Why, according to Lahiri, would she never try to make pulao?

Throughout her essay, Lahiri uses several Bengali words. What might she have gained or lost if she had used English equivalents?

How much does Lahiri assume her readers know about Bengali culture? How can you tell?

Underline each adjective clause and draw an arrow to the word it modifies. My mom will take anyone who wants to go.

Finish the following sentence.

The evaluation of alternative strategies and selection of the best alternative is referred to as ______________.

A) alternative generation

B) strategic implementation

C) strategic choice

D) strategic selection

E) evaluation

Is this essay simply about rice — more specifically pulao — or is it also about something else? Explain.

What does pulao mean to Lahiri? Does it have the same meaning for her father? Explain.

How does Lahiri describe her father? What is his most important character trait?

Summarize the need for alternative energy sources.

Which of the following statements about company objectives is True?

A. Company objectives should be stated in vague terms to provide flexibility to lower-level managers.

B. Company objectives should be set by top management with no input from marketing managers.

C. A good mission statement can substitute for more specific company objectives.

D. Company objectives should be compatible with each other.

E. All of the above.

Gansberg is very precise in this article, especially in his references to time, addresses, and ages. Why?

Because the purpose of this newspaper article is to give basic factual information, it has no extended descriptions of the victim, the witnesses, or the crime scene. It also does not explain why those who watched did not act. Where might passages of description or cause and effect be added? How might such additions change the article’s impact on readers? Do you think they would strengthen the article?

Is the relationship between the values in each table a direct variation, an inverse variation, or neither? Write an equation to model any direct or inverse variation.

$$\begin{matrix} \text{x} & \text{4} & \text{6} & \text{8} & \text{10}\\ \text{y} & \text{10} & \text{8} & \text{6} & \text{4}\\ \end{matrix}$$

Why does Lahiri begin her essay by describing her father?