There never was a time when the world was without fire, but there was a time when men did not know how to kindle fire; and after they learned how to kindle one, it was a long, long time before they learned how to kindle one easily. In these days we can kindle a fire without any trouble, because we can easily get a match; but we must remember that the match is one of the most wonderful things in the world, and that it took men thousands of years to learn how to make one. Let us learn the history of this familiar little object, the match.

Fire was first given to man by nature itself. When a forest is set on fire by cinders from a neighboring volcano, or when a tree is set ablaze by a thunderbolt, we may say that nature strikes a match. In the early history of the world, nature had to kindle all the fires, for man by his own effort was unable to produce a spark. The first method, then, of getting fire for use was to light sticks of wood at a flame kindled by nature—by a volcano, perhaps, or by a stroke of lightning. These firebrands were carried to the home and used in kindling the fires there. The fire secured in this way was carefully guarded and was kept burning as long as possible. But the flame, however faithfully watched, would sometimes be extinguished. A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out. Then a new firebrand would have to be secured, and this often meant a long journey and a deal of trouble.

In 1827, John Walker, a druggist in a small English town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. The druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. It is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. Although Walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. It could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. In a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. The match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. It would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. This was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar.

How does the author develop the idea that humanity's early fire-starting tools may have been dangerous? Please respond in three to five complete sentences, using evidence from the text to support your answer.

Answer:

Explanation:

A

Answer:

The line that shows the value of the match its the second one "…it was a long, long time before they learned how to kindle one easily". The match allows humankind to handle fire easily.

Explanation:

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Which word is most clearly used denotatively?

A well-groomed cat has a delightful fragrance, while dogs are typically. Filthy and inclined to stink.

A. Stink
B. Dogs
C. Fragrance
D. typically

Judy Blume's career as an American writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. She is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. One notable example is Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing. However, Blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. Three of her novels for adults reached the New York Times best-seller list. In a 2008 interview Blume remarked, "I have so many stories left to tell!" By that time she had written nearly 30 novels. Judy Blume an exceptionally talented and productive American author.

Which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph?

Blume only publishes books that she expects will win awards.
Blume prefers to write novels for adults rather than pre-teens.
Blume has had an extremely and uncommonly long writing career.
Blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.

In the Passage 2, what is the main action of the poem?


A)A discovery ship sails out into the middle of the unknown.


B)The admiral tells the crew to keep sailing although they only see ocean.


C)The sailors prepare daily to overthrow the captain and take over the ship.


D)The sailors fear they may be lost or possibly sailing into some great danger.


Passage 2: "Columbus"

Behind him lay the gray Azores,

Behind the Gates of Hercules;

Before him not the ghost of shores;

Before him only shoreless seas.

5 The good mate said: "Now must we pray,

For lo! the very stars are gone.

Brave Adm'r'l, speak; what shall I say?"

"Why, say, 'Sail on! sail on! and on!'"



"My men grow mutinous day by day;

10 My men grow ghastly, wan and weak."

The stout mate thought of home; a spray

Of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek.

"What shall I say, brave Adm'r'l, say,

If we sight naught but seas at dawn?"

15 "Why, you shall say at break of day:

'Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!'"



They sailed and sailed, as winds might blow,

Until at last the blanched mate said:

"Why, now not even God would know

20 Should I and all my men fall dead.

These very winds forget their way,

For God from these dread seas is gone.

Now speak, brave Adm'r'l, speak and say"-

He said: "Sail on! sail on! and on!"



25 They sailed. They sailed. Then spake the mate:

"This mad sea shows his teeth to-night.

He curls his lip, he lies in wait,

He lifts his teeth, as if to bite!

Brave Adm'r'l, say but one good word:

30 What shall we do when hope is gone?"

The words leapt like a leaping sword:

"Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!"



Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck,

And peered through darkness. Ah, that night

35 Of all dark nights! And then a speck-

A light! A light! At last a light!

It grew, a starlit flag unfurled!

It grew to be Time's burst of dawn.

He gained a world; he gave that world

40 Its grandest lesson: "On! sail on!"

*URGENT!*
When it comes to research goals, students should be able to explain how they are going to

set them.
decipher them.
meet them.
research them.

