Read the speech "Voluntourism: An Opportunity Too Good to be True" and consider the advertisement "The Opportunity of a Lifetime." Then, answer the question.

Voluntourism: An Opportunity Too Good to be True

A Speech to the Student Body of Evergreen High

[1] Picture this: It's Spring Break, and you fly off to some country where there's lush rainforests and beautiful, blue coastlines to explore. There's also people in need, so you decide to blend your vacation with volunteering. Volunteering as a tourist, or voluntourism, seems like a great way to explore new regions and help people at the same time. However, this "volunteer plus travel" experience can actually harm local communities. While many teens might view traveling and volunteering abroad as a worthwhile adventure, there are more genuine and effective ways to make a difference.

[2] Most would agree that volunteering in general is a worthy use of time. However, what if you found out the children you are "helping" are actually being kept in poor conditions so voluntourists will spend money to come to the local area? Dale Rolfe, a supporter of ethical voluntourism, explains the shocking reality that "Animal sanctuaries and orphanages are often manufactured for the voluntourist...encouraging a cycle of exploiting the very animals and children the volunteers are trying to help."

[3] Proponents of the "volunteer plus travel" experience also argue that traveling to new places builds character and is a valuable way to learn about different cultures. With voluntourism, however, participants often pursue experiences that are all about them. For example, they sign up to build a school for a gold star on their resume, but they have no real building skills and take jobs away from local construction workers (Schulten). Or, they arrive to teach English but instead take selfies with the locals. One world traveler and ethical voluntourist believes voluntourism "can perpetuate small minded views of the world by taking insulated, fake, and structured experiences and selling them as unabridged and eye opening" (Carlos). The voluntour experience is a mirage. The voluntourist's eyes are not opened to real life at the destination, and lasting change is not achieved.

[4] If you want a genuine experience where you can see a lasting impact, there are better options than voluntourism. You can volunteer in your local community. Give an hour every week to your town's animal rescue. Serve monthly dinners to the homeless. Be a reliable, positive influence on a child who needs a mentor. Studies show that volunteering and forming lasting relationships with those you help has a positive impact on your physical and emotional health. In fact, blood pressure is reduced, memory is improved, and rates of depression are reduced (Michaels).

[5] There is another reason to look into alternatives to voluntourism. Did you know the average "voluntour" travel package costs $3,400 (Rolfe)? Could that travel money be better spent? If the world's citizens are your passion, it could go to an international organization. If you care about education, your funds can be used to buy books for students in faraway lands. If you want villagers to have clean water, contribute funds to local efforts to dig wells. If you want to experience a different culture, travel to the country as a guest, and learn from the locals how you can best help them after you've returned home. But do not voluntour.

[6] In reality, there are better ways to make a difference. Voluntourism might appear to be an adventure that blends travel and helping others, but it does little except provide a costly, superficial experience that might actually do more harm than good. So, volunteer where you are most needed-at home, where you can stay to see the job through and form genuine, lasting relationships. Choose a beautiful coastline closer to home and send the travel money you saved to an international organization that will put it to good use. Whatever you do, don't turn someone else's hardship into your vacation.

"The Opportunity of a Lifetime"

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Both texts (the speech and the advertisement) address voluntourism. However, each text has a different purpose, which is reflected by the details each writer chose to include. Consider the words and images used.

In a paragraph of 6-8 sentences, identify what each text emphasizes and explain how that emphasis reveals each author's position on voluntourism. Be sure to state each author's position and include evidence from both texts to support your analysis.

Each paragraph of the speech "Voluntourism: An Opportunity Too Good to be True" and consider the advertisement "The Opportunity of a Lifetime." talks about the importance of voluntourism and then goes ahead to ask the question of whether voluntourism is really helpful to people and to its proponents.

This refers to a formal talk that is given to a group of people about a particular topic to convince or influence them.

Hence, we can see that the first two paragraphs talk about the narration of engaging in voluntourism during Spring Break and then subsequent paragraphs ask if the effort is worth it and whether efforts would be better directed elsewhere.

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How does the underlined figurative language contribute
to the meaning of the poem?

