First Steps
THE LANDING
As the lander hit, Maria drew a jagged breath, and her chest muscles clenched tight with anxiety. Captain Curran, the group leader, turned around and smiled at Maria and her five friends.
“All right,” he said with forced joviality. “Who wants to be the first of the generations born in space to set foot on a real planet?”
Maria waited for someone else to speak or raise their hand. Next to her, Allen just stared at the floor of the lander muttering, “Not me, not me.”
She glanced at Lily, who Maria had always known to be fearless, but Lily bit her lip and turned away. Javier looked positively gray, and the twins buried their faces in their hands. Someone would have to be first. Maria closed her eyes and took a few meditative breaths, waiting for someone else to volunteer, but the lander was silent.
FINDING COURAGE
The radio crackled to life. “Lander one, this is Mothership, do you copy?”
“Yes,” Captain Curran answered. “We’ve landed safely and are waiting to exit the lander, but there’s just a little…disagreement…over which pioneer wants to be the first to set foot on our new home.”
“Tell them there’s plenty for everyone to see, and they’re going to love it out there,” the voice on the radio responded. “I wish it were me instead of you; I miss the feel of real air on my face.”
Captain Curran flipped off the microphone. “You six have lived your entire lives in space, and it’s a great privilege to be the first of your generation to see a new planet. The others are watching; if you’re afraid, they’ll be afraid. Can’t any of you find the courage to set an example?”
Maria shifted uncomfortably in her seat and thought of her parents; they had traveled across the galaxy to find their family a new home, with clean air and good soil, and she knew this planet was for them. “I’ll do it, Captain,” she mumbled as she slipped out of her harness and rose out of her seat. Maria couldn’t shake the feeling of trepidation as she stood and watched the doors of the lander slide open.
A NEW WORLD
A burst of air hit Maria in the face. She scrunched up her nose as an unfamiliar assortment of odors hit her nostrils. Some smelled sweet, some disgusting, and some were just strange. There were never strange smells on the ship; everything was always the same there. What was it going to be like to live where things changed? The rest of the children gathered around the opening as she climbed down the ladder, and Maria tried to smile as she met their worried eyes. Then, suddenly, something crunched underneath her boots; she was standing on the surface of the planet, and it felt nothing like the smooth metallic halls that she’d known all her life.
Without letting go of the ladder, she turned around to look at the world around the lander. The soil was full of shapes and textures; there were some small, grainy pieces, then larger clumps that she could break with the toe of her boot. One piece was hard and smooth, and she let go of the ladder to pick it up. “Captain,” she called, “I think I’ve found a rock!”
The air was moving, and long, thin, green things bowed and danced. “Grasses,” Maria whispered to herself, remembering the videos in her science lessons. She let go of the ladder and took soft, slow steps and realized her arms and legs felt like they were full of lead. “Natural gravity,” she whispered to herself. She started to walk a little more quickly, getting used to the new sensation. She was doing what others had previously thought impossible—taking steps on a new world.
A creature with gossamer wings landed on her nose, and she crossed her eyes trying to get a good look at it. Something small and furry scurried across her feet as she spun in a slow circle. Inspired, she ran as fast as she could across the foreign soil; she’d never seen somewhere so big, and it was thrilling. Suddenly, a deep, low sound echoed around her.
“That’s the call of a hornbeast,” Captain Curran shouted from the bottom of the ladder. Maria glanced back and saw that he was helping her friends take tentative first steps in the new world. “Walk to your left a little, and there should be a stream—flowing water on the ground; they often go there to drink, the explorers say.”
She started to run in that direction and then paused. “Hurry up!” she yelled, unable to contain her enthusiasm. “Our new home is extraordinary!”
In “First Steps,” which theme is developed by Maria’s volunteering to leave the lander?
Great tasks can be accomplished by working as a team.
Taking unnecessary risks is foolish.
It takes courage to be the first to try something new.
Some things cannot be learned in school.
