A essay example for chameleon by David L

Answer: High school students are a lot like chameleons. They love to blend into their surroundings. Walk down the halls of a high school and you will see exactly that: students trying to fit in. Similar to chameleons, high school students do it for the same reason—survival. Being singled out is a dangerous thing. In a place where reputation defines you, having anything jeopardize that reputation can prove dreadful. In my freshman year, I was in a group of friends who loved to talk about shoes. Our conversations consisted of shoes, Call of Duty, shoes, girls, shoes, shoes, and school. The more they talked about it, the more I saw sneaker trends everywhere I went. It wasn’t long until I figured out that all the “popular” kids had the most expensive sneakers, more specifically Jordans. Looking down at my plain, worn-out shoes, I knew I was no match. How could I expect to survive high school if I had nothing to show on my feet?

That night, I scrolled through page after page of Jordans. Different designs, different colors, but all well over $100. Which ones were cool? What designs were best? Didn’t that one senior wear these? He got a lot of attention at school. Maybe I should get the same. Nah, probably not. Maybe these? An hour into my search, I finally saw the pair I wanted—the Royal Blue 10s. This pair not only had my favorite color schemes (blue, white and silver) but they were, more importantly, “cool” enough for me to be recognized and accepted. In a jungle of trendsetters I was the chameleon trying to blend in.

I woke up at 7 a.m. on a chilly March Saturday morning. It was the day the Royal Blue 10s were being released.

I waited patiently outside the Champs store for two hours. All the guys around me had $100+ shoes. They discussed the newest releases and the sneaker trades as I stood there awkwardly in my $60 Nikes. I felt out of place, and even if I could fit in, I slowly realized I didn’t want to. My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a door opening. All heads turned toward the employee coming out of the store. Within 30 seconds, those outside in the cold jam-packed into the small store, dollar bills waving in the air. Stealthily sneaking toward the front, I got the shoes, paid, and quickly left with a vibrant smile on my face. Whatever doubt I had before had gone.

That Monday, I wore the shoes for the first time. As I slipped them on, I could feel the soft sole press against the bottom of my foot. The new shoe smell flew up my nose. I could just imagine the look of awe on everyone’s face, the compliments I would get, and most of all, the recognition. With a delicate hand, I wiped off a minor smudge on the side of the right one. A smile hit my face as I laced them up. Perfect.

There was a hop to my step that day and my head was held just a little bit higher. Looking around, I met everyone in the eye expecting to catch one of them staring at my shoes. First period passed. Nothing. Second period passed. Same thing. No compliments or anything. By lunch, I embraced my disappointment. I had imagined that I would be transformed into a new light, but as soon as I stepped through the school door I was still the same old freshman I was the week before. How could that be? I had the Jordans and everything. Were they really worth $160 and two hours of my time? Not once did I ask myself whether I truly wanted the pair. The shoes didn’t represent who I was, but I had imagined the shoes would help create a better me. What I failed to realize, however, is that when chameleons try to avoid being singled out, they don’t fit into their surroundings. They disappear.

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And then he came. All of a sudden his arm was around my waist so warm and tight and he said very casually, ¨May I skate with you?¨ and then he took my hand. That´s all there was to it. Just that and then we were skating. It wasn´t that I have never skated with a boy before. Don´t be silly. I told you before, I get around. But this was different. He was a big shot up at school and he went to all the big dances and he was the best dancer in town except for Harold Wright who didn´t count because he´d been to college in New York for two years! Don´t you see? This was different.

At first I can´t remember what we talked about. I can´t even remember if we talked at all. We just skated and laughed every time we came to a rough spot and pretty soon we were laughing all the time at nothing at all. It was all so lovely
What is the tone of this excerpt from Daly´s ¨Sixteen¨?
A. Anxious
B. Excited
C. Proud
D. Regretful

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The Master said: "When the father is alive, observe the son’s intent. When the father dies, observe the son’s conduct. One who does not alter his late father’s [way] for three years may be called filial.”

