SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE I DONT REALLY HAVE TIME TO READ TIS BECAUSE IM FALLING BEHIND IN MY WORK I WILL MARK BRAINLIEST AN I WILL GIVE YOU 50 POINTS !!
The Book of Dragons
Chapter III The Deliverers of Their Country, an excerpt
By E. Nesbit

It all began with Effie's getting something in her eye. It hurt very much indeed, and it felt something like a red-hot spark—only it seemed to have legs as well, and wings like a fly. Effie rubbed and cried—not real crying, but the kind your eye does all by itself without your being miserable inside your mind—and then she went to her father to have the thing in her eye taken out. Effie's father was a doctor, so of course he knew how to take things out of eyes.

When he had gotten the thing out, he said: "This is very curious." Effie had often got things in her eye before, and her father had always seemed to think it was natural—rather tiresome and naughty perhaps, but still natural. He had never before thought it curious.

Effie stood holding her handkerchief to her eye, and said: "I don't believe it's out." People always say this when they have had something in their eyes.

"Oh, yes—it's out," said the doctor. "Here it is, on the brush. This is very interesting."

Effie had never heard her father say that about anything that she had any share in. She said: "What?"

The doctor carried the brush very carefully across the room, and held the point of it under his microscope—then he twisted the brass screws of the microscope, and looked through the top with one eye.

"Dear me," he said. "Dear, dear me! Four well-developed limbs; a long caudal appendage; five toes, unequal in lengths, almost like one of the Lacertidae, yet there are traces of wings." The creature under his eye wriggled a little in the castor oil, and he went on: "Yes; a bat-like wing. A new specimen, undoubtedly. Effie, run round to the professor and ask him to be kind enough to step in for a few minutes."

"You might give me sixpence, Daddy," said Effie, "because I did bring you the new specimen. I took great care of it inside my eye, and my eye does hurt."

The doctor was so pleased with the new specimen that he gave Effie a shilling, and presently the professor stepped round. He stayed to lunch, and he and the doctor quarreled very happily all the afternoon about the name and the family of the thing that had come out of Effie's eye.

But at teatime another thing happened. Effie's brother Harry fished something out of his tea, which he thought at first was an earwig. He was just getting ready to drop it on the floor, and end its life in the usual way, when it shook itself in the spoon—spread two wet wings, and flopped onto the tablecloth. There it sat, stroking itself with its feet and stretching its wings, and Harry said: "Why, it's a tiny newt!"

The professor leaned forward before the doctor could say a word. "I'll give you half a crown for it, Harry, my lad," he said, speaking very fast; and then he picked it up carefully on his handkerchief.

"It is a new specimen," he said, "and finer than yours, Doctor."

It was a tiny lizard, about half an inch long—with scales and wings.

So now the doctor and the professor each had a specimen, and they were both very pleased. But before long these specimens began to seem less valuable. For the next morning, when the knife-boy was cleaning the doctor's boots, he suddenly dropped the brushes and the boot and the blacking, and screamed out that he was burnt.

And from inside the boot came crawling a lizard as big as a kitten, with large, shiny wings.

"Why," said Effie, "I know what it is. It is a dragon like the one St. George killed."

And Effie was right. That afternoon Towser was bitten in the garden by a dragon about the size of a rabbit, which he had tried to chase, and the next morning all the papers were full of the wonderful "winged lizards" that were appearing all over the country. The papers would not call them dragons, because, of course, no one believes in dragons nowadays—and at any rate the papers were not going to be so silly as to believe in fairy stories. At first there were only a few, but in a week or two the country was simply running alive with dragons of all sizes, and in the air you could sometimes see them as thick as a swarm of bees. They all looked alike except as to size. They were green with scales, and they had four legs and a long tail and great wings like bats' wings, only the wings were a pale, half-transparent yellow, like the gear-boxes on bicycles.

Answer:

I think it would be "But before long these specimens began to seem less valuable." It should be this quote, because it lets the reader know that there is going to be a shift in the story.

please help 30 points

as we walked through the scorching desert the Sun beat down on us. what is being personified.? which human trait or quality is given?
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Which of these statements includes analysis?
A. Mark Twain was internationally famous as a writer and a humorist.
B. Mark Twain may have died as much from grief as from heart trouble.
C. Mark Twain lost several of his children as well as his wife.
D. Mark Twain passed away quietly after reading from a favorite book.

Identify which sentence is the better thesis statement a.hybrid cares that use both gasoline and electricity would decrease our country’s dependence on foreign oil. b. Hybrid cars are moving energy efficient than cars with standard gasoline engines

What is a claim? (1 point) facts and examples that support an opinion O ideas that oppose a belief O a reason that tells why something is true or untrue o the statement of an argument​

What is the purpose of a process essay

When I was a kid there was a DJ on the La Junta, Colorado radio station everyone listened to. He would greet us many days by announcing that it was a bright, sunny day. That was the phrase he always used. I thought it was kind of funny that he used the same phrase so often, but looking back on that old memory I finally appreciate his cheerfulness and encouragement. Let’s have a good day today. After all, it’s a bright, sunny day.

hare your first 50 words on the topic “a bright sunny day.” You can write about anything - as long as the topic is a “bright, sunny day”.

