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Read the passage below and answer the question.



The centipede always wondered why he moved so slowly when, after all, he had a hundred legs. He thought about this question day and night. One day, as he was inching along, moving all one hundred legs as fast as he possibly could, a snake slithered past him. “Sss,” said the snake, “what a ssslowpoke.” “Hello to you, too,” replied the centipede, keeping his eyes to the ground. “I am fasster than you, and I have no legss at all. Ha, ha!” With that, the snake raced off, leaving the poor centipede in tears. The snake was so busy laughing and speeding along that he did not notice the boy carrying a container. “Cool! A garter snake! I wanted to find a centipede, but a snake will make a much better exhibit at the science fair!” The centipede smiled and did a little hundred-legged jig. “Sometimes slower is better,” he thought.



Write 2 examples of personification used in the passage. PLEASE HELP

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Answer 1
I’m guessing the two personifications are;

“ — A snake slithered past him. “ Sss “ said the snake. “

And then the other one might be;

“ The snake was so busy laughing and speeding along that he did not notice the boy- “

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“Blood and destruction shall be so in use
And dreadful objects so familiar,
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quartered with the hands of war,
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds;
And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice
Cry ‘Havoc’ and let slip the dogs of war,
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.”

Who can you infer that the speaker blames for this insanity?

A) The conspiracy
B) Cassius
C) Caesar
D) Octavius

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Answer:

its either the conspiracy or octavious

Explanation:

The conspiracy or Octavious

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B. to express reverence for the lost soldiers.

Reverence means ‘high esteem’; the speech not only focuses on them and their bravery, but emphasises on the extent of impact that they made, and how brave they were in such conditions.

Answer:

B

Explanation:

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Read the excerpt from Animal Farm and the passage on the history of the Soviet Union.

In glowing sentences he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when sordid labour was lifted from the animals' backs. His imagination had now run far beyond chaff-cutters and turnip-slicers. Electricity, he said, could operate threshing machines, ploughs, harrows, rollers, and reapers and binders, besides supplying every stall with its own electric light, hot and cold water, and an electric heater. By the time he had finished speaking, there was no doubt as to which way the vote would go. But just at this moment Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before.

At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws. In a moment he was out of the door and they were after him. Too amazed and frightened to speak, all the animals crowded through the door to watch the chase. Snowball was racing across the long pasture that led to the road. He was running as only a pig can run, but the dogs were close on his heels. Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain that they had him. Then he was up again, running faster than ever, then the dogs were gaining on him again. One of them all but closed his jaws on Snowball's tail, but Snowball whisked it free just in time. Then he put on an extra spurt and, with a few inches to spare, slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more.

During the second half of the 1920s, Joseph Stalin set the stage for gaining absolute power by employing police repression against opposition elements within the Communist Party. The machinery of coercion had previously been used only against opponents of Bolshevism, not against party members themselves. The first victims were Politburo members Leon Trotskii, Grigorii Zinov'ev, and Lev Kamenev, who were defeated and expelled from the party in late 1927.

How does the conflict in the Animal Farm excerpt relate to the events in the historical passage?

Snowball's quick escape under the hedge is similar to how Stalin was expelled.
Snowball’s ideas about work relate to the Stalin’s efforts to gain total control.
Napoleon removes Snowball for his own purposes just as Stalin removed those in his own party.
Snowball's dream for the animals on the farm is the same as the dream of the Communist Party.

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Answer:

Napoleon removes Snowball for his own purposes just as Stalin removed those in his own party.

Explanation:

"Animal farm" was written to be a great political allegory, pointing out sutuations of hypocrisy, seizure of power, inefficiency and abuse of authority between real political luders and their disastrous achievements in their countries.

This book directly refers to the history of societal union and shows how Stalin did not even consider his own allies in order to maintain his national power and dominance. This can be seen when Napoleon removes Snowball for his own purposes, just as Stalin removed those from his own party.

How to summarize articles?

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Answer:

1. Identify the Main Idea or Topic The aim of an article is to convey a certain idea or topic through the use of exposition and logic. ...

2.Identify Important Arguments At this point in the preparation process, you should read the article again. This time, read more carefully. ...

