In the first half, both teams demonstrated excellent defense. but, as the game progressed, the blue devils offense began to crumble. by the third period, the tigers were ahead by 16 points. ultimately, it was the tigers superior offense that clinched the win.
which best explains the purpose of the sequence in this passage?
a.) entertain
b.) to teach the reader
c.)to tell the reader how to solve a problem
d.)to inform

Janes father receives a severe punishment at the end of the text. was this punishment fair? did he deserve this punishment? why it why not? should mr brushed have him? use the text to support your argument.

Does anyone know the answers to these two? i don’t want to have to guess, you!

In the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeats the title phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-fact. in the second stanza, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the phrase defiantly. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase, dunbar could be implying that