Why do you think Esperanza decides to buy the bicycle with Lucy and Rachel, knowing she will make Cathy "mad forever"? What does Esperanza learn about herself and the kinds of friends she wants to have?

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.

The author’s purpose for including this in the introduction is