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Read the novel excerpt.

Superhero 101: A Family Secret

Trace knew he would have to try to explain to his grandmother why he had missed her birthday party. He was dreading the conversation and the lie that he would inevitably have to tell. He thought telling her the truth would only open a Pandora’s box. He rang the doorbell, and his grandmother answered right away, like she had been waiting for him. He had called and told her he would try to come by sometime that day, but he had not given her a precise time.

She greeted him warmly, and he followed her into the kitchen where she had her customary jar of fresh-baked cookies ready for his indulgence. His grandmother was endearingly predictable. She had a daily routine and rarely deviated from it. Trace thought that given her lifestyle and penchant for routine and order, there was no way she would ever understand his life as Beetleman. He hated that he had no choice but to lie to his grandmother, whom he loved so much.

They sat at the kitchen table. His grandmother poured him an ice-cold glass of milk and filled a plate with her delicious chocolate chip cookies. Before he had a chance to apologize, his grandmother spoke. “Trace, I’m glad you called and came by today. I know you’re upset about missing my birthday party, but before you say anything about it, there is something I want to show you,” she said.

She went to a drawer and retrieved what appeared to be a large bracelet cuff made of silver. She handed it to Trace. He looked at it carefully. His grandmother moved his hands and pointed to something inscribed on the inside of the bracelet. “Look at this. It's what I wanted you to see,” she said as Trace read the words “Family First.” His heart sank when he read those words and recounted all the times that he had to sacrifice time with his family for his secret life.

His grandmother noticed his dejected expression. “Trace, I didn’t show you this to make you feel bad about your choices. I know that they aren’t always yours to make. This cuff belonged to your grandfather. He had those words inscribed because they are what kept him going and allowed him to make those same tough choices.”

Trace stared at this grandmother. What was she saying? His grandfather was a superhero too?

She continued, “Your grandfather loved helping people, just like you do. That’s where you got your gift—from him. Many times he had to miss family parties and outings because of his calling. But I always knew he did it for us—family first.”

Trace was astounded. He’d had no idea that his grandfather was a superhero; now he realized that he no longer had to lie to his grandmother. His parents had died when he was very young, and his grandparents had raised him. He recalled his grandfather missing his 10th birthday party and how upset and angry he had been at his grandfather. He had cried himself to sleep that night, wrongly thinking that he was not important to his grandfather.

Trace looked at the bracelet carefully, realizing that to him, it was as precious as the Hope diamond. He glanced up at his grandmother.

“His love for his family was his kryptonite,” his grandmother continued. “The only time he was weak was when you or I were in danger. He couldn’t bear the thought of anything happening to us after what happened to your parents.”
In “Superhero 101: A Family Secret,” Trace misses his grandmother's birthday party and visits her to apologize.

How does this incident provoke Trace's grandmother to make a decision?


She shows Trace the bracelet and reveals that his grandfather was a superhero.

She insists that Trace follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and adopt his motto.

She wonders if Trace wants to continue to be a superhero like his grandfather.

She reveals the truth about his parents' deaths.

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Answer 1

Answer:

a

Explanation:

Answer 2

answer: D

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Which is the correct punctuation ?

• Senator Schwartz I believe is the best
candidate, for the office.
• Senator Schwartz, I believe, is the best
candidate for the office.
•Senator Schwartz, I believe is the best
candidate for the office.
•Senator Schwartz I believe is the best
candidate for the office.
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Answer:

The second option "Senator Schwartz, I believe, is the best

candidate for the office." is correct

Explanation:

Two commas are needed or else the sentence sounds wonky

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The second option is right

Part B: which two quotes best support the answer to part a?

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Answer:

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2. Which word best replaces “prodding” in the selection above?
A. Slicing
B. Skewering
C. Poking
D. Mashing

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I believe it’s C. Poking

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Write an informative essay on the topic of immigration. Your essay will use research to describe the changes and challenges that today's immigrant children experience.

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Answer:

The changing environments throughout the ages have caused the movement of thousands of families out of their homelands. Whether forced to make such decisions or doing so by their own desires, all immigrants have had to survive the physical and psychological challenges encountered along the way. To speak about the experiences of all these different people using the same ideas and examples would be quite inaccurate. They all, however, had to live through similar situations and deal with similar problems. Many of them succeeded and found the better future they were looking for. Many others found only hardship and experienced the destruction of their hopes and dreams. All of them were transformed.…show more content…

Many immigrants feel the same way about the things they leave. I know I did when I left my home country of Bulgaria. My parents were hoping to provide my brother and me with a brighter future by moving to the US, the country where anything is possible, or so everyone said. It was 1998 and I was thirteen. I still remember the day we left and how hard it was for my whole family. Through tears, I said goodbye to all my relatives and friends whom I cherished and loved. I felt as if the whole world was closing up in me. I was being taken away from everything I knew and everything I loved. The cool breeze of that autumn day rushed through me as if foreshadowing a hard and cold future. The moment came for us to get on the plane. I wanted to stop time and run away, back to everything I knew. But that was impossible; the choice of turning back did not exist. As I was going up the stairs of the plane, I looked around at the airport and its surroundings. I looked and saw the warmth and light of the familiar places. I took a deep breath of the air around me, knowing it was the last time I could sense it, and went in. It really was hard for but are not limited to age, level of skill, gender, economic class, language(s) spoken, and ethnic origin. It can be said that different groups of people faced drastically different challenges in the world of work; however, some of these challenges are more common within more groups of people than just one. Without a doubt, all Americans faced economic and social issues during this time because of corporate corruption and the lack of laws and programs that protected families from being overworked

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in a story with an implied theme, the theme is ____.

