Which excerpt from ”first generation” of dreaming in cuban is the best example of magic realism? a. the family split up and minnie was raised by a grandmother who can quote the bible chapter and verse and drives a beat-up cadillac with a cb radio in it. b. we camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices. c. four blocks from her home, lourdes smells her father’s cigar behind a catalpa tree. “mi hija, have you forgotten me? ” jorge del pino chides gently. d. she combs her daughter’s room for the jimi hendrix poster she made her take down and tacks it back on the wall.

Read the passage. excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting for" by senator elizabeth warren, april 17, 2014 i honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. when i started teaching elementary school after college, the public school district didn't hide the fact that it had two pay scales: one for men and one for women. women have made incredible strides since then. but 40 years later, we're still debating equal pay for equal work. women today still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and they're taking a hit in nearly every occupation. bloomberg analyzed census data and found that median earnings for women were lower than those for men in 264 of 265 major occupation categories. in 99.6 percent of occupations, men get paid more than women. that's not an accident; that's discrimination. the effects of this discrimination are real, and they are long lasting. today, more young women go to college than men, but unequal pay makes it harder for them to pay back student loans. pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women. . for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by, and many families depend as much on mom's salary as they do on dad's, if not more. women are the main breadwinners, or joint breadwinners, in two-thirds of the families across the country, and pay discrimination makes it that much harder for these families to stay afloat. women are ready to fight back against pay discrimination, but it's not easy. today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes. here in the senate, sen. barbara mikulski (d-md.) introduced the paycheck fairness act to give women the tools to combat wage discrimination. it would ensure that salary differences have something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because they are women. senator warren states that the effects of pay discrimination are long-lasting. is this a valid argument supported by accurate evidence? no; warren weakens her point by claiming that the paycheck fairness act would "give women the tools to combat wage discrimination." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women." no; warren weakens her point by noting, "today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes."

You will write a two-paragraph analytical response. in your first paragraph, identify and explain the following conflict: brutus's struggle between his allegiance to caesar vs. what he believes is best for rome. in your second paragraph, explain how this conflict is resolved. in both of your paragraphs, make sure you cite specific examples and quotations from the text of the play to support your ideas.

Which of the following is a good method to use when choosing a research topic? a. write a thesis statement b. create a web diagram c. narrow your topic d. document sources