Answer:
It takes courage to be the first one to try something new. And also my name is Lily too!
Explanation:
Maria had to have courage to be the first one to step onto the new planet.
Answer:
It gives Maria the strength to be the first to leave the ship to explore the new planet.
Explanation:
it might be right but ill try it for the k12 first :)
If you know that lions are dangerous to people, and you read that lions are losing A. A/ A. habitat due to human settlements, what inference should you make?
B. Humans are giving the lions diseases.
C. Humans are killing or driving away the lions from their settlements.
D. Lions are running away from humans.
E. Lions will go extinct soon.
Answer:
the answer is C
Explanation:
Which of the following statements BEST describes the tone of "The Pasture"?
A
It is like a teacher talking to other teachers.
B
It is like a man considering his life.
C
It is like a boy writing a list of chores.
D
It is like a father talking to his son.
help me with my questin and ill help u with urs
Choose online media sources from the list below. Select all that may apply.
podcast
website
ebook
movie
documentary
blog
book
What do you have to pay attention to when it comes to the nuances of words as a reader?(1 point) the context the metaphors the audience the definitions
Answer:
In my opinion, it's context
When it comes to the subtleties of language, we must consider the context. As a result, choice (A) is the appropriate response.
What is context?The words and social circumstances that surround a spoken word or passage, as well as the text in which it occurs and which influences its interpretation, are all elements of context (language).
Context is defined as the environment in which a written work is situated. The intended message is given meaning and clarity by context. A literary work's contextual hints build a rapport between author and reader and help the reader comprehend the writing's purpose and general direction better.
Authorial context, also known as biographical context, socio-historical context, philosophical context, literary context, and critical context are the various forms of context.
Hence, option (A) is the accurate answer.
Learn more about context, from:
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1. Explain Chloe’s first hypothesis in your own words. Do you agree or disagree?
2. Explain the meaning of “athletic ability exists in inverse proportion to intelligence”.
3. What does the expression “you’ve been riding the gravy train longer” mean?
for ungifted
Before you read pages 32–69, predict what will happen next for Há and her family
. Now that you have finished reading pages 32–69, confirm or modify
your prediction using evidence from the text.
Answer:
Find the solution set of the inequality:
8x+2 > 348x+2>34
Explanation:
Do you think the Pearl by John Steinbeck would have had a different ending if Kino had been an 'educated' man.
_____ are open-ended questions that elicit discussions on an idea or issue.
a. literal questions
b. interpretive questions
c. universal questions
d. evaluative questions
Answer:c
Explanation:c
A push factor is an aspect of a country that might “push” people away. Push factors can be based on the environment, culture, economy and/or politics. Environmental push factors include severe weather and natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes. War and unstable governments are examples of political push factors while unemployment, or lack of jobs, is an economic push factor. In Syria, terrible drought from 2006 to 2009 led thousands of farmers to move in search of work.
What kind of push factor was the drought?
A. environmental and economic
B. environmental and political
C. political and economic
D. political only
Answer:
Environmental and economic
Explanation:
Which type of sentence is this?
Artichokes, which originated in the Mediterranean, are now grown in the United States, almost exclusively in California.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
Answer:
I dont know
Explanation:
compound complex
May someone please help me do this by midnight.
Situational irony: what happens is the exact _______________ of what is _______________.
Answer:
what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected .
Explanation:
Answer:
Exact OPPOSITE of what is EXPECTED OR INTENDED.
Explanation:
FAST HELP ASAP 20 POINTS
Which of the following is a key characteristic of a thesis statement in a research paper?
A. offers a final thought
B. states an opinion
C. supports a topic sentence
D. answers an essential question
Answer:
B. States an opinion
Explanation:
A) is incorrect you want to save that for the very end when you restate your thesis in conclusion.
C) is incorrect. You support your topic sentences in your middle body paragraphs.
D) is incorrect because your answers to any questions should and will be in the BODY of your essay not your very beginning statement.
