have long legs for jumping, and some can even climb trees. frogs have smooth, wet skin. toads don’t hop as high or as far as frogs.

Study the map below. based on the information shown on this map, which ofthe following locations served as an eastern border for the mongol empire?

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.