Read the following excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story "the man to send rain clouds." the priest sank down into the green chair and picked up a glossy missionary magazine. he turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them. "you know i can't do that, leon. there should have been the last rites and a funeral mass at the very least." leon put on his green cap and pulled the flaps down over his ears. "it's getting late, father. i've got to go." when leon opened the door father paul stood up and said, "wait." he left the room and came back wearing a long brown overcoat. what does the outcome of this discussion reveal about the priest? he decides to surrender himself wholly to the traditional beliefs of the pueblo people. he realizes that he can provide a catholic burial for teofilo by sprinkling holy water on the grave. though he wants to spread his religion, his friendship with leon overshadows this desire. though he wants to promote his religious beliefs, he is willing to make some sacrifices.

To choose a good persuasive essay topic,begin with a big idea,narrow it down,and a.then narrow it down more; it is impossible to have a topic that is too narrow. b.do some research to see what you should write about c.specify-ask a question you want answered in your argument

Read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath: snub-nosed monsters, raising the dust and sticking theirsnouts into it, straight down the country, across thecountry through fences, through dooryards, and in and outof gullies in straight lineswhich best describes the tone in this passage

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds.beyond the pit stood the little wedge of people with the white flag at its apex, arrested by these phenomena, a little knot of small vertical black shapes upon the black ground. as the green smoke arose, their faces flashed out pallid green, and faded again as it vanished. then slowly the hissing passed into a humming, into a long, loud, droning noise. slowly a humped shape rose out of the pit, and the ghost of a beam of light seemed to flicker out from it.forthwith flashes of actual flame, a bright glare leaping from one to another, sprang from the scattered group of men. it was as if some invisible jet impinged upon them and flashed into white flame. it was as if each man were suddenly and momentarily turned to fire.then, by the light of their own destruction, i saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run.which options accurately describe how the author develops the plot in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe narrator does not react at first as he watches the men with the flag and hears the sounds in the pit. his inaction decreases the tension in the plot because the narrator is simply standing by.the narrator does not react at first as he watches the men with the flag and hears the sounds in the pit. his inaction keeps the tension steadily increasing as the narrator comes to realize the men are being killed.the narrator is distracted by his own observations of the men with the white flag and the humming sound, so he doesn't react as quickly as he should when the men are killed, thus extending the tension in the plot.the narrator is attentive to the men with the white flag and the humming sound, so he immediately understands what has happened when the men are killed, increasing the tension in the plot.