When evaluating a source for its usefulness, a writer is trying to determine if the source:
A) was published recently.
B) is relevant to his purpose and message.
C) presents information fairly and is unbiased.
D) All of the choices are correct.

Ode to the cat how does Neruda describe the cats eyes throughout the poem?what effect does his choice of word have?

Rough Draft Essay
Of Mice and Men
Rough Draft Due: Friday, April 1

Directions:
Decide if Of Mice and Men is a novel about kindness or cruelty in the world. You must pick one side and defend your choice by providing examples from the novel and your own analysis. In your thesis statement, explain whether the novel shows the world to be kind or cruel. In the rest of your essay, you will need to provide evidence from the novel to support your claim and some of your own analysis to further support your claim. Follow the specific directions listed above each box.

Online access to novel:
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men


Paragraph #1
Background Information: Provide 4-5 sentences that summarize the novel’s plot.
Thesis Statement: Make your claim about whether the novel is about kindness or cruelty in the world.




Paragraph #2
Topic Sentence: In one sentence, briefly identify your first example from the novel that supports your thesis.
Evidence From Novel: Write 3-4 sentences that describe your example in more detail than the topic sentence. Provide the page number(s) from the book where you found your evidence. Use your own words to summarize instead of direct quotes.
Analysis: In 3-4 sentences, explain why you think the example was kind or cruel.




Paragraph #3
Topic Sentence: In one sentence, briefly identify your second example from the novel that supports your thesis.
Evidence From Novel: Write 3-4 sentences that describe your example in more detail than the topic sentence. Provide the page number(s) from the book where you found your evidence. Use your own words to summarize instead of direct quotes.
Analysis: In 3-4 sentences, explain why you think the example was kind or cruel.







Paragraph #4
Topic Sentence: In one sentence, briefly identify your third example from the novel that supports your thesis.
Evidence From Novel: Write 3-4 sentences that describe your example in more detail than the topic sentence. Provide the page number(s) from the book where you found your evidence. Use your own words to summarize instead of direct quotes.
Analysis: In 3-4 sentences, explain why you think the example was kind or cruel.




Paragraph #5
Restate your thesis.
Discuss whether or not you think the world we live in has changed from the time the book was written in 1937. Is it more cruel now, more kind, or have things stayed the same?
Provide examples from the world today that you have seen or read about that support your perspective.

why is it better to work in groups

State the purpose of this excerpt in your own words. Then explain how the author's choice of details and text features support that main idea. Use specific examples from the passage to support your answer.

Underline the adjectives, including articles, in each of the following sentences.The number at the end of each line indicates how many adjectives are in each sentence. 1) The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who traveled to a far country. (4) 2) He called his own servants and delivered unto them his goods.(3) 3) To one he gave five talents, but to another he gave two talents. (2)​

3. Where is my bag? I saw it earlier, it in the dining room. (might be, must be, may not be) ​

Question 8 of 20
Identify the sentence that is focused on one primary idea.
O
A. James went to medical school and the neighbors rallied for speed
bumps.
O B. James went to medical school and the chief of police investigated
a murder.
C. James went to medical school because he loved taking care of
people.
O D. All of the above are focused on one primary idea.

let all of us complete the quarrel
change into passive voice
it has 10 points
pls help me ​

What is the best meaning of the word dispersed in this sentence?
The crowd dispersed once the concert was over and the theater's lights came on.
O joined together
O sat down
O moved apart
returned later

Read this excerpt from “Rules of the Game.”
I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it at the time, chess games.

“Bite back your tongue,” scolded my mother when I cried loudly, yanking her hand toward the story that sold bags of salted plums. At home, she said, “Wise guy, he not go against wind. In Chinese we say, Come from South, blow with wind – poom! – North will follow. Strongest wind cannot be seen.”
Mrs. Jong advises her daughter not to confront others openly, but to seem to go along with them while subtly leading them in the direction she prefers. What would Mami in “Daughter of Invention” think of that advice? (2pts.)