3.Write Your Summary Explanation: feel free to mark brainliest

Answer: State the main ideas of the article. Identify the most important details that support the main ideas. Write your summary in your own words; avoid copying phrases and sentences from the article unless they're direct quotations. Express the underlying meaning of the article, not just the superficial details

Explanation:

what is a subject and predicate plz define and use examples plz

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Answer:

The parts of the sentence are a set of terms for describing how people construct sentences from smaller pieces. There is not a direct correspondence between the parts of the sentence and the parts of speech -- the subject of a sentence, for example, could be a noun, a pronoun, or even an entire phrase or clause. Like the parts of speech, however, the parts of the sentence form part of the basic vocabulary of grammar, and it is important that you take some time to learn and understand them.

Explanation:

The complete subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. For example; The house, The red car, or The great teacher. The complete predicate tells what the subject is or does. For example; (The house) is white, (The red car) is fast, or (The great teacher) likes students.

Answer:

A subject tells who or what the sentence is about

a predicate tells what the subject is or does

Explanation:

example:

Mr. Rick took a walk.

Rick is a subject

took a walk is a predicate

example:

The kids are eating lunch

Kids is the subject

are eating lunch is the predicate

A compound sentence contains _____.

a single dependent clause
two complete sentences
a single complete sentence
two dependent clauses

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Answer:

two dependent clauses

Explanation:

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What are 3 claims that prove Goldilocks was a criminal

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Answer:

(1) breaking and entering; (2) theft, and (3) destruction of property.

Explanation:

Who wrote escape to last man peak​

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Answer:

Escape to Last Man Peak

Novel by Jean D'Costa

Explanation:

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth:

tell me the devices​

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Hey there!

Some poetic devices included in "The Road Not Taken" are the assonance in the poem's first line, emphasizing the "o" sound in "roads" and "yellow," the alliteration in the third line of the second stanza with "wanted wear," and, within this same line, the personification in the road "it was grassy and wanted wear." Also, imagery is used in the first line. The poem, overall, is a metaphor for the different directions one takes in life. ''

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Read an excerpt from "Television and the Public Interest" and answer the question. The speech was delivered by Newton N. Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to the nation’s television executives in 1961.

[1] … But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite each of you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there, for a day, without a book, without a magazine, without a newspaper, without a profit and loss sheet or a rating book to distract you. Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland.

[2] You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, western bad men, western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence, and cartoons. And endlessly, commercials—many screaming, cajoling, and offending. And most of all, boredom. True, you'll see a few things you will enjoy. But they will be very, very few. And if you think I exaggerate, I only ask you to try it.

[3] Is there one person in this room who claims that broadcasting can't do better? Well a glance at next season's proposed programming can give us little heart. Of 73 and 1/2 hours of prime evening time, the networks have tentatively scheduled 59 hours of categories of action-adventure, situation comedy, variety, quiz, and movies. Is there one network president in this room who claims he can't do better?

[4] The best estimates indicate that during the hours of 5 to 6 P.M. sixty percent of your audience is composed of children under twelve. And most young children today, believe it or not, spend as much time watching television as they do in the schoolroom. I repeat—let that sink in, ladies and gentlemen—most young children today spend as much time watching television as they do in the schoolroom. It used to be said that there were three great influences on a child: home, school, and church. Today, there is a fourth great influence, and you ladies and gentlemen in this room control it.

[5] If parents, teachers, and ministers conducted their responsibilities by following the ratings, children would have a steady diet of ice cream, school holidays, and no Sunday school. What about your responsibilities? Is there no room on television to teach, to inform, to uplift, to stretch, to enlarge the capacities of our children? Is there no room for programs deepening their understanding of children in other lands? There are some fine children's shows, but they are drowned out in the massive doses of cartoons, violence, and more violence. Must these be your trademarks? Search your consciences and see if you cannot offer more to your young beneficiaries whose future you guide so many hours each and every day …

[6] You must provide a wider range of choices, more diversity, more alternatives. It is not enough to cater to the nation's whims; you must also serve the nation's needs. And I would add this: that if some of you persist in a relentless search for the highest rating and the lowest common denominator, you may very well lose your audience. Because … the people are wise, wiser than some of the broadcasters—and politicians—think.

