How does the narrator repeating “My favorite…” at the beginning of every paragraph contribute to the story? (My favorite things by joy cowley)

Answer:

When the author does this she provides the same level of importance to all the factors that start with this phrase.

Explanation:

The reason behind this is that this is a literary device that establishes importance in the sentences that start with it. Thus, our author is letting us know that all of them have the same importance and that there is no favoritism to distinguish them. Also, the phrases or paragraphs that don't start with this phrase are outside the range of things that are her favorite,

HELP ASAP PLS: Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition
Tables and charts comparing the government from five different states

What was Emerson's view of the Unitarian religion?
O A. He was a Unitarian minister all his life.
B. He was a firm believer.
C. He was a skeptic and left the Unitarian ministry as a young man.
D. He was a confirmed atheist.

Which are plot elements of "Daedalus and Icarus"? Check all that apply.
The king asks Daedalus to build a cage for his monster.
Daedalus says he will not build a cage for the king's monster.
Daedalus and Icarus are locked in the king's tower.
Daedalus makes wings from wood, wax, and feathers.
Icarus and Daedalus escape from the king's tower by boat.

When Emerson speaks of men and women, he often uses
O A. metaphors of marriage.
B. biblical allusions.
C. puns and humor.
D. sexist language.

Tom has always liked Lucy, but Lucy has always thought Tom was annoying and unattractive. One day, Lucy comes home to find an eviction notice on her door. Apparently, her roommate had been spending the rent money that Lucy was giving her on other things. Lucy only has 24 hours to get all her stuff over to her mom’s house, and Lucy doesn’t even have a car. But Tom has a truck. So Lucy calls up Tom and asks him how he’s doing. She tells him that she’s always thought he was funny, and that they should hang out sometime. Tom thinks that Lucy has finally come around is beginning to like him. He also thinks that his jokes are funny because she is laughing after everything that he says.
Which type of irony is used? A Dramatic irony B situational Irony C Verbal irony

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Summary of the unreadable writing

Read the following thesis statement and choose which organizational category is represented: While playing football teaches youth the importance of teamwork and competition, the increase in head injuries while playing has made some people question the game's safety.
cause/effect
classification
compare/contrast
definition

4- While told typically told to young children, fairy tales actually have sophisticated meanings including metaphors for the battle between good and evil.
A- True
B- False

5- The setting of myths is usually _______.
A- on top of Mount Olympus, in an age that is beyond time
B- Greece or Rome, during prehistoric time
C- a culturally important place, in an age that is beyond time
D- a culturally important place, during the written age

6- The main characters in myths were usually __________.
A- animals
B- gods
C- royalty
D- fairies

Emerson wrote about the painter early in his essay in order to
A. introduce his main topic, the visual arts.
B. introduce an example of someone living an inauthentic lifestyle.
C. introduce the idea of trusting yourself.
D. create a comic foil to use for the rest of the essay.

What is the impact meaning of “as ardently as Olympic athletics pursue their goals

identify the literary device: the shores are empires

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Where is the evidence of your argument typically located?

A. In the introduction
B. In the body paragraphs
C. In the body paragraph it best supports
D. In the conclusion

3. On page 23, Katie says:

“In the dream, I was watching the wave crest over me and I could feel the tug of the ocean, the salt spray on my face. I heard the ocean breathing, like when you hold a shell to your ear, and it sounded like the sighs of all those people in Tohoku as their bodies were washed out to sea and their spirits went right to heaven.”

What can you infer about how Katie is feeling based on this dream?

How will Ben’s perspective on dogs likely shape his experience visiting his aunt and uncle?

A: Ben will spend much of his time worrying that the dogs will bite him.
B: Ben will not think about the dogs and will hardly notice they are there.
C: Ben will play with the dogs and have a lot of fun.
D: Ben will become curious about the dogs and study how they eat and sleep.

Cassie called home and left an incoherent message for her mother. Because Cassie's message made no sense to her mother, Cassie's mom did not know how to respond to the message. [ incoherent] Is underlined


Based on your knowledge of prefixes, which is the best definition of the word "incoherent" as it is used in this sentence?



A)
does not make sense


B)
does not help you fall in love


C)
is perfectly clear and organized


D)
is unhappy and filled with misery

What is the relationship between how others feel and how we feel

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Is this an example of a metaphor

“And Under his ribs the heart of the people, laughing”

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PLEASE HELP NEED TO FINISH FAST THIS IS CHAPTER 4-5
Discussion Questions
*Answer in complete sentences
1. What did the dandelion spark in Katniss' memory? What did she begin doing?
2. Why did Katniss feel so close to her father?
3. Describe the Katniss plant. What does she remember her father saying about
this plant?
4. What was the deal that Katniss, Peeta, and Haymitch made?
5. Do you think that Haymitch will be a helpful mentor? Why or why not?
6. What does Katniss mean when she says, "a kind Peeta Mellark is far more
dangerous to me than an unkind one"?
7. What are Katniss' first impressions of the Career Tributes?
8. How do you think that being on camera impacts the behavior of the tributes?

PART B: Which TWO quotes from the text best support the answer to Part A?
"(He's a drifter, always / floating around her, has / nowhere else to go." (Lines
1-3)
"He wishes / she would sing, not much, just the scales;" (Lines 3-4)
"darts / behind pebbles, swallows / his charms hook, line and sinker)" (Lines
9-11)
"Dive for pearls / like stars.)" (Lines 16-17)
"His heart sinks / like a fish. He drinks / like a stone." (Lines 19-21)
"(and he could not give) / a life / beyond the / (bowl)" (Lines 25-28)
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The next day, in the Sunday paper, I saw a pitiful closeup photograph of Elizabeth, walking alone in front of Central on that first day of integration. It pained my insides to see, once again, the twisted, scowling white faces with open mouths jeering, clustered about my friend's head like bouquets of grotesque flowers. It was an ad paid for by a white man from a small town in Arkansas. "If you live in Arkansas," the ad read, "study this picture and know shame. When hate is unleashed and bigotry finds a voice, God help us all.“

I felt a kind of joy and hope in the thought that one white man was willing to use his own money to call attention to the injustice we were facing. Maybe the picture would help others realize that what they were doing was hurting everybody.


Read this passage once silently. Then, reread it aloud using strategies for reading fluently. Write three to five sentences explaining any strategies you used and what new understanding you gained from the text as a result of reading it aloud.

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10. Which sentence contains a proper adjective?
The Marlins are Jake's favorite te
Glazed doughnuts are sold out.
Ed prefers Boston cream pie.
Jacksonville is on the eastern seaboard of the United
States.

Choose a historical event and explain how it inspired or affected one of the literary works you read in Unit 2. Prepare a slideshow presentation that includes a thesis statement and key ideas that support your thesis. At least one slide should include passages from the literary work that support your thesis. A works-cited list on the final slide should document your research, using MLA guidelines for citations. Click here to view the MLA Style Guide. Develop and record an audio script to accompany your slideshow. Your script should have a concluding statement that restates your thesis and sums up the main points in your slideshow. Your slideshow and script will be part of a collaborative group project, if you are able to collaborate. Use the rubric to evaluate your work and work contributed by other members of your group.

What are assonance and consonance? Please describe. No copying from the Internet, just say it with your own words.

Read each phrase carefully, then determine if it describes laws or ethics.
based on morals
no legal punishment
rules govering a community
punishments for violations
published in writing
principles to guide people

Who argued to lincoln that freeing the slaves would turn Europe away from helping the south