How have social activists of the past shaped our democracy/country to what it is now?

Answer: social activists of the past shaped our democracy/country to what it is now because if we think of the main figures like mlk or 'Rosie the Riveter' , 'Rosie the Riveter'  it gave woman confidents and changed how many felt more woman got jobs and felt better about themself they started to read more learn how to right how to do "man" jobs and evenventully they rioted for equal pay

Explanation:

How does Samuel try to befriend Richard

what is your opinion abot truth

rampant means:
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
intermittently stopping and starting
occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
having a common boundary or edge

Which statement best describes how the setting helps the reader understand the character Jane?

Help me answer this, please?

why revenge is a Sign of weakness​

24. Complete Sentences/Fragments
One of the four items that follow is a complete sentence. Select the complete sentence.
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O Luddites, English textile workers who rioted in the early part of the nineteenth century.
O They got their name from Ned Ludd, a fictional character.
O Fearing that new wys of making cloth would cost them their jobs.
O Destroyed machines that the factory owners bought to increase production.
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PLS HELPPPPP!!! 45 POINTS
Read these excerpts from Fever 1793 and The Summer of the Pestilence.

Fiction: Fever 1793

A violent thunderstorm on Sunday cleared the air for a few hours, but when the sun came out Monday, it baked the streets until the rainwater rose in ghostly plumes of steam. I felt like a noodle over-boiled in the stewpot. And the bells continued to toll.

Nonfiction: The Summer of the Pestilence

During dry, warm days, the fever has seemed to spread but slowly; but when these chill northeasterly storms have come, it has taken whole sections of the city in a night.

In what way do the excerpts reveal setting?

A. Both use a character’s point of view to show setting.
B. Both use descriptive details to show setting.
C. Both use figurative language to show setting.
D. Both use facts to show setting.

Where does a thesis statement generally appear in an essay? HINT: It's not B.

A. By itself at the top of the page
B. In the first sentence in the introductory paragraph
C. Any place in the introductory paragraph
D. In the conclusion

Read the following excerpt from a narrative about growing up in the Dust Bowl in the 1930s:

The wind howled across the fields, whipping up a funnel of dust and dirt that stretched as high as Lil could see. The dust devil was heading for them, no doubt. Soon the wooden plank floors of the house would be covered in an ash-gray dust, and everyone would be picking metallic-tasting grit from their teeth. And no one was going anywhere until it was over.

What is the effect of the sensory details in this excerpt?

A.
They paint a realistic view of the narrator.
B.
They signal a transition from one place to another.
C.
They develop the plot by showing a conflict among the characters.
D.
They help the reader feel what it would be like to be trapped inside during a dust devil.

Question 3 is based on the following paragraph.

It’s often said that people are alike in some ways and different in others. Most people are alike in that they want to be loved and valued by others. On the other hand, people are different in many ways. As most people are aware, each individual has unique fingerprints. In addition, people have very different personalities. Some are happy to spend time with others; some prefer to be alone most of the time. Some people are cheerful and outgoing; others are gloomy and grumpy. Some psychologists believe that the mix and match of personality characteristics is unique. Every personality is a little different from the next one.

3. What two examples does the writer give to show how people are different?

Which sentence most clearly makes an ethos appeal?
A. Most dentists agree that flossing is just as important as brushing.
B. People who oppose the funding of libraries should feel ashamed.
C. Statistics show that most Americans oppose the Electoral
College.
D. Giving students the option to eat healthy is just common sense

Which of the following sets of events is in the correct chronological order?​

Determine whether the sentence below is complex or compound-complex

The Israel Museum, which is found in West Jerusalem, has artifacts dating back to prehistoric man, and it keeps them on display for visitors.
a.
complex
b.
compound-complex


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B

In the story "A White Heron" how would you describe Sylvia?

Based on what is known about Stalin from history, which statement from his
speech is the best example of hypocrisy?

12. Which sentence is written correctly? A My mom wants me to go to Walmart with her, but I am too tired B My mom wants me to go to Walmart with her but I am too tired. C My mom wants me to go to walmart with her but I am too tired. D My mom wants me to go to Walmart with her, but I am too tired.​

What figurative language is used here?

What’s in a name? that which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet;

How to write a good essay as university student?

Read this excerpt from a works cited page for an informative essay.

Works Cited

Ferry, Christopher. Racial Change in Civil War America. New York: Sunspot Press, 2011. Print.

“Underground Railroad.” World Book Online. 2012. Web. 20 December 2012. .

Which best describes the two citations?
The two citations indicate possible plagiarism by the essay writer.
The two citations make it difficult to know where to find the sources.
The two citations provide information on how to locate the sources.
The two citations change the information in the writer’s essay.

Which story do you think has a tone which is more suitable for young children? Why?​

11. Decide if the statement is true or false.
A universal theme is specific to one story.
True
False
True or false??

The sky a blue blanket stretched beyond the horizen and beyond the pacific ocean.

Which sentence is edited correctly?

The sky, a blue blanket, stretched beyond the horizon and beyond the Pacific Ocean.
The sky a blue blanket, stretched beyond the horizon, and beyond the pacific ocean.
The sky, a blue blanket stretched beyond the horizon and beyond the Pacific ocean.
The sky a blue blanket stretched, beyond the horizon, and beyond the pacific ocean.

Create a complete sentence from each of the following phrase fragments. Add capitalization and punctuation wherever necessary.


Ellen
Example
1.
Ù has been a gymnast.

to school

Hi, I have today's test in English.

Can anyone help me?​

the earth is very crowded people
........... on the moon?

will live
are living
live
are going to live​

What ideas do you think of Edward Tulane?
In chapter one

That student _______________ a locker next to mine. I see her every day..

having

have

had

has

To admire something means to like it a lot. Jimmy likes The Wright Brothers. He has
for them.
A.
admiration
B.
admire
c.
admiring
D.
admires

Which time period is the
underlined passage of Sec. 15
from Saki's "The Open
Window" referring to?
A. past
B. present
C. future