To exhibit one’s work at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., would be a high point in any artist’s career; to receive such an honor at the age of fourteen is truly remarkable. Yet that was the age of the Chinese painter Wang Yani when her paintings were given their first American showing there in 1989. Hundreds of thousands of visitors came and were 1. __________ by her pictures of animals, birds, and landscapes. And in the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery, audiences were able to watch as Yani, barefoot and 2. __________ casually in shirt and denim shorts, walked on stage. With 3. __________ strokes of the brush, she produced works of art right before their eyes. She did so with total concentration, seemingly unaware of the onlookers.


If fourteen seems a young age to receive so much attention, consider this: Yani’s first exhibition, in her native China, was held when she was four! She has been working 4. __________ at her art since the age of two; that was when Wang Shi Chiang first became aware of his daughter’s interest in painting. Himself a well-known artist, he encouraged Yani by providing her with large sheets of paper, ink, and brushes. These are the traditional materials of Chinese painting. He never gave her a lesson and also discouraged her teachers at school from doing so. He believed such instruction would only 5. __________ her imagination and prevent her from expressing her feelings freely. His faith in his daughter’s 6. __________ talent was fully justified by her early success. In fact, Wang Yani’s fame soon 7. __________ her father’s fame.


Yani’s first subjects were monkeys. She became fascinated with their 8. __________ after a visit to the local zoo. She has painted hundreds of pictures of them. One of her favorites is thirty feet long and took her just four hours to complete. It shows 112 monkeys in various 9. __________, each with a different expression.


As she grew older, she became more 10. __________ and began painting other creatures such as birds, horses, and lions. Later, her style 11. __________. She broadened her range of subjects to include trees, flowers, and, especially, landscapes. Her interest in landscapes is not surprising, because Yani lives in a region of great natural beauty in southern China, with gently rolling hills, clear streams, and ancient temples. Not far away are the famous cone-shaped Guilin mountains. The mountains are often 12. __________ in mist and are a favorite subject of the young painter. Yani paints what she feels about what she sees rather than simply what she sees. In her paintings of the mountains, she tries to capture the feeling of 13. __________ that she experienced while visiting the scene.


She often begins by spilling ink onto the paper, a method known as po-mo. She follows this with a few 14. __________ strokes. Then she proceeds rapidly until the painting is completed, often in less than half an hour. Yani often includes an 15. __________ in Chinese characters as part of a painting. A typical one reads, “Autumn is a withering season for the trees, but the animals are happy.”


By the time she was sixteen, Yani had painted more than ten thousand pictures. Today, as an adult, she is still painting. Her work continues to grow and change. She finds new ideas in nature and in the changing world around her. She also finds them through singing and dancing. These are skills that she feels have helped with her painting. In a good painting, according to a Chinese saying, “the brush sings and in ink dances.”

use these words to fill in the blank, word are used only once: antic, attire, captivate, deft diligent, eclipse, evolve, innate, inscribe, posture, shroud, stifle, tentative, tranquil, versatile

Answer:

pila agarrar una o sino vas a perder el año wey

70 points What does mrs Bennett think of mr fitzwilliam Darcy

its raining outside.

not a question but I really liked this quote so I think you should take a moment to look at it as well :))
: If I had a mind today, I wouldn't have done what I did yesterday. But if I didn't do what I did yesterday, I wouldn't have a mind today
have a good day!!

I have been to the dentist many test, so I know the drill.
Which word is being utilized for its multiple meanings in the pun?
A. Times
B. Drill
C. Dentist
D. Been

WRITING TASK

National secrets are kept in order to protect the nation since they keep important information hidden from enemies while also protecting some citizens. However, some national secrets are kept to conceal frightening truths.

Weigh the claims on both sides, and then write an argumentative essay in your own words about whether or not it is important to keep national secrets and why.

Be sure to use evidence from BOTH texts in your argumentative essay. Write your answer in the space provided.

Before you write, be sure to:

think about ideas, facts, definitions, details, and other information and examples you want to use;
think about how you will introduce your topic and what the main topic will be for each paragraph;
develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the source texts;
be sure to identify the sources by title or number when using details or facts directly from the sources.
Now write your argumentative essay in the space provided. Be sure to:

introduce your claim;
support your claim with logical reasoning and relevant evidence from the texts;
acknowledge and address alternate or opposing claims;
organize the reasons and evidence logically;
use words, phrases, and clauses to connect your ideas and to clarify the relationships among claims, counterclaims, reasons, and evidence;
establish and maintain a formal style;
provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented; and
check your work for correct grammar, usage, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation.


