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What did the rich man ask for

Which of the following is an example of a descriptive word choice? "what you had to do, and began," "determined to save" "But you didn't stop" "and you felt the old tug"

Healthcare costs are becoming an issue for many Americans. In just two years, the average family has seen an increase of 3 percent in insurance costs. The increase rises to 25 percent when you include families who buy insurance on an exchange.

Why is it important to be objective and fair when stating the opposition's views?

Read this excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath: A twitch at the controls could swerve the cat', but the driver's hands could not twitch because the monster that built the tractor, the monster that sent the tractor out, had somehow got into the driver's

What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?

Use the word beseeching in a sentence

If you were to write your own narrative right now, which perspective would you use? why?

Decide whether the following is a simile, metaphor, or neither. under veils of white lace a. simile b. metaphor c. neither

Write an explanation of how Shakespeare crafts Act I, scene i for dramatic impact. What particular elements contribute to this impact?

I felt approaching footsteps. I stretched out my hand as I supposed to my mother. Someone took it, and I was caught up held close in the arms of her who had came to reveal all things to me, and, more than all things else, to love me.