Elenita, witch woman, wipes the table with a rag because Ernie who is feeding the baby spilled Kool-Aid. She says: Take that crazy baby out of here and drink your Kool-Aid in the living room. Can't you see I'm busy? Ernie takes the baby into the living room where Bugs Bunny is on TV.
Good lucky you didn't come yesterday, she says. The planets were all mixed up yesterday.
Her TV is color and big and all her pretty furniture made out of red fur like the teddy bears they give away in carnivals. She has them covered with plastic. I think this is on account of the baby.
Yes, it's a good thing, I say.
But we stay in the kitchen because this is where she works. The top of the refrigerator busy with holy candles, some lit, some not, red and green and blue, a plaster saint and a dusty Palm Sunday cross, and a picture of the voodoo hand taped to the wall.
Get the water, she says.
I go to the sink and pick the only clean glass there, a beer mug that says the beer that made Milwaukee famous, and fill it up with hot water from the tap, then put the glass of water on the center of the table, the way she taught me.
Look in it, do you see anything?
But all I see are bubbles.
You see anybody's face?
Nope, just bubbles, I say.
That's okay, and she makes the sign of the cross over the water three times and then begins to cut the cards.
They're not like ordinary playing cards, these cards. They're strange, with blond men on horses and crazy baseball bats with thorns. Golden goblets, sad-looking women dressed in old-fashioned dresses, and roses that cry.
There is a good Bugs Bunny cartoon on TV. I know, I saw it before and recognize the music and wish I could go sit on the plastic couch with Ernie and the baby, but now my fortune begins. My whole life on that kitchen table: past, present, future. Then she takes my hand and looks into my palm. Closes it. Closes her eyes too.
Do you feel it, feel the cold?
Yes, I lie, but only a little.
Good, she says, los espíritus are here. And begins.
This card, the one with the dark man on a dark horse, this means jealousy, and this one, sorrow.
Here a pillar of bees and this a mattress of luxury. You will go to a wedding soon and did you lose an anchor of arms, yes, an anchor of arms? It's clear that's what that means.
What about a house, I say, because that's what I came for.
Ah, yes, a home in the heart. I see a home in the heart.
Is that it?
That's what I see, she says, then gets up because the kids are fighting. Elenita gets up to hit and then hug them. She really does love them, only sometimes they are rude.
She comes back and can tell I'm disappointed. She's a witch woman and knows many things. If you got a headache, rub a cold egg across your face. Need to forget an old romance? Take a chicken's foot, tie it with red string, spin it over your head three times, then burn it. Bad spirits keeping you awake?
Sleep next to a holy candle for seven days, then on the eighth day, spit. And lots of other stuff. Only now she can tell I'm sad.
Baby, I'll look again if you want me to. And she looks again into the cards, palm, water, and says uh-huh.
A home in the heart, I was right.
Only I don't get it.
A new house, a house made of heart. I'll light a candle for you.
All this for five dollars I give her.
Thank you and goodbye and be careful of the evil eye. Come back again on a Thursday when the stars are stronger. And may the Virgin bless you. And shuts the door.

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Imagine you are writing an ad slogan for a new type of breakfast cereal using the media technique of association. In order for the slogan to be effective, it should
invoke good memories of the past and provide a good explanation of the cereal’s content.
associate the cereal with something good and create positive feelings about the cereal.
build up the consumer’s self-esteem and validate that it is better than the competition.
review the contents of the cereal and convince consumers that the cereal is healthy.

Which sentence is correct?
A. Ming and Tia practice shooting hoops every day.
B. Ming and Tia practices shooting hoops every day.
C. Ming and Tia shooting hoops every day.
D. Ming and Tia shoots hoops every day.

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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Watch out for the falling branches overhead?
Watch out for the falling branches overhead,
Watch out for the falling branches overhead.
Watch out for the falling branches overhead!

one reason we are losing listening is because of—

though the place is.... now it is become very touristy.
a. a lot much expensive
b. a lot expensive
c.a lot more expensive
d. a lot much many expensive​​

