Read the excerpt from Heart of a Samurai and then answer the question.

Eleven eyes. When at last he dared to look up, what he noticed was their eyes. Each pair a different color: green as a stormy sea, blue as the sky, black as night, or brown as his own. One man had only one eye, and that one as gray as a cloudy day. The other eye was covered with a patch.

There did not seem to be any tails, horns, or fangs among them. There were some alarmingly hairy faces and plenty of big noses, though!

Six big noses, in fact: one long and hooked, two long and straight, one squashed and wide, one turned up at the end, and another as big and red as a radish.
Based on this excerpt, what can readers infer about the stories the fishermen were told about the barbarians?

Answer: The readers can infer that the stories told about the barbarians were told in a way to make the barbarians sound terrifying and dangerous. The fishermen were, most likely, told about the barbarians in a way to make the fishermen fear them, as a sign to beware of them.

Explanation: The way the barbarians were described was terrifying, almost gruesome. The person describing the barbarians most likely was trying to warn them not to run in to them.

which sentence States an opinion
A. the ostrich is the heaviest bird
B. An ostrich is very unusual
C.an ostrich does not have teeth
D.Pebbles are part of an ostrich diet

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What are two ways that the Stevens helped Lyddie and her family?

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Summarize the story the house call​

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What are the three charges that words essentially have?

The Olive Ridley turtle’s nesting process takes approximately ……………


a.
120 minutes


b.
6 hours


c.
30 minutes


d.
24 hours

Which selection best provides evidence to support the central idea that Shakespeare's comedies are written to create a happy and optimistic mood? Shakespeare wrote many types of plays, but two of the most important are comedies and tragedies. The comedies, which include A Midsummer Nightz Dream" and "As You Like It" have a lighthearted and magical feel. They usually take place in a natunalsetung such as a forest, feature a plan that involves disquisas and mistaken identity and tell a love story that ends with a wedding Shakespeare's tragedies, on the other hand, are usually somber and awe-inspiring These playı, which include "Romeo and Juliet" and Hamler feature characten caught an struggles they cant escape. usually partially caused by their own actions. Unlike the comedies, which all have happy ending. Shakespeare's tragedien end in the deaths of most, if not all, of the main characters. It is a testament to Shakespeare's skill that even these unhappy playa have proved lascinating to audiences throughout the centuries O A. Unlike the comedies, which all have happy endings. Shakespeare's tragedies end in the deaths of most, il net all of the main characters O B. Shakespeare's tragedien, on the other hand, are usually somber and awe-inspiring C. The comedies, which include "A Midsummer Night's Dream' and "As You Like It, have a lighthearted and magical feel D. They usually take place in a natural setting such as a forest, foature a plot that involvedogues and mistaken identity, and tell a love story that ends with a wedding.​

What is meant by this quote in the article " Why we need Walt Whitman in 2020", " In democracy there is the reconciliation of opposites, the elevation of the vernacular, the transcendence of the individual through humanity" ?​

Which is better: ro blox or ninja legends....? Make a opinion essay on why you think which is better.

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Rice and curry form/forms their main diet.Do I use form or forms ?​

The bakery makes lemon bars on Thursdays.

why does the author emphasize the aspect of the nun’s character

____ in a nonfiction texts is the author’s attitude toward the subject

It is easy to plagiarize.
O True
O False

Select the correct text in the passage.
Read the excerpt from O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi. " Which three sentences in this passage reflect outdated stereotypes of men and women?
White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.

For there lay The Combs—the set of combs, side and back, that Della had worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims—just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair. They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone.

But she hugged them to her bosom, and at length she was able to look up with dim eyes and a smile and say: "My hair grows so fast, Jim!"

And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!"

Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present. She held it out to him eagerly upon her open palm. The dull precious metal seemed to flash with a reflection of her bright and ardent spirit.

"Isn't it a dandy, Jim? I hunted all over town to find it. You'll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it."

Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled.

"Dell," said he, "let's put our Christmas presents away and keep 'em a while. They're too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on."

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Why did Jay Gatsby’s American Dream fail?

Which statement best explains why political speeches may use passive voice?

Scanning titles headings is a metacognitive process to be used:
Before reading
After reading
During reading
All of the above

What can connecting the stories of Audrey and Wash help readers understand about the children of Birmingham, Alabama?