–The Analects, Confucius

Based on the passage, what did Confucius expect of children?

to learn from their fathers’ mistakes
to respect and obey their fathers’ wishes
to leave their families after their fathers’ death
to change their behavior after their fathers’ death

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Once the judge nodded
a wave of relief swept the courtroom.

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Which piece of evidence best showcases a dark and gruesome tone?

Group of answer choices

A. “Chain flew violently up for about thirty feet- dragging with it the dismayed and struggling orang-outangs.”

B. “As for myself, I am simply Hop-Frog, the jester-and this is my last jest.”

C. “The eight corpses swung in their chains, a fetid, blackened, hideous, and indistinguishable mass.”

D. “Soon after this, the king and his seven friends having reeled about the hall in all directions, found themselves at length, in its centre, and of course, in immediate contact with the chain.”

Sally was a demon on the volleyball court.
A hyperbole
B alliteration
C personification
D idiom
E simile
F metaphor
G onomatopoeia
H sensory
I imagery

Which phrase describes faults?
cause gaps in the geologic record
cause rocks to break and move
are older than surrounding rocks
are igneous rocks that form beneath Earth’s surface

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when a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds. can u tell me the pun of this and. chose the 2 meaning of this pun
1 feeling the need for food
2 the rear surface of the human body
3 getting a second helping of food
4 goods of interior quality
5 winding a clock backwards​

Read these stanzas from "The Inchcape Rock."
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No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
The ship was as still as she could be;
Her sails from heaven received no motion;
Her keel was steady in the ocean.

Without either sign or sound of their shock
The waves flowed over the Inchcape Rock;
So little they rose, so little they fell,
They did not move the Inchcape Bell.

How does the poet's use alliteration in the first two stanzas of "The Inchcape Rock" affect the poem?

The repetition of words beginning with the m sound helps create a quickening pace in the poem.

The repetition of words with the n sound contributes to the rhythm of the opening lines.

The repetition of words with the h sound contributes to a negative tone in the first stanza.

The repetition of words beginning with the s sound contributes to the silent and still mood of the opening lines.

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HURRY ASAP) What does the descriptive language in this passage
help readers to visualize?
Read the excerpt from The Call of the Wild.
A poor substitute for food was this hide, just as it had
been stripped from the starved horses of the cattlemen
six months back. In its frozen state it was more like
strips of galvanized iron, and when a dog wrestled it
into his stomach it thawed into thin and innutritious
leathery strings and into a mass of short hair, irritating
and indigestible.
O how dry and tough the meat is
O how freezing the weather is
O how thin and sick the horses are
O how hungry the cattlemen are

What are some of the important symbols in "Everyday Use"? Why are they important?

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B. medical school
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Which details from the historical fiction piece "Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radioactivity" supports Marie's factual statement?

During a particularly rigorous winter, it was not unusual for the water to freeze in the basin in the night; to be able to sleep I was obliged to pile all my clothes on the bedcovers. In the same room, I prepared my meals with the aid of an alcohol lamp and a few kitchen utensils. These meals were often reduced to bread with a cup of chocolate, eggs, or fruit.


a. When she was growing up in Russian-occupied Poland, even to study science was forbidden.


b. A moment later, people passing by the School of Physics and Chemistry were treated to a sight not often seen on the fashionable streets of Paris in the early 1900s: a bareheaded young woman in a laboratory smock, ripping eagerly into the pile of heavy sacks and burying her hands in . . . dirt?


c. No one, the Curies included, had ever seen this element. Still, the husband-and-wife team had given it a name: radium.


d. When Marie arrived in Paris in 1891, she studied physics at the greatest university in Europe, the Sorbonne. But how poor she was!

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Which word goes best with recklessness?

Word Bank:
composed vacant abandonment

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Why should we meditate?

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What made New York feel like home?