Read the excerpt from "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. What is the tone of the opening passage?

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty- seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.

There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding from the first stage to the second, take a look at the home. A furnished flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.

In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. Also appertaining thereunto was a card bearing the name "Mr. James Dillingham Young. "

The "Dillingham" had been flung to the breeze during a former period of prosperity when its possessor was being paid $30 per week. Now, when the income was shrunk to $20, though, they were thinking seriously of contracting to a modest and unassuming D. But whenever Mr. James Dillingham Young came home and reached his flat above he was called "Jim" and greatly hugged by Mrs. James Dillingham Young, already introduced to you as Della. Which is all very good.

A.
dissatisfied
B.
humorous
C.
sarcastic
D.
unhappy

PLZ ONLY ANSWER IF 100% CORRECT

Answer:

A. Dissatisfied

Explanation:

The opening passage talks about not being happy with the pennies she had even though she had bulldozed with the grocer and the next day would be Christmas.

The answer could also be unhappy, but it is most likely dissatisfied. Cheers

Library is to books as bank is to
A) cheque
B) buildings
C) People
D) Finance​

I need someone to right a thesis statement for this i will give 100 points and brainliest
“Rules of The Game” is a short story by Amy Tan, written about a Chinese girl named Waverly Place Jong. Her brother’s get a chess set for Christmas and she would have to bribe them to let her play with them and little did they know, she would turn out to be a chess prodigy. Throughout the story she faces many obstacles including her mom’s constant boasting about her and how good she is at chess, and this really angers Waverly because she felt like her mom was trying to control her life and live through her. Amy Tan, in her short story warns that parents should never try to live through their children because it never has a good outcome.

Amy Tan is a Chinese-American novelist who was born in Oakland, California on February 19th, 1952. Amy currently lives in Chinatown in San Francisco which is also where her story takes place. She is most famous for her story “The Joy Luck Club” which was adapted into a movie and is about the relationship between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters.

Her living in San Francisco’s Chinatown plays a major role of her theme of the story. Throughout this story we find out that Waverly and her mom don’t have the strongest bond, and in real life Amy and her mom don’t either so that helps her with her story. After Waverly runs away and then comes home for dinner her brother tries talking to her about what happened and her mom says ‘We not concerning this girl. This girl not have concerning for us,”(Tan, pg.5) her mom is telling her brother not to worry about Waverly because she doesn’t worry about them because if she did she wouldn’t of ran away like that.

Amy Tan’s stories are based off of the realism era. Throughout her story she shows the realism of mother daughter relationship and how they are never perfect and that its okay to have conflict. She also wrote her story during a postmodern time and this really helps us understand the meaning because it’s more relatable. She also writes about things that occur in today’s society like conflict between mother/daughter relationships.

Waverly is tired of her moms boasting, so she tells her ‘I wish you wouldn’t do that, telling everybody I’m your daughter.'(Tan, pg.5), even though her mom was just being proud of Waverly, she turned it into something that’s embarrassing and in today’s society a lot of people do that to.

Amy Tan, in the story “Rules of The Game”, is trying to teach us that parents should never try and live through their children because it doesn’t have a outcome that anyone will like. This theme is really relevant today because anyone can see it happen anywhere and everywhere. For example, parents will push their children to work very hard at school and make good grades, because they weren’t capable themselves to do so.

In this story Waverly gets into an argument with her mom, and she says, “Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don’t you learn to play chess?'(Tan, pg.5), when Waverly says this she telling her mom to stop trying to through her and to stay in her own lane. This idea will be one that will never go away because it’s been happening for centuries and will continue to happen.

In conclusions, people should never live through another person, because it won’t turn out the way they would hope to. In the story “Rules of The Game”, Amy Tan shows us the importance of a mother/daughter relationship, and people should value it. Also how nobody should ever be embarrassed by someone who is proud of them.

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-the bird sitting on a statue
-the man staring intently at the bird
-the prominent bedroom doors
-the dark shadows covering the walls

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in a counterargument to ideas of
Wollstonecraft's with which you
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Write A paragraph about the benefits of construction.