Passage 1

Dad woke me up early today. When I came out of my room, I saw Chris heading to the garage with Dad. While Mom was packing some clothes in a backpack, she told me to finish my breakfast quickly. That's when I realized what was happening—we were supposed to go to the amusement park today. I couldn’t wait to go on the Dark Tunnel ride first thing because every guy in my class had already gone on it.

The park was a two-hour drive from our home, and it was already crowded when we got there. I headed straight for the Dark Tunnel, but it had the longest line of all. Chris said that we should save it for last, when the crowd would thin out. Try as I might, there was no convincing him otherwise. He was my big brother after all.

I almost forgot about the Dark Tunnel because we soon entered the big pool with a machine that created artificial waves. Then there was the Cliffhanger, which Mom didn't allow me to go on, but it was priceless to see Chris's face when he got off the ride. Time was running out on the day, and I was thinking about the Dark Tunnel again. With the park almost closing, we went back to the ride just in time. Chris was right for once—there was hardly a line when we got there.

Passage 2

Ryan never understood how he could lose to his brother in a bicycle race every single time. Even though James was the older brother, Ryan was taller and stronger. It didn’t add up in Ryan’s mind—he should be the victor. After several sleepless nights trying to figure it out, he decided to get his brother’s advice.

"It's because you’re afraid of losing," James said.

Ryan realized that his brother was right. During every single race, he had been focused on not losing. Instead, he now knew, he needed to simply focus on giving it his all. Ryan needed to go out there and race his race without overthinking the outcome.



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Read the passages. Then complete the sentence.

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You are going to read an article about the Vikings. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each part (1-5) of the article. There is one extra heading you do not have to use.

A. Informative monuments
B. Heroic deeds
C. Scientific proof
D. Scarce information
E. A different way to inform
F. Negative characteristics

1____________
The Vikings have left many traces of their settlement which are still visible today. Archaeology provides physical evidence of their conquests, settlement and daily life. The study of place-names and language shows the lasting effect which the Viking settlements had in the British Isles, and DNA analysis provides some insights into the effect the Vikings had on the genetic stock of the countries where they settled. All of this provides valuable information, but the only reason that we have an idea of the 'Vikings' as a people is their appearance in the written sources.
2___________
Unfortunately, the value of the written evidence is limited. Not a lot of evidence survives, and much of what we have is either uninformative or unreliable. Many popular ideas about Vikings are nineteenth-century inventions. Others are the result of early historians accepting sources which modern scholars now regard as completely unreliable. In Scandinavia the Viking Age is regarded as part of prehistory because there are practically no contemporary written sources. Even in western Europe, the Viking Age is often seen as part of the 'Dark Ages', from which comparatively few historical records have survived.
3__________
Surviving accounts of Viking activity were almost exclusively written by churchmen. These include monastic chronicles, such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and similar Frankish and Irish Annals, which outline broadly what happened, at what date. There are also sources of a more directly religious nature, such as the much-quoted letters of Alcuin, and Wulfstan's famous 'Sermon of the Wolf', both of which chose to interpret the Viking raids as God's punishment on the Anglo-Saxons for their sins. Even the chronicles reflect the fact that the Vikings often attacked monasteries for their wealth, which created an obvious bias against them, and the hostile tone of these contemporary accounts has done much to create the popular image of Viking atrocities. However, modern historians have noted that the same sources show Christian rulers behaving equally unpleasantly, but without being condemned on religious grounds.
4_________
One of the reasons that we have so few records from the Viking Age is that the Vikings did not become familiar with the Roman alphabet (the alphabet we use today) until they adopted Christianity. However, they did have another form of lettering, known as runes. Runes were normally carved, rather than written, and were therefore mostly used for fairly short inscriptions. It is unknown how many people could read runes in the Viking Age. Runic inscriptions on pieces of wood from Bergen in Norway show that runes were used for all sorts of everyday purposes later in the Middle Ages, but no comparable evidence has survived from the Viking Age, and it is likely that few people were literate in runes. However, the fact that some Vikings were able to carve their names on their possessions suggests that the use of runes wasn't uncommon.
5____________
Most of the surviving runes are found on large memorial stones. Very often they only have the name of the person in whose memory the stone was carved, and the names of those responsible for having it made. Sometimes the name of the rune-carver was also given. Occasionally the inscriptions describe the achievements of the person commemorated, and refer to historical events in which they were involved. For this reason, runic inscriptions are a valuable source for Viking history. However, because they are so brief, they never give a very full picture, and often raise as many questions as they answer.

Why is Fortinbras’ life affected by the pursuit of revenge? Does he use emotion or reason and logic?