This is for the other Wes Moore 2. On page 122 of the text and 100 of the PDF, we read how the wooded area surrounding Valley Forge
played dueling roles in this story, with Wes writing. "The irony of the situation forced me to smile. Years
earlier, I had run through these same woods with all of my might, looking for safety, trying to get away
from campus. Tonight, I ran through the same woods looking for safety, but in the other direction."
What impact did the school and/or specific people have on Wes that would make him say this?

Read the following excerpt from "the city without us" by alan weisman: almost every other compound in nature contracts when frozen, but h20 (water) molecules do the opposite, organizing themselves into elegant hexagonal crystals that take up about 9 percent more space than they did when sloshing around in a liquid state. pretty six-sided crystals suggest snowflakes so gossamer it's hard to conceive of them pushing apart slabs of sidewalk. which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? o a. it likens h2o molecules to hexagonal crystals, which are actually larger than people imagine. o b. it makes the frozen crystals seem like friends to the city to contrast with what a deceitful foe they are. o c. it compares the sloshing liquid to a river of water able to push apart the sidewalk o d. it compares the frozen crystals to delicately lacy snowflakes having an unexpected strength (apex)