“bite back your tongue,” scolded my mother when i cried loudly, yanking her hand toward the store that sold bags of salted plums. at home, she said, “wise guy, he not go against wind. in chinese we say, come from south, blow with wind—poom! —north will follow. strongest wind cannot be seen.” the next week i bit back my tongue as we entered the store with the forbidden candies. when my mother finished her shopping, she quietly plucked a small bag of plums from the rack and put it on the counter with the rest of the items. when the narrator bites back her tongue, what two forces are struggling? meimei vs. self lindo vs. meimei lindo vs. self lindo vs. lau po

Which of the following will most likely happen if the pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin? blood sugar will decrease because insulin lowers blood sugar when it rises too high. blood sugar will increase because insulin increases blood sugar when it falls too low. blood sugar will increase because insulin lowers blood sugar when it rises too high. blood sugar will decrease because insulin increases blood sugar when it falls too low.

Why is jay gatsby so famous? question 16 options: because he is married to a duchess because he throws elaborate parties every single weekend because he is very mean because he died saving the lives of several people

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.