Read this excerpt from "are dogs dumb? " by
karen hopkin
what is the author's viewpoint in this excerpt?
she is curious about which animal
is the smartest.
she believes the readers think too
highly of themselves.
chimps can use sign language to talk to their
trainers. monkeys can learn to count. a crow
can figure out how to us a stick to get at that
hard-to-reach grub. chickens can learn to play
checkers. even worms can be taught to run
mazes. so which animal is the smartest?
you're probably thinking that chimps are
smarter than chickens. and that crows are
smarter than worms. and that you're smarter
than all of them.
she thinks that animals are
smarter than humans.
she thinks that humans are
smarter than animals.
next
i will give !

How does gregor feel about his fathers transformation?

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?