Skim the story and underline all the instances when the narrator uses the words “this is my mother” to announce definitive moments that capture the essence of her mom. List the quotes in the following space and create a simple sentence for each quote by choosing an adjective to describe the narrator's mother " The First Day" by edward p. jones

Explain how dave’s search for adulthood in ,the man who was almost a man” reflects the africa-american desire to escape the poverty of the south at the time the story was written.

The great depression, which lasted throughout the 1930s in the united states, affected many people, and it had a devastating impact on an entire subset of the u.s. population. modernist writer john steinbeck wrote about the toll the depression took on these families, many of whom were forced to leave their farms and find other sources of income.

How does the reputation of the author convey authority? from ''city upon a hill''