I’m different that way. I mean, my second-oldest brother, Soda, who is sixteen-going-on-seventeen, never cracks a book at all, and my oldest brother, Darrel, who we call Darry, works too long and hard to be interested in a story or drawing a picture, so I’m not like them. And nobody in our gang digs movies and books the way I do. For a while there, I thought I was the only person in the world that did.

What is the theme of this excerpt?
A) Being part of a team is meaningful.
B) Growing up means accepting oneself.
C) Nature teaches powerful life lessons.
D) Family traditions are important.

Answer:

B) Growing up means accepting oneself.

Explanation:

The narrorator is highlighting the differences between her and her brothers, showing how she is different from them. That makes me think that B would be the answer, as she is accepting her differences from her siblings. This is me kind of making an assumption, but if I were doing this quiz that is the answer I would choose.

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How can I improve in written communication

The county cleared this path and paved it with packed gravel, so they would have a peaceful place to hike and bike.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

A. path, paving
B. path and then paved
C. path before paving
D.path pave

Complete this sentences with abstract noun forms of the words in the brackets. 1.The people in this part of the city live in extreme...................... (poor)​

talk and Describle 5 things you should do before you die

His car needs (repair) __________

English múic was popular in america in 1960s

3. What Romantic elements does Frankenstein contain?

Can someone do a 8-10 lines riddle that isn’t from the internet? (need it in 3-4 hours )

what is oxymoron
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how do you know that "the path to paper son" and "Louie share kim, paper son" are informtional texs? Give there examples.

Which inference can a reader make based on the
information in the excerpt?

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Which situation from “Initiation” is an example of internal conflict?

Millicent struggles with her motivation for joining the sorority.
Millicent struggles with her tasks during her sorority initiation week.
Millicent struggles with the big sister the sorority assigns her.
Millicent struggles with peer pressure from the sorority..

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Select the correct text(s) in the passage.
Which two excerpts serve to entertain the reader?
Excerpt 1
I lay in bed, quivering underneath my blankets,
staring up at the ceiling above me. I heard the pattering of feet, like a small child running on
tiptoe. I turned onto my side and closed my eyes. Something was in the attic.
"It's just my imagination." I said quietly.
Scenes from earlier that day played like a movie in my mind. I saw my family's car turning off the highway. I watched as our car turned onto a
winding road. The sky was cloudy, and the wind rustled through the Spanish moss hanging from the cypress trees. We drove into the
....
darkness of the trees' shadows.
Excerpt 2
The earth's natural resources are being depleted rapidly. Millions of tons of waste are generated each year, and much of this waste will be
disposed of in landfills and burned in furnaces. This waste takes a heavy toll on natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals, which
are not easily replaced. If you consider it burning reusable materials is like burning money: neither can ever be used again. By using recycled
materials such as paper and aluminum to make new products and packaging, we can reduce the consumption of natural resources. Recycling
can even produce better products than those made from non recycled materials.
Excerpt 3
After a few days, you will see a "cloud" form at the top of the jar. The cloud will thicken, and "rain" will begin to fall. Water will trickle down the
I collect in the soil and nlants Thic water will panorato a few dave later and another court will annear This rurla will

On hot days, Doodle and I went down to Horsehead Landing and I gave him swimming lessons or showed him how to row a boat. Sometimes we descended into the cool greenness of Old Woman Swamp and climbed the rope vines or boxed scientifically beneath the pine where he had learned to walk. Promise hung about us like the leaves, and wherever we looked, ferns unfurled and birds broke into song. The Scarlet Ibis," James Hurst Which phrases emphasize that Old Woman Swamp is a symbol of paradise for the boys? Check all that apply. "went down to Horsehead Landing" "gave him swimming lessons" "descended into the cool greenness" "promise hung about us like the leaves" "birds broke into song"

Which of these is an example of a homophone?