Please use two line spaces (using the "enter" key twice) between each paragraph.

Which word in these sentences from the passage best demonstrates the author's tone?

I scrambled to find a flashlight only to discover that it would not turn on. Shaking it wildly, I soon realized that the batteries were dead.


dead

wildly

flashlight

realized

I will do anything if you do this for me PLEASE!!!


Write an argumentative paragraph that uses the claim that parents should encourage their children to play role-playing video games to build reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. Your paragraph should acknowledge the counterclaim and respond to it using only the most relevant and credible pieces of evidence, provided below.


Claim: Parents should encourage their children to play role-playing video games to build reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.


Counterclaim: Video games are less effective in building reading comprehension and critical thinking skills than reading for extended periods of time.


Evidence: A famous blogger says that he did better in school growing up because he played video games after school.


Evidence: Jamie Sanchez, a teacher, writes in her journal article that the standardized test scores of the students who play video games in her district are overall higher than those of students who do not play video games.


Evidence: Child psychologist Dr. Arnold Rickman tells a newspaper reporter that he found that his patients who play video games are more able to solve complex problems than patients who don't play video games.

How does the text MAINLY address the issue of the legality of Jefferson's purchase?

Choosing Effective Interview Questions
Which questions are most likely to produce interesting and detailed answers in an interview? Check all that apply

if you can tell me who this beautiful bean is and what anime you get brainlyest

What is Emerson saying in the following quotation: “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart, is true for all men – that is genius.”

What will happen if tax contain more of passive?​

what are the meaning of panalo song? ​

BRAINLIEST PLS

pretend to make an email to your teacher regarding some questions or comments you have about a lesson or an assignment.

rearrange the following
exercise / match / country / city/ capital / in / to / you / have / the / first / to / its .​

Im tired and vibin can ya answer this question (BRAINLIEST IF ANSWERED CORRECTLY)

Who is Triphena talking about when she makes the comment about "being trapped" after the men were talking about slaves running away? Do you think Lyddie is trapped?

How is The Giver a dystopia? (Claim, Evidence, Explanation, Restate claim format)

Choose the more poetic sentence of the pair of sentences. I see the snow fall past the corner light. o I see that it's snowing out.​

If may seem long but it’s not

Read the two texts and then answer the question.

HAIKU
Five dead leaves falling
upward onto the branches
of a bare oak tree

THE END OF WINTER
As I approached, I startled a group of sparrows that had been feeding in the grass, and they flew up to the safety of an old oak tree. It was still early enough in the year that the branches of the tree were bare. But the bird songs and the warm sun made me feel certain that winter was ending. As I watched, the sparrows dropped from their high perches and settled again in the grass to hunt for food. Like winter, I was just an interruption.

What part of the story does the poem focus on?

A.
The fact that it still looks like winter
B.
The ways you can see that spring is coming
C.
What the trees look like before they get their leaves
D.
What the sparrows look like flying up into the oak tree

white 2 sentences concise explanation of about the characteristics of quantitative research​

WILL MARK YOU AS BRAINLIST IF YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION FOR ME

What is the difference between protesting and rioting? Why do you think Just Us for Justice believes that protesting is better {from the book: The Hate U Give} ? What do you think is better?

A letter to your friend in another town telling him about the developmantal activities going on in your area

the author wrote the selection The Dinner Party to most likely to- and why

please, please help

3. Part A: Where does Hachiko go everyday?*
(5 Points)
Everyday, Hachiko goes to Kentaro's house.
Everyday, Hachiko goes to the train station.
Everyday, Hachiko goes to Mr. Kobayashi's house.
Everyday, Hachiko goes to the dog shelter.

Which change does Squeaky have at the end of "Raymond's Run"?
Question 3 options:
She feels respect for Gretchen Lewis.

She sees that Raymond is probably not going to make a very good runner.

She decides to forgive Mary Louise and Rosie. She realizes she is not the fastest runner.

Can someone please tell me ideas or examples for this, is an expository essay:))

Who think boss baby is inappropriate?

what does convention mean ? also put it in a sentence !! branlist i will give and extra points

"The Monkey's Paw," answer the following question with the best answer possible.

What is the effect of having a short falling action and resolution?

As a suspenseful story, everything is about the climax.
As a suspenseful story, everything is about what leads up to the climax.
As a suspenseful story, its form can fluctuate and change as needed.
As a suspenseful story, the plot revolves around good characterization, not form.

Choose the plural possessive noun that completes the sentence