Processed foods are also sources of Butylated
hydroxytoluene (BHT) and Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA),
two chemical additives that sound very scary and which
are known to cause cancer in humans.
Which excerpt from the passage is the clearest example of fluff?
OA. Processed foods are also sources of Butylated hydroxytoluene
(BHT) and Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)... which are known to
cause cancer in humans.
OB. especially when you are in a hurry and just don't have time to make
dinner from scratch
OC. Though they are inexpensive and convenient... processed foods
are unhealthy and contribute to a variety of health problems.
OD. Processed foods make up 50 percent of the current American diet.

This sentence is an example of __________.

The snobby and conceited girl treated everyone badly and was as cold as ice.

what make you who you are today?​

Anti-scald devices regulate water temperature in your home, and can prevent burns.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? lf the original is the best way, choose option (A).

A. home, and can
B. home and can
C. home, yet can
D. home and also can
E. home, and might

How does evidence support the rebuttal in this paragraph?

The study supports the argument that school music programs are expensive.
The study supports the argument that school music programs improve student learning.
The study shows that children in school music programs do not achieve high grades.
The study shows that children in school music programs do not perform well on tests.

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Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
A unique characteristic of a written text is that it

Apollo 13, by Jim Lovell and Jeffery Kluger:
“Houston, we’ve had a problem,” Lovell repeated. “We’ve had a main B bus undervolt.”
Which of the sentences below most correctly and effectively incorporates this source material? (Either APA or MLA style citations are acceptable.)

Apollo 13 (1994) describes Lovell’s famous call to Mission Control: “Houston,” he said calmly, “we’ve had a problem” (p. 103). He went on to add, “We’ve had a main B bus undervolt” (p. 103).

In their 1994 book, Apollo 13, astronaut Jim Lovell and his co-writer Jeffery Kluger write on page 103: “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” Lovell repeated. “We’ve had a main B bus undervolt.”

After the explosion, Lovell (1994) radioed Mission Control to say “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” What a cool response to disaster! (103)

Apollo 13 reveals that Lovell’s famously calm radio call to Mission Control, “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” is often misquoted, but that doesn’t diminish his cool response to disaster (103).

Select the correct text in the passage. Which detail best develops the central idea that James Watt and Matthew Boulton worked together to develop steam engine?


The Steam Engine

The idea of using steam for driving stationary machinery originated in the early centuries. For a long time, no one seemed to have thought of using steam for transportation purposes. In the earlier historical records, there is mention of "heat engines," which were used for organ blowing, the turning of spits, and like purposes. But from this early date until the 17th century, practically no progress was made in the use of steam. Though men had experimented with steam up to this time with more or less success, the world is chiefly indebted for the developed type of the steam engine to James Watt and George Stephenson.
James Watt, who secured the position as a maker of scientific instruments at the University of Glasgow, proposed an idea for improving the existing steam engine, which was used for pumping mines. For a long time, owing to a lack of money, he had difficulty in establishing the merits of his improvements. Finally, he formed a partnership with Matthew Boulton, a wealthy and energetic man who lived at Birmingham, England. They began the manufacture of steam engines at Birmingham, under the firm name of Boulton and Watt. This partnership was very successful. Watt supplied the inventions; Boulton furnished the money and attended to the business.
BeforeBefore the time of Watt, the steam engine was exclusively a steam pump—slow and wasteful of fuel. Watt made it a quick, powerful, and efficient engine, requiring only a fourth as much fuel as before. Under his first patent, the engine was still used only as a steam pump, but his later improvements adapted it for driving stationary machinery of all kinds. The commercial success of his engine was soon fully established.
George Stephenson further modified Boulton and Watt Company's creation. Stephenson initiated the use of steam for carrying passengers and goods. In September 1825, the first train passed over the road. It consisted of 34 cars weighing, all told, 90 tons. The train was pulled by Stephenson's engine, operated by Stephenson himself, with a signalman riding on horseback in advance. The train moved off at the rate of 10 or 12 miles an hour, and on certain parts of the road it reached a speed of 15 miles per hour. The trial was a complete success.

After reading about the incident at the doctor’s office and at school with Mrs. Billups, what kind
of mother is Melody’s mom? How does she see Melody and what Melody can do?

what does it mean or what to do in pavement ends its warning sign in driving?

