#1. How is the dash used as an interrupter in this sentence?
Money, popularity, love--none of these things will replace inner peace.
A. Parenthetical expression
B. Appositive
C. Direct address
D. Summary
E. Two adjectives before a noun

#2. How is the comma used as an interrupter in this sentence?
You are, as you well know, a candidate for class president.
A. Parenthetical expression
B. Appositive
C. Direct address
D. Summary
E. Two adjectives before a noun

#3. How is the dash used as an interrupter in this sentence?
Birth, death, and taxes--you can't get away from them!
A. Parenthetical expression
B. Appositive
C. Direct address
D. Summary
E. Two adjectives before a noun

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PLZ HELP
Which of the following are good questions to ask when considering an audience? Select all that apply.

What are you required to do?
Who will be reading or viewing your project?
What does your audience already know or believe about your topic?
What kind of reaction do you want to achieve?

Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids.

Giuseppe and I held tightly to Stepfather's hands, while Liberta and Helvetia clung to Mother. Passengers all about us were crowding against the rail. Jabbered conversations, sharp cries, laughs and cheers -- a steadily rising din filled the air. Mothers and fathers lifted up babies so that they too could see, off to the left, the Statue of Liberty.

What best paraphrases the central idea of the excerpt?

It was noisy on the ship sailing to America. Immigrant parents and children made a lot of noise, especially when they got to the Statue of Liberty.
Immigrant families sailing to America were excited when they finally made it to the New York harbor. Everyone on board made happy noise as they reached the United States.
Everyone on board the ship was fighting to see the Statue of Liberty. Babies and mothers and fathers all cried because they couldn’t see it, because it was off to the left.
Immigrant children had to hold tightly to their parents’ hands. There was so much crowding and jostling on board the ship. If they didn’t stay close to their parents, they would fall off the boat.

In the word geography, geo means

A) Stars.
B) Insects.
C) The earth.
D) The human body.

Read the passage and then answer the question that follows.

When Mike adjusted his bicycle, I thought I was watching a chess game. He would stare at a part for a while before he acted. Then we would wait for his opponent's response. For example, he stared for ten minutes before tightening the rear sprockets. Then he rode the bike for a minute, analyzing the change in the bike's performance. At first, I thought he was too careful. Now, I realize he didn't want the bicycle to become his Waterloo.

Which is a true statement about the passage?

A. It contains an analogy that compares Mike to someone watching a chess game.
B. It contains an allusion that compares Mike to someone watching a chess game.
C. It contains an analogy that compares Mike's adjusting his bicycle to a chess game.
D. It contains an allusion that compares Mike's adjusting his bicycle to a chess game.

Marcus uses the outlining method to take notes on types of tornadoes for science class. He organizes the information into three levels. His outline includes information about waterspouts, which are one type of tornado that forms over water. How should Marcus organize the information in his notes according to the outlining method?
The first-level text should be ____________ .
The second-level text should be ____________ .
The third-level text should be ____________ .
Answers Choices:
Waterspouts
Types of Tornadoes
Form Over Water

What does the narrator ask of the raven in the following stanza?

In paragraph 3 of Selection 2, how does the author show that the reasoning against curfews is sound and the evidence is sufficient?


A)by listing the similarities between the two cities


B)by comparing both cities over the course of several years


C)by looking at the effects of different approaches of the cities


D)by reviewing the length of time the cities enforced the curfews


(The paragraph)
3 For several years, San Francisco strictly enforced its curfew and arrested more than a thousand teens over a three-year period. However, when the city stopped enforcing the curfew, there was no rise in crime. In fact, the crime rate in San Francisco went down. Neighboring San Jose did just the opposite: it began to enforce its curfew after years of having such a law on the books but, essentially, ignoring it. In San Jose, there was no drop in crime to go along with the intensified curfew enforcement.

In the Passage 2, what is the main action of the poem?



A)A discovery ship sails out into the middle of the unknown.



B)The admiral tells the crew to keep sailing although they only see ocean.



C)The sailors prepare daily to overthrow the captain and take over the ship.



D)The sailors fear they may be lost or possibly sailing into some great danger.


