Read the sentence. Because Cory is so forgetful, his mother was skeptical that he would remember to take his signed permission slip to school. What does skeptical mean?

I need to write the thesis statement of my research paper. Be sure to write it in one or two complete sentences. my research topic is Why are ideas of love, friendship, and marriage the subject of many Shakespearean sonnets, such as 30, 55, and 116?

20 POINTS!!!!!

Read the paragraph

Other ships might have come to the rescue of the Titanic if not for communication errors. For some reason, the Titanic did not immediately receive help from other ships. For example, the Californian could have come to the assistance of the sinking vessel. Some reports suggest that the Californian’s radio operator was not on duty to hear the distress signals.

Which of the following is the paragraph’s topic sentence?
A) For example, the Californian could have come to the assistance of the sinking vessel
B) For some reason, the Titanic did not immediately receive help from other ships
C) Some reports suggest that the Californian’s radio operator was not on duty to hear the distress signals
D) Other ships might have come to the rescue of the Titanicif not for communication errors.

ich detail from Gilgamesh: A New English Version best illustrates a challenging journey?
The two men travel a thousand miles at a time before they stop for the night.
Gilgamesh makes an offering to the mountain and asks for a favorable dream.
Gilgamesh dreams that an enormous mountain falls on him and Enkidu.
The two men can hear the roar of Humbaba as they get to the Cedar Forest.

PLEASE ANSWER!

A Three-Point Turn

Chapter 1

"You know, hardly anyone ever needs to do a three-point turn anymore," said Justin, trying to help Becky calm down.

"Oh, so it's not a useful skill AND I am probably going to fail the driving test because I can't do it anyway," Becky said, raising her voice for emphasis. "That should make me feel like a million bucks when I flunk."

Justin was riding with Becky so she could take her driving test. He had volunteered for the job because he thought she would be less nervous with him than with their mom, but so far, he wasn't sure he was making any difference.

"Slow down, your turn is coming up here," he said, looking ahead.

"I know, I know," she replied, "I've been here before remember—the last time I flunked."

Justin was pretty sure if he had let her miss the turn, things would only have deteriorated further, but he wasn't sure he was fond of being the scapegoat for Becky's anxiety.

"Listen, you need to take a few deep breaths," he said, hoping he could help her at least relax a bit. "Being nervous won't help you with the three-point turn or anything else you have to do. Hey, did you just take that turn without your turn signal on?" This was going to be harder than he thought.

"Stop yelling at me," Becky replied, clearly frustrated, "I can't concentrate."

"Look, you need to stop and get yourself together here," Justin started. "It is not just about passing the driving test. I don't want to get in an accident, so pull into that parking lot."

Becky drove into the office building's parking lot where Justin was pointing. Justin knew they were less than a mile from the licensing office, and if she continued in this condition, he'd be having this same discussion three months from now when she tried the test again for the third time.

"You need to get a grip," he started after she put the car in park, "because you have studied and practiced driving all year. You know this stuff inside and out, backwards and forwards. What are you so nervous about?"

"I don't know, I don't know," Becky wailed, resting her head on the steering wheel. "I just get so tired of failing."

Listening quietly as Becky sobbed, Justin realized this was about much more than a driving test. He also knew if he didn't find a way to help Becky things would just get worse.

Chapter 2

Justin took a deep breath and collected his thoughts. Becky was an unbelievably consistent straight-A student. It was Justin who got the bad grades in school, and Justin who had to repeat every math class he'd ever taken. It was Justin who wished he could get the grades Becky got. Some things came easier for Justin: He was athletic, handy with tools, and good at making the best of whatever life threw at him. Mom called him her "lemons into lemonade" kid. But for the most part, Becky succeeded easily, whereas Justin had to work and work to just get a passing grade.

Rather than having Becky catalogue all the things she supposedly "failed" at, Justin decided to try an alternative approach, one that wouldn't remind him of all the ways he had failed.

"Okay, Becky, let's assume for a moment you fail this test again. What is the worst thing that could happen?" he asked.

"I would be the oldest kid at school without a license and be humiliated," she replied. Justin thought he heard a bit of panic in her voice but continued with his plan.

"Yes, but won't we still have to drive to school together for at least one more year anyway?" he asked.

"Yes, but..." she started.

"And who will know, if you don't tell anyone except your friends, that you don't have your license? You know Mom can't afford another car just for you, right?"

"Yes," she said quietly.

"So what difference does it make, really," he said. "Another three months to wait in the grand scheme of your life doesn't seem like all that long, right?"

"I suppose not," she said.

Justin could tell she was breathing more slowly now. "Besides," he said, "I would miss all the practice driving with you," and for good measure he reached over and pinched her arm.

"Ow," she said, hitting back at him, "that hurt."

"So let's go do this, okay?

"Okay," she said. Becky cranked up the car, backed slowly out of the parking spot and drove up to the parking lot's exit. Justin noticed, as they waited for the traffic to clear, that she had remembered the turn signal.

