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Cuba's relations with the ___ and ___ influenced not only Cuba's foreign policy but also the feelings of Cuban writers.

Who chooses what we should know or what's important? . . . . Most of what I've learned that's important I've learned on my own, or from my grandmother.Abuela Celia and I write to each other sometimes, but mostly I hear her speaking to me at night just before I fall asleep. She tells me stories about her life and what the sea was like that day. She seems to know everything that's happened to me and tells me not to mind my mother too much. Abuela Celia says she wants to see me again. She tells me she loves me.—Dreaming in Cuban, Cristina GarcíaIdentify the element of magic realism.Pilar credits Celia with giving her knowledge.Pilar and Celia write to one another.✔ Pilar hears Celia speaking to her from Cuba.

Based on the entire excerpt, identify the statement that best describes the Cuban exiles in Dreaming in Cuban.They are confused about their situation.They are desperate to return to Cuba.They embrace the American way of life.They respond differently to their situation.

You may have used some of the comprehension strategies below while reading the excerpts from Dreaming in Cuban. Select any of the comprehension strategies you used.breaking up long sentences into shorter phrasesslowing down and rereading the passage, or reading it aloudrelating the confusing segment to what came beforelooking up unfamiliar wordslooking for something familiar that I can relate to personal knowledge

"Lourdes, I'm back," Jorge del Pino greets his daughter forty days after she buried him with his Panama hat, his cigars, and a bouquet of violets in a cemetery on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.His words are warm and close as a breath. Lourdes turns, expecting to find her father at her shoulder but she sees only the dusk settling on the tops of the oak trees, the pink tinge of sliding darkness."Don't be afraid, mi hija. Just keep walking and I'll explain," Jorge del Pino tells his daughter.The sunset flares behind a row of brownstones, linking them as if by a flaming ribbon.—Dreaming in Cuban, Cristina GarcíaIdentify the element of magic realism found within the passage.the items in Lourdes's father's coffinthe colors and approaching darknessthe effect of the sunset on the brownstonesthe meeting between Lourdes and her dead father

Celia is honored. The neighborhood committee has voted her little brick-and-cement house by the sea as the primary lookout for Santa Teresa del Mar. From her porch, Celia could spot another Bay of Pigs invasion before it happened. She would be feted at the palace, serenaded by a brass orchestra, seduced by El Líder himself on a red velvet divan.. . . .My mother says that Abuela Celia's had plenty of chances to leave Cuba but that she's stubborn and got her head turned around by El Líder. Mom says "Communist" the way some people says "cancer," low and fierce. She reads the newspapers page by page for leftist conspiracies, jams her finger against imagined evidence and says, "See. What did I tell you? . . . . They're dangerous subversives, red to the bone!"—Dreaming in Cuban,Cristina GarcíaWhat are the political opinions of Celia and her daughter Lourdes?Celia does not support Fidel Castro, but Lourdes does.Lourdes does not support Fidel Castro, and Celia supports him only on some issues.Celia and Lourdes have very different opinions about Cuban politics.Celia and Lourdes strongly agree about Cuban politics.

The regulation of the formation of helper T cells by interferon gamma is an example ofpositive feedback.Explain why it is an example of positive feedback.

Now decide how the stories would be different. In your opinion, which elements would change if different generations told the same story? Check all of the boxes that you agree with.the use of slang words and phrasesreferences to popular culturehistorical and cultural influencesdescriptions of peoplethe central idea of the story

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 almost resulted in .

Scientists investigated the effect of diabetes on the control of heart rate in response tochanges in blood pressure in rats.The scientists found the mean changes in heart rates of healthy rats and rats with diabetesin response to rises or falls in blood pressure.The diagram shows their results in the form they were presented.Diabetes can damage the nervous system. The response of the rats with diabetes isdifferent from the response of the healthy rats. Use your knowledge of the control of heartrate by the nervous system to suggest an explanation for these results.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter. Production of too much dopamine is associated withschizophrenia. A drug used to treat schizophrenia binds to dopamine receptors insynapses. This binding does not lead to the formation of an action potential.(i) Suggest why the drug used to treat schizophrenia is able to bind to the same receptoras dopamine.

Use the information from the timeline to complete the statements below.In 1952 and 1959, Cubans were affected by a change in .

A sarcomere is made up of different molecules.Complete the table by naming the molecule that carries out the function described.

Axon P was found to conduct impulses much faster than other axons in the nerve pathwayshown in the diagram.Describe and explain one feature of axon P that might cause this difference.

The age at which the E280A mutation is expressed to cause AD can vary (lines 11-12).Suggest and explain one reason for this.

Tenebrio molitor has two antennae on its head. These are sense organs.The scientists found that one insect stopped when it reached the boundary between thetwo sides of the choice chamber and seemed to perform various movements with itsantennae. The insect then moved to the drier side.This behaviour can be seen in Figure 2. The points marked with a Q indicate where theinsect showed this behaviour.What type of behaviour did the scientists conclude that the insect in Figure 2 wasshowing?

The scientists found that the insects moved for 94% of the time in the more humid side, butin the drier side they moved only 20% of the time. The scientists concluded that reducedmovement in the drier side was an adaptation that reduced water loss.Use your knowledge of gas exchange in insects to explain how this behaviour wouldreduce water loss in the insects.

A student completed an investigation to determine if the length of time eyes are closedbefore opening them affected blinking rate. His results are shown below.The student did not draw a line of best fit.Suggest two reasons why.

Use the results in the table to calculate the percentage increase in the mean duration of theafterimage after staring at the red square compared with the purple square.

The blink reflex is caused by stimulation of receptors in the eye or eyelid.Suggest two types of stimuli to which these receptors might respond.