Read the speech and answer the question.

Voluntourism: An Opportunity Too Good to be True

A Speech to the Student Body of Evergreen High

[1] Picture this: It's Spring Break, and you fly off to some country where there's lush rainforests and beautiful, blue coastlines to explore. There's also people in need, so you decide to blend your vacation with volunteering. Volunteering as a tourist, or voluntourism, seems like a great way to explore new regions and help people at the same time. However, this "volunteer plus travel" experience can actually harm local communities. While many teens might view traveling and volunteering abroad as a worthwhile adventure, there are more genuine and effective ways to make a difference.

[2] Most would agree that volunteering in general is a worthy use of time. However, what if you found out the children you are "helping" are actually being kept in poor conditions so voluntourists will spend money to come to the local area? Dale Rolfe, a supporter of ethical voluntourism, explains the shocking reality that "Animal sanctuaries and orphanages are often manufactured for the voluntourist...encouraging a cycle of exploiting the very animals and children the volunteers are trying to help."

[3] Proponents of the "volunteer plus travel" experience also argue that traveling to new places builds character and is a valuable way to learn about different cultures. With voluntourism, however, participants often pursue experiences that are all about them. For example, they sign up to build a school for a gold star on their resume, but they have no real building skills and take jobs away from local construction workers (Schulten). Or, they arrive to teach English but instead take selfies with the locals. One world traveler and ethical voluntourist believes voluntourism "can perpetuate small minded views of the world by taking insulated, fake, and structured experiences and selling them as unabridged and eye opening" (Carlos). The voluntour experience is a mirage. The voluntourist's eyes are not opened to real life at the destination, and lasting change is not achieved.

[4] If you want a genuine experience where you can see a lasting impact, there are better options than voluntourism. You can volunteer in your local community. Give an hour every week to your town's animal rescue. Serve monthly dinners to the homeless. Be a reliable, positive influence on a child who needs a mentor. Studies show that volunteering and forming lasting relationships with those you help has a positive impact on your physical and emotional health. In fact, blood pressure is reduced, memory is improved, and rates of depression are reduced (Michaels).

[5] There is another reason to look into alternatives to voluntourism. Did you know the average "voluntour" travel package costs $3,400 (Rolfe)? Could that travel money be better spent? If the world's citizens are your passion, it could go to an international organization. If you care about education, your funds can be used to buy books for students in faraway lands. If you want villagers to have clean water, contribute funds to local efforts to dig wells. If you want to experience a different culture, travel to the country as a guest, and learn from the locals how you can best help them after you've returned home. But do not voluntour.

[6] In reality, there are better ways to make a difference. Voluntourism might appear to be an adventure that blends travel and helping others, but it does little except provide a costly, superficial experience that might actually do more harm than good. So, volunteer where you are most needed-at home, where you can stay to see the job through and form genuine, lasting relationships. Choose a beautiful coastline closer to home and send the travel money you saved to an international organization that will put it to good use. Whatever you do, don't turn someone else's hardship into your vacation.

How does the speaker's rhetorical question in paragraph 2 support the purpose of the speech?

It emphasizes the need for willing and wealthy volunteers to bring help to those less fortunate.
It highlights how unfair life can be for certain groups of people throughout the world.
It reinforces the idea that voluntourism can harm the people and communities it is meant to help.
It reminds the audience that there are some who fight the injustice associated with voluntourism.

from "Was it a Dream?"
by Guy de Maupassant

On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed—engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead.

And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors—malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive.

I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read:

"She loved, was loved, and died."

I now saw:

"Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died."

* * * * * * *

It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious.



Read the following short passage and answer the question.
I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read:

"She loved, was loved, and died."

I now saw:

"Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died."

Why did the author include this passage in the story?
It explains why the narrator was so greatly upset by his beloved's death.
It makes the narrator look foolish for having decided to visit the graveyard.
It surprises both the narrator and the reader by revealing the dead woman's character.
It supports a claim made by the narrator at the beginning of the story.

