20pts
before the civil war, many texans believed that texas had a right to secede from the union, because a. states had power to voluntarily decide to leave or join. b. texas had never been formally annexed by the union. c. mexico still had a claim to the state of texas. d. voters in texas had not voted for president lincoln.

Which of these choices is part of jesus's teachings? a).all are equal before god. b).people should know their place in society. c).only the upper classes can hope to be saved. d).if someone hits you, you have the right to hit them back.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

In the 1980s, more russians worked to encourage change in the government by a) establishing a new political system. b) rallying for democratic reforms. c) supporting the democratic system. d) resisting gorbachev’s reforms.