Answer:
D. Answers an essential question
Explanation:
That's what I got instead of B
What do you have to pay attention to when it comes to the nuances of words as a reader?(1 point) the context the metaphors the audience the definitions
Which of the following is NOT an example of an informational text?
A. story told from the point of view of a dog
B. newspaper story about an important event
C. biographical sketch
D. magazine article on the science of earthquakes
What is the most challenging thing that you have ever done?
Reflect on you. Make sure your answer is in sentence form, with a capital letter and the proper punctuation.
Answer:
First you have to think of the most challenging thing youve ever done, here is a sentence starter: The most challenging thing i have ever done was...
Explanation: Example the most challenging thing i have ever done was when i ran in a had to overcome my fear of snakes.
How does paragraph 6 impact the development of ideas in the text? WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST IF RIGHT
Question 3 options:
It demonstrates why the survivors elected Nicolich as the official leader of the group.
It informs how the survivors of the crash relied on each other for moral support.
It paints the people in the search party as cruel for abandoning their search.
It shows that the survivors should not be criticized for resorting to cannibalism to survive.
Answer:
Explanation:
so you no need help on this? okay....
Secret garden choice board pls i will give brainiest
.-Write a future letter from Mary Lennox to Colin, or vice versa . Allow Mary or Colin to explain his/ her experience as it happened in the book and then tell that else happens to her/ him in life after the story.
2.-Epilogue Article-write a news article about Mary or Colin from a date 10, 20 or 30 years after the end of the story. Explain what has happened to the main character. What is adult Mary or Colin like. What has happened to her/ him and what are her/ his interests?
3.-Wordsmith- For each chapter, write a 6 word summary. Choose your words carefully so they have maximum impact.
4.-Conversationalist – Write a series of letters, emails or texts between Mary and Colin. Include details from the beginning, middle and end of the story. Write from the characters’ point of view and use words that he or she might use.
5.-Artist - Design a new book cover. Consider an important scene from the novel. Imagine how you visualize it and create this scene as the new book cover. Include specific details, the title and author. Write a summary to include on the back cover.
6.-Social Media Butterfly – Create a profile of a character in the book. Use to create your FakeBook profile. Include specific examples relating to her/ his life and character traits, and add some “friends” and “stories” to the page.
Fakebook (classtools.net)
7.-Actor/ Actress – Write and perform a monologue as if you are one of the main characters. Use specific details from the novel. Record your presentation of the monologue and upload it.
Costumes, props and accents highly encouraged!
8.-Re- write the climax- or ending of the story from another character’s point of view. What details would be different? How would this character’s traits affect the perspective of the events?
9.-Personify an object- from The Secret Garden and have it tell the story from its point of view. What “secret” information would this object know? Write a summary including the main events of the story.
you only have to do three
Answer:
At the beginning of the novel, Colin is so sickly he cannot get out of bed. He keeps the curtains closed and believes the light will make him worse. All he does all day is lie in bed and cry and complain. After becoming friends with Mary (and later Dickon), however, he changes. He learns to run and play outside. He realizes he is not sick like he has always believed. He becomes kinder to others and becomes truly happy.
Mary also changes greatly as a result of her friendship with Colin and Dickon. At the start of the novel, Mary is mean and unkind. She is rude to others and has no friends. Once she makes friends, however, she begins to change. She makes attachments to others and comes to love Martha and Dickon. She loves to play with others and helps Colin reach his full potential.
Friendship changed the both of them. Once lonely and unhappy, they are happy and fulfilled by the end of the book.
Explanation:
Think about the types of media discussed in this lesson. What strategies for persuasion could be used to convince someone to act or believe something?
Coupons
Emotional appeal
Boring images
Fear-based images
Descriptive language
PLS GET THIS CORRECT IA M DOING A QUIZ!
Choose the verb that agrees with the indefinite pronoun.
