My grandpa is a mountain, brooding, looming, tall. i stand in his shadow, silent as a stone. rattling rusty paint cans, he gestures toward the shed. i gape. that sheds a squat grey mushroom, needing more that paint to fix 1 in the first stanza, what is one key detail about grandpa and one key detail about the speaker? 2 what clues do these details give you about the speaker's thoughts or feelings? 3 use the details to find the author's message, or theme. what is the theme of the poem?

Which two principles form the basis for capitalism?

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The institute of international research is holding its annual convention. this year more than 500 scholars have been invited to hear research reports on many timely topics. approximately 250 big name scientists will be winging their way to washington, d.c. how can the underlined sentence be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage? a) approximately 250 people will be in washington, d.c. b) approximately 250 bigwigs will be flying to washington, d.c. c) approximately 250 science people will be going to washington, d.c. d) approximately 250 well-known scientists will be arriving in washington, d.c.