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Select the correct answer.
What should the reader do to determine an author's message?
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consider the headings an author uses to organize the information
O B. consider the amount of information provided
Oc consider the words an author uses to describe a topic
OD. consider the background of the author
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B Page view A Read aloud Grammar Practice A' Did you go to the cinema last night (go) B No. 1 at home (stay) АУ you ever to Mexico? (go) B Yes, I have last year. (go) A you any Latin American novels? (read) B Yes, 1 Spanish when i was at university (study) A What? you for dinner last night? (have) B Nothing 1 hungry (not be А . Read the sentences carefully, Identify whether it is the simple past or the present perfect form. • Change the words in the brackets into the correct forms of the simple past OR the present perfect tense. • Write your answers in the following slide. · Question no 1 is done for you. you ever to a famous actor? (speak) a famous person. (meet) 10 B No, 1 never AN you at the end of Titonic? (cry) very sad. (be) B Yes, it2 A 13 the new James Bond film? (see) you B No. Is it good? AH you your homework last night? (do) ING​

Which sentence shows an adverb modifying a verb?
A. Betty cheerfully hugged me for good luck.
B. Mark is extremely poetic.
C. Making lunch for the week ahead of time was really smart.
D. I am very happy to see you.

Please solve all questions.​

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend. He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand. In the excerpt above, the word surmounted most nearly means _____. mounted upon gotten over or across prevailed over equaled in value

Read the following group discussion about utopias (perfect societies) and dystopias (hellish societies).

VICTOR: If you all read Sanchez's article, you know that she argues that Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a utopian novel, not a dystopian novel. It's a negative society for the main character only because he's a weirdo, an outsider. Everybody else is happy.
RIKU: Yeah, but keep in mind how Sanchez defines a utopia. Her idea of a perfect society is one where everybody is ranked by ability and there isn't any conflict - not even disagreements. EDGAR: What's your point?
RIKU: My point is that Sanchez's idea of a perfect society is all about rules and order. I know that my idea of a utopia is totally different from that, and it's probably different from a lot of other people's, including Huxley's.
MARIA: In that case, what are some other examples of utopias? Ones that aren't orderly like the society in Brave New World?
Edgar: Why don't we each find a different example of a utopian society in literature and see how they're different?
VICTOR: O.K., I pick Thomas More's Utopia. I haven't read it yet so we'll see what he thinks.

Which student is MOST clearly evaluating an author's point of view?
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The nurse who admitted Long asked what.......to him

Why I Like Chocolate
(1) There are many reasons why I like chocolate. (2) The first reason is that it tastes amazing. (3) Many people all over the world love chocolate and say that it is delicious. (4) Another reason why I like chocolate is that I can make other treats with it. (5) Chocolate pie, truffles, chocolate covered strawberries, and toffee are just a few of the treats that can be made with chocolate. (6) Finally, I like chocolate because it is good for your body. (7) I read many articles that say that dark chocolate is good for your heart. (8) The above reasons are just a few of the many reasons why I like chocolate.

Identify the support detail for the third main point.

PLZ HELP ITS TIMED A group member suggests a bake sale to raise money for a club. Which of the following builds off of this idea?
A. We could also sell cartons of milk with the baked goods to raise profits.
B. My brother did a bake sale for his club and raised three hundred dollars in a week.
C. Bake sales don't work; we should do a car wash instead.
D. I like the idea of a bake sale.

They (know) the result in a couple of day( future indefinite form)​

Please help me ASAP?!!!!!

What is the verbs and adverbs in this passage please help

The verbs of possession can be changed into present continuous tense. * true or false​

write a letter to your friend of sympathy to your friend who has recently got a bike accident and has been hospitalized.plz write a letter in nice way.​

7. What is a theory? Please name a theory of your interest

How does the extended metaphor in Paragraph 3 of the passage affect its meaning?


It suggests that the kite, like a bird of prey, has great power and demands respect.


It shows that Min, like a bird of prey, can make the rest of the world bend to his will.


It conveys the idea that the kite moves with impressive grace and majesty, like a bird of prey.

It demonstrates that Kwan is delighted with her little brother's excitement at flying the kite.

Why does Walt Whitman use the word singing in the title "I Hear America Singing"?

My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.

At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, “I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one.” And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.

Which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity?

Select the correct answer.
Here is a question from the text aids: What is good about carob?
OA.
It has oxalic acid, which is good for skin.
OB.
It's nutritious and useful.
O c.
It forms a high-protein powder used to make tannin.

write a letter to your uncle telling him reason why you left your old school and three interesting thing you like from your new school

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You are the Marketing Director of ‘Green Products’ enterprise and you want to purchase some
eco- friendly products such as lunch sheets, coffee cups, hand bags and shopping bags from
‘Earth Store’. Write a letter of inquiry using the block format to the Sales Manager of ‘Earth
Store’ inquiring about the availability, price list, trade discounts and delivery services.

Using a little - Little - A few - few - a great deal of - hardly and of and Example sentence.