Read the following excerpt from “Rules of the Game.”
“One of the Chinese parishioners had donned a Santa Claus costume and a stiff paper beard with cotton balls glued to it. I think the only children who thought he was the real thing were too young to know that Santa Claus was not Chinese.”
The spread of Western culture around the world has introduced Santa Claus to many different cultures. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? Do you think Amy Tan approves of such cultural homogenization? In a paragraph of 5 sentences, explain your answers using details from the text to support your ideas. (5pts)


How do the Jongs acquire their first chess set? What did Mrs. Jong tell Vincent to do with it? How do the boys respond? (3pts.)



What are some of the ways in which Waverly’s mother shows she is ambitious for her daughter and proud of her accomplishments? (2pts.)



As a result of Waverly’s success at chess, what conflicts arise between her and her mother? (1pt.)


What do you think Waverly’s fantasy at the end of the story means? What do you predict as her “next move?” (2pts.)


A good title has what is sometimes called resonance. That means that the title resounds or echoes with meanings. Review passages in the story where rules of various sorts are talked about. What multiple meanings might the title of this story have? How do you feel about Tan’s choice of title? (2pts.)

do you think failure is an important part of success?why or why not can we learn from our failures?

What is the MOST important purpose of conducting research at the college level?
Question 2 options:

a)

to consider your rhetorical situation and develop a research question that will be appropriate to your situation

b)

to find credible sources and use those sources to support your position on an issue

c)

to find a topic that you are interested in and excited about

d)

to discover knowledge, new perspectives, and solutions to problems, and develop your own ideas to add to the conversation on an issue

Predict how the three readings will be similar to each other, then predict how they will be different.

Which of the following words is POSITIVE?

counterintuitive,



exacerbate,



synchronized,



excessive,

what is 0.143 divided by 11?

Write a letter to your father telling him to pay up your school fees so that you can sit for the upcoming Examimation
​

Brainliest if correct

Directions: Follow the instructions in each problem set below to complete the activity.

Part A

Classify each noun as concrete, abstract, or collective.

1. Humor

2. Kindness

3. Army

4. Danger

5. Committee

6. Towel

7. Jury

8. Audience

9. Bird

10.Orchestra

Which statement expresses a theme from the excerpt

john proctor sinner or christ like

This is There is a park in New York. It is central park. Relative pronoun.​

What were you doing when you felt most passionate and alive?

Communication being more complicated than one person choosing a message that they want to send and then sending it through a channel to a group of intended receivers is called a social constructionist model.
Group of answer choices
true or False

All of the following explain why Paul Lazzaro is ironic given the conflict and setting except which?

Select one:
a. Paul Lazzaro is a soldier who is supposed to be honorable, but he acts dishonorably.
b. Paul Lazzaro is all bark but no bite, meaning he talks violence but isn’t a violent person.
c. Paul Lazzaro is surrounded by unnecessary deaths, but he wants more unnecessary deaths.
d. Paul Lazzaro is unnecessarily violent when he shouldn’t be because he’s already at war.

The decisions you make as a teenager can impact the rest of your life. Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Why?

Based on all three passages, write an essay that explains the techniques the
authors use to reveal the personalities of Javert, Professor Moriarty, and Old
Dudley. Be sure to use information from all three passages to develop your
essay.

Why is this statement considered a theme and not a plot summary?
True friends will always be there for you when you need
them.

How does the author's diction affect the mood of the excerpt?

Read the excerpt from "Why Do Black Women Fear the Fro?" by Cheryl Thompson.

I also know a lot of black women who secretly want to go natural, but fear the reaction at work, what their family will say, even that their partner will leave them. If hair is just hair, you'd think going natural would be just as easy as processing your hair.

0 The informal diction creates a frustrated mood.
0 The colloquial diction creates an appeasing mood.
0 The objective diction creates an anxious mood.
0 The positive diction creates a determined mood.​

2. What is the purpose of writing a news report?
A. persuade
B. No answer text provided.
C. inform
D. entertain

Which one is main idea
Scientists will
see how species
are alike.
Scientists will
keep a list on
computers.
Scientists went
to a meeting in
Мау.
Which fits best in the box above?
A. Scientists will plant trees all over the world.
B. Scientists will identify the world's trees.
C. Scientists will look for trees that disappeared.
D. Scientists will talk about trees at a meeting.
A