(Brainliest will be given for correct answer)

(1) The last dinosaur died about 65 million years ago. (2) No one knows exactly why. (3) Allosaurus and Stegosaurus were meat eating dinosaurs. (4) Many scientists think climate changes caused the death of the dinosaurs. (5) Others think the dinosaur’s food supply died out. (6) Another theory is that the dinosaur could not adapt to the evolving environment or the gradual drifting apart of the continents. (7) Scientists have several theories, but none are yet proven.

Which sentence is irrelevant?
(Does not belong/fit with the topic of the paragraph)Immersive Reader
(1 Point)
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 5
sentence 7

Please do all of them sorry its so long.
Read the story below and complete the assignment at the end.
02.02 The Great North American Circus

There was great excitement in Smyrna, especially among the boys. Barlow's Great American Circus in its triumphal progress from state to state was close at hand, and immense yellow posters announcing its arrival were liberally displayed on fences and barns, while smaller bills were put up in the post office, the hotel, and the principal stores, and distributed from house to house.
It was the largest circus that had ever visited Smyrna. At least a dozen elephants marched with ponderous steps in its preliminary procession, while clowns, acrobats, giants, dwarfs, fat women, cannibals, and hairy savages from Tibet and Madagascar were among the strange wonders that were to be seen at each performance for the small sum of fifty cents, children half price.
For weeks the young people had been looking forward to the advent of this marvelous world of curiosities, and the country papers from farther east had given glowing accounts of the great show, which was pronounced greater and more gorgeous than in any previous year. But it may be as well to reproduce, in part, the description given in the posters:
BARLOW'S GREAT NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUS.
Now in its triumphal march across the continent, will
give two grand performances,
AT SMYRNA
on the afternoon and evening of May 18th.
Never in all its history has this
unparalleled show embraced a greater variety of attractions,
or included a larger number of world-famous
acrobats, clowns, bare back riders, rope walkers, trapeze
artists, and star performers,
in addition to a colossal menagerie, comprising
elephants, tigers, lions, leopards,
and other wild animals in great variety.
All this and far more, including a hundred
DARING ACTS,
can be seen for the trifling sum of fifty cents;
children half price.
COME ONE! COME ALL!
Two boys paused to read this notice, pasted with pictures of elephants and circus performers on the high board fence near Stoddard's grocery store. They were Dan Clark and Christopher Watson, called Kit for short.
Answer the following questions.
1>What is the rising action?
2>what is the climax?
3>what is the Resolution of Conflict?
4>what is the Reflection?

There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?

How do Samantha's asides contribute to the meaning of the drama?
Click to read the play.
A. They describe her true feelings about the family yogurt business.
OB. They tell what Samantha will do with the
money
she earns.
O C. They reveal how Samantha narrows the focus of her job hunt.
O D. They explain why Samantha values Nadia's opinions.

What is the author's tone of this paragraph from "The Gift of the Magi" (Hint: This occurs at the very end of the story when Della and Jim realize that they traded their prized possessions for each other.)?

The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men—who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.

amazement
unkind
admiration
disrespectful

What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile?
Get Brainliest if correct.

Mia wants to write an essay about the different pieces of equipment needed for horseback riding. Which detail would best support Mia's purpose? A. It can cost over $100 a month to keep a horse, but some stable owners will offer a reduced rate if you are willing to help out around the barn. B. The most crucial safety tip a rider must always follow is wearing a properly fitted helmet. C. Reins are leather straps that attach the horse's mouth to the rider's hands to help guide the horse. D. My first horse, Ella, was an American quarter horse with brown hair and a black mane.

I have not done these in a while, what do i do with a 3 source essay? How should i write it?

What does the repetition in the stanzas emphasize in Selection 1?


A)the length of the speaker’s journey


B)the strength of the speaker’s feelings


C)the dullness of the speaker’s occupation


D)the desperation of the speaker’s situation


(the paragrph)

Sea Fever



I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea’s face and a grey dawn breaking.


I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.


I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way, where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn¹ from a laughing fellow-rover²,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

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The story is Gideon
Check the boxes that describe the setting of the story.

wine press
altar of Baal
wheat fields
Ephraim
farm in Ophrah
Manasseh

The idea of paying a price is the meaning of the word _______

List one advantage and one disadvantage to a monthly calendar Advantage: Disadvantage:

what did the elephant mean by "i can see inside your head" in toomai of the elephants

What sort of stimulus might a person seek if he or she were sleepy?

