Alone, lying with her face in the sand dunes of what was once the James River, Clark's body heaves in dehydration and despair. Why was she saved? Why is she Noah's sacrificial lamb? The raging sun beating down on her cracked, burning flesh feeds the flame of her heart. Clark suddenly forces herself to her knees, throwing sand to an invisible enemy: "Why?! I give up! I'm done! I have given you everything: my parents, my friends, my home!" She screeches in sullen surrender. Silence soon echos back to her like a child mocking a parent's demands, until the is a sudden squawk. Clark spins in the sand, searching for the first since of other life she was seen in weeks. Then, in the distance, shadowed by the same powerful star that has scorched her body in blisters, a bird, a blessing in disguise, soars in grace.


Which best describes the word choice in this passage?

Consistently negative connotations

Consistently positive connotations

Shifts from positive to negative connotations

Shifts from negative to positive connotations

Answer:

I think the answer is Consistently negative connotations

what is the main aspect of the story “Exhalation” by Ted Chiang?

Select the correct answer.
Choose the transitional word which best fits this pair of sentences.
his plays still draw millions each year.
William Shakespeare is to many people the king of playwrights.
ATherefore
B.But
C.Millions
D.Unfortunately

What is the best paraphrasing of these lines? Even their children’s deaths could not end the parents’ rage. Nothing but their children’s deaths could stop the parents’ anger. The parents continued their feud even after their children died. The parents tried to make peace before their children died.

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D. literary allusion
14. Which is the BEST theme for this novel?
A. Secrets.
B. A boy goes to a new school.
C. Always remember to study.
D. Every member of society is important.

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to drive, conduct in spanish

i speak as briefly as possible because too much harm is already been
done with irresponsible words of bitterness and selfish political
opportunism. I speak as simply as possible because the issue is too great
to be abscured by eloquence. I speak simpann nany in ne rupe i
my words will be taken to heart....
The l'ited States Senate has long enjoyed worldwide respect as the
greatest deliberative body in the world. But recently that deliberative
charter has too often been debased to the level of a forum of hate and
character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.
Why do you think Senator Smith repeats "I speak" to start each sentence in the first
paragraph?

Have you ever experienced racism? My answer is no but idk how to write it I need help. I’ll make you as brainiest

Help!

Read the sentence from Julius' rough draft.

I'd been walking quickly in the growing darkness when a group of kids on their bikes came around the corner so abruptly I had to dive into a bush to keep from getting run over.

Julius wants to replace "abruptly." When he looks it up in the thesaurus, he finds the following four words. Which is his best choice?

A) suddenly

B) rudely

C) sharply

D) hastily

No one is a critical thinker all the time.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
True
False

All employees received an e-mail announcing that the meeting would take place on May 1, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. During the meeting, Tony took notes and Mei Ling marked everyone’s vacation requests on large calendars drawn on the board. Many people wanted to take off the week of July 4, and it seemed that not enough employees would be available to keep the store well-staffed during that busy weekend. Fifteen minutes were spent exploring ways to overcome the problem.


Which sentence suggests that the third guideline, “Use a flip chart or whiteboard to record key points,” was followed during the meeting?

A. Many people wanted to take off the week of July 4, and it seemed that not enough employees would be available to keep the store well-staffed during that busy weekend.
B. Fifteen minutes were spent exploring ways to overcome the problem.
C. During the meeting, Tony took notes and Mei Ling marked everyone’s vacation requests on large calendars drawn on the board.
D. All employees received an e-mail announcing that the meeting would take place on May 1, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

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Students who read more than four million words per year do better on standardized test than students who read less than one million
True or false

the word ____ is used as a pun with the meaning of contrast and rapier (this word is also a character label)

why does act 3 scene 1 of Julius Caesar be considered the climax of the play

The question below refers to the selection "from The Pardoner's Tale."
The old man's comment to the three rioters that Death "isn't one to hide for all your prating" is an example of -
a. imagery
verbal irony
b. a moral
d. situational irony
C.

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Select the correct answer.
Where should the RUN-ON SENTENCE be divided?
1
3
a movie.
Mary and Joe were going out they wanted 2 to see
A.1
B.2
C.3

Use editing marks to correct two errors in this sentence.

The ingredients are: vanilla, flower, sugar, and butter.

Factor: 2x^2 - 3x - 4x + 6
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How old was Marilyn? Your answer: 17 18 19

Which story premise most clearly contains a supernatural element?
A. A mysterious letter arrives in the mail, but the message is totally
unreadable.
B. Dr. Weatherford hopes for some good luck as she gets ready to do
surgery
C. Johannes feels a tingling in his chin every time a crime takes
place nearby
D. Every intersection Laticia comes to on her way to the office is a
green light

Select the correct answer.
David thinks of himself as a visual learner. He uses a variety of structures for taking notes in class, but when he gets home, he likes to
restructure his notes so they are more accessible for his learning type. What is the structure he most likely restructures his notes into?

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I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking.
In the sentence above, if you change the word smell to stench, the
sentence now has a
connotation.
Select one:
Negative

Positive

Nancy took a breath and gathered her thoughts. She imagined that passing through the gray-zone door into Level 4 was like a spacewalk, except that instead of going into outer space, you went into inner space, which was full of the pressure of life trying to get inside your suit. People went into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute, particularly the civilian animal caretakers. But going into a containment zone to perform a necropsy on an animal that had died of an amplified unknown hot agent was something a little different. This was high-hazard work.

–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston

Read the passage, and highlight clues that reveal the meaning of the underlined words. Then, use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.

What is Level 4?
a. the next level of dimension after 3-D
b.a high-security area for a contagious specimen
c.a gray zone of inner space

What is a hot agent?
a. an extremely contagious disease or virus
b. a law enforcement officer with a weapon
c. a new energy source from outer space

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Why do we use adjectives in sentences

Read the passage, then answer the questions that follow. Which sentence best states the central idea of the
By the turn of the twentieth century, the colonies were
passage?
changing. Sugar still dominated the local economy. But
now there were more and more "free" workers-those Which quotation from the passage is a detail that best
who had moved off the estates and lived in their own
supports the central idea?
houses, splitting their time between sugar work and their
own businesses. There were Indian shopkeepers, traders,
and rice growers. The Africans, too, had migrated to the
cities, where they became clerks, teachers, or servants in
wealthy households. A new society was emerging-one
that had its roots in the dark history of slavery but was
also moving into the future.
-Sugar Changed the World,
Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos

Select the correct answer.
Where should the RUN-ON SENTENCE be divided?
1
Mary and Joe were going out they wanted 2 to see 3 a movie.
A.1
B.2
C. 3