The next morning i told mom that i couldn’t go to school, because i was too sick. it was the first lie that i had to tell. she put her hand on my forehead and said, “you do feel a bit hot.” i said, “i took my temperature and it’s one hundred point seven degrees.” that was the second lie. she turned around and asked me to zip up the back of her dress which she could have done herself, but she knew that i loved to do it. what assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt? that his mom will worry about him that his mom will trust him that his mom knows he is lying that his mom needs his

The assumption the narrator makes in this excerpt is that his mom will trust him. The narrator believes his mom will believe he is ill because he has never lied before. When reading "the first lie that I had to tell her" and "[that] was the second lie], the narrator makes clear reference to the fact that he doesn't usually lie. As a result, he knows his mum trusts him and will believe his lies.

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novels have multiple settings. a setting is a place or surrounding when a main event or event takes place. not everything happens in just one scene or setting. yes, there can be one *main* setting, but there is definitely not just one. b is incorrect. novels do not have limited characters. there are many characters in a novel, depending on how many the writer wishes to add in. c is incorrect. there is not just a single theme. there are many themes. another word for "theme" is the subject. there can be many subjects and topics. once again, there are many, depending on however many the author wishes to add or include. d is incorrect. yes, novels *can* have no solutions, based on what the author would like. but typically, novels have a solution. the solution might be in "book 5", but there is normally still a solution.

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laughter and happiness are an essential part of life. laughing releases the body's "feel good" chemicals. thus, it provides long or short term relief from stress and or anxiety. more or less, laughing strengthens social connections and provides an easy approach in social related situations.

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what happens in the body also affects the mind. the positive changes in physical health also have profound an impact on mental health. we have a lot to gain from laughing! medical effects of laughter have continued to validate the pain-relieving effect and benefits of laughter.

scientists tell us that laughter and humor actually, believe it or not, lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones and increase muscle flexion. there are many benefits to happiness and laughter, and they so happen to increase the circulation of antibodies in the blood stream and make us resistant to infections.

as stated before, laughing releases your body's "feel good" chemicals, and on a related note, negative stress can cause your body to release chemicals that weaken your immune system which makes you more likely to contract a disease. luckily, laughter reduces negative stress and prevents those chemicals from being released.

all in all, you may want to consider laughing as much as you can!