Passage 1

Dad woke me up early today. When I came out of my room, I saw Chris heading to the garage with Dad. While Mom was packing some clothes in a backpack, she told me to finish my breakfast quickly. That's when I realized what was happening—we were supposed to go to the amusement park today. I couldn’t wait to go on the Dark Tunnel ride first thing because every guy in my class had already gone on it.

The park was a two-hour drive from our home, and it was already crowded when we got there. I headed straight for the Dark Tunnel, but it had the longest line of all. Chris said that we should save it for last, when the crowd would thin out. Try as I might, there was no convincing him otherwise. He was my big brother after all.

I almost forgot about the Dark Tunnel because we soon entered the big pool with a machine that created artificial waves. Then there was the Cliffhanger, which Mom didn't allow me to go on, but it was priceless to see Chris's face when he got off the ride. Time was running out on the day, and I was thinking about the Dark Tunnel again. With the park almost closing, we went back to the ride just in time. Chris was right for once—there was hardly a line when we got there.

Passage 2

Ryan never understood how he could lose to his brother in a bicycle race every single time. Even though James was the older brother, Ryan was taller and stronger. It didn’t add up in Ryan’s mind—he should be the victor. After several sleepless nights trying to figure it out, he decided to get his brother’s advice.

"It's because you’re afraid of losing," James said.

Ryan realized that his brother was right. During every single race, he had been focused on not losing. Instead, he now knew, he needed to simply focus on giving it his all. Ryan needed to go out there and race his race without overthinking the outcome.



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Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

Read the passages. Then complete the sentence.

The passages are similar because they both
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Answer:

d

Explanation:

4.
Which statement best explains why Bates decided to teach maximum-security prisoners?
A. She had never taught in a prison before and wanted to leave her comfort zone.
B. She wanted to continue teaching her student, Don, who was sent to a super max
unit.
C. She felt obligated to take on the challenge despite her reservations about
teaching in a super max unit.
D. She hypothesized that maximum-security prisoners had the greatest need for
educational programs.

A concluding sentence and a clincher sentence do not mean the same thing.

What sentence shows the correct use of the dash?


Every time I open—that—door oh, not again!


Every time I open that door oh,—not again!


Every time I open that door—oh, not again!


Every time—I open that door oh, not again!

riddle

I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. what am I?​

which type of rock or mineral do you think is the most interesting? Explain your answer.

5. How many adverbs are there in this excerpt from the passage?
"We are very miserable," said Darzee. "One of our babies fell out of the nest
yesterday and Nag ate him."

what is Thomas Paine saying about those who are thinking about straying from the cause?

Which of the following titles is
most likely an autobiography?
A. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
B. Home, Home on the Range: My Year on a
Cattle Ranch
C. Home, Home on the Range: My Life on a
Cattle Ranch
D. Home, Home on the Range: A History of the
American West
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Describe how Romeo’s mood changes over the course of Act One. Use details from the text to justify how he was at the beginning of Act One, and how he feels at the end. What is the cause for this change?

What should happen next in my story after this?
Seth’s POV:

I’m really not sure why I invited her here. Was it because of the bet or did I actually what to hang out with her? Was it just because my parents were arguing again and I needed to get out? What the heck.. of course it’s because of the bet and maybe because I wanted to get away from my parents. She is not fun and super rude. I’d never want to hang out with her on my own. This is definitely for the bet. All that laughter and ‘fun’ was totally fake. She’s still an annoying spoiled brat.. right? I really don’t know how to see her anymore because right now she looks really adorable feeding the ducks. She has a big smile on her face and she generally looks really happy. Happy suits her. What am I even saying? This is kinda bad, I’m actually having... fun. I even almost told her about my parents fighting.. she definitely can not know about that. She wouldn’t understand. While I’m deep in thought, I notice her dump the rest of the bag of bread crumbs in the pond and giggle. I like when she laughs. Wait, no I don’t. “Pretty boy! Dump the rest of your crumbs to the ducks!” I smile and do as she says. “My name is Seth. You can stop calling me pretty boy.” She looks at me with a grin and says, “You know, I think I like pretty boy better.” She laughs and I glare at her. That’s what I said to her earlier when Ava told me her name. “Well, I guess I am pretty.” I say in a confident tone. She looks at me and responds, “Not even close.” I glare at her some more. She’s definitely still mean and bratty. “Aww, did I make you mad?” She asks in a mocking tone. Of course she did but I’m not admitting that to her. I walk towards her and she stops laughing and asks, “What are you doing?” I grin at her secretly knowing that she’s going to hate me even more after I do this. I walk even closer and push her into the pond. She screams and she hits the water and is completely soaked. “Oh my gosh! What is wrong with you?! I hate you!” She screams at me but I’m too busy laughing to pay attention. The next thing I know, I’m in the pond too. She grabbed my leg and pulled me in. I should have seen that coming. Now she’s dying of laughter. “I can’t believe you just did that!” I say to her. She starts laughing again and through her laughter says, “Oh come on! You totally deserved that!” I smile and say, “I guess I did.” She giggles. That annoyingly adorable laugh she has is driving me crazy. “We should go, it’s getting late.” I say to her. “Yeah, probably.” She replies. We crawl out of the pond and we are drenched. “We are really wet, won’t your parents get mad if you ruin the car?” How does she know my parents still come to my place? Does she know about my family issues? Did she hear them fighting through the phone call? “Why are you talking about my parents? That’s none of your business and if you must know, the car is mine.” I snap at her. I hear her mumble, “And you call me a brat.” “Whatever, get in the car sunflower.” The wetness won’t bother my car, after all, it’s just water. It will dry. The whole way back to sunflower’s place is pretty quiet. None of us say a word. Finally, I pull up to her house and park the car. She gets out and I say, “I guess I’ll see you tomorrow sunflower.” “Yeah, see ya pretty boy.” She closes the car door and I watch her as she walks into her apartment.


