I peered out the window, whispering a quiet plea. Please, please, please let school be canceled. My sleepy eyes adjusted to the dimness
of the morning, and I discovered a million tiny white crystals clinging to
my window. Beyond the pane, the ground was covered with billions
more. Right then and there, I made my plans for the day. I would sit in
my comfy chair with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate and read
all day.
Which statement most clearly shows how the author uses point of view to
develop the character in this story?
A. The author uses first-person point of view to emphasize the
narrator's love for winter.
B. The author uses first-person point of view to help the reader
understand what the experience felt like for the narrator,
C. The author uses third-person limited point of view to highlight the
narrator's conflicted feelings about school.
D. The author uses third-person limited point of view to show how the
narrator's experience relates to larger issues.

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim

Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18

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