Before weight machines, stationary bikes, and step aerobics, people practiced yoga for spiritual and physical health. yoga's origins predate written history. archaeologists have found stone carvings that show figures in yoga positions. these stones, from the indus valley, are at least 5,000 years old! yoga can still contribute plenty to your weight loss program in the 21st century. which statement best describes the central idea of this paragraph? a. everyone should try yoga. b. yoga originated in the indus valleyc. aerobics are always fast-paced. d. yoga promotes good health.

Which rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from "the danger of lying in bed" by mark twain? "if i am going to travel by rail i shan't need it. lying at home in bed is the thing i am afraid of."

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase. lucinda gonzalez student that are located milky way

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?