O. Henry's short story "The Ransom of Red Chief" tells the tale of two kidnappers who seize a child who brings them nothing but trouble and
leaves them second-guessing their kidnapping plan. Read the excerpt from the short story. Then, respond to the question that follows.
After breakfast the kid takes a piece of leather with strings wrapped around it out of his pocket and goes outside the cave unwinding it.
"What's he up to now?" says Bill, anxiously. "You don't think he'll run away, do you, Sam?"
"No fear of it," says I. "He don't seem to be much of a home body. But we've got to fix up some plan about the ransom. There don't seem to be
much excitement around Summit on account of his disappearance; but maybe they haven't realized yet that he's gone. His folks may think he's
spending the night with Aunt Jane or one of the neighbours. Anyhow, he'll be missed to-day. To-night we must get a message to his father
demanding the two thousand dollars for his return."
Just then we heard a kind of war-whoop, such as David might have emitted when he knocked out the champion Goliath. It was a sling that
Red Chief had pulled out of his pocket, and he was whirling it around his head.
I dodged, and heard a heavy thud and a kind of a sigh from Bill, like a horse gives out when you take his saddle off. A rock the size of an egg had
caught Bill just behind his left ear. He loosened himself all over and fell in the fire across the frying pan of hot water for washing the dishes. I
dragged him out and poured cold water on his head for half an hour.
David and Goliath is a biblical allusion. David was a human warrior who went against the much larger Goliath armed only with a slingshot and
some stones. David was victorious. In a short response of 2-3 sentences, explain why the author used this allusion and how it affects the
connotation and meaning of this section of text.

The author used this allusion to show the violence with which the boy attacked his captors. This conveys the connotation that the boy was helpless and that his captors were stronger than he was.

The allusion is very important to reinforce the meaning of some elements of the text, allowing the reader to have a greater understanding and to have a more efficient reading.

In the text shown above, the author alludes to the biblical story of David and Goliath. In this story, David was much more fragile than Goliath and that made people disbelieve that he could attack and defeat Goliath.

However, David attacked Goliath with a rock and it is believed that in this process he emitted a very loud scream that represented his strength and determination.

This easiness of David is similar to the fragility of the kidnapped boy compared to the raptors that were bigger, faster, and stronger than him. Therefore, when the boy screams as he attacks the raptors, the author wants the reader to think that the boy had the same determination and strength as David.

This deepens the reader's understanding and makes him or her better visualize the story.

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Instructions:
Please correct the following sentances. If there are no errors, do not change anything.

When might an author choose to use a table in an informational text?


An author might choose to use a table in an informational text when he/she doesn't think an entire text is necessary to convey the information.


An author might choose to use a table in an informational text when he/she wants the reader to think mathematically about a topic.


An author might choose to use a table in an informational text to communicate a large amount of information very quickly to the reader.


An author might choose to use a table in an informational text to make the information appear more academic and scholarly.

HELP MEEE!!!!!!! Read the excerpt.

The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells (adapted excerpt)

As they made no effort to communicate with me, but simply stood round me smiling and speaking in soft cooing notes to each other, I began the conversation by pointing to the Time Machine and myself. Then, hesitating for a moment how to express time, I pointed to the sun and at once a quaintly pretty little figure in checkered purple and white followed my gesture, and then astonished me by imitating the sound of thunder.

For a moment I was staggered, though the import of his gesture was plain enough. The question had come into my mind abruptly: were these creatures fools? You may hardly understand how it took me. You see, I had always anticipated that the people of the year Eight Hundred and Two Thousand odd would be incredibly in front of us in knowledge, art, everything. Then one of them suddenly asked me a question that showed him to be on the intellectual level of one of our five-year-old children—asked me, in fact, if I had come from the sun in a thunderstorm! It let loose the judgment I had suspended upon their clothes, their frail light limbs, and fragile features. A flow of disappointment rushed across my mind and for a moment I felt that I had built the Time Machine in vain.

What plot event best illustrates the difference between the narrator’s expectations and the reality?

A.
The inhabitants seem childlike.
B.
The inhabitants lead the narrator to a building.
C.
The inhabitants give the narrator a beautiful flower chain.
D.
The inhabitants seem friendly.

Hunger Games Help Based on what you learned about propaganda in the
beginning of this lesson, which of the following events
would be propaganda?

A
Katniss returning Buttercup to Prim.

B
Peeta asking Katniss for a ceasefire.

C The Capitol showing the bombings of District 12.

