Select the correct answer + Read The Passage. IMAGE SHOWN.
Jugglers have long fascinated crowds with exciting tricks that appear to be almost magical. Unlike magicians, however, jugglers reveal everything. Apparently this is a normal desire. Juggling seems to be as natural as singing, dancing, or playing an instrument. It has a long history as an art of many forms.

Which sentence best summarizes this paragraph?
A.
Magicians never reveal their tricks to their audience, unlike jugglers, who reveal all their tricks.
B.
Juggling is an old form of entertainment that, like magic, involves exciting tricks; however, unlike magic, it relies on natural skill rather than concealment.
C.
Juggling is a fascinating art that amuses people of all ages.
D.
Juggling seems to be as natural as singing, dancing, or playing an instrument.
E.
Juggling, like magic, is supported by a normal desire to reveal how an entertaining trick is performed.

Answer:

it's B

Explanation:

Since it's explaining both talents side by side

#B

because it gives a clear way of saying how and why juggling is not like magic.

What verb can go in the blank? Tourists ______ warmer climates in the winter.

Correct answers only!

An author claims that "Athletes caught using performance-enhancing drugs should be sentenced to prison." The author provides:

Last year, 709 citizens were caught using steroids. 403 were put in jail. In the same period of time, 120 professional athletes were caught
sent to prison. There is no reason why athletes should not be punished just like everyone else.


Which choice best describes the reason the author provides?

It is effective. It supports the claim clearly and logically.

It is emotional. It expresses personal feelings that cannot be backed with research.

It is irrelevant. It discusses a fact that is off topic and does not support the claim.

It is unverified. It does not cite a source to show where the information was located.

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Write your own original poem. Choose between a topic related to the UAE or a topic related to Horror.

Guidelines:

1. Choose only one topic

2. Your poem must be original, written by you (in your own words)

3. It does not need to have rhyme

Please fill this out lol.

Do you think we are to dependent on computers/cell phones, why or why not?

How does Hinton compensate for the limitations of a first-person narrator in The Outsiders?
A by stepping in periodically and interpreting what the narrator means
B by showing Ponyboy’s thoughts and having the characters discuss many things
C by showing the thoughts of all the characters in the novel
D by showing the thoughts of all the greaser characters but not the Socs

A mighty long way chapter 3 : What reason did the Capital Citizens Council and the Mothers League give for wanting to stop the integration of Central High School?

What is a symbol?
1 the most important lesson in a story
2 the protagonists most important character traits
3 how the main conflicts in a story are resolved
4 an object that is used to represent something else

Passage 1
The Mother

At first, she had a forbidding exterior, but her body was softer. With her eight legs, she had carefully built a den to prepare for her offspring. Nestled amongst rocks at the bottom of the sea, the mother octopus had forty clusters in her clutch, each containing about a thousand eggs. Watching the small, grape-like bunches, she tended them in her den with great care, and she never left them, not even to snatch a bit of food for herself.
It was springtime, and for fifty days, she prepared for her children to be born. While she waited, she was rarely at rest because the mother continually watched over and cleaned the eggs. Sometimes, she took them in her fluid arms and held them close to her mouth, and other times, she would slowly walk around the rock the egg sacks were attached to. She lifted each delicate bunch, one at a time, and carefully cleaned it.
She ate very little for nothing was in her reach. Her appetite had eventually vanished; crabs, clams, and oysters were not as important as looking after her eggs.
On the day her baby octopods were born, they were the size of ladybugs. The little eggs burst open, and the little octopods came out. They did not look like their mother. Their arms were a circle of hair-like threads. She was exhausted but proud of the work she had done to take care of her little ones.

Passage 2
Octopus Facts

Octopi, the plural of octopus, live in many different parts of the ocean. In the ocean, they prefer to live in coral reefs. Octopi have eight arms. The arms of an octopus have cups that can suck. In fact, the arms can also detect the flow of water.
Most octopi have soft bodies without an internal skeleton or internal shells. They also lack a protective outer shell. The only hard part in the body of an octopus is a beak which is almost shaped like a parrot's beak. The beak helps the octopus to squeeze through narrow slits between underwater rocks. Being able to squeeze through very narrow slits between underwater rocks is very helpful when an octopus is fleeing from its enemies.
An octopus usually needs be careful of other fish. Some octopi may have two fins and an internal shell. In this case, it is harder for them to squeeze into small spaces.
A female octopus focuses entirely on her unhatched eggs before they hatch. A female octopus may also neglect to eat during the (roughly) one month period that she awaits her eggs to hatch. The entire month is spent taking care of her unhatched eggs.
Octopi have a relatively short life span. Larger species, such as the North Pacific Giant Octopus, may live for up to five years in good conditions.

