Read this passage:
we want you to know that the security of children is our top priority and we have instituted policies that will ensure that your children are safe and will come to no harm.
who is the intended audience for this passage?
a. police officers
b. parents
c. students
d. teachers

What conclusion can be drawn about sea walls?

Read the excerpt from "broken chain." alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. he liked the way prince looked—and the bass player from los lobos. alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a v in the back and streaked purple. but he knew his mother wouldn’t go for it. and his father, who was puro mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him "sissy.” what details from the passage would best support a paragraph about conflict between characters?

Explain the metaphor beyond the symbol by choosing the phrase that establishes what is similar in the pair of words. select the item that best expresses this. use your notes if you need them. poverty: riches