(the poem)


Passage 2: "Columbus"

Behind him lay the gray Azores,



Behind the Gates of Hercules;



Before him not the ghost of shores;



Before him only shoreless seas.



5 The good mate said: "Now must we pray,



For lo! the very stars are gone.



Brave Adm'r'l, speak; what shall I say?"



"Why, say, 'Sail on! sail on! and on!'" "My men grow mutinous day by day;



10 My men grow ghastly, wan and weak."



The stout mate thought of home; a spray



Of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek.



"What shall I say, brave Adm'r'l, say,



If we sight naught but seas at dawn?"



15 "Why, you shall say at break of day:



'Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!'"



They sailed and sailed, as winds might blow,



Until at last the blanched mate said:



"Why, now not even God would know



20 Should I and all my men fall dead.



These very winds forget their way,



For God from these dread seas is gone.


Now speak, brave Adm'r'l, speak and say"-



He said: "Sail on! sail on! and on!"


25 They sailed. They sailed. Then spake the mate:



"This mad sea shows his teeth to-night.



He curls his lip, he lies in wait,



He lifts his teeth, as if to bite!



Brave Adm'r'l, say but one good word:



30 What shall we do when hope is gone?"



The words leapt like a leaping sword:



"Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!"



Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck,



And peered through darkness. Ah, that night



35 Of all dark nights! And then a speck-


A light! A light! At last a light!



It grew, a starlit flag unfurled!



It grew to be Time's burst of dawn.



He gained a world; he gave that world



40 Its grandest lesson: "On!

How did Malala react to the doctors telling her not to cry? What does her reaction reveal about her character?

HELP FAST!!!! CORRECT ANSWERS ONLY!!! 20pts

Write a journal entry about the changes that you are experiencing now. Your entry should be about 200–250 words in length. Make sure you include details about personal and social changes that you noted before while brainstorming.

How do squirrels eat their food?

What is the relationship among trade, banking, and joint-stock companies?

Many people are intimidated by the idea of making new friends, but the process can be as simple as following a few steps. First, identify someone you enjoy being around, and whenever you have the chance, make sure to reach out to him or her. Smile, make eye contact, and talk about topics that interest both of you. If you both enjoy an activity, try to find opportunities to do it together. Once you have started getting to know each other, invite your new friend to a casual get-together or group activity. Pretty soon, you'll be enjoying the benefits of a brand-new friendship. Which statement best describes the theme or author's purpose of this text? A. The theme of the text is that the way to make new friends is to reach out and be outgoing. B. The author's purpose is to entertain readers by telling a story about friendship. C. The theme of the text is that loyalty is the most important quality a friend can have. D. The author's purpose is to inform readers about how to make new friends.

I HAVE 5 MINUTES
The Fence

I sat in the truck and looked out over the dashboard at my dad. The lights from the truck's headlights lit up the night and I could see my dad as he knelt in the snow to inspect the mangled fence. I watched quietly as he looked at the damage. Muddy tire tracks led from the road to the damaged fence. Broken wood and wire were everywhere. Broken glass lay beside a fence post. It looked bad.

My dad struggled to straighten the wire. He was having a very hard time. The fence needed a lot of work. Dad stood up, brushed the snow from his pants and walked back to the truck. A gust of wind entered the truck as he climbed in.

"Can you fix the fence?" I asked my dad as he settled in the truck.

"I think so," he said. "But it's too dark to fix now and I need my tools and more wood." I thought he might tell me more.

"It will be a big job. It isn't right that you have to fix it all by yourself when some one else crashed through it and ruined it," I said.

My dad looked at me and smiled. "I think someone will come forward and admit to hitting the fence," he said.

When we arrived at home, dad made me hot chocolate. I sat at the table in the kitchen and sipped my drink slowly as I listened to the wind howling outside.

Thirty minutes later, as we cleaned up our hot chocolate, light shown across our lawn and into our kitchen. Dad and I looked outside to see who was there. As I looked outside, I noticed the car in the driveway only had one headlight. The car stopped and the driver walked through the snow, towards our front door.

"Are you Mr. Smith?" the stranger asked when dad opened the door.

"Yes," Dad answered. "How can I help you?"