A.) inferred from text clues.
B.) identical to the story’s topic
C.) stated directly at the start
D.) summarize as a moral

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Answer:

B

Explanation:

because a theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative. Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's thematic concept is what readers "think the work is about" and its thematic statement being "what the work says about the subject".

Answer:

B.) identical to the story’s topic

Select the three nouns After many years of war, peace finally came

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Answer:

Years, war, peace.

Explanation:

To keep it simple, a noun is a person, place, or thing. These all fit into this catagory.

Which statement is a theme in Antigone?

It is wise to speak before taking action.

At times, one must hide the truth to do what is right.

Great leaders listen to the advice from others.

One can both feel afraid and act bravely.

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Answer:

B

Explanation:

At times, one must hide the truth to do what is right.

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The Antigone play has the theme for hiding the truth to pursue what is right.

What is Antigone?

Antigone is the play written by Sophocles in 441 BC. The play was found to be tragedy story after of post Civil war period.

The theme of the play was based on the steps that made the fate and the free will. There was the message that depicts that it is important to have wisdom to be happy.

The theme of the play is given as it is wise to hide the truth in order to do what is right. Thus, option B is correct.

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Human being becoming slaves of modern technology​

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Answer:

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Which of these sentences correctly uses coordinate adjectives

A my brother loves to ride his bike on slippery, mountain roads

B my brother loves to ride his bike on crooked, dirt roads in the mountains

C my brother loves to ride his bike on steep, winding roads in the mountains

D my brother loves to ride his bike on hidden, mountain roads.

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Answer: C my brother loves to ride his bike on steep, winding roads in the mountains

Explanation:

Coordinate adjectives simply refers to when two or more adjectives are used in describing thesame noun. They're typically separated by commas, and modify same noun in a sentence.

The option that correctly uses coordinate adjectives is option C "my brother loves to ride his bike on steep, winding roads in the mountains".

The most exciting part of the plot

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Answer:

The most exciting part of the plot is the climax :)

Explanation:

What is Obama main purpose in the excerpt from his inaugural address

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Explanation:

The central theme of president obama's inaugural address was a call to restore responsibility — both in the terms of accountabiliy in Washington and the responsibility of ordinary people to get involved. Obama's address didn't have memorable sound bite phrase.

The theater club a team meeting to discuss fund raisers when one of the members ask about what play will perform this year. Where should their question go?

A. Parking lot
B. Agenda
C. Action item

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Agenda
( I MIGHT BE WRONG )

A student is writing an essay which argues that gender inequality is no longer a concern in the American workplace. Which source of information would be BEST for the student to use to support their argument?

•social media posts from men and women
•newspaper articles with workplace diversity statistics
•interview men and women working in similar professions
•editorial written by a CEO of a major corporation

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Answer:

Interview men and women working in similar professions

Explanation:

Write 2 paragraphs that explain how Krimsky continues to structure his
essay to persuade readers of the vital role of free media within a democracy. How effective is this structure
in conveying Krimsky's ideas in a convincing way?

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Answer:

explains how Krimsky continues to structure his essay to persuade readers of the vital role of free media within a democracy. How effective ..

Callie read the following information on the NASA website while researching for a report on Mars.
NASA’s senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is examining rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater for signs that they may have been either transported by a flood or eroded in place by wind.
Those scenarios are among the possible explanations rover-team scientists are considering for features seen just outside the crater rim’s crest above “Perseverance Valley,” which is carved into the inner slope of the rim.
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/mars-rover-opportunity-on-walkabout-near-rim
Which of the following is the best way for Callie to accurately include some of this information in her report while avoiding plagiarism?
Select one:

There are many possible scenarios and explanations for why there are certain features that Mars rovers examine on the inner slope of the rim.

NASA’s senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is looking at rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater.

Opportunity is examining features just outside the crater rim’s crest.

NASA’s rover-team scientists are considering whether wind or flood erosion created rock features at the edge of Endeavour Crater on Mars.

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Answer:

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If you were an athletic trainer and you are in a football match and suddenly the running back got an injury in his hip, and is in the ground in so much pain, what would you do? And what you should not do?

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Answer:

I would assess the injury and call an ambulance. I would not allow him to move as to not injure it more and I wouldn't allow him to play.

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Create ONE COMPOUND sentence with an appositive phrase.

Chocolate is the best Halloween candy.
Snickers are the most popular candy.
Peggy doesn’t like them.

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Answer:

Based on popular opinion, chocolate is the best Halloween candy, Snickers being the most popular of them, but, unfortunately, Peggy doesn't like them.

