If the lion is the king of the jungle, then the polar bear is the king of the Arctic. Polar bears are majestic, powerful creatures that capture our imagination and are a living definition of wild. Unfortunately, polar bears’ habitat is changing so much that they may not survive in the wild beyond this century.

Polar bears’ survival depends on sea ice. They swim from ice floe to ice floe in search of seals and walruses. However, climate change has caused the polar bears’ hunting habitat to shrink in size. Ice floes are smaller, farther apart and farther from shore, making it necessary for polar bears to swim great distances in their hunt for food. These long journeys are dangerous. An Alaska Science Center study found that bear cubs swimming after their mothers had a 45% death rate.

The length of season in which polar bears can hunt has also decreased by almost three weeks in the past twenty years. The reason is that the ice sheets are freezing later and melting earlier. The shorter time for food hunting has caused weight loss and poor health in the polar bears. Their populations have dropped 20 to 40 percent in most areas.

Some people argue that polar bears will adapt to a new lifestyle, eating alternative foods, such as dolphins trapped by ice pockets or Arctic goose eggs. But, according to Karyn Rode, a wildlife biologist in Alaska, these occasional creative meals aren’t going to be enough to save all of the polar bears.

We may lose the polar bear, the wildest creature of the Arctic, because of habitat loss caused by climate change. What can we do? Join the World Wildlife Federation, or Polar Bears International, and send an email to your local congressperson, urging him or her to fight climate change and protect polar bears.


**Which sentence in the opening paragraph is the author's claim?**



A. If the lion is the king of the jungle, then the polar bear is king of the Arctic.

B. Polar bears are majestic, powerful creatures that capture our imagination and are a living definition of wild.

C. Unfortunately, polar bears’ habitat is changing so much that they may not survive in the wild beyond this century.

Thoreau moved to Walden Pond in order to __________. contemplate sin learn to farm live consciously escape his enemies

How did the scope of American literature change in the first half of the 20th century?

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Which is the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below? My Labrador retriever, Max, is the best guardian when I walk at night around my neighborhood. a. friend c. communicator b. canine d. protector Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Read the passage. The wind sang to them softly, as the couple watched a sunset blossom like a rose unfolding across the sky. They thought it was the most special sunset in the history of sunsets. They floated on water that was a smooth mirror, refusing to return to the shore until the light show was over. Years later, when they were long in the tooth, they would still remember that evening. Which best describes the effect the author intended to create with the figurative language in this passage

main character of firegirl by tony abbott

Let America Be America Again

Which of the following lines is an example of figurative language?

A. Who has made America.

B. Let it be that great song of love and land

C. America was never America to me

D. Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed

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According to the speaker, how did the headlines about the benefits of chocolate and cheese come about?

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What is one way that technology makes your life easier? What is one way in which it makes it more difficult?

When Oedipus and Tiresias become angry with each other, who does Tiresias accuse of being the murderer?

after prince andrey regained consciousness in an ambulance tent he

“The hidden history of secret passages”
15) What can you infer about the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A) It is to entertain the reader by telling jokes about the
secret passages.
B) It is to describe in detail the way different secret
passages were constructed.
C) It is to persuade the reader that the North deserved
to win the American Civil War.
D) It is to inform the reader about the various uses of
secret passages in different historical settings.

Explain the pun in the following quote
He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends

Last year, however I decided that I would really like to play baseball on a different level.
In this sentence, how is Last year, however I correctly written?
a. Last year, however, I
b. Last year however
c. Last year, however, I
d. As it is

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Identify the example of a graphic feature.
subheading
title
illustration
caption
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If you were to aim a powerful-enough flashlight at the moon right now, the light would reach it in a little more then a second- maybe before you got to the end of this sentence. And how long would it take for light to reach our nearest known black-hole neighbor, called V4641 Sagittarii? Fifty billion seconds. If you aimed your flashlight in it’s direction, toward the constellation Sagittarius, the light would arrive there sometime around the year 3600.
- A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole,
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano


Choose how you would fine an answer to each question.

How many miles away from earth is the Moon?

I would reread the text.
I would answer it myself.
I would look in another source.


How many year would it take for light to reach V4641 Sagittarii from earth?

I would reread the text.
I would answer it myself.
I would look in another source.


Where is V4641 Sagittarii located?

I would reread the text.
I would answer it myself.
I would look in another source.

Please help me

Part A

Which response most accurately explains how Mundra develops a theme of the story?


By continuously refusing to do as she is told, she develops the theme that resistance is an effective means of protest.


By remaining silent when scolded by the older woman, she develops the theme that in times of conflict, the decision not to react may be safest.

By completing tasks that would be impossible for anyone else, she develops the theme that stubbornness may be a source of tremendous strength.


By ignoring the rejection of those around her, she develops the theme that despite the opinions of others, each person has something positive to offer.

What does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones do when she first meets the boy to establish herself as the stronger of the two?


She runs away from the boy.

She immediately gives up her purse and its contents to him.

She kicks him "right square in his blue-jeans sitter."

She robs the young boy.

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Writing Prompt: Write a response in which you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Teenagers are not responsible enough to drive when they are sixteen-years-old."

Student's Introduction: While some sixteen-year-olds may seem immature, most are just as responsible as adults. Many of us help take care of our homes, look after our younger siblings, and assist with other adult duties. Teenagers should be given more credit and trusted with bigger responsibilities.

Rewrite the student's introduction so that it contains stronger claims, which are related directly to the prompt

40 POINTS WILL PICK BRAINLEST NEED HELP ASAP!!!! Read the passage. The author's tone in paragraph 6 can best be described as one of A mourning. B anger. C despair. D celebration.

Does caged bird tell an entire story

Communities converted to Christianity because they

Why does the English language contain so many irregular spellings and unusual ways of forming words?
O A. The English language has so few words that there's no system for regular spelling and grammar
OB. The creators of the English language wanted to make it difficult to learn
C. Many other languages contributed to the formation of English
D. There's no known reason for the irregularity of English spelling and grammar

The article focuses on the physical harm that Jewish people and other groups in Europe suffered under the Nazis. What cultural and emotional effects do you think they also experienced? Use details from the article and your own inferences to develop a response. Please someone help me​

How does the King of Norway respond to his Nephew's plot against Denmark

Examples of human values are respect, acceptance, consideration, appreciation, listening, openness, affection, empathy and love towards other human beings. How does practicing or not practicing those values affect our relationships?

When you are asked to write a single paragraph, what should your
paragraph begin with? *
1 point
A:grabber to get the readers attention
B :athesis or claim that explains what the paragraph will be about
C:clear evidence of the facts that will answer the question
D:a connection to real life