"Well, sir, my name is Tom Jones. I want to apologize for running into your fence this morning." Mr. Jones went on the explain he had been driving home from work and hit an icy patch and slid off of the road. He apologized again and promised he would help my dad fix the fence. He wrote down his name, address, and phone number on a piece of paper. He gave the paper to my dad. He shook my dad's hand and left.

Dad smiled as he closed the door. Dad could see I was surprised that someone had come to tell the truth. "Dad, how did you know someone would come and tell you about the fence?" I asked.

Dad said, "Well, I know I would have done the right thing, and I know you would have done the right thing. I think that most people have good hearts. I had faith this person would do the right thing too."
1)
Read the following sentence from the story.

He apologized again and promised he would help my dad fix the fence when the snow melted.

Based on this sentence, Mr. Jones can BEST be described as
A) adventurous.
B) honest.
C) proud.
D) unreliable.
2)
What can the reader conclude about Mr. Jones's car only having one working headlight?
A) The light bulb has burned out.
B) Ice and snow blocked one headlight.
C) The headlight broke in a car accident.
D) The car was old so the light didn't work.

Which of the following is not a claim you could make after reading the sources?
a. Tsunamis move more water than rogue waves.
b. There is no way to predict a rogue wave, but there can be an advance
warning for a tsunami.
c. Tsunamis cause the most damage on land.
d. Rogue waves cause tsunamis.

"But Robin Hood lay hidden in Sherwood Forest for one year, and in that time there gathered around him many others like himself, cast out from other folk for this cause and for that. Some had shot deer in hungry wintertime, when they could get no other food, and had been seen in the act by the foresters, but had escaped, thus saving their ears; some had been turned out of their inheritance, that their farms might be added to the King's lands in Sherwood Forest . . . all, for one cause or another, had come to Sherwood to escape wrong and oppression."
—The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle

Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.

What happened as a result of Robin's conflict with the man in the forest?
ANSWER: He became a leader of a band of outlaws

What do all the outlaws in Sherwood Forest have in common?
ANSWER: They are troubled by unfair laws

I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?

In paragraph 2 of Passage 1, Jane exclaims, “I am not deceitful.” What reason does Jane have for using the word deceitful?


A)to explain that she is not lazy


B)to explain that she is not truthful


C)to explain that she is not forgetful


D)to explain that she is not dishonest


(the paragrph)
2 “I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you; but I declare I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed; and this book about the liar, you may give to your girl, Georgiana, for it is she who tells lies, and not I.”

Beyond the hills of faraway,
Beneath a purple sky,
Nestles the Rainbow Valley,
Where dragons come to fly.
Which word best describes this passage?
A) act
B) chapter
C) essay
D) stanza

excerpt "Second Inaugural Address"
by Abraham Lincoln

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
What stylistic device does Lincoln use in this closing paragraph of his Second Inaugural Address to help him achieve his purpose?
A) similes
B) hyperbole
C) call to action
D) rhetorical questions

Suddenly he remembered a famous pharaoh whose name appeared in ancient Greek chronicles and also in the Biblical Book of Exodus: Rameses, or Ramesses.

—The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,
James Cross Giblin

Which word or phrase from the passage is the best clue for figuring out the meaning of "chronicles”?

“famous”
“pharaoh”
“ancient Greek”
“name appeared in”

Which theme is shared by "My Childhood Home I See Again" and Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America? (poem and story attached download)
A) Memories are often unreliable, offering only a glimpse or an echo of the truth.

B) Sometimes information or knowledge will completely alter how a person understands the world.

C) It is impossible to relive the past, and trying to do so will only end in heartache.

D) One must overcome fear of new experiences to fully enjoy life.

List one advantage and one disadvantage to a weekly planner Advantage: Disadvantage:

(15 POINTS) help im dum

Arthur is writing an article on unemployment in his city. When laid out in the newspaper, his article is running a bit too long. Which of the following items would be best for Arthur to delete, as it wouldn’t take away too much from his story?

pictures of homeless people

a chart showing unemployment rates

a picture of lines at the unemployment office

pictures showing help wanted signs

Help pleaseeeee, write a part to whole analogy that compares two types of transportation then rewrite the analogy so that it shows a whole To part relationship.. first to answer CORRECTLY gets a BRAINLIEST

Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.

