Quickwrite 1: Some people assert that just one or two generations ago men and women
seemed to have more rigid codes for how to behave: for example, men could be loud and
assertive while women were expected to dress modestly and use a "feminine" voice. Do you
think these codes or "rules" for male and female behavior still hold true today? What codes or
"rules" apply to those who do not identify with one gender or the other? What experiences and
observations can you point to as support for your position?

Which idea about busy students in
Passage 1 MOST conflicts with the ideas in
Passage 2?
They may feel tense as a result of attempting
to do so many things.
They should take steps to avoid letting the
pressure get out of control.
They should always identify and avoid stress
if possible.
They should not expect too much of
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(2) Then, in the second half of the 19th century, a flood of immigrants began to arrive in America. Most of these newcomers came through the Ellis Island Immigration Station located in New York Harbor. Lacking the means or desire to move any farther, many of these immigrants settled where they landed—in New York City. Their large numbers overwhelmed an already crowded city. The streets became clogged with people and various types of streetcars vying for space on the roads. ​


Part A
In paragraph 2, why does the author include the fact that most immigrants coming to America came through the Ellis Island Immigration Station?​

A. to support a claim about how popular New York was at the time

B. to support a claim about how quickly New York's population increased

C. to support a claim about how superior New York's transportation system was at the time

D. to support a claim about how important it was for New York to have quick transportation out of the city

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For this assignment, you have options. Your essay should be first person, but you may choose to discuss and emphasize a variety of topics. By this, you may choose to write the paper however you see fit. But, your goal is relatively straightforward. Your essay should do two things

1) Offer a definition of literature. Explain what literature is, what it looks like (literally or figuratively).

2). Explain what literature does. Why do we consume literature? Why should we? What is the point of literature?

Something . . . something isn't quite right here, Andrew thought as he took one cautious step forward. He strained his eyes looking down the pitch-black hallway that lay before him. However, he saw nothing . . . nothing at all. Andrew tried to hear any movement down the hall. But he heard nothing . . . nothing at all. The stillness of the house disquieted him. Andrew took one more step into the darkness, and that darkness enveloped him. There was no way out . . . no way out at all.

How does the writer build tension within the passage?
A. by focusing the passage on one character.
B. by developing a slow, suspenseful pace.
C. by using a house as the passage's setting.
D. suspense.

Excerpt from Grandma's Piano Cait Caffrey 1Declan was going to spend the week at his grandmother's house. He sighed at the thought of it. He loved his grandmother, but he was sometimes very bored at her house. Her house was in the country and there were no other kids nearby to play with. Grandma didn't have a television, so Declan couldn't play video games. 2Grandma gave him a big hug when he arrived. "Hey, kiddo!" she said. "We're going to have some fun this week, aren't we?" 3Declan pretended to be excited and gave her a happy nod. He put his bag in the spare room and, with nothing else to do, he decided to explore the house. In paragraph 3. why does Declan pretend to be excited? es )) He loves spending the week at his Grandmother's house in the country B) He wants his grandmother to think he is happy to be there for the week He wants his grandmother to buy a television so he can play video games D) He wants his grandmother to let hizi invite his friends over so he won't be bored Literary Comprehension​

did they both reach the same temperature at the end​

What is the best definition of research?
Presenting an oral report on a subject
Looking up a word in the dictionary
Recalling personal experiences in detail
Studying a topic by looking at many different source

why does government spend more on education​

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Why is the organization cause important? Doing farmland protection

The moral of this story is putting another’s happiness above oneself. Which evidence from "The Lady, or the Tiger” best supports the conclusion that the princess’s choice will reflect this moral?

Her right arm lay on the cushioned parapet before her. She raised her hand, and made a slight, quick movement toward the right. No one but her lover saw her.
Would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of semi-barbaric futurity?
How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman, with her flushing cheek and sparkling eye of triumph. . . .
How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!

Which is the best way to paraphrase Nagaina’s answer to Nag’s question? Everything will be better when our eggs hatch. Our children are going to need an empty house to play in. When the house is emptied of people, the mongoose will leave and we will rule the garden. So long as the bungalow is empty, we are king and queen of the garden.

read the passage and then answer the question below. ​

J 22
Define the following terms:
2.2.1
Debt​

a summary for this reading

Select S if the sentence fragment is a subject (noun phrase) or P if it is a predicate (verb phrase).

the weary little boy
S
P

1. After the verdict, why do you think there is complete silence in the courtroom?

How does a Filipino teacher compare with a teacher in the ASEAN and Beyond?​

Which sentence correctly uses punctuation to separate coordinate adjectives?

