Many early American works grapple with the complex question…

Many early American works grapple with the complex question of what it means to be American. Choose one of the following nonfiction texts: J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur’s Letters from an American Farmer (beginning NA 289), Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (beginning NA 1040), or Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, or Life in the Woods (beginning NA 899). In your response, analyze how the author defines, challenges, or complicates American identity. Be sure to consider the specifics of how the author approaches concepts associated with American identity (such as freedom, individualism, and social responsibility). Support your analysis with specific examples from the text.

A 12-year girl was riding in the passenger seat of a car whe…

A 12-year girl was riding in the passenger seat of a car when another motor vehicle slammed headfirst into her door. Radiographic examination in the emergency room reveals the intact head of her greater trochanter of her femur is now residing in the pelvic cavity. Which of the following bony structures is most likely fractured in this adolescent girl?