What does the narrator ask of the raven in the following stanza?

Many people are intimidated by the idea of making new friends, but the process can be as simple as following a few steps. First, identify someone you enjoy being around, and whenever you have the chance, make sure to reach out to him or her. Smile, make eye contact, and talk about topics that interest both of you. If you both enjoy an activity, try to find opportunities to do it together. Once you have started getting to know each other, invite your new friend to a casual get-together or group activity. Pretty soon, you'll be enjoying the benefits of a brand-new friendship. Which statement best describes the theme or author's purpose of this text? A. The theme of the text is that the way to make new friends is to reach out and be outgoing. B. The author's purpose is to entertain readers by telling a story about friendship. C. The theme of the text is that loyalty is the most important quality a friend can have. D. The author's purpose is to inform readers about how to make new friends.

What is the relationship among trade, banking, and joint-stock companies?

List five words that contain the Greek or Latin root/affix: auto - self; directed from within

In the word geography, geo means

A) Stars.
B) Insects.
C) The earth.
D) The human body.

The two factors that determine the best method for taking notes are the
A. subject and teacher preference.
B. subject and student preference.
C. graphic organizer and student preference.
D. graphic organizer and teacher preference.

Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, and then answer the question.

But the journey was not yet over. Before they could be admitted to the United States, immigrants had to pass through Ellis Island, which became the nation's chief immigrant processing center in 1892. There they would be questioned and examined. Those who could not pass all the exams would be detained; some would be sent back to Europe. And so their arrival in America was filled with great anxiety. Among the immigrants, Ellis Island was known as "Heartbreak Island."

What best paraphrases the central idea of the excerpt?

Ellis Island was known as “Heartbreak Island” because so many had heart and medical problems while there.
Ellis Island was an important step on the way to American citizenship. Not everyone made it through the examinations.
In 1892, Ellis Island became the nation’s immigrant processing center. Lots of questions and exams were given there.
Immigrants who couldn’t pass examinations felt a lot of anxiety and were sent to live on Ellis Island.

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?

Which theme is shared by "My Childhood Home I See Again" and Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America? (poem and story attached download)
A) Memories are often unreliable, offering only a glimpse or an echo of the truth.

B) Sometimes information or knowledge will completely alter how a person understands the world.

C) It is impossible to relive the past, and trying to do so will only end in heartache.

D) One must overcome fear of new experiences to fully enjoy life.

Suddenly he remembered a famous pharaoh whose name appeared in ancient Greek chronicles and also in the Biblical Book of Exodus: Rameses, or Ramesses.

—The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,
James Cross Giblin

Which word or phrase from the passage is the best clue for figuring out the meaning of "chronicles”?

“famous”
“pharaoh”
“ancient Greek”
“name appeared in”

Through many of the early chapters of Little Women, the March girls make reference to the allegorical Pilgrim’s Progress. Explain how one of the girls, or the family as a whole, relates to the characters and themes in Pilgrim’s Progress. Include details that indicate comparisons that Louisa May Alcott makes between Little Women and Pilgrim’s Progress.

PLS HELP ME I WILL GIVE OUT BRAINLIST

12 points..................................................................

excerpt "Second Inaugural Address"
by Abraham Lincoln

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
What stylistic device does Lincoln use in this closing paragraph of his Second Inaugural Address to help him achieve his purpose?
A) similes
B) hyperbole
C) call to action
D) rhetorical questions

Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.

Everywhere in the garment district, by the front gates of little shops and big ones, picketers marched and sang. "O Dubinushka," they sang, and "Tortured and Enslaved," and other Russian folk and revolutionary airs. Icy rains poured down on them, some were in danger of frostbite — a winter of record-breaking cold had already begun — but there they were and there they stayed.

The union men were amazed. "There never was anything like it," one ILGWU official declared. "An equal number of men never would hold together under what these girls are enduring.”

How would a careful rereading of this excerpt help a reader understand who made up the ILGWU?

The reader could make a connection between the quote by one ILGWU official and the author’s reference to “union men” just before it.
The reader could make a connection between the quote by one ILGWU official and the reference to “these girls” in the same quote. The reader could make a connection between the quote by one ILGWU official and the author’s description of “other Russian folk” in the first paragraph.
The reader could make a connection between the quote by one ILGWU official and the descriptive phrase “they sang” in the first paragraph.

petulantly means:

O A. having petted an animal repeatedly

O B. often irritated

O C. often surprised

O D. suddenly irritated

O E. suddenly surprised

Identify the following verbs by number and person by checking the appropriate boxes
He for the bus every day after school.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Second person
Same both for singular and plural
First person
Third person
Singular (only)
Plural (only)

How did Malala react to the doctors telling her not to cry? What does her reaction reveal about her character?