How is the information in the second passage different from the information in the first passage?
A.
The second passage explains what an octopus looks like, while the first passage does not give such details.
B.
The first passage features outdated information; the second passage has current information on octopi.
C.
The first passage tells a story to teach the reader about octopi; the second passage uses only facts.
D.
The first passage focuses only on octopi mothers; the second passage focuses only on octopi food.

I'm pretty sure the answer is C but, I just want to make sure !
* It seems like a long hard question but it's pretty simple I just want to get you're guys opinions on it.
* Also the subject is language arts it just doesn't give me that as an option so I put English!

Nights and Dragons—
From the memoir of author Abigail Prynne
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I sit at my desk listening to thunder growl outside my window. Flashes of light burst through the darkness, and wind races past my window. The thrilling combination of sight and sound conjures up visions of dragons roaring proudly, breathing fire, and soaring across the midnight sky. Dragons first fascinated me when I was a little girl. They have followed me ever since. The magnificent creatures appeared in storybooks I read in the library, paintings I saw in museums, movies I watched in the theater, and the dreams I had in my sleep. By the time I was thirteen, one question consumed me. I wanted to know if dragons ever existed, so I set out on a quest for facts.
2
As I started my research, I discovered many skeptics. Scientists presented evidence to show why dragons could not—and did not—exist. They explained that it would be impossible for dragons to fly because they would be too big. They laughed at the idea of dragons breathing fire. They pointed out that no other animal has ever done this. They said that if dragons had lived, someone would have found remains somewhere in the world. No bones about it, there were plenty of logical explanations. It would have been easy for me to accept that the only place dragons ever existed was in the imaginations of those who believed.
3
I could have given up, but I thought about my grandmother. She always told me that "people who believe that science is the answer to everything are missing out on everything else." With her words in mind, I searched some more. There were many facts that hinted that dragons may not be fictional. I noticed that cultures across the world all described dragons in similar ways. This was odd because they had no way to communicate with each other. I found dragons mentioned in more than just stories. They appeared in old legal papers, in the travel logs of Marco Polo, and in the Bible. I saw that the Chinese calendar uses a different animal each year. Dragons are included along with eleven real animals. I began to believe it was a real possibility that all of these people were talking about a creature that actually existed.
4
With renewed hope that there was some truth to the legends, I looked for new research. I found that some experts disagreed with popular arguments against dragons. They suggested that a dragon could have four stomachs like a cow. If it created stomach gases like birds, it might create enough to lift itself off the ground. This would give it the ability to fly. If it forced out air when diving toward the earth, it might release gases which could ignite into flame. When the animal died, the stomachs would release strong acids that would dissolve its dead body over time. Biologists backed up these ideas with sketches and models based on known animals. Not everyone agreed with these ideas, but many of the things we accept about dinosaurs and other extinct species started the same way.
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I doubt we will ever truly know whether dragons existed. There may always be two sides to the fiery debate. Some will say the stories come from active imaginations. Some will believe with all their hearts that the legendary creatures roamed our ancient world. I don't know for certain which side to believe, but the sound and fury of a night like this makes me smile. It rekindles my childhood dreams and keeps the exciting possibility alive.

Which best states the main idea of the text?

A. I have found no proof that dragons ever existed.
B. I have found some proof that dragons may have existed.
C. I have always wondered if dragons existed, and I hope they did.
D. I have not been able to decide if dragons ever existed or not.

What is the base word in notable?
able
note
table
notice

Two-Bit says, “I wish it was any one of us except Johnny.” What inference can you make about this detail regarding Two-Bit’s perspective of Johnny’s condition?
1. He has lost all hope that Johnny will survive, and he wishes someone else could take Johnny’s place.
2. He knows Johnny is hurt very badly and that he doesn’t have the support he needs at home.
3. He knows Johnny will recover, but that it will take all of the gang to help him do so.
4. He believes Johnny is too frightened to understand how serious his condition is.

What are universal themes?
ideas expressed in the literature of most countries, cultures, and eras
stories that remind readers or viewers of events from their own lives
statements that people belonging to a particular group agree are true
themes that are so unique, they appear in very few works of literature

please tell me if this book sounds familiar. this girl and boy start messaging online and become really close friends but the guy knows her irl and the girl has no idea who he is. she is aware of this fact. Like what is the name of the book I don't remember ??!!