the pen is mightier than the sword

the ball is in your court

pole / pole

bear / bare

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Write a 150 to 200 word response to the following questions:
Share at least 2 channels of effective communication that you learned in this class, and explain how they can
help you advance in your education and career
Which of the 5 steps in the writing process (prewriting, organization, drafting, revising, editing) do you
anticipate will be the most challenging for you? What is your action plan for overcoming this challenge?
Share a resource from the center for writing Excellence that will support you in the writing process.
The written communication is very important especially in online classes.
The Organizational step in the writing process is the most challenging for me. I tend to spend a great
deal of time with this process
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Voluntourism: An Opportunity Too Good to be True

A Speech to the Student Body of Evergreen High

[1] Picture this: It's Spring Break, and you fly off to some country where there's lush rainforests and beautiful, blue coastlines to explore. There's also people in need, so you decide to blend your vacation with volunteering. Volunteering as a tourist, or voluntourism, seems like a great way to explore new regions and help people at the same time. However, this "volunteer plus travel" experience can actually harm local communities. While many teens might view traveling and volunteering abroad as a worthwhile adventure, there are more genuine and effective ways to make a difference.

[2] Most would agree that volunteering in general is a worthy use of time. However, what if you found out the children you are "helping" are actually being kept in poor conditions so voluntourists will spend money to come to the local area? Dale Rolfe, a supporter of ethical voluntourism, explains the shocking reality that "Animal sanctuaries and orphanages are often manufactured for the voluntourist...encouraging a cycle of exploiting the very animals and children the volunteers are trying to help."

[3] Proponents of the "volunteer plus travel" experience also argue that traveling to new places builds character and is a valuable way to learn about different cultures. With voluntourism, however, participants often pursue experiences that are all about them. For example, they sign up to build a school for a gold star on their resume, but they have no real building skills and take jobs away from local construction workers (Schulten). Or, they arrive to teach English but instead take selfies with the locals. One world traveler and ethical voluntourist believes voluntourism "can perpetuate small minded views of the world by taking insulated, fake, and structured experiences and selling them as unabridged and eye opening" (Carlos). The voluntour experience is a mirage. The voluntourist's eyes are not opened to real life at the destination, and lasting change is not achieved.

[4] If you want a genuine experience where you can see a lasting impact, there are better options than voluntourism. You can volunteer in your local community. Give an hour every week to your town's animal rescue. Serve monthly dinners to the homeless. Be a reliable, positive influence on a child who needs a mentor. Studies show that volunteering and forming lasting relationships with those you help has a positive impact on your physical and emotional health. In fact, blood pressure is reduced, memory is improved, and rates of depression are reduced (Michaels).

[5] There is another reason to look into alternatives to voluntourism. Did you know the average "voluntour" travel package costs $3,400 (Rolfe)? Could that travel money be better spent? If the world's citizens are your passion, it could go to an international organization. If you care about education, your funds can be used to buy books for students in faraway lands. If you want villagers to have clean water, contribute funds to local efforts to dig wells. If you want to experience a different culture, travel to the country as a guest, and learn from the locals how you can best help them after you've returned home. But do not voluntour.

[6] In reality, there are better ways to make a difference. Voluntourism might appear to be an adventure that blends travel and helping others, but it does little except provide a costly, superficial experience that might actually do more harm than good. So, volunteer where you are most needed-at home, where you can stay to see the job through and form genuine, lasting relationships. Choose a beautiful coastline closer to home and send the travel money you saved to an international organization that will put it to good use. Whatever you do, don't turn someone else's hardship into your vacation.

What are two strategies the speaker uses to develop the point that voluntour opportunities are not legitimate ways to learn about other cultures?

Expert testimony
Metaphor
Personification
Repetition
Statistics

Which synonym best replaces the word labyrinth in the sentence below?

The gardeners had constructed a complicated labyrinth of pathways that led us through the hedges.

entanglement
jungle
maze
web

Exercise 1: Choose the most suitable word or phrase 1.     London is home to people of many _______ cultures.       a. diverse       b. diversity       c. diversify           d. diversification 2.     John cannot make a _____ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.       a. decide       b. decision       c. decisive       d. decisively 3.     My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and looks pale.       a. beauty       b. beautiful       c. beautifully      d. beautify 4.     Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in _____.       a. agree       b. agreeable