Read the sentence from "Caring for Vets Should Be National Duty." "In advance of this year's Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, the legions of men and women who have served in our nation's military received some welcoming news: Congress finally agreed to fund the VA Mission Act, which since its June passage has been mired in budgetary disputes."

What is the connotative meaning of the word mired as it is used in this sentence?

halted

caught

entangled

dirtied

Read the text evidence. "fish cheeks" then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "amy, your favorite," he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. i wanted to disappear. "broken chain" alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a v in the back and streaked purple. but he knew his mother wouldn't go for it. and his father, who was puro mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him "sissy." which theme does the text evidence from the essay and short story support? one’s cultural background affects who he or she is. manners are important to use in life. a person’s outward appearance can be deceiving. family always comes first.

Which two characteristics are basic parts of a literary analysis essay about a play?

The balance includes both the fees for service and the shipping charges. is this sentence incomplete or complete?