Which comparison is correct?

Chapter 1 ends as the rising action is completed. Chapter 2 ends with the story's climax.
Chapter 1 ends when the plot is nearing its climax. Chapter 2 ends with the resolution of the story.
Chapter 1 ends when the conflict is resolved. Chapter 2 ends with a new conflict.
Chapter 1 ends with description and exposition. Chapter 2 ends with the climax of the action.

Which statement is true?

A.
Epics, but not myths, reflect the culture in which they are written.

B.
Epic heroes typically have flawed characters and questionable ethics.

C.
Myths have heroes, but epics do not.

D.
The cultural context of a myth concerns the customs and concerns of the culture that produced it.

Known for his narrative poems set in New England locales, Robert Frost may seem like a simple poet. Many people young and old can relate to his oft-read verse, including "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," "The Road Not Taken," and "Mending Wall." A second or third reading of Frost’s poems reveal, however, that his poetry is far from simple. Frost creates poems that are just as complex as they are accessible to the everyday reader. The effect is that they’re deceptively simple.

"Mending Wall," published in 1914, is a perfect example of this. Frost's lines read easily on the surface. This belies how masterfully crafted the formal lines really are. This poem is about two neighbors' springtime ritual of repairing a stone wall that has been damaged both by the natural forces of winter and deliberately by hunters. The poem’s famous saying, "Good fences make good neighbors," is quoted in many different contexts.

The poem’s first line, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall," shows from the beginning that Frost’s lines have a formal purpose. The lines have a literal meaning, but this meaning is reinforced by the way Frost constructed the lines. Frost’s use of inversion, wherein he writes the line in a turned-around way as he does instead of saying the more natural sounding, "There is something that doesn't love a wall," creates a sense of mystery and questioning, just as the first line of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" does: "Whose woods these are I think I know."

What type of essay is this?

A)expository
B)descriptive
C)narrative
D)persuasive

A Dark Brown Dog by Stephen Crane (excerpt)
After a time, a little dark-brown dog came trotting with an intent air down the sidewalk. A short rope was dragging from his neck. Occasionally he trod upon the end of it and stumbled. He stopped opposite the child, and the two regarded each other. The dog hesitated for a moment, but presently he made some little advances with his tail. The child put out his hand and called him. In an apologetic manner the dog came close, and the two had an interchange of friendly pattings and waggles. The dog became more enthusiastic with each moment of the interview, until with his gleeful caperings he threatened to overturn the child. Whereupon the child lifted his hand and struck the dog a blow upon the head. This thing seemed to overpower and astonish the little dark-brown dog, and wounded him to the heart. He sank down in despair at the child's feet. When the blow was repeated, together with an admonition in childish sentences, he turned over upon his back, and held his paws in a peculiar manner. At the same time with his ears and his eyes he offered a small prayer to the child. He looked so comical on his back, and holding his paws peculiarly, that the child was greatly amused and gave him little taps repeatedly, to keep him so. . . . One day, however, the father of the family got quite exceptionally drunk. He came home and held carnival with the cooking utensils, the furniture and his wife. He was in the midst of this recreation when the child, followed by the dark-brown dog, entered the room. They were returning from their voyages. . . . The head of the family saw him at this moment. He gave a huge howl of joy, and knocked the dog down with a heavy coffee-pot. The dog, yelling in supreme astonishment and fear, writhed to his feet and ran for cover. The man kicked out with a ponderous foot. It caused the dog to swerve as if caught in a tide. A second blow of the coffee-pot laid him upon the floor.

Read the following passage:The hatred had wrapped its tendrils around Joanna's heart and was not letting go. Sure, she might prune it back a bit if a leaf began to show and other people noticed, but she never reached down and pulled the thing out by the roots.
How does the author's use of metaphor most clearly support the central idea?

A.The author likens Joanna to a gardener who has neglected her duties and now can't deal with the consequences.

B.The author compares feelings of hatred to a weed to show how we sometimes feed our emotions until they grow out of control.

C.The author illustrates hate as a plant to show that it needs to be removed completely and not just managed.

D.The author makes the plant seem like a companion to Joanna to show how close she has grown to her hatred.


Im stuck between B and D

Which of Noah Claypole's character traits is revealed in this excerpt from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens?

Noah, whose top waistcoat-button might have been somewhere on a level with the crown of Oliver's head, rubbed his eyes with the inside of his wrists while this commiseration was bestowed upon him, and performed some affecting tears and sniffs.

A. carelessness

B. deceptiveness

C. selfishness

D. apprehension

How did johnny's letter affect ponyboy's choice of a theme for his english paper?

How did the relationship between the English and the Native American change over time?


*Please help <3

What play did Shakespeare write in response to all of the "boys" plays?

How does the author support the claim that "it is essential that there is some form of reliable digital signature”?
by relating a personal story about how his digital signature was stolen
by offering facts about the signatures banks use to prevent stolen accounts
by sharing statistics about stolen money that was sent to the Cayman Islands
by describing an example of how money could be stolen and sent abroad

William Bradford wrote “Of Plymouth Plantation” and .........

