Read the following passage: I do think my parents grew to love one another, in a way.
Their marriage was not their choice, so they couldn’t
understand why I would choose to marry Maria. She was
not the same religion or social standing in their eyes, so
where was the appeal? The value they placed on love was
far below that of tradition, so I felt it was useless to try to
explain.
Which best explains how this passage presents a cultural conflict?
A. It reveals the narrator’s worry over whether his parents will like
Maria.
B. It shows how traditional attitudes are more accepting thanh
modern ones.
C. It creates tension over the contrasting values of two generations.
D. It emphasizes prejudices brought about by lack of education.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

While studying, lana reached her goal of reading half a chapter without interruptions. what should she do next?

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.