II. Arrange the scrambled words to form a correct word through its meaning. Write your answer from the given space. 1. TAMARLIKEBITY is a measure of whether a product will appeal to buyer and sell to a price range to generate profit 2. VANONIVETI introducing new ideas, original and creative thinking 3. CENEHAN further improve the quality of the product 4. SSOACCESIER a thing which can be added to something else in order to make it useful, versatile or attractive, 5. RACODETE look more attractive by adding extra items or images on it​

In most Greek communities, women...
А
had the same rights as men.
B
were nearly as powerful as men.
had far fewer right than men.
were often abused and harshly treated.

Which correctly uses patterns of word changes in an accurate analysis of the poem?
A) The speaker thinks back to where she watched her husband leave, but as the poem ends she is still watching and hoping for his return.
B) As the speaker observes the first fallen leaves of autumn, but as the poem ends she is leaving to find her husband in the Pa district.
C) The speaker states that she will never mind the distance necessary to meet her husband, but her mindfulness is riddled with self-doubt and jealousies.
D) The speaker claims that she will wait for her husband even until death, and she is certain their love is as evenly matched as the monkeys in the lofty far-off sky.

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Reread paragraphs 3 and 4 of "A Complication or Two."
Which statement best reflects the narrator's viewpoint on Alma's
role in his life?

a sidekick whom he can teach to be like him

a love interest whom he fell in love with immediately

a motivator who led him toward a new life path

a consolation prize since his dream did not come true

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Choose the part of the sentence that contains the independent clause

Select all the correct answers.
Pam is writing a literary analysis essay on Giovanni Boccaccio's story "Federigo's Falcon." Which two of the following should she include in the introduction paragraph of her essay?
Even though Monna was unable to fulfill her dying son's wish, she found it in her heart to forgive Federigo after a period of mourning.
An Italian writer and poet, Giovanni Boccaccio grew up in Florence. His mentor, the great poet Petrarch, translated Homer's Iliad and Odyssey at Boccaccio's request.
Despite the tragic deaths of Monna's son and Federigo's falcon, Monna and Federigo find happiness with each other.
"Mother, if you can arrange for me to have Federigo's falcon, I think I would be well very soon." (Boccaccio)
Giovanni Boccaccio's "Federigo's Falcon" is about Federigo, who is in love with Monna. He sacrifices his beloved falcon to prepare a meal fit for her, not knowing that she has come to request the falcon to save her dying son.

Complete the sentences (10 items only)​

Which of the following is a similarity between the two pieces of writing?
A. Both authors devote an entire paragraph to their hook.
B. Both authors use chronological organization.
C. Both authors discuss that the writer is key.
D. Both authors allude to Charles Dickens.

Select the correct answer.
Which statement best describes Thomas Paine's use of evidence In the passage?
O A. Paine used emplrical evidence to support the claim that the Continental Army had performed creditably.
O B. Paine used empirical evidence to support his claim that Howe's Army had decisively defeated the
Continental Army.
O C. Palne used anecdotal evidence to support his claim that the Continental Army had performed creditably.
O D. Paine used anecdotal evidence to support his claim that
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Howe's Army had decisively defeated the

Name the preposition in the following sentence:

All owners received "deeds" to their property.
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their


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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the employers and the workers in the text?

A
Their relationship became more equal and fair with the introduction of better technology.
B
Employers often took advantage of workers' labor, pay, and living conditions to benefit their business.
C
Some, though not all employers provided their employees with nearby housing at affordable rates.
D
Workers often formed unions to force their bosses to make changes, accidentally sending factory progress into decline.o

