In the short story “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan, what motivates the narrator to excel at chess? the desire to gain “invisible strength” her mother’s desire to display trophies the goal of earning money for her family the wish to impart “daily truths” to her children

A reader carefully evaluates the theme of a book because it may _____.disagree with the popular views of life
raise unanswerable questions in the reader's mind
not encourage the reader to improve himself
present values and ideals directly opposed to those of the reader

You and I know that a business that loses the confidence of its customers and the good will of the public cannot long continue to be a good risk for the investor. This legislation will serve the investor by ending the conditions that have caused that lack of confidence and good will. It will put the public utility operating industry on a sound basis for the future, both in its public relations and in its internal relations. This legislation will not only in the long run result in providing lower electric and gas rates to the consumer, but it will protect the actual value, the actual earning power of properties now owned by thousands of investors who have little protection under the old laws against what used to be called frenzied finance. And remember that it will not destroy legitimate values.” Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library What is the best summary of Roosevelt's argument? A. The legislation he proposes will help put people back to work. B. The legislation he proposes will help consumers and investors. C. The legislation he proposes will build the public's confidence in the economy. D. The legislation he proposes will comfort people during a difficult time.

The following question refers to “Credit Your Sources”: Which of the following is the best definition for parenthetical citations?the use of a quotation within a work of literature or literary response
credits given within parentheses immediately following borrowed information
the use of parentheses to set off a word or phrase that is unknown to a reader
the grammatical points utilized within an essay to designate the need for attention

PLEASE HELP, WILL MARK BRAINLESTRead the third paragraph from Muir's essay "Calypso Borealis" and answer the question.

[3] But when the sun was getting low and everything seemed most bewildering and discouraging, I found beautiful Calypso on the mossy bank of a stream, growing not in the ground but on a bed of yellow mosses in which its small white bulb had found a soft nest and from which its one leaf and one flower sprung. The flower was white and made the impression of the utmost simple purity like a snowflower. No other bloom was near it, for the bog a short distance below the surface was still frozen, and the water was ice cold. It seemed the most spiritual of all the flower people I had ever met. I sat down beside it and fairly cried for joy.

Select two words or phrases from the text that demonstrate Muir's scientific approach to nature.

"most bewildering"
"bed of yellow mosses"
"small white bulb"
"utmost simple purity"
"cried for joy"

She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me out of bed to listen to her painful story somewhere in the small hours. It can't have been half past eleven when Jeeves, my man, woke me out of the dreamless and broke the news: 'Mrs Gregson to see you, sir.' Which word from the opening paragraph best explains Aunt Agatha's character? (5 points) a) Sprang
b) Complete
c) Indefinitely
d) Consideration

In Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labour’s Lost, Holofernes, who tediously translates everyday English into Latin, provides a humorous portrait of a ____.a. pedagogue
b. bigamist
c. patron
d. pedant