What should happen next in this chapter? (Btw, Seth is the main guy in the story and Sila is the main girl. Seth made a bet on Sila to make her like him. They also do not get along at all)

Many people consider research papers challenging and profoundly dry. If you could write a research paper about any topic, in any mode of your choosing, what kind of research paper would you find interesting, engaging, and maybe even fun? Comment on other students' ideal research papers.​

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Which adjectives best describe poetic language regardless of where that language appears? (Choose all that apply)

1.) general
2.) compressed
3.) road
4.) nuanced

In what way does Shakespeare's The Tempest resist traditional genre
classification?

Which of the following is NOT true
about John Locke?
A. He encouraged people to shake off unjust authority.
B. He did not believe in "divine right."
C. He was Prime Minister to King George III.
D. He influenced Thomas Jefferson

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The Ants and the Grasshopper


One fine day in winter some Ants were busy drying their store of corn, which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain. Presently up came a Grasshopper and begged them to spare her a few grains. The Ants stopped work for a moment, though this was against their principles. They asked what the grasshopper was doing with himself all last summer. The Grasshopper replied, "I was so busy singing that I hadn't the time." "If you spent the summer singing," replied the Ants, "you can't do better than spend the winter dancing." And they chuckled and went on with their work.


Which of the following most closely reflects the message of the passage? (10 points)


Giving is better than receiving.

It is wise to prepare for the future.

Love can tame the wildest beast.

Do not be envious of others.

COME HELP ME HERE ONLY IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER.


At the end of "The Gift of the Magi," Jim says that he and Della should forget their gifts for a while and eat supper. This suggests the theme that love is

understanding.
romantic.
easily lost.
being together.

Read the excerpt from Utopia.

The folly of men has enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity; whereas, on the contrary, it is their opinion that Nature, as an indulgent parent, has freely given us all the best things in great abundance, such as water and earth, but has laid up and hid from us the things that are vain and useless.

Which historical fact will best help readers understand this excerpt?

"The hoop at the end of the court taunted him as he began to dribble towards it..." is an example of:

a
hyperbole
b
metaphor
c
alliteration
d
personification

Please Help! 20 Points!!
Review the transitional words.

If, then, consequently.

Which organizational structure is most likely to use these transitional words?
A. Problem and solution.
B. Sequence.
C. Cause and effect.
D. Compare and contrast.

I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his process of deduction, "When I hear you give your reasons." I
remarked, "the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself, though at each successive instance of
your reasoning I am baffled until you explain your process. And yet I believe that my eyes are as good as yours."
"Quite so," he answered. (...
) throwing himself down into an armchair. "You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. For
example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room."
"Frequently."
"How often?"
"Well, some hundreds of times."
"Then how many are there?"
"How many? I don't know."
"Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I
have both seen and observed. By the way, since you are interested in these little problems, and since you are good enough to chronide one or
two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this." He threw over a sheet of thick, pink-tinted notepaper which had been lying open
upon the table. "It came by the last post." said he. "Read it aloud."
The note was undated, and without either signature or address.
Which best describes the relationship between the two characters?
O 1. They seem competitive, like members of different teams.
2. They seem friendly and encouraging toward each other.
03. They seem strained around each other like strangers,
04. They seem familiar and respectful of each other.

1. Have you ever experience being unsatisfied with yourself? Why? Or why not?
2. which attitude or yours do you think that triggers you to be dissatisfied with yourself?

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Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.

Outside it was getting dark. I asked what time the attack was to be and they said as soon as it was dark. I went back to the drivers. They were sitting in the dugout talking and when I came in they stopped. I gave them each a package of cigarettes, Macedonias, loosely packed cigarettes that spilled tobacco and needed to have the ends twisted before you smoked them. Manera lit his lighter and passed it around.

What about the actions of these men exemplifies them as Hemingway heroes?
They talk about the oncoming attack, clearly with a deep sense of worry for their own safety and the safety of others.
They have not yet lived through a battle and are naive about the imminent danger that awaits them.
They have the bond only men in battle can share, and this is related by the way they partake of the cigarettes.
They act casually and go about regular business, such as smoking, while actually in grave danger.

Decide whether the pronunciation is correct or incorrect. Drag and drop the word into the correct column.
encourage en-KUR-
Correct Pronunciation
Incorrect Pronunciation
explain ik-SPLAYN
justity JUHS-tun-tahy
playful PRET-tuhm
special SLISP-uht
heroic hi-ray-IT

what is the climax to the wishbone valley

Use perpetuated in a SIMPLE SENTENCE.

1. Everybody loves Mr Brown to passive​

which lines in this excerpt from act 1 scene v11 of macbeth imply that macbeth considered duncan a good man​

Please answer this question

Answer right I will mark brainiest and give 20 points

Which revision corrects the inappropriate shift in verb mood?
Building a homemade birdfeeder is a fun craft that brings
wildlife to your yard. First, it would be best to choose a
design. If you choose to make a wooden birdfeeder, you
will need more tools. If you use a plastic bottle, you can
recycle materials from around your home. Ask an adult to
help you with any cutting. Be sure to find out what type of
birds live in your area and buy the right kind of seed.