Which research question would be most appropriate for a four- to five-page research paper?
how many children between the ages of 5 and 10 acted out in school due to violent television in the year 2009?
how many children will have behavioral disorders due to violent television in the next ten years?
is there a link between hours of television viewing and violent behavior in children aged 5 to 10?
have crime rates increased in the us since television was invented?

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?