27. What is the participial phrase in this sentence?
The star, waiting for applause, fiddled with his hair and then stepped toward the microphone.
A. the star
B. waiting for applause
C. fiddled with his hair
D. stepped toward the microphone

When presenting, what key elements can make it successful? a. use graphic tools c. present it like you are talking naturally, not reading from the paper b. reading it exactly as it is written so you don’t get confused d. a and c only

Which quotation is punctuated correctly?

According to Dr. Clemons, “Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery”.
According to Dr. Clemons, “Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery.”
“According to Dr. Clemons Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery.”

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Explain your ideas about this question in at least 3 well-constructed and complete sentences. (RACE format)

Why do you think people in the northern United States tried to oppress others (African Americans)?
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Hi there! I really need help on this: Create a story using the following words: rainbow, dirt, tree, earth, love. Please use complete sentences, and answer asap!

Which Hogwarts' professor greets the students as they come off the boat?

Harry potter chapter 7

PLEASE HELP ITS 1:31 I HAVE TILL 4
Match each root word to its meaning

Hear


Sea


See


Water


Mindful


To know


Sound


Study

Answer:

phon, Vid/Vis, Aqua, Ology, Sci, Aud, Mer/Mar, Mem

Why do people generally join a gang? Are there any factors that affect these decisions?

Find all of the plural or possessive errors. Select each one and type it correctly. One of the most famous books' in children's literature is Little House in the Big Woods It is the first book in the successful Little House on the Prairie series

What evidence is there that both the "Point" and "Counterpoint" writers believe that social media is a permanent part of American society?

Do you think you have unfair pressure put upon you because of your gender (female)? Explain.

When you walk into a room filled with people you have never met, how do you think they see you? How do you want to be seen when you first meet people? Describe what your first impression on people tends to be.
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What does Jem finally reveal to Atticus?

5. The lazy checkout clerk forced the six-pack of cola into the bottom of the bag,
tearing it. Then she shrugged her shoulders and said, “I guess you'll have to carry
the bag from the bottom.”

a. time
b. contrast
c. comparison
d. illustration/example

From "Our Town" Act 2

Many "typical" things happened at the wedding. Which of these was not one of them? *
a. The bride and groom smashed cake in each other's faces.
b. The bridge and groom got cold feet.
c. The father gave away the bride.
d. The ladies cried.

Which sentence is correct?
My favorite cookies are oreos.
my
favorite cookies are oreos.
My favorite cookies are Oreos.
My favorite Cookies are Oreos.

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Choose the BEST way to complete each sentence or answer each question.

"Which of the following would most likely face many HAULS?

A)teens applying for drivers' permits
B)people taking boats out on the bay
C)professional drivers of moving vans
D)students completing homework

How does Brutus feel about killing Caesar at the start of Act 2?


He is searching for a way to convince the conspirators not to kill Caesar


He's trying to justify to himself why Caesar should die


He is full of grief and sadness, but he knows Caesar must die.


He is convinced that a "wait and see" approach is best.

ASAP PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!
By learning to work together, sports teach students teamwork. This is an
example of a:
A) claim
B) evidence
C) explain

Even when a report is technically accurate it can still fail the truth test if it's biased. Many news outlets today target a particular audience people _______ share similar opinions and beliefs-and the reporting emphasizes only those points of view. Also, many reporters mix facts with their own opinions, making it harder to sift out bias. Try these tips for detecting bias.

A.who.

B.which.

C.when.​

What kind of figurative language do the sentence below use:
“My head was pounding. It was like my insides had swollen so much they were pushing on my skull.”
A.Simile
B.Metaphor
C.Personification
D.Hyperbole

Again"?
the bus stop setting
the main character
the jewelry store setting
the salesperson character

What does the plot of "The Man from the Woods" reveal about its narrator?
1 He follows his brother's lead even when he's not sure it's right.
2 He had been taught always to follow directions given by adults.
3 He never believed that the man from the woods was real.
4 He is someone who takes charge and deals decisively with any situation.

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Which revision to the last sentence best concludes this story and reflects on the significance of the experience?

As Abby ripped the wrapping paper off her birthday present, I remembered all the hard work that had gone into making it. For a week, I had written, edited, and rewritten a story about Amazing Abby and her big sister Super Sophia. Then I spent days drawing and coloring illustrations to match the story. Once it was finished, 1 designed a cover and hand-stitched the pages together. It was a lot of work, but the look on Abby's face when she opened her gift made it all worth it. Abby might one day forget about that handmade book, but I will never forget how I felt when I saw the joy my gift brought to her. All in all, it was a memorable birthday.

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Which sentence in this excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address conveys that he wanted the US Civil War to end as soon as possible?

Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh." If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether."