Which two statements best describe the purpose of this passage? when evacuees arrived at the camps, they found row on row of identical barracks in bleak settings of desert or swamp. although they could do little about the extremes of heat and cold they encountered, they quickly found ways to improve and personalize their new lodgings, first to make them habitable, and later to make them into homes. they planted trees, hedges, flower borders, vegetables, gourds, vines, and cactus. artist kango takamura was one of the first evacuees to arrive at manzanar. he described what he found, and what happened: "oh, it's really so hot, you see, and the wind blows. there's no shade at all. it's miserable, really. but one year after, it's quite a change. a year after they built the camp and put water there, the green grows up. and mentally everyone is better." making physical changes in the environment was an important way to take some measure of control over their own lives and to create a sense of normality in their abnormal situation.

to convey that, with some effort, even a desert can be made home

to describe how difficult it was to live in the desert barracks

to convey that the evacuees’ efforts transformed the barracks

to show that the evacuees enjoyed decorating the barracks

to show that the evacuees lived in a place with extreme weather

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3:

Acredible source is one that is (4 points) select one: a. with bias b. not useful c. persuasive d. trustworthy

Plz i'm really bad with these and it would really mean a lot if you could ?