Read the excerpt from pat mora’s essay "the leader in the mirror." i hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. the confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 a. m., found a summer internship. sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads. what is the author’s purpose in using confetti as a symbol? the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success. the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to teach the students how to plan a celebration party. the confetti is a symbol of college graduation. the author uses the symbol to reward college graduates. the confetti is a symbol of summer internships. the author uses the symbol to encourage signing up for summer internships.

A is correct

Explanation:

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both discuss higher education

both discuss higher education

Explanation:

D. Both discuss higher education.

Explanation:

Both excerpts from Pat Mora's essay "The Leader in the Mirror" and the article "Career Planning for High Schoolers" deal with students finishing high school and beginning college. In that respect, the essay praises students who have struggled and celebrates them. Similarly, the article mentions numbers and statistics which demonstrate that college graduates enjoy higher wages and lower unemployment rates.

the answer is A

Explanation:

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The confetti represents celebration. The author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success.

Explanation:

The author uses the word "confetti" to make reference to celebrations, as it's used (in it's literal meaning) in parties. It's colors and way it falls down resemble a joyful celebration. Pat Mora explains that this celebrations must be done in the small triumphs of life, in this case, related to highschool. As students make a great effort to pass an exam, write a paper or find an internship, the need to recognize their achievements and feel happy, not mattering if anyone else notices this. Self celebratrion might be a way to keep motivated and graduate.

The confetti represents celebration. The author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success.

Explanation:

Yes. It is A as you suspected.

The essay encourages students to celebrate small accomplishments during college, while the article uses facts and numbers to show how many students attend college.

Explanation:

Although both of these texts talk about college, their respective topics and main ideas are quite different. The essay discusses the importance of celebrating small accomplishments. In particular, it describes the difficulties that college students face, and encourages them to celebrate when they overcome them. On the other hand, the articles describes in a matter-of-fact way the facts and numbers that show how many students attend college.