The thesis statement is
O a statement of fact
O a statement of position

Do you know any good research topics about migration?
Grade 9

Jane Eyre's pseudonym was Carter Bell.
True
False

Refer to your Expeditions in Reading book for a complete version of this text.

Barton is remembered for establishing the American Red Cross.

Which three details should be included in a summary of why Barton believes there is a need for an American Red Cross?




A. The American Red Cross provides free food, shelter, clothing, and medicine to victims of natural and man-made disasters and epidemics.

B. Fifteen years after the American Civil War, Barton wants to change careers so she sets up the American Red Cross to serve as its president.

C. Barton finally persuades American government leaders to join the Red Cross by showing the need for the organization in war and in peace.

D. The International Red Cross makes sure all soldiers injured in war receive care, no matter what side they are on. Barton wants the same for America.

(I have to choose three)

What does Douglas hope to accomplish in "the hypocrisy of American slavery
A. He wants to convince his audience that it is wrong to celebrate independence while denying freedom to slaves
B. He would like to give his audience information about the terrible practice of south American and old-world nations.
C. He intends to provoke his listeners by accusing them of immortality and their nation of inhumane crimes.
D. He wishes to reflect on the historical significance of the united states declaring its independence and its principles of equality

RRead the excerpt from Animal Farm.

As winter drew on, Mollie became more and more troublesome. She was late for work every morning and excused herself by saying that she had overslept. . . . But there were also rumours of something more serious. One day, as Mollie strolled blithely into the yard, flirting her long tail and chewing at a stalk of hay, Clover took her aside.

"Mollie,” she said, "I have something very serious to say to you. This morning I saw you looking over the hedge that divides Animal Farm from Foxwood. One of Mr. Pilkington's men was standing on the other side of the hedge. And—I was a long way away, but I am almost certain I saw this—he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose. What does that mean, Mollie?”

"He didn't! I wasn't! It isn't true!” cried Mollie, beginning to prance about and paw the ground.

"Mollie! Look me in the face. Do you give me your word of honour that that man was not stroking your nose?”

"It isn't true!” repeated Mollie, but she could not look Clover in the face, and the next moment she took to her heels and galloped away into the field.

A thought struck Clover. Without saying anything to the others, she went to Mollie's stall and turned over the straw with her hoof. Hidden under the straw was a little pile of lump sugar and several bunches of ribbon of different colours.

Three days later Mollie disappeared.

Which event prompts Clover to look in Mollie’s stall?

Clover sees a man petting Mollie, but Mollie denies it.
Mollie runs away and is never seen again.
Clover discovers that Mollie has sugar and ribbons.
Mollie makes excuses for not coming to work.

Which of these writing activities should happen during the revision stage?
A. Make sure that each of your paragraphs has all the details it needs.
B. Correct any mistakes in spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
C. List all of your ideas about the topic.
D. Write each of your main ideas as a paragraph with supporting details.

how do culture and lifestyle can influence the way you develop life skills?​

Which sentence uses a contraction incorrectly?
I'm thinking about giving the pencil to him.
O We're going to visit a variety of new places.
Sarah said she'd like to see more of the marine life.
We all got flu shots so that we could avoid being I'll this winter.

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What does this statement describe?

A) her purpose
B) her task
C) her audience
D) her claim

An introductory paragraph should do which of the following?

!!!!!! SELECT ALL THAT APPLY !!!!!!

A. conclude your argument
B. capture your reader’s attention
C. present supporting evidence
D. focus the topic of your paper

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The subplot or side-story will follow which type of character?
Don’t use for points

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from your own point of view make a list that describes a person who is experiencing Dehydration
5 examples pls:)​

Chapter 2 What internal or external forces are affecting Sal?

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Select the correct answer. Which idea is common to both texts? A. Ally types of trees help the environment by absorbing carbon dioxide and giving off oxygen. B. Some benefits to planting trees are creating shade, providing fruit, and adding color. C. Trees can create a noise barrier, decrease pollution, and eliminate some insects. D. Deciduous trees let sunlight filter indoors in winter and add beauty to a property in spring.

In paragraph 11, how does Krimsky say journalists try to be objective? How does he use this technique in paragraph 12?​

Read the summary below
me and the sucesipis a novel by Evehn Redding. In the book, Cynthia, the
main character, overcomes a challenge to accomplish her dream of owning a
spaceship. The novel is set in Chicago in the year 250.
OND
Which of the following would improve this summary?
cutting the final sentence
B
adding details about the challenge Cynthia faces in the novel
c.
adiding details about what the spaceship looks like
cutting the title and the author of the book

What type of fallacy does Abbey's argument contain?
A. Circular reasoning fallacy
B. Straw man fallacy
C. Slippery slope fallacy
D. Ad hominem fallacy
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