The happy, fluffy dog wagged its tail.

The happy fluffy dog wagged its tail.

The happy fluffy, dog wagged its tail.

The happy, fluffy, dog wagged its tail.

Which story is most clearly an example of a frame narrative?
O A. A mother and father experience the same traumatic event, each
interpreting the event differently,
O B. Two siblings experience the same hurricane, the story shifting
between their different perspectives.
O C. The events of a heist gone wrong are told backward until the root
of the problem becomes clear.
D. An old woman tells the story of how she survived the Titanic,
where the action of the story occurs.​

Less cigarette smoke means healthier kids. Secondhand smoke is a trigger for asthma. Studies show that laws
banning smoking spare many asthmatic children from hospital visits. It suggests that smoke-free laws have even
greater health benefits than previously believed. Researchers in Scotland looked at hospital admissions for
children under age 15 who had experienced asthma attacks. They found that asthma emergencies declined
after
Scotland banned smoking in public. Other countries, such as Britain, France, and Germany, have smoking laws
now. Many restaurants, parks, and workplaces are smoke-free.
A) effective
B)hostile
C) incomplete
D) temporary

1. Biting your nails or shaking your leg describes what part of your personality.*
a. Actions
b. Feelings
c. Thoughts
d. Habits

1. In Kate Chopin's The Awakening (1899), protagonist Edna Pontellier is said to possess that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions."
Identify a character, from 1984, who conforms outwardly while questioning inwardly.
Then, write 1-2 paragraphs in which you analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work. Avoid mere plot summary

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14. Which of the following lines from Call of the Wild best supports one of the themes
A. “For the pride of trace and trail was his, and, sick unto death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.”
B. “He knew he was at last answering the call, running by the side of his wood brother toward the place from where the call surely came.”
C. “As twilight fell the old bull stood with lowered head, watching his mates—the cows he had known, the calves he had fathered, the bulls he had mastered—as they shambled on at a rapid pace through the fading light.”
D. “Here a yellow stream flows from rotted moose-hide sacks and sinks into the ground, with long grasses growing through it and vegetable mould overrunning it and hiding its yellow from the sun; and here he muses for a time, howling once, long and mournfully, ere he departs.”

15. Which of the following from The Call of the Wild most effectively conveys the development of Buck as a character?
A. Buck’s actions
B. Buck’s dialogue
C. others’ feelings about Buck
D. others’ dialogue about Buck

16. In The Call of the Wild, Buck did not fight back when Hal was beating him because
A. he did not have the strength.
B. he wanted to die so he didn’t have to go to Dawson.
C. he knew he deserved it because he had let down the team.
D. he had learned not to fight back against a human for any reason.

17. Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
To make sure the groceries would last the entire week, the troop leader gave each camper a daily ration of food.
A. meal
B. menu
C. expense
D. portion

18. Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
Some scientists contest that humans were not meant to be carnivorous.
A. scavengers
B. monogamous
C. meat-eaters
D. recessive

19. In The Call of the Wild, the man with the red sweater most likely represents
A. violence.
B. growing older.
C. Alaska’s gold rush.
D. lust for money and power.

Which of these statements is written using passive voice?

They earned about $1,000 at their fundraiser.
Their fundraising on Friday raised about $1,000.
They were given about $1,000 in the fundraiser.
Their hard work led them to $1,000 in donations.

Personal Narrative essay – 350 Words
There are times when we all wish, even if just for a moment, that we could be someone else for a day. Who would you choose to be for that day? What would you do? Think of some details of your day. Now write a story about what your day was like as that person.

In what year was the Declaration of Independence written is that a Statistical question or a Non-Statistical question

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?
A)
(Generally) I don't like it when people whisper in class.
B)
Geoffrey Chaucer (the Father of English poetry also was a member of
Parliament.
C
In the film, Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is a lawyer who takes down
an evil corporation.
D)
When I was a little girl possibly it was when I was only 10 or so) a
cottonmouth snake bit me.

please be honest, 100 points!

Explain how the number devil helps the author convince
readers that mathematics is fun.