Everywhere in the garment district, by the front gates of little shops and big ones, picketers marched and sang. "O Dubinushka," they sang, and "Tortured and Enslaved," and other Russian folk and revolutionary airs. Icy rains poured down on them, some were in danger of frostbite — a winter of record-breaking cold had already begun — but there they were and there they stayed.

The union men were amazed. "There never was anything like it," one ILGWU official declared. "An equal number of men never would hold together under what these girls are enduring.”

How would a careful rereading of this excerpt help a reader understand who made up the ILGWU?

The reader could make a connection between the quote by one ILGWU official and the author’s reference to “union men” just before it.
The reader could make a connection between the quote by one ILGWU official and the reference to “these girls” in the same quote. The reader could make a connection between the quote by one ILGWU official and the author’s description of “other Russian folk” in the first paragraph.
The reader could make a connection between the quote by one ILGWU official and the descriptive phrase “they sang” in the first paragraph.

Please HELP 100 POINTS + Brainliest 8th GRADE READING CLASS


Writing an Objective Summary
For a story or novel
An objective summary for fiction
Focuses on the main events in the plot
Is short – 5 to 7 sentences max
Is written in your own words
Omits minor details
Does not contain your own opinions, feelings, interpretations, stereotypes, or bias
Is written in the present tense
What NOT to Include in an Objective Summary
Your own interpretations – what you think the author is trying to say
Your own opinions – what you think about the story or whether you liked it or not
Your own feelings
Minor details
How to write an objective summary:
Name it – Identify the title and author.
Verb it – Use a verb like one of the following:
Tells about
Tells the story of
Mention main character(s), setting, and the main thing the characters did or went through
Include important parts of plot (initial conflict, climax, resolution)
Remember
Name it
Verb it
Mention main character(s), setting, and the main thing the characters did or went through
Include important parts of plot
(initial conflict, climax, resolution)

I need it done asappp

IDC if you don't answer this anymore i know i going fail but if you want help me out i be very grateful.

TEXT 1 :Since 1983, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudanese Government have been at war in southern Sudan. The conflict has already claimed more than 500,000 lives and displaced huge numbers of people. Among these were at least 20,000 children, mostly boys, between 7 and 17 years of age who were separated from their families. These ‘lost boys’ of the Sudan trekked enormous distances over a vast unforgiving wilderness, seeking refuge from the fighting. Hungry, frightened and weakened by sleeplessness and disease, they crossed from the Sudan into Ethiopia and back, with many dying along the way. The survivors are now in camps in Kenya, the Sudan and Uganda

Question 1: What's the main idea,detail 1 and detail 2?

TEXT 2:This extraordinary exodus has its origins in traditional forms of migration. After being initiated into manhood, young adolescent boys in southern Sudan have generally been quite mobile. Organized into small groups of their peers, they would leave home for a period to look after cattle. Or they might head for the towns or cities to go to school or to seek their fortune, before eventually returning home. In addition, at times of stress families all over Africa send their children elsewhere to find safety, food, work and schooling.

Question 2: What's the main idea,detail 1 and detail 2?

TEXT 3:But during the war this process has escalated dramatically. Fearing they would be targeted as potential combatants, many boys left their villages and headed for cities such as Juba and Khartoum. Here they hoped to find work or schooling, though as these cities became saturated with migrants, the boys often had to resort to begging or petty crime.


Question 3: What's the main idea ONLY???

TEXT 4:.Others set out for refugee camps in Ethiopia. Some travelled with friends or relatives, others slipped away on their own at night. Few had any idea of what lay ahead of them. They believed the trek would last only a few days and discovered that they faced a harrowing journey of 6 to 10 weeks. Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness. Often they lost everything en route—blankets, sheets, shoes, clothes and pots—to soldiers, swindlers or bandits. Many fell victim to killer diseases. Others were so weakened by hunger and lack of sleep that they could go no further and sat down by the roadside—prey for lions and other animals.

Question 4:What are the Hopes/Expectations and Realities


LAST QUESTION:Take a moment to jot down the central idea. So far, the author shows...