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In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, the author explores her feelings about Victorian social life, particularly relationships between men and women. [ 2-3 sentences briefly about the novel in general] At the beginning of the novel, Elizabeth can be characterized as _____________________and Darcy as ______________________________, but by the end Elizabeth changes to be ______________________while Darcy changes to be __________________________________________; ultimately, the changes prove the point of the author that ______________________________________ [Thesis].
In the first part of the novel, Elizabeth displays the characteristics of being _____________ and ________________. She [describe an action that shows these characteristics]. In one part, Elizabeth states/Elizabeth is described as”__________________________________________________”[insert quotation—incorporated properly]. This shows _______________________________________________ [explain the quotation]. Also in the beginning Darcy shows that he is _________________ and ___________________. He [describe an action that shows these characteristics]. He states/is described as “___________________________________” [insert quotation—incorporated properly]. This shows that _________________________________________ [explain quotation]. As the novel progresses, changes occur.
Later in the novel, Elizabeth changes to being more ______________________ and __________________________, and Darcy changes to being more _____________________________and__________________________. Elizabeth acknowledges her changing attitude by stating, “______________________________”[insert quotation—incorporated properly]. This shows ______________________________[explain quotation ] Clearly, she has ______________________________________, and Darcy acknowledges his changing attitude by stating,” ______________________________________” [insert quotation—incorporated properly]. This shows _____________________ [explain quotation] Clearly, he has _______________________ .
The changes that occur to Elizabeth and Darcy throughout the novel prove Jane Austen’s theme that _____________________________________________. Change is not easy for anyone, and neither is being wrong. Elizabeth makes the statement that “_____________________________________________,” [insert quotation—incorporated properly] showing_________________________________[explain quotation]. Darcy indicates the result by stating “_______________________________________________________” [insert quotation—incorporated properly] showing that he__________________________[explain quotation]. Austen’s novel is indicative that anyone _________________________________________.
In Austen’s novel, the readers can see Elizabeth at first being _____________________and Darcy as being______________________________, but by the end Elizabeth changing to be ______________________and Darcy changing to be __________________________________________; ultimately, the changes prove the point of the author that ______________________________________ [Restatement of thesis]. Throughout the years, many have loved this novel because of its ______________________________________________________________________. Many other readers have also learned that ____________________________________________________.

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Racing to Race

Carlo stopped to rest for a minute and tried to catch his breath. He’d been running for so long that he had pains in his side and his legs were beginning to hurt. He hunched over and tried to expand his lungs, but it was like trying to suck air out of a bicycle tire. His body was too exhausted to even allow him to take a deep breath, and he started to wheeze again.

“Great,” he thought, “let me just add asthma to my expanding list of ailments. I can’t believe that I can’t even jog two miles without completely collapsing!” He finally gave in to his aching body and laid down on the grass to recuperate. He closed his eyes and tried to imagine himself running on the school track in the 1,600-meter race. He pictured himself running steadily toward the finish line, running effortlessly like a cheetah in the jungle. He was so lost in thought that he didn’t even hear Meiya approach.

“Hey sleepyhead, what are you doing napping on Sean’s lawn in the middle of the day?” Meiya asked playfully.

Carlo quickly sat up, breathing normally now and feeling a little embarrassed. “I am trying to get in shape to try out for track, but I can’t even run two miles,” he said dejectedly.

“Wait, how many months are you out of surgery? Didn’t you just finish rehab last week?” Meiya asked. “You can’t expect to run two miles the first day.”

It had been six months since Carlo’s surgery and he specifically remembered the doctor telling him he could start running after six months. But he thought about what Meiya had said and realized she had a good point. After his surgery, the doctor did say rehab would be crucial to his recovery but that it would take time for him to gain back full use of his leg. He thought about how a baby had to learn to walk before it could run. He remembered when his nephew was learning to crawl; within days it seemed like he was walking. Running didn’t come right away, Carlo remembered. He realized it was the same with his therapy. The maximum he had run in the past month was one mile on the treadmill, so he realized that Meiya was probably right. He would have to work at building up his endurance and set more realistic goals for himself. As he thought about what he had already accomplished, he started to smile and felt like a weight was being lifted off his shoulders. He realized that he had run almost a mile and a half before his body started to protest and if he kept working hard, he could get back to where he was before his accident.

“Since when did you get so smart, Dr. Meiya?” he teased. “Do you want to race to the next mailbox?”

“You’re on!” she challenged and took off running at full speed.



Question 1
Part A

What is a central theme of “Racing to Race?”


Running a race is not always about winning.

Good things always come to those who wait.

A close friend is good medicine.

Recovery from a setback takes time and patience.
Question 2
Part B

Which statement best shows how the theme identified in Part A is developed in the story?


Carlo realizes that he may not be able to compete on the school track team but also discovers that, with time, he will still be able to participate in a sport he loves.

Carlo is discouraged that he has to rest after running a short distance, but Meiya reminds him that he has only just finished rehab.

Meiya knows that she is faster than Carlo, so she does her best to encourage him and also lets him win a race between them to boost his spirits.

Carlo pictures himself winning a big race on the school track team but then he realizes he may have developed asthma.