do you think authority figures do what’s best for people they have power over

Answer:

sometimes, but you can't overthrow the government, unless your trump supporters

Explanation:

I honestly think that most of the time people in power do what’s best for themselves and are mostly corrupt do to the power they have.

write a letter to your brother studying abroad for the past five years describing three way in which the current economic situation has affected the way of life your family 400 word​

What is surprising about the towns reaction the ransom of red chief?

Which statement best modernizes the first two lines of
the passage?
Evil seems to be a living thing, and we remember
evil and forget good acts.
The evil that people do lives after them, and the
good that they do is also remembered.
Evil exists in all our lives, but people forget good
acts, and bury goodness like bones.
The evil that men do is remembered, but the good
they have done is often buried with them.

Where does the narrator live for the duration of the story?
A. On the streets with her brother
B. In an old mansion away from society
C. In a badly maintained apartment
D. In her childhood home

ne of the reasons writers provide context in an argument is to explain why the reader should care about the issue. Imagine you are writing an essay about the importance of installing street lights in neighborhoods. What information could you include in the introduction to get readers to care about the issue?

a growth from the soil of this own mind with a living root and not a twig broken off other men's thoughts… Which kind of figurative language is found in the excerpt from the letter?

A) irony
B) metaphor
C) onomatopoeia
D) simile Eliminate

I KNOW ITS NOT C OR A
please don't answer ether of those.

He is going to open the shop. (Find the correct passive form)

The “two vast and trunkless legs of stone” (line 2) belong to .”From Ozymandias “

What is some evidence to prove that summer is the best season ( at least 3 sentances) brainliest given for best answer

seeing him after so many days" is this word correct?​

What is the best anime

Please help me!!

How does Via convinced Auggie to return to school? (Wonder)​

Identify the type of claim in the following statement.

Rising carbon dioxide emissions have contributed to climate change.

Claim of facts
Claim about solutions
Claim about value

He _____his wife that he would buy her a dress.
a.said b.asked c.promised d.requested
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HELPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DUEEEEEEEEEEE ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. The excerpt is best understood as a response to which of the following historical developments?

“The agitation on the subject of Slavery, now raging through the breadth of the land, presents a most extraordinary spectacle. Congress, after a protracted session of nearly ten months, succeeded in passing a system of measures, which are believed to be just to all parts of the Republic, and ought to be satisfactory to the People. The South has not triumphed over the North, nor has the North achieved a victory over the South. Neither party has made any humiliating concessions to the other.”

-Source: Senator Stephen A. Douglas, in a speech, 1851



the passage of the Compromise of 1850

the creation of the reservation system in the West

the end of the Mexican-American War

the sale of land in the Midwest at a low cost

Question 5 of 5
Which use of pacing best creates a tone of laziness?
A. With a last yawn, the cat plopped down and slept. He slept in the
sun.
B. The eyes of the cat were yellow slits. He closed his eyes and slept
in the sun.
C. The cat lounged. The sun shone. He scanned the room and went
to sleep.
D. The cat lounged in the afternoon sun, his heavy eyelids just barely
lifted.

The tomatoes began to ___________________ after the weather turned cold so we took them inside. *

Juniors life at the new school is better than his life on the reservation

Question 8 of 24
Read the following paragraph:
Waking early, before the alarm clock went off, I went over
the events of the day. I was not sure how it would go.
Would the supervisors like me? Would I be dressed
correctly? Would I remember how to do anything properly?
Which attitude does the narrator most likely have?
A. She feels overqualified for the task she has signed up for.
B. She feels dread toward something she knows she is terrible at
doing.
C. She feels sad that she has taken a job she does not really want.
D. She feels nervous about measuring up to expectations.

Read this excerpt from A Black Hole is NOT a Hole.

You know you've used a book a lot when you find cookie crumbs in the binding. Right now, my most-crumb-filled book is Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by the scientist and science writer Kip Thorne.
PLEASE HELP
In this part of the introduction, how does the author show she is writing for children?

A She writes a scientific explanation of Albert Einstein’s theory.
B She lists the name of a technical reference book.
C She writes about leaving cookie crumbs in her research book.
D She quotes the writing of scientist Kip Thorne.

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimm'd:

Which is the correct rhyme scheme for this stanza?

aabb
abcd
abab
abcc

Milhouse returned the computer when ​---- speakers started malfunctioning.


its or it's

I Stayed Home From School Today
I"m staying home from school today
I'd rather be in bed
pretending that I have a pain
that's pounding in my head.
I'll say I have a stomach ache
I'll claim I have the flu
I'll shiver like I'm cold
and hold my breath until I'm blue.
I'll fake a cough. I'll fake a sneeze.
I'll say my throat is sore
If necessary I can throw
a tantrum on the floor
I'm sure I'll get away with it
Of that, there's little doubt
But, even so, I really hope
my students don't find out

Read the passage and answer the question
Who is most likely to feel a personal connection to this poem?
A) a parent
B) a student
C) A teacher
D) a principal

Can someone explain why that would be an effective reason?

Which of the following would not work as a supporting paragraph of a compare-and-contrast essay that begins with the thesis below?

Thesis: If you're new to cold-water sports and don't know if
you should buy a wet suit, a dry suit, or a trisuit, you should begin by learning the characteristics of each suit.


A. A paragraph that discusses all the qualities of a wet suit

B. A paragraph that mentions the possibility of participating in cold-water sports without a special suit of any sort

C. A paragraph that discusses all the qualities of a dry suit

D. A paragraph that discusses the cost of a wet suit, a dry suit, and a trisuit

PLS I NEED HELP ASAP

Which of the following helps build dramatic tension and make the reader wonder what the outcome of the trial will be? Atticus's optimism when they are waiting for the verdict Jem's repeated statements that he is sure they will win Aunt Alexandra's opinion when they return home for dinner Heck Tate's expression as the jury returns

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.
(A
"The only way to get to the top," said Tom, "is by aircraft."
B
"the only way to get to the top," said Tom, "is by aircraft."
"The only way to get to the top," said Tom, "Is by aircraft."
D
"The only way to get to the top," Said Tom, "Is by aircraft."

(3) Peter and Chris always liked dogs.

In Sentence 3, the word dogs functions as a(n)


a.

adjecttive.

b.

object.

c.

verb.

d.

subject.

Which is the BEST strategy for determining the meaning of a word in context?

A)
See how many times the word is used in the passage.
B)
Use a similar sounding word in its place and see if it makes sense.
Use the sentences around the unknown word to determine what it might
o
mean.
D)
Realize that the meaning of the word is not necessary for understanding
the passage.