Everyone, including the parents, ______ yelling when the game ended.
was
were
Answer:
Im pretty sure the answer is were
Do you keep a diary or journal of your own? Do you think it was good for her diary to be published? Why or why not? Please write 7 sentences.
Answer:
hope this helps
Explanation:
I think it is a good idea to having a journal or notebook to write your feelings in. Yes i have one, (don't use it very often tho lol) but it relieves me of taking it out on someone else. When you jot your feelings down and don't take them out on other people, it saves drama and confusion.A journal is also good because it is a safe keep. Instead of telling somebody your mad, you can be mad at them in secret. A diary is meant to be for you and yourself only because it is YOUR feelings. Therefore having a diary/ journal is a good thing to have.
Paula has 4 bananas. She wants to divide each of them into 1/8 sections. How many 1/8's are there in 4 bananas?
Answer:
32
Explanation:
Hope this helps!
Which statement best evaluates how well this narrative establishes a clear focus?
Answer:
hi im lonely
Explanation:
ty for the poem<3333
Answer:
heh lol.............
here are the trait's:)
Answer: did u see. Is this okay
Explanation:
According to “Can You Own Land in Outer Space?” is it legal for individuals to own land in space at the present time? Cite text evidence in your response.
Answer:
No
Explanation:
An example of a recurring or repeating idea in the text is ...
A.
If you break your goals down into little steps, you can get to the top of your own Everest.
B.
On Mount Washington, as with all of his climbing adventures, Jordan was accompanied by his father.
C.
Jordan, accompanied by his dad and stepmom, became the youngest person at age 10 to scale the 19,341-foot African peak, Kilimanjaro.
D.
Peak 7, Mount Everest, followed on May 2, 2010.
Answer:
C. I'm so sorry if I got it wrong
How does the setting of the drive-in movie theater in chapter 2 of The Outsiders, as well as the characters of Cherry and Marcia, help develop the character of Ponyboy
Answer: To use the calculator: Enter the corresponding values into the boxes below and ... to and add to. i) In a quadratic equation in the form ax2 bx c 0, if.
Explanation:
Which word has a similar meaning to the word construct as used in the phrase "construct meaning"?
teach
emphasize
build
learn
Answer:
build
Explanation:
when you are constructing meaning you are creating/building/crafting a meaning
teach and emphasize don't fit because that would mean the meaning is already complete
and learn doesn't make sense so we're left with build which makes sense
hope this helps chu <3
WILL MAKE BRAINLIEST REALLY NEED THIS PLEASE IM AWARDING 100 POINTS
1. In two paragraphs, describe your service project. Include details about the project’s
execution from start to finish. Describe what you did, where your service project took place, who was involved, and what the
outcome was. (10 points)
2. Describe how the project was similar to or different from the ideas presented in your original proposal. What accounts for
some of the differences? (5 points)
3. Explain what you felt was successful about this project. (2 points)
4. What were some aspects of the project that you found to be challenging? (2 points)
5. If you were given the opportunity to do this project again, what would you do differently? Explain why you would change these
aspects of the project. (5 points)
6. Explain your reaction to this project. What did you learn during its completion? Would you be interested in completing similar
projects again in the future? Why or why not? (5 points
1) My service project is to collect canned goods and other non perishable items for homeless/hungry people in shelters. Around 9 million people die of hunger and hunger-related diseases every year (2017 estimate), and every little bit people can spare helps giving back to people in need. According to Oxfam.org, corona virus could lead to a starvation pandemic, up to 12,000 people per day could die from hunger linked to the social and economic impacts.
That is why my cause is so important. My service includes walking around my neighborhood collecting canned and boxed food, as well as donations to my chosen organization. I would then donate all the food I raise in my organizations their preferred manner, whether its by drop off or I give it to them directly. The outcome would just help the community a little bit, and give back to people who most likely have another side to their story.
^^I just winged it so I hope it suffices ; p your class sounds boring as heck