The girl in the picture i loved to look at the old photographs, especially the ones with me in them. i suppose that was bad of me and proved i was stuck on myself, but i couldn't it. the pictures with me in them were just more interesting. every stage of my life was there, snapped by the camera and stamped on a glossy piece of paper. i loved seeing myself at three, standing with my brother, donald, in front of the house in our matching cowboy and cowgirl outfits, or standing on a chair in front of the kitchen counter, mixing a birthday cake for mother. the pictures reminded me that i was real, that i always had been real and always would be real, and that i wasn't just some girl someone had made up. which two statements best express themes in the passage? o self-focus can lead to being conceited. o photography is an important art form. o gratitude is a key to growth and happiness. o pictures are a way of remembering the past. o parents enjoy documenting their children's youth.

What caused the american civil war? there were many reasons for a civil war to happen in america, and political issues and disagreements began soon after the american revolution ended in 1782. between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the north and south grew more intense. one of the main quarrels was about taxes paid on goods brought into this country from foreign countries. this tax was called a tariff. southerners felt these tariffs were unfair and aimed toward them because they imported a wider variety of goods than most northern people. taxes were also placed on many southern goods that were shipped to foreign countries, an expense that was not always applied to northern goods of equal value. an awkward economic structure allowed states and private transportation companies to do this, which also affected southern banks that found themselves paying higher interest rates on loans made with banks in the north. the situation grew worse after several “panics,” including one in 1857 that affected more northern banks than southern. southern financiers found themselves burdened with high payments just to save northern banks that had suffered financial losses through poor investment. which sentence from the selection states a major detail that supports the main idea? a there were many reasons for a civil war to happen in america, and political issues and disagreements began soon after the american revolution ended in 1782. b taxes were also placed on many southern goods that were shipped to foreign countries, an expense that was not always applied to northern goods of equal value. c the situation grew worse after several "panics," including one in 1857 that affected more northern banks than southern. d this tax was called a tariff. e between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the north and south grew more intense.