Veterns and servicemembers are frequently honored in similar ceremonies and with special discounts at restaurants and theaters, but those small gestures are indequate compared with the challenges they face when they come home. which best explains why this statement is an opinion, rather than a fact?

a) it can be proven

b) this statement cannot be argued

c) there is only one possible perspective on this issue

d) the statement expresses a belief that may not always be true

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?