One Saturday morning not long after Mom started wearing her new diamond ring, her mood was on an upswing, and she decided we'd all clean the house. I thought this was a great idea. I told Mom we should empty out each room, clean it thoroughly, and put back only the things that were essential. That was the one way, it seemed to me, to get rid of the clutter. But Mom said my idea was too time-consuming, so all we ended up doing was straightening piles of paper into stacks and stuffing dirty clothes into the chest of drawers. Mom insisted that we chant Hail Marys while we worked.

"It's a way of cleansing our souls while we're cleaning house," she said. "We're killing two birds with one stone."



Walls’s narration in this passage can best be described as

A. resentful.
B. naïve.
C. enlightening.
D. pragmatic.
E. sentimental.

What do you like about Trevor Noah?

Which of these words is a qualifier?

always
some
none
never

The author uses the narrative technique of
characterization in this excerpt. How does this technique
support her purpose?
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It helps create an element of suspicion.
It shows that Enrique is resourceful.
O It shows that Enrique is a gangster.
O It explains Enrique's motives for traveling north.

Which of these is a poetic device Walt Whitman often uses to emphasize
certain ideas in his poems?

What is the square root of 188

Help please fast fast fast

Explain the two meanings for each sentence. I tape recorded the gift.

choose the action word from the sentence "the birds are flying "? A) birds B) flying. c) Are. D) the ​

_ owl is _ wise bird

(a/an/the)​

What is a baby elphant relying on its mother to do for it? Your answer:

meaning of portent pls pls​

In Passage 1, how does the author represent the various points of view on the issue of advertisements on
school buses?

what is the irregular past tense of lent

Anyway, I went on walking home, thinking about the movie, and then suddenly wishing I had some company. Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped, or someone will come by and scream "Greaser!" at them, which doesn't make you feel too hot, if you know what I mean. We get jumped by the Socs. I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids. It's like the term "greaser," which is used to class all us boys on the East Side.

—The Outsiders,
S.E. Hinton

What are the opposing forces in this passage?

Ponyboy and the greasers
greasers and movies
greasers and Socs
Ponyboy and the dark night

Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

After a particularly fierce blow, he crawled to his feet, too dazed to rush. . . . All the pain he had endured was as nothing compared with the exquisite agony of this. With a roar that was almost lionlike in its ferocity, he again hurled himself at the man. But the man, shifting the club from right to left, coolly caught him by the under jaw, at the same time wrenching downward and backward. Buck described a complete circle in the air, and half of another, then crashed to the ground on his head and chest.

What is the man’s role in this excerpt?

The man is the protagonist because he is the main character.
The man is the protagonist because he proves his superior strength.
The man is the antagonist because he reveals his cruel nature.
The man is the antagonist because he is opposing Buck.

4. Fill in: whole, both, neither, either or none.
1 Jeff survived
a hurricane............. and a flood all in the same week.
2. ............. Tom or Sharon will
call the emergency services.
3. ........... Joe nor Paul were near the mine when it collapsed.
4. .............. of my friends have
ever experienced an earthquake.
5.An earthquake destroyed a .............. village in Northern Chile.
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Why were his college years so important to the development of Langston Hughes as an artist?

Which of the 4 types of writing is evident in this example: Once upon a time, there were 2 sisters. One had powers while the other was ordinary

Narrative
Descriptive
Expository
Persuasive

Key Ideas and Details: What is the central idea of the poem? What details does the speaker use to help readers understand the central idea?

When planning a budget, the biggest consideration should be the

the monthly savings amount.
the total income available to spend.
the total housing or rent payments.
the monthly transportation cost.

Please need help thank you

'i share. therefore i am' reflection​

PLEASE HELP!!!!!! Read the excerpt from Frida Kahlo by Hedda Garza.

Kahlo brusquely informed Rivera that she wanted him to tell her the unvarnished truth about her work. If she could not earn her living as an artist, she announced, she would take up some other profession to help her parents. "I want you to tell me if I am a good enough artist to make it worthwhile to go on."

Why would the author include this event in the biography?

A.It shows that Kahlo was ready to quit and live with her parents.
B.It describes the beginning of Kahlo's relationship with Diego Rivera.
C.It shows that Rivera was not kind to Frida Kahlo.
D.It describes Frida Kahlo's feelings about her artwork.

Which of the following statements about the narrator is true?
Answer choices for the above question from guts

A. He worked as a volunteer responding to emergency calls.

B. He has never seen anyone die.

C. He once had to take over flying a plane when the pilot died of a heart attack.

D. He doesn’t really want to be a writer.

Part A
What inference can be drawn about Bilbo's character based on Chapter 5 of The Hobbit?
O He is confused about the goals of the expedition.
O He is a problem solver.
He is unable to act in a crisis.
O He wants to return home to the safety of the shire.

Helpppp
from “1961 Inaugural Address”
by John F. Kennedy

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.

Now the trumpet summons us again—not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are—but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, “rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation”—a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.

Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it—and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.

Which of the following statements describes the effect of the rhetorical questions in the third paragraph?

I. The questions elicit an immediate response, conscious or unconscious, from the audience.
II. The brevity of the second rhetorical question intensifies the appeal made in the first rhetorical question.
III. The questions provoke the audience to have animosity toward other countries.
A.
I only
B.
II only
C.
III only
D.
I and II
E.
I, II, and III

Select the correct answer.

What can the reader learn from the passage because it is in third-person omniscient point of view?

It was a dark, crazy night. The sound of rain and thunder filled Mrs. Windermere’s dining room. The guests sat around the mahogany table. All five of them sipped the soup, feeling thankful for having found shelter before the rain started. John Culkin, the youngest guest, mentally counted the number of fish paintings in the room. Mrs. Windermere was an expert sailor, and she loved the beauty of sea creatures. Max Cena took off his tight shoes under the table, enjoying the cushiony softness of the carpet. Rachel Gellar amused herself by guessing what was inside each of the silver pots on the table. Buffalo wings, she thought to herself when she came to the round pot in the center.

a) The reader learns what the characters are thinking and feeling.
b)The reader learns about how the characters feel about each other.
c) The reader learns about the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
d) The reader learns what the narrator thinks and feels about the readers.

Combine the word parts to create a properly spelled word study+ous

Annabelle's relation-
ship to Jessica is
A.friend
B. sister
C.companion animal

How did Olive meet Mr. Dixon? From sister reading question