I realized that this was our own electric light for us to turn on and off as we pleased. I pushed a chair under it and after some instruction from my mother proceeded to create lightning in the room by turning the switch as fast as I could.

After reading the passage from Barrio Boy, describe how the author uses connotations and figurative language to make his experience come to life.

Answer:The figurative language makes it much easier to focus on what is about to happen and the author doesn't use any connotations.The figurative language in this passage creates a scene where if you focus and read the passage very carefully and slow then you actually start to experience the feeling of it all coming to life.

The fact that this dialogue contains elements of a Shakespearean sonnet emphasizes Romeo's longing for the woman he is describing. disdain for Benvolio's intrusive questions. wish that Benvolio could also experience love. skepticism about the idea of being in love.

What central idea in Citizenship does this example support?​

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Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

A. Looking out the window, we saw the car accident occur.

B. Looking out the window, I saw the rain start to fall.

C .Looking out the window, Liz felt the sun on her face.

D. Looking out the window, the sun was blazing in the sky.

Malik is considering this source for his research project. How could he best synthesize the information in the source?

Axton Betz-Hamilton describes her childhood as typical for a rural kid. Her father worked as a department manager for a regional grocery store chain. What did her mother do for a living? *

define inhumane in your own words and give an example

What would be different if you started your day with a feeling of being in control?

Your body paragraph should not include a topic sentence. Am I correct?

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Where might you find this type of text?

summary of the diary of anne frank act II scene 2

which words create an order of events in the peom? select one of the following silent and sky, until and than, high and arrived, moring and eyes

Is giving last minute instruction to players is that a consulative speech?

in the wife's story Did the wife love the husband? What's the motivation behind the narrator's actions? Especially at the end?

what type of image does whitman create by having the workers sing repeatedly
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In the excerpt from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, why does Tom stop himself from asking Ben for a bite of his apple even though he is hungry? Tom is too shy to ask Ben for his apple. Tom knows that Ben is hungry and should eat his own apple. Tom wants something bigger than the apple from Ben. Tom is too busy with his task to stop and eat an apple. Question 2 Part B Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A? "That put the thing in a new light. Ben stopped nibbling his apple." "'No—is that so? Oh come, now—lemme just try. Only just a little—I’d let you, if you was me, Tom.'" "And when the middle of the afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was literally rolling in wealth. " "Tom surveyed his last touch with the eye of an artist, then he gave his brush another gentle sweep and surveyed the result, as before. "

How does Katniss cook food for Peet's without fire?

Summarize the section "Literary Roots" and list three authors from that period, not
including Langston Hughes.
30 points

Today, students are more "tech-savvy" than ever before. They know more about technology than their teachers, and can ultimately use that technology to their advantage. With virtually every answer to every question at a student's finger tips, the ease of searching for information is a widely known convenience for students. This has, however, become a concern for school districts, as numerous students have used many means to unfortunately participate in cheating and plagiarism. What measures should be taken in order to help decrease cheating and plagiarism issues in our schools? Write a persuasive piece that addresses the question and supports your position with evidence from at least three of the four sources.


I need help, from this story makes a Topic sentence, plsss

Is rock a solid liquid or gas?

Did romantics value education over intuition?

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What quotation indicates that the author’s purpose is to justify actions in an intolerable situation?

“We tried to reason with her, more to calm ourselves, to catch our breath, than to soothe her.”
“But it was all in vain.”
“It was as though madness had infected all of us.”
“A few young men forced her to sit down, then bound and gagged her.”

The IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) guarantees children with special learning needs the programs and support they require in order to succeed educationally; in other words, it guarantees:

A. STEM fields
B. Secular values
C. Common Core State Standards
D. Compensatory education​

Isn't that __________ sister singing on the stage? Choose the word that is spelled correctly and fits BEST in the context of the sentence. A) yore B) you C) you're Eliminate D) your

The secret garden
1. In Chapter 11, how does Dickon know which
rose bushes in the secret garden are still alive?
(a) They have tiny flower buds.
(b) They have sharp thorns.
(c) They appear brown and hard.
(d) They appear green and moist.

Which word fits this spelling pattern?

scene

scientific

discipline


A: scent

B: disguise

C: scale

D: signify

at the beginning of the story what does Charlie know and not know about himself and others

Read and asnwer:



"Everbody in our family has different hair. My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. And me, my hair is lazy. It never obeys barrettes or bands. Carlos' hair is thick and straight. He doesn't need to comb it. Nenny's hair is slippery-slides out of your hand."



Which of the following words has the most similar meaning and connotation and would BEST fit in the sentence to replace the word lazy.

Group of answer choices

work-shy

sluggish

listless

slothful

What makes a playground
accessible?

What stanza from Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken” most conveys a tone of indecision?

stanza 1
stanza 2
stanza 3
stanza 4