A. “To My Dear and Loving Wife”

B. The Day Of Doom.

C. The Voyage Of The Mayflower.

D. The Mayflower Compact.

What type of sentence is "I believe Tom can do it he’s very good at woodworking."? Subordinate Run-on Incomplete Dependent

Which of these summaries best describes act I of Macbeth

A.) Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches, after which they hatch a plot to kill King Duncan.

B.) Macbeth is determined to murder Duncan after he meets the witches, but Lady Macbeth protests against the idea.

C.)Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches, who prophesy to them. Later, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decide to kill Duncan.

D.)King Duncan awards Banquo with the title of the Thane of Cawdor for his bravery. This enrages Macbeth, who decides to kill Duncan.

In “Lucinda Matlock,” what is the title character's attitude toward life?
A. She thinks life is hard.


B. She thinks life ends too soon.


C. She thinks life is worthwhile.


D. She thinks life is boring

Which option is an example of pathos?
What is the answer

What sentence structure can an author use to create a sense of urgency in a text?




long, elaborate sentences with multiple clauses and phrases





short sentences that are direct and to the point




both long and short sentences that imitate speech




run-on sentences that feature dialogue and inner thoughts

An important element that explanatory writing should employ in order to create credibility with the readers is ____

Bethany read an interview in the city newspaper. The reporter wrote, "It had been six years since Army Captain Kline had been home. He barely recognized most of the people gathered at the airport to welcome him."

This article is mostly about a

A. group of people at the airport.
B. soldier's return to his hometown.
C. possible career in the Army.
D. man's experience in the war.

Read the following directions for using a compass, and then answer the question that follows.

Find a heading (field bearing):

Select a landmark along the route you want to travel. Hold the compass level and point the Direction of Travel Arrow at the landmark.
Find your heading to the landmark by turning the compass dial until the “N” aligns with the red end of the Needle. Read your heading in degrees at the Index Line.
Keep the Needle aligned with the “N”; look up; sight on your landmark and walk to it. Repeat this procedure until you reach your destination.
What should you do after you read your heading at the index line?


Select a landmark along the route you want to travel.

Turn the compass dial until the “N” aligns with the red end of the needle.

Keeping the needle aligned with the “N,” look up and sight on your landmark.

Walk to your landmark, repeating the procedure until you reach your destination.

Why did Jonathan return to the offices of the Coal Corporation?

A.to tell the other ex-miners about his house
B.to see if the ex-miners wanted to buy palm wine
C.to see if he could get his old job back
D.to give his ex-miner friends money and food
(B, is wrong)

In the movie Thor (2011), Thor and his brother Loki physically battle for the throne. Which term describes the conflict best? external internal friendly ironic

Which sound device is emphasized in both of these poetic passages?
-By the shores of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
Stood the wigwam of Nokomis,
Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis.
Dark behind it rose the forest,
Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees,
Rose the firs with cones upon them;
Bright before it beat the water,
Beat the clear and sunny water,
Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.
(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Song of Hiawatha")

We rest.—A dream has power to poison sleep;
We rise.—One wandering thought pollutes the day;
We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep;
Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away:
(Percy Shelley, "Mutability")


A. assonance



B. alliteration



C. repetition



D. consonance



E. onomatopoeia

If you could invent an ice cream flavor, what kind of flavor would you invent and why? Give at least 3-4 sentences on your reasoning. PLEASE ANSWER

What question can you ask yourself to start improving your study skills?A. Do I enjoy studying or does it seem like a chore?B. Do I have a purpose for reading an article?C. Do I know how to pronounce every word I read?D. Do I have a good enough vocabulary to express myself well?

Which excerpt indicates that King Arthur knows queen Guinevere has been unfaithful to their marriage

What foreshawods what happens to lennie and georgie in the end?

Select the correct text in the passage. ONLY ONE.

Which BOLDED and numbered sentence in this excerpt from The Time Machine suggests that the Time Traveller will later realize that his assumptions about the future society are incorrect?

1. This adjustment, I say, must have been done, and done well; done indeed for all Time, in the space of Time across which my machine had leaped. The air was free from gnats, the earth from weeds or fungi; everywhere were fruits and sweet and delightful flowers; brilliant butterflies flew hither and thither. The ideal of preventive medicine was attained. Diseases had been stamped out. I saw no evidence of any contagious diseases during all my stay. 2. And I shall have to tell you later that even the processes of putrefaction and decay had been profoundly affected by these changes.

Social triumphs, too, had been effected. 3. I saw mankind housed in splendid shelters, gloriously clothed, and as yet I had found them engaged in no toil. There were no signs of struggle, neither social nor economical struggle. The shop, the advertisement, traffic, all that commerce which constitutes the body of our world, was gone. 4. It was natural on that golden evening that I should jump at the idea of a social paradise. The difficulty of increasing population had been met, I guessed, and population had ceased to increase.