Marcus uses the outlining method to take notes on types of tornadoes for science class. He organizes the information into three levels. His outline includes information about waterspouts, which are one type of tornado that forms over water. How should Marcus organize the information in his notes according to the outlining method?
The first-level text should be ____________ .
The second-level text should be ____________ .
The third-level text should be ____________ .
Answers Choices:
Waterspouts
Types of Tornadoes
Form Over Water

HELP FAST!!!! CORRECT ANSWERS ONLY!!! 20pts

Write a journal entry about the changes that you are experiencing now. Your entry should be about 200–250 words in length. Make sure you include details about personal and social changes that you noted before while brainstorming.

IDC if you don't answer this anymore i know i going fail but if you want help me out i be very grateful.

TEXT 1 :Since 1983, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudanese Government have been at war in southern Sudan. The conflict has already claimed more than 500,000 lives and displaced huge numbers of people. Among these were at least 20,000 children, mostly boys, between 7 and 17 years of age who were separated from their families. These ‘lost boys’ of the Sudan trekked enormous distances over a vast unforgiving wilderness, seeking refuge from the fighting. Hungry, frightened and weakened by sleeplessness and disease, they crossed from the Sudan into Ethiopia and back, with many dying along the way. The survivors are now in camps in Kenya, the Sudan and Uganda

Question 1: What's the main idea,detail 1 and detail 2?

TEXT 2:This extraordinary exodus has its origins in traditional forms of migration. After being initiated into manhood, young adolescent boys in southern Sudan have generally been quite mobile. Organized into small groups of their peers, they would leave home for a period to look after cattle. Or they might head for the towns or cities to go to school or to seek their fortune, before eventually returning home. In addition, at times of stress families all over Africa send their children elsewhere to find safety, food, work and schooling.

Question 2: What's the main idea,detail 1 and detail 2?

TEXT 3:But during the war this process has escalated dramatically. Fearing they would be targeted as potential combatants, many boys left their villages and headed for cities such as Juba and Khartoum. Here they hoped to find work or schooling, though as these cities became saturated with migrants, the boys often had to resort to begging or petty crime.


Question 3: What's the main idea ONLY???

TEXT 4:.Others set out for refugee camps in Ethiopia. Some travelled with friends or relatives, others slipped away on their own at night. Few had any idea of what lay ahead of them. They believed the trek would last only a few days and discovered that they faced a harrowing journey of 6 to 10 weeks. Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness. Often they lost everything en route—blankets, sheets, shoes, clothes and pots—to soldiers, swindlers or bandits. Many fell victim to killer diseases. Others were so weakened by hunger and lack of sleep that they could go no further and sat down by the roadside—prey for lions and other animals.

Question 4:What are the Hopes/Expectations and Realities


LAST QUESTION:Take a moment to jot down the central idea. So far, the author shows...

Read the passage and then answer the question that follows.

When Mike adjusted his bicycle, I thought I was watching a chess game. He would stare at a part for a while before he acted. Then we would wait for his opponent's response. For example, he stared for ten minutes before tightening the rear sprockets. Then he rode the bike for a minute, analyzing the change in the bike's performance. At first, I thought he was too careful. Now, I realize he didn't want the bicycle to become his Waterloo.

Which is a true statement about the passage?

A. It contains an analogy that compares Mike to someone watching a chess game.
B. It contains an allusion that compares Mike to someone watching a chess game.
C. It contains an analogy that compares Mike's adjusting his bicycle to a chess game.
D. It contains an allusion that compares Mike's adjusting his bicycle to a chess game.

Beyond the hills of faraway,
Beneath a purple sky,
Nestles the Rainbow Valley,
Where dragons come to fly.
Which word best describes this passage?
A) act
B) chapter
C) essay
D) stanza

I HAVE 5 MINUTES
The Fence

I sat in the truck and looked out over the dashboard at my dad. The lights from the truck's headlights lit up the night and I could see my dad as he knelt in the snow to inspect the mangled fence. I watched quietly as he looked at the damage. Muddy tire tracks led from the road to the damaged fence. Broken wood and wire were everywhere. Broken glass lay beside a fence post. It looked bad.

My dad struggled to straighten the wire. He was having a very hard time. The fence needed a lot of work. Dad stood up, brushed the snow from his pants and walked back to the truck. A gust of wind entered the truck as he climbed in.