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The earliest known villages in ancient Egypt date back over 5,000 years. These villages became part of two kingdoms. One of these kingdoms controlled the villages on the Nile Delta. The other controlled the villages south of the delta. The delta area was known as Lower Egypt. The southern region was known as Upper Egypt.
Egyptian civilization began about 3100 B.C. King Menes, a king from Upper Egypt, conquered Lower Egypt. He then united the country and formed the world's first national government. King Menes founded Memphis as the capital. (This is near present-day Cairo.)
King Menes also created the first Egyptian dynasty. A dynasty is a series of rulers in the same family. Over 30 dynasties ruled ancient Egypt. The first two dynasties ruled for about 400 years. During this period, the Egyptians developed irrigation systems, plows, and a system of writing. The years of the third and fourth dynasties were known as the Old Kingdom, or the Pyramid Age. As the name suggests, this period was best known for the building of the great pyramids. By the time of the fifth dynasty, the king’s power began to weaken. High priests and government officials fought for power. Most of the next five dynasties had weak rulers.
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Which detail should be included in the summary of this passage?
A.
The delta area was known as Lower Egypt.
B.
More than 30 dynasties ruled ancient Egypt.
C.
Memphis is located near present-day Cairo.
D.
The king lost power during the fifth dynasty.

Define Lanugo. Thanks.

Why do poets use sound effects like rhyme, assonance, consonance, and anaphora in a poem

Passage 1

excerpt from William Jefferson Clinton, Second Inaugural Address, January 20, 1997

This is the heart of our task. With a new vision of government, a new sense of responsibility, a new spirit of community, we will sustain America's journey. The promise we sought in a new land we will find again in a land of new promise.
In this new land, education will be every citizen's most prized possession. Our schools will have the highest standards in the world, igniting the spark of possibility in the eyes of every girl and every boy. And the doors of higher education will be open to all. The knowledge and power of the Information Age will be within reach not just of the few, but of every classroom, every library, every child. Parents and children will have time not only to work, but to read and play together. And the plans they make at their kitchen table will be those of a better home, a better job, the certain chance to go to college.

Passage 2

adapted from Herbert Hoover, Inaugural Address, Monday, March 4, 1929

Although education is primarily a responsibility of the States and local communities, and rightly so, yet the Nation as a whole is vitally concerned in its development everywhere to the highest standards and to complete universality. Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate. Our objective is not simply to overcome illiteracy1. The Nation has marched far beyond that. The more complex the problems of the Nation become, the greater is the need for more and more advanced instruction. Moreover, as our numbers increase and as our life expands with science and invention, we must discover more and more leaders for every walk of life. We cannot hope to succeed in directing this increasingly complex civilization unless we can draw all the talent of leadership from the whole people. One civilization after another has been wrecked upon the attempt to secure sufficient leadership from a single group or class. If we would constantly refresh our leadership with the ideals of our people, we must draw constantly from the general mass. The full opportunity for every boy and girl to rise through the selective processes of education can alone secure to us this leadership.

Which of the following topics is only discussed in Passage 2?
A.
the need to overcome illiteracy
B.
the need for good leadership
C.
the importance of family time
D.
the importance of a good job

What belief is implied but not explicitly stated in this excerpt?

And if such men can boast of greater degrees of knowledge than any African is entitled to, I shall let them enjoy all the advantages of it unenvied, as I fear it consists only in a greater share of infidelity, and that of a blacker kind than only skin deep. And if their complexion be not what I may suppose, it is at least the nearest in resemblance to an infernal hue.

the others had been answered twice with no comment box available. So here is my question. Why is C. correct on edge?

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In Saki's story "Laura," the central character imagines that, after being reincarnated as an otter, she will then return as human but "something rather primitive—a little brown, unclothed Nubian boy." What does this passage rely on for humor?
1 a figure of speech
2 a stereotype
3 a pun
4 slapstick comedy

“Of course, this meant Egyptian royalty enjoyed all the delicious mushrooms since no commoner could touch them!” What is the best synonym for commoner?

A. Citizen
B. Patriot
C. Peasant
D. Lower class worker
E. Laborer

Refer to the section in the article “From Farms to Factories.” How did working in cotton mills affect the well-being of child workers? Select the two correct answers. A. Their work was boring because they did one repetitive task. B. They lived in houses owned by the mills. C. They did not have time to attend school, so many did not know how to read or write. D. Their lungs would be filled with cotton lint.

Vocab!
Match each opposite example to a vocab word.​

Which of these words could be used to describe a message that combines several different forms of communication?
1 autocorrect
2 deductible
3 multimedia
4 subvert

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal."
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of it, as a final resting place for those who died here, that the nation might live. This we may, in all propriety do. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate1—we can not hallow2, this ground—The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here.
It is rather for us, the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us —that, from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here, gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people by the people for the people, shall not perish3 from the earth.

In passage 2, Lincoln speaks about the sacrifices made by the brave soldiers and says that it is the duty of the people to
A.
honor the fallen by putting an end to the war and live in peace with others.
B.
honor the fallen by preserving the land on which the soldiers sacrificed their lives.
C.
honor the fallen by fighting bravely in the war like the soldiers who lost their lives.
D.
honor the fallen by ensuring the survival of a democratic government.

Describe a technique authors may use to introduce or develop ideas about a person when they create nonfiction text.

Is Superman a Protagonist or antagonist?