3. Consider the following words and answer the questions: problematic, unquestionable, qualitative, inabilities, hotter


A.) Identify the morphemes in each word.

B.) For each morpheme, state whether it is (i) free or bound; (ii) a root, prefix, or suffix; and (iii) derivational, inflectional, or neither.

Why is Critical Thinking as an academic discipline considered to be topic-neutral?

Personification is a technique where a writer gives human qualities to an inanimate object. Find and write an example of personification used in chapter 2 of Fahrenheit 451

Where is a climax in the hunting of shumbay

Where should you include supporting evidence in an outline for an argumentative essay? Select two options.
in the introduction
directly after the claim
directly after the reasons
as support for the rebuttal
in the conclusion

Question 9 of 10
How can the theme of a story best be interpreted by the reader?
OA. The reader can find a universal truth from the details in the story.
OB. The reader can imagine what happens next to the characters.
OC. The reader can provide a summary of the events discussed in the
story.
OD. The reader can rewrite the story using a different point of view.

n "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” how does Marguerite’s reaction to oppression differ from the reaction of the caged bird?

(1) The nation's energy use is largely dependent on fossil fuels. (2) These fuels are nonrenewable resources, and they cause pollution. (3) We cannot continue our reliance on a fuel that will eventually run out. (4) Thus, we must find other ways to sustain our energy demands. (5) Pursuing alternative fuel sources is the key to solving our energy crisis. (6) Through different technologies, such as solar cells, scientists have learned to use the sun's radiation to create electricity. (7) Currently, about 1 percent of energy in the United States is produced by the sun, and solar energy has the potential to become a more widely used energy source. (8) Solar energy is both inexhaustible and clean. (9) The major limit to this alternative source is that equipment is expensive. (10) Developing a cost-effective way to harness the power of the sun will be a significant development in solving our energy crisis.
Which sentence references a counterclaim against the use of solar energy?
O sentence 3
O sentence 7
O sentence 8
O sentence 9​

Which phrase provides the best definition of scope?
1. how many total words are included in a text

2. an author’s sources of information for a text

3. how much and what kind of information is in a text

4. an author’s main purpose for writing a text

What does the Greek word schema mean?
The new model refines the conceptual schema for the architectural design of the building.
view
drawings
plan
details

As the horse galloped across the road, it narrowly missed the car. begin Galloping..,.....​

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he was in terrible pain or at terrible pain? ​

how can have both parents make you mentality healthier​

"Right now, the Golden State Warriors are the best team in basketball. They’ve got a long way to go to be called legends, though. The Boston Celtics, with 17 titles, have won more championships than any other team in the NBA. There are so many other things to admire about the Celtics, too, like their deep loyalty to the city of Boston."

Which sentence uses objective language?


They’ve got a long way to go to be more than a flash in the pan, though.


There’s so much else to admire about the Celtics, too, like their deep loyalty to the city of Boston.


Right now, the Golden State Warriors are the best team in basketball.


The Boston Celtics, with 17 titles, have won more championships than any other team in the NBA.

Read the excerpts from Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and answer the question.

[9] I have travelled the length and breadth of Alabama, Mississippi and all the other southern states. On sweltering summer days and crisp autumn mornings I have looked at her beautiful churches with their spires pointing heavenward. I have beheld the impressive outlay of her massive religious education buildings. Over and over again I have found myself asking: "Who worships here? Who is their God? Where were their voices when the lips of Governor Barnett dripped with words of interposition and nullification? Where were their voices of support when tired, bruised, and weary Negro men and women decided to rise from the dark dungeons of complacency to the bright hills of creative protest?"

[10] There was a time when the Church was very powerful … In those days the Church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. Wherever the early Christians entered a town the power structure got disturbed and immediately sought to convict them for being "disturbers of the peace" and "outside agitators." Things are different now. The contemporary Church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch-supporter of the status quo. Far from being disturbed by the presence of the Church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the Church's silent and often vocal sanction of things as they are.

In 3–5 complete sentences, thoroughly explain what effect the order of ideas in paragraphs 9 and 10 have on the meaning of the text. Why does Dr. King make his points in this order? What is the effect? Provide at least two specific examples from the text to support your answer. please help

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