Which two sentences provide evidence that what is on television is a "vast wasteland"?

a) "You will see a procession of game shows … blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder … private eyes, gangsters, more violence, and cartoons." (paragraph 2)
b) "I repeat—let that sink in, ladies and gentlemen—most young children today spend as much time watching television as they do in the schoolroom." (paragraph 4)
C) "There are some fine children's shows, but they are drowned out in the massive doses of cartoons, violence, and more violence." (paragraph 5)
d) "Search your consciences and see if you cannot offer more to your young beneficiaries whose future you guide so many hours each and every day …" (paragraph 5)
E) "And I would add this: that if some of you persist in a relentless search for the highest rating and the lowest common denominator, you may very well lose your audience." (paragraph 6)

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Answer:

a and c

Explanation:

These quotes show detail about the negative things on TV that in turn cause it to become a wasteland instead of having something positive to offer such as an educational program.

If John spent an average of $5 on each pack of cigarettes, how much would he spend each year on cigarettes? (Hint: there are 365 days in a year.)

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Answer:

John would be spending $1,825 each year on  Cigarettes

Explanation:

Yeah the answer is 1,825 it’s just 365•5 and that’s it



In at least 2-3 sentences, write what the quote means to you, or what it makes you think of.

QUOTE: "Challenge isn’t going to come from any curriculum. No matter how hard they make it. It’s going to come from life." –Gordan Korman, Ungifted

RESPONSE:

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Explanation:

Life is harder then any challenge you face in school. It simply gets you ready for the real world or life.

Answer:“Challenge isn't going to come from any curriculum, no matter how hard they make it. It's going to come from life.”

Explanation:

keep on going man, god knows what's right

the wild robot by peter brown what is the mood of the section titled the otters? in the boook The Wild Robot

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Answer: Curios

Explanation: The chapter the Otters is when the robot has just came to the island. So she is feeling curious. Btw I love that book!

“At its best, hip-hop lays bare
the empty moral cupboard
that is our generation's
legacy.” Whats the meaning what is the author trying to say?

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Answer:

In his concluding paragraph on "Hip Hop World", McBride describes hip hop as being a warning. Hip hop, as we know it, has evolved heavily from the era that McBride was recalling. However, the message of hip hop being a warning towards the older generations is still crystal clear.  

There was one specific line in that concluding paragraph that caught my eye and lends a solid foundations towards McBride's arguement. "At its best, hip hop lays bare the empty moral cupboard that is our generation's legacy". Hip hop was a way for African Americans to voice the discrimination and injustices against them. They used their music as a revolutionary movement, giving voice to their struggles and finding another home within their community. By laying bare all that had happened from the beginning of hip hop in the seventies up until 2007, McBride illustrated just how important it was that African Americans were given this gift to cry out and say "We are here".  

Hip hop was also a warning in the way that it connected with so many people. It became a worldwide hit among the youth. Even white American teens struggling with poor families were able to relate to African Americans within their verses. This could be seen as a warning to the older generations that our generation will not tolerate the injustices thrust upon us. The youth has always been looked down upon and hated for being different. Since hip hop gave such a powerful voice to the youth, that is why it was so hard for McBride and others of his generation to accept that hip hop would be a cultural phenomenon. I think it is easy for older generations to underestimate and mistreat those of younger generations. They believe that we are not capable of maintaining whatever system that the old generations developed. Different influences from different time periods further separate the young from the old. But with hip hop, it gives the youth a chance to stand their ground and fight for what they believe is right.

Based on this depiction of Archimedes, how do you think he would have responded to de sponde’s poem?

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Answer: he would have responded with a sad feeling since the author was making this before  he died and the reader here is writing how he misses him

Explanation:

Q2. In both Seascape With Sun And Eagle and Deep Green the speakers present
nature. What are the similarities and/or differences between the ways the poets
present these attitudes?

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I like what k see g suénense

Answer:

loser

Explanation:

how did hellen fund her trip polar dream​

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Answer:

Helen Thayer raised the fund for her trip with her husband, Bill Thayer.

Explanation:

Since no organized group was going to fund Helen Thayer who was already fifty at the time on a journey to the Polar region alone, Helen Thayer had to raise the funds for her trip which amounted to about $10,000 with her husband.

Helen embarked on the solo trip with her dog, Charlie which could scare off polar bears. On March 30, 1988, Helen Thayer became the first woman to trek solo the North Pole.

Given a prompt, write a thesis for an explanatory essay: Explain why a school might have a dress code.