What story uses problem and solution?
A) Sam and his friends were playing baseball, and Sam hit a home run over into the neighbor's yard. A big mean dog lived in the yard and he barked when Sam came near the fence. The dog was a large Labrador Retriever. His name was "Killer" and all the boys were very scared of him.
B) Sam and his friends were playing baseball, and Sam hit a home run over into the neighbor's yard. A big mean dog lived in the yard and he barked when Sam came near the fence. Trevor suggested giving the dog a treat to calm it down. It worked and they were able to get the baseball.
C) Sam and his friends were playing baseball, and Sam hit a home run over into the neighbor's yard. Sam ran the bases while the other boys went to retrieve the ball. It was the winning run and all of Sam's teammates gave him high fives. After the game, all the boys went for ice cream.
D) Sam and his friends were playing baseball, and Sam hit a home run over into the neighbor's yard. While Sam was playing baseball, his sister was at ice skating practice. She had to skate for two hours every day and missed having free time. Every weekend she spent hours in competitions.

What is the central idea of passage 1?


A)Jane must identify her attacker and move on.


B)Jane needs to apologize for her behavior to earn Mrs. Reed’s forgiveness.


C)Jane must express her own perceptions and emotions in her quest for independence.


D)Jane is learning how to understand why she is being asked to leave Mrs. Reed’s home.


(the paragraph)
1 I gathered my energies and launched them in this blunt sentence—



2 “I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you; but I declare I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed; and this book about the liar, you may give to your girl, Georgiana, for it is she who tells lies, and not I.”



3 Mrs. Reed’s hands still lay on her work inactive: her eye of ice continued to dwell freezingly on mine.



4 “What more have you to say?” she asked, rather in the tone in which a person might address an opponent of adult age than such as is ordinarily used to a child.



5 That eye of hers, that voice stirred every antipathy I had. Shaking from head to foot, thrilled with ungovernable excitement, I continued—



6 “I am glad you are no relation of mine: I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to see you when I am grown up; and if any one asks me how I liked you, and how you treated me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelty.”
7 “How dare you affirm that, Jane Eyre?”

8 “How dare I, Mrs. Reed? How dare I? Because it is the truth. You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness; but I cannot live so: and you have no pity. I shall remember how you thrust me back—roughly and violently thrust me back—into the red-room, and locked me up there, to my dying day; though I was in agony; though I cried out, while suffocating with distress, ‘Have mercy! Have mercy, Aunt Reed!’ And that punishment you made me suffer because your wicked boy struck me—knocked me down for nothing. I will tell anybody who asks me questions, this exact tale. People think you a good woman, but you are bad, hard-hearted. You are deceitful!”

Which character in the short story “Thank you, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes exhibits integrity through their own actions?
Write a premise

A brown bird sang on a blossomy tree,
Sang in the moonshine, merrily,
Three little songs, one, two, and three,
A song for his wife, for himself, and me.
The passage is MOST LIKELY which of these?
A) act
B) book
C) chapter
D) stanza

Select from the drop-down menu the pronoun that best completes the sentence. The teacher called Khianna and --------------- for a tutoring session. sorry i couldnt make the pic wider. please help meh asapppppp ​

guys I've got a very serious question: which hogwarts do you think timothée chalamet would be in?

if your sentence starts with a number should you still capitalize the first letter or not?
Example (answer with 1 is 1 is right. same with 2.)
1.85 People came to see this movie
2.85 people came to see this movie

Marge has been saying things about the place on the corner. is there a being verb, action verb or a verb prase

I WILL GIVE BRAINLEST JUST ANSWER THESE 2 EASY QUESTIONS

Misty hoped to get another letter from her friend Donna. Misty met Donna at a softball tournament in Dallas, Texas. Donna promised to send Misty pictures of her family and friends.
What word in the passage tells the reader that Mitsy had received other letters from Donna?
A) another
B) get
C) hope
D) promised
20)
Which prefix can be added to the root word fire to mean 'to fail to fire correctly'?
A) dis-
B) mis-
C) not-
D) un-

15 Points/ Brainliest

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