"Can you fix the fence?" I asked my dad as he settled in the truck.

"I think so," he said. "But it's too dark to fix now and I need my tools and more wood." I thought he might tell me more.

"It will be a big job. It isn't right that you have to fix it all by yourself when some one else crashed through it and ruined it," I said.

My dad looked at me and smiled. "I think someone will come forward and admit to hitting the fence," he said.

When we arrived at home, dad made me hot chocolate. I sat at the table in the kitchen and sipped my drink slowly as I listened to the wind howling outside.

Thirty minutes later, as we cleaned up our hot chocolate, light shown across our lawn and into our kitchen. Dad and I looked outside to see who was there. As I looked outside, I noticed the car in the driveway only had one headlight. The car stopped and the driver walked through the snow, towards our front door.

"Are you Mr. Smith?" the stranger asked when dad opened the door.

"Yes," Dad answered. "How can I help you?"

"Well, sir, my name is Tom Jones. I want to apologize for running into your fence this morning." Mr. Jones went on the explain he had been driving home from work and hit an icy patch and slid off of the road. He apologized again and promised he would help my dad fix the fence. He wrote down his name, address, and phone number on a piece of paper. He gave the paper to my dad. He shook my dad's hand and left.

Dad smiled as he closed the door. Dad could see I was surprised that someone had come to tell the truth. "Dad, how did you know someone would come and tell you about the fence?" I asked.

Dad said, "Well, I know I would have done the right thing, and I know you would have done the right thing. I think that most people have good hearts. I had faith this person would do the right thing too."
1)
Read the following sentence from the story.

He apologized again and promised he would help my dad fix the fence when the snow melted.

Based on this sentence, Mr. Jones can BEST be described as
A) adventurous.
B) honest.
C) proud.
D) unreliable.
2)
What can the reader conclude about Mr. Jones's car only having one working headlight?
A) The light bulb has burned out.
B) Ice and snow blocked one headlight.
C) The headlight broke in a car accident.
D) The car was old so the light didn't work.

Mr. Robbin's words repeated in Greg's head: "Your final book projects are due Monday." Monday! He hadn't even started reading the book yet! Where did the month go? Of course, he had spent a lot of time at soccer practice and then at soccer games. Then there was that weekend the whole family visited Uncle Alan at the lake. And Greg remembered spending a few afternoons at the skate park perfecting his kick-flips. Now he knew that Mom would say no to spending the weekend at Dawson's for some video game tournaments. Plus, he was sure Dad would add, "Time sure flies when you are having fun, but some fun should be saved until after the hard work gets done." Which statement best describes the theme or author's purpose of this text? A. The theme of the text is that teenagers should listen to their parents' wise words. B. The theme of the text is that putting tasks off can ultimately cause you to miss out on fun. C. The author's purpose is to inform readers of the reasons for completing homework on time. D. The author's purpose is to entertain by telling a funny story about procrastination.

I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?

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!"




( now the questions )


In Passage 2, there are two main characters speaking: the “brave Adm’r’l” and the “good mate.” Select the line from the poem that best illustrates the central concern of the “good mate.”



“For lo! the very stars are gone” (line 6)



“My men grow ghastly, wan and weak” (line 10)



“The stout mate thought of home; a spray” (line 11)



“If we sight naught but seas at dawn?” (line 14)

Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids.

Giuseppe and I held tightly to Stepfather's hands, while Liberta and Helvetia clung to Mother. Passengers all about us were crowding against the rail. Jabbered conversations, sharp cries, laughs and cheers -- a steadily rising din filled the air. Mothers and fathers lifted up babies so that they too could see, off to the left, the Statue of Liberty.

What best paraphrases the central idea of the excerpt?

It was noisy on the ship sailing to America. Immigrant parents and children made a lot of noise, especially when they got to the Statue of Liberty.
Immigrant families sailing to America were excited when they finally made it to the New York harbor. Everyone on board made happy noise as they reached the United States.
Everyone on board the ship was fighting to see the Statue of Liberty. Babies and mothers and fathers all cried because they couldn’t see it, because it was off to the left.
Immigrant children had to hold tightly to their parents’ hands. There was so much crowding and jostling on board the ship. If they didn’t stay close to their parents, they would fall off the boat.

I need it done asappp

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.


(the poem)


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!

PLZ HELP
Which of the following are good questions to ask when considering an audience? Select all that apply.

What are you required to do?
Who will be reading or viewing your project?
What does your audience already know or believe about your topic?
What kind of reaction do you want to achieve?