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Schools need a dress code for the safety of other students, privacy, and to help other students be more on task

What is nonessential information in a sentence called?​

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Use a comma (or a pair of commas) to set off elements that are nonessential (also called nonrestrictive). A phrase or clause is nonessential if it can be removed without changing the main idea of the sentence; a nonessential element just adds a relatively unimportant detail.

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Answer: A phrase or clause is nonessential if it can be removed without changing the main idea of the sentence; a nonessential element just adds a relatively unimportant detail.

Explanation:

Are middle school relationships destined to fail or to succeed? Why or why not?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Sometimes, I’m a cynic. My belief in the inevitable failure of 95% of high school relationships to last until marriage exemplifies this.

The majority of high school students want to fit in. It’s human nature – at this adolescent stage of life, fitting in is as important as getting good grades or scoring high on the SAT. Even more important, to some. I don’t believe in the stereotypical groups presented in television shows: the jocks, the preps, the goths, loners, nerds, etc. However, I do think that there are variances to those archetypes that accumulate in what I like to call the “high school caste system”. More about that in a future post.

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What feature of prose shares the same purpose as a stanza of poetry?

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There are no answer choices so I can't be sure exactly what you're looking for, but I'd say paragraph.

A stanza is a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem, used to separate topics and build a piece of poetry neatly. A paragraph is a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering. Paragraphs separate thoughts and topics and are a building block for an essay or prose.

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Sonnet 60 & the mowers song. Which sentence best summarizes the theme shared by both poems?
A. Nature is extremely powerful.
B. Love withers like beautiful flowers.
C. Mowers have a difficult job.
D. Time changes all aspects of life.

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Answer:

D. Time changes all aspects of life

Explanation:

Shakespeare in Sonnet 60 describes the changes that come with time. In making these changes, the poet makes comparisons with nature. He compared the passage of time with the waves and tides which rush to replace each other. He also compares human life to the beautiful rise of the sun and its subsequent fall.

In Mower's Song, the poet also has strong ties with nature which are soon overshadowed by the presence of a girl. In time, he forgets about the grasses but they seem to be doing well without him who is now smitten by the girl's love. These two poems show that time changes all aspects of life.

Select one:
O Rhyme gives the rhyming words a different meaning
O Rhyme creates an engaging sound effect
O Rhyme makes the lines easier to remember
O Rhyme emphasizes the argument of the poem​

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The second answer! It creates an engaging sound effect :)

In Living to Tell the Tale, the emotion the narrator mainly feels toward the thief is ___________.​

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Answer:

In Living to Tell the Tale, the emotion the narrator mainly feels toward the thief is __empathy_________.​

Explanation:

which sentence.option correctly uses a semicolon​

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Answer:

C

Explanation:

You use semicolons to connect 2 short sentences.

I need three reasons on why I should be able to eat in my room, for my essay. plz help I am giving 15 points, and brainlest.

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Answer:

Cuase it will be easy to eat and paly

Explanation:

alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.

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Answer:

so true so true

Explanation:

1. My dad was an angry beast when I brought home my poor
report card.
_____ is compared to _____

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Answer:

my dad is compared to an angry beast

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Write a story based on this image ​

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Answer:

I went down to the shop today and I needed to by something form the supermarket when  I picked up, what I needed and went to pay. The lady who worked there was very generous and helped me take it home, but on the way home I just claps and my legs just went I couldn't stand up or even move, 'am I paralysed' I said. the lady said 'no, but we do need to take you to the hospital I will take you to my car that is just around the corner' as we drove down I felt cold and as if my soul was leaving my body but I hanged on for dear life it was something bout that woman that I couldn't put my finger on. i said to her 'you don't have to stay you have a job you don't have to stay with and old lady like me.' she held my hand as I went she started crying but you my have just known if you stay with some one even for five minutes you will get to know the person who there really are.

 

Explanation:

Which part of speech is "long" in the sentence below? My grandmother loved to take long walks in the woods with me.

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Answer:

an adverb

Explanation:

Indeed, an adverb is one of the parts of speech in the English language. Basically, it is often used to modify verbs or groups of words in a sentence by telling us about the time, place, manner, or degree of what is been said.

So in this example, the word "long" acts as an adverb that modifies the verb "walk". In other words, it tells us the degree of walk the grandmother takes with her grandchild. Thus, the degree of the walk they used to have is expressed.

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