Explanation:

Chocolate is the best Halloween candy and Snickers are the most popular among them ,but Peggy doesn't like them

Note:-

The group of words which make a sense is called sentence

It's if three types

SimpleCompoundComplex

prices at the mall were outrageous,______considerably higher than at other shopping centers.

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This question is missing the options. I have found the complete question online. We are supposed to fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or phrase:

Prices at the mall were outrageous,______, considerably higher than at other shopping centers.

A. or at least

B. in other words

C. not to say

Answer:

Prices at the mall were outrageous, A. or at least, considerably higher than at other shopping centers.

Explanation:

"Or at least" is used when we add similar information to what has already been said, but not identical. It is as if we are rethinking what we said and specifying it better, being careful to not exaggerate.

For example: "He hates ice cream, or at least I think he does, because he never has ice cream when he is with me." "Or at least" was used in the sentence to explain why I think he hates ice cream and to show that maybe the first piece of information was an exaggeration.

This is the best phrase to use in the sentence given in the question. The speaker first says the prices are outrageous, be then he thinks again and uses "or at least" to show that the prices are higher than in other malls. Perhaps they were not outrageous after all.

Match each part of the word expedite with the term to show its place in the​

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Answer:

ex : prefix ped: root ite: suffix

Explanation:

Prefix means before. Root doesn't have a prefix or suffix attached to it. But it can have one added to modify the word. Ped is a common root word from greek meaning foot. Ped = Foot.

Suffix is a word that can be added at the end. Suffix = ite.

Also is this for Ape'

Mom had to __heat the oven before she could bake the cake.

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Answer:

Pre

Explanation:

They is supposed to be a suffix as to she had to preheat it

What was the cause of each of these women’s breast cancer from the story one breasted women

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Explanation:

Democratic Republic, see Ostalgie.

Bone pain (also known medically by several other names) is pain coming from a bone. It occurs as a result of a wide range of diseases and/or physical conditions and may severely impair the quality of life.[1]

Bone pain belongs to the class of deep somatic pain, often experienced as a dull pain that cannot be localized accurately by the patient. This is in contrast with the pain which is mediated by superficial receptors in, e.g., the skin. Bone pain can have several possible causes ranging from extensive physical stress to serious diseases such as cancer.[2][3]

Which statement best evaluates the purpose of the Flynn Effect graph?

Answer choices for the above question

A. The author included the graph to show that global IQ has sometimes decreased.

B. The author included the graph to show that global IQ has always climbed at the same steady pace.

C. The author included the graph to illustrate the point made in the text that intelligence around the world is increasing.

D. The author included the graph to show that intelligence is related to how much television people watch.

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Answer:

The author included the graph to show that global IQ has always climbed at the same steady pace.

Explanation:

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Choose the words that use the suffix -sion.


permission
superstition
institution
creation
hypertension

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Answer:

permission

hypertension

Explanation:

superstition

institution

creation

end in the suffix -tion

1. How is a subjective historical account different from an objective historical account?
Subjective writing includes fewer details than objective writing.
Subjective writing includes a description of a personal experience.
Subjective writing is affected by the writer's personal beliefs and opinions.
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Answer:

Subjective writing is affected by the writer’s personal beliefs and opinions.

Explanation:

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The subjective historical account different from an objective historical account is :

C) Subjective writing is affected by the writer’s personal beliefs and opinions.

"Subjective Writing"

The subjective historical account different from an objective historical account is a Subjective writing is affected by the writer’s personal beliefs and opinions.

Subjective information or composing is based on individual conclusions, translations, focuses of see, feelings and judgment.

It is regularly considered ill-suited for scenarios like news announcing or choice making in trade or legislative issues.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

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Who was the real first president of the United States?​

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Answer:

GEORGE WASHINGTON

Explanation:

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Which sentence below is punctuated correctly?
It is time to register for classes?It is time to register, for classes?Is it time to register for classes?Is it time to register? for classes?

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Answer:

Is it time to register for classes?

Explanation:

It is time to register for classes is not a question, It is time to register, for classes should not have a question mark or a comma, Is it time to register? For classes? is 2 sentences broken up from 1 sentence so that leaves out Is it time to register for classes? Hope this helps!

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

WHEN THE UPROAR OVER HERO'S
INFIDELITY IS OVER, NO ONE SEEMS
UPSET WITH MARGARET'S BEHAVIOR
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?

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Because they don’t put much attention to her they don’t fine her cool

Both Beowulf and Grendel
A. Or epic poem Written and 100 of years ago
B. Tell the story of grendels encounters with humans
C. Are written in first person point of you
D. Show the reader grendels perspective on events

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Answer:

d

Explanation:

FOR 100 POINTS
In one sentence, explain why it is useful to skim a source and view text features BEFORE reading the text itself?

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Answer:

it gives you a good idea of what the text is about, which is useful to reading comprehension.

Explanation:

Read the passage on the left to answer the following questi 10) Which is the BEST statement of theme for this passage A) Believing in your abilities makes you stronger . B) A single person can produce real change ) Reading is the key to knowledge . D ) Always follow your dreams

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Answer:

A

Explanation:

bcz it will support you to do work

Answer:

A

Explanation:

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