Read the passage. i pictured myself lazing on a stretch of white sand, a gentle blue sea rocking before me and palm trees rustling behind me. i could go for that. "just think," added josh, "no freezing rain or sub-zero temperatures." "no tornados. no blizzards," contributed kayla. "just lovely, sunny days." which provides the best textual support for the claim that the purpose of this paragraph is to entertain? a. the opinions expressed b. the facts expressed c. the personal tone d. the use of first person point of view

Read the excerpt. … in lower burma, i was hated by large numbers of people. … i was subdivisional police officer of the town, and … anti-european feeling was very bitter. … as a police officer i was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. … i had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing. … i was all for the burmese and all against their oppressors, the british. what is the situational irony in the excerpt from “shooting an elephant” by george orwell? the narrator is a british police officer and part of the system he dislikes. the narrator is himself a well-liked member of the burmese government. the narrator has recently become a burmese citizen. the narrator has decided to leave the british empire.

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt

Which if the following does the communist party do through it's party organization? select all that apply.ensures freedom of the people recruits members and leaders develops policy indoctrinates the people maintains discipline