Read the passage.

A Flag with 50 Stars

The first American flag to have red and white stripes and white stars on a blue field was flown in 1776, shortly after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Legend has it that a Philadelphia seamstress named Betsy Ross was hired by George Washington himself to create this flag. There is no evidence that this legend is true, and no one knows for certain who made the first flag, which had 13 stars and 13 stripes. However, we know for a fact that the first flag to have 50 stars—the one we have today—was designed by a high school student.

In 1958, Bob Heft was a 17-year-old student at Lancaster High School in Ohio. At that time, the United States had only 48 states but was on the verge of accepting two more: Alaska and Hawaii. The U.S. flag at the time had six neat rows of eight stars each. What would be the best way to add two more stars while keeping the arrangement neat and orderly? This was the question that Bob’s history teacher posed to the class.

The teacher gave the students an assignment: design a flag with 50 stars. Bob spent hours in the attic of his house, cutting up a 48-star flag and rearranging the stars until they fit just right. He was pleased with his solution to the problem, but his teacher found it less than perfect and gave him a B minus. Outraged, Bob told his teacher that he was going to send his design to his member of Congress, Walter Moeller. His teacher replied that if Bob’s design was accepted as the new flag, he would be more than happy to change the grade to an A.

A year later, Bob had graduated and was working as a draftsman when he received a call at work. He never would have imagined a call from President Eisenhower—but that's who it was! Now that Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag. Bob Heft was invited to Washington, D.C., for a ceremony during which his design was officially adopted as the new flag of the United States.



Which statement best describes the author’s viewpoint toward Bob Heft in “A Flag with 50 Stars”?


Bob was not a very good student at Lancaster High School.


Bob should not have contacted a member of Congress about a trivial matter.


Bob's grade did not reflect the outcome of the story.


Bob should not have spent so much time on his project.

What is the connection between chromosomes and the heavily muscled phenotype??
Uses these vocab terms or phases in the short answer response: allele, chromosomes , heavily muscled, myostatin protein
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Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay

This is an example of,,,,,
a
Free verse
b
Stanza
c
Traditional
d
Sonnet

Pls get this correct I am doing a quiz!

Match the following questions about "the freedom of speech" with their correct question type.


1. What is the definition of freedom of speech?
2. Why is freedom of speech important?
3. Do you think freedom of speech applies to hateful speech?
4. What would things be like if there was no freedom of speech?

Choices:
literal
interpretive
evaluative
universal

( you have to use all of those choices and match them with the correct speeches )

Who is the automobile advertisement intended for? the middle class wealthier individuals the working class independent women

Read this passage from "Types of Volcanoes" and then look at the image.

Volcanoes are structures formed around openings (vents) in the ground where molten lava, ash, or gas escape from inside the Earth. We have all heard of lava, but not everyone knows how it forms. Deep inside the Earth, rock that melted long ago beneath the Earth's crust forms magma, a very hot liquid that mixes with dissolved gases and crystals. When this magma flows up above Earth's surface, it is called lava.

A cross sectional view of a volcano erupting, showing red lava underground and fading to orange as it reaches the top of the volcano.

The color in the center of the diagram most likely changes from red to orange to

show the difference between the formation of magma and lava.
help grab the viewer’s attention with more than a single color.
give a warning with the color red that volcanoes are dangerous.
show how the temperature of magma changes as it rises.

Select the contraction that completes the sentence.

Mrs. Garcia _____ ready to give the spelling test.

weren't
wasn't

What type of verbal is underlined in the sentence below?

[Making tougher requirements] for teaching personal finance would be a waste of time and money.

A. Gerund Phrase
B. Prepositional Phrase
C. Infinitive Phrase
D. Participle Phrase

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Read the claim below.
Every home should recycle.
Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

Select your own metaphors to complete a couplet. Remember to ask yourself what each reminds you of.

An acrobat swinging through the air,

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The author mentions behaviors associated with adolescence: risk-taking, self-consciousness, and peer influence. What are some real-life examples of those behaviors?


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How is the main idea of the nonfiction article similar to the theme of "The Rose that Grew from Concrete"?

How are people affected by love in this text? Is it positive or negative?
( from "Echo and Narcissus" commonlit)

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All u got to do is write a story related to the picture
PLZ MAKE IT LONG PLZ

What tool can help you organize your ideas before you begin writing your first draft

A. Dictionary
B. Outline
C. Search engine
D. Index Card

Pls help and be honest

Which of the following components should you look for when editing a speech?
rhetorical strategies
level of formality
grammar and spelling errors
main idea and supporting details

Explain

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How does Eisenhower's view of his responsibilities as president affect the choice he makes ?

a,b,c or d ok right one gets brainliest

Noah began racing go-karts when he was just six years old. Noah has traveled to other states to race, win, and finish in the top five, an impressive accomplishment for anyone but especially for a young driver. He now races a 1934 Ford Legends Coupe, a car that weighs 1,000 pounds and goes faster than 100 miles per hour. Noah regularly competes against drivers who are three times older than he is, but he does not let that intimidate him. He explained in one news article, "I have been racing against older people all my life. When you strap on a helmet, you are no longer a 13-year-old kid, you are a racecar driver. The other drivers don't treat me like a kid. They treat me the same as the other drivers on the track." He has the nickname "Little Gator" partly because of his size and partly because of Gatorland's sponsorship over the last several years.

In paragraph 2, Noah says, "I have been racing against older people all my life. When you strap on a helmet, you are no longer a 13-year-old kid, you are a racecar driver."

What is the implicit meaning of his words?

a
I am very talented because I am able to race against adults.

b
Everyone on the racetrack is equal.

c
All racecar drivers have to wear helmets regardless of age.

d
Older racers are embarrassed to compete against a kid.

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Look at the commentary on "Cupid and Psyche" from Bulfinch's Mythology.

The fable of Cupid and Psyche is usually considered allegorical. The Greek name for a butterfly is Psyche, and the same word means the soul. There is no illustration of the immortality of the soul so striking and beautiful as the butterfly, bursting on brilliant wings from the tomb in which it has lain, after a dull, groveling caterpillar existence, to flutter in the blaze of day and feed on the most fragrant and delicate productions of the spring. Psyche, then, is the human soul, which is purified by sufferings and misfortunes, and is thus prepared for the enjoyment of true and pure happiness.
In your journal, reflect on Bulfinch's analysis of the story's theme. Do you agree or disagree with his analysis? Why or why not? What new questions does this analysis of "Cupid and Psyche" bring to mind? Can you answer them? If not, does it matter? Explain.

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Due to the ‘yes’ votes on my last question, I will now be doing QOTD! Starting tomorrow. Giving lots of points to 2 people per question, too! I will be doing 4 questions. Have a good day, and good luck answering other’s questions, too! <3

I’ll do one today as a warm-up:

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

(P.S: These won’t be test-like questions, but they will be more of riddle questions.)

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Please help i need to write a persuasive essay over daylight saving time and don't know how. Here's the template. I need this fast it's due by 9:40

Write an open letter about an issue in your school or community modeled after Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Include whom you are addressing, the change you hope the letter will bring, and valid arguments and reasoning to support your position. Your letter should also include the use of persuasive language, or rhetoric

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
#3 Which phrases in the lines reflect the author’s use of alliteration? SELECT 3
Read the following lines from the poem.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore!”
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”
Merely this and nothing more.


Which phrases in the lines reflect the author’s use of alliteration?

Select three options.


A. Deep into that darkness peering,

B. long I stood there wondering, fearing,

C. Doubting, dreaming dreams

D. But the silence was unbroken,

E. was the whispered word, “Lenore!”

Read the claim below.
Nursing is a highly rewarding career.
Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

List the strong descriptive details from this passage that Hillenbrand uses to describe the Pearl Harbor attack. Why does the author provide so much detail?

30 points!!

The story is Freak the Mighty.

Think about the novel or short story you read for Module Five. What is the theme?
Cite quotations and page numbers from your novel or short story to support your ideas.


Write a short paragraph explaining how the theme developed in your story. Cite quotations and page numbers from your novel or short story to support your ideas.


Think about the novel or short story you read for Module Five. What does the resolution tell you about the future of the protagonist? Cite quotations and page numbers from your novel or short story that support your ideas.

Read the passage.
The First "Newspaper" War
The Crimean War was fought in the 1850s between Russia on one side and Britain, France, and Turkey on the other. Although it was a major conflict, it is perhaps best remembered as the first war in which journalists were present on the battlefield. News dispatches from William Howard Russell, a reporter for the Times of London, exposed military blunders and revealed the filthy conditions that existed in military hospitals and camps. Photographers such as James Robertson and Roger Fenton made hundreds of photographs of soldiers on the battlefield. These news reports and photographs provided an uncensored look at life on the frontlines. The Crimean War marked the first time in history that people back home were exposed to the horrors of war.

What is the main idea of the passage?

The Crimean War was the first to be the war to be documented for civilians,

The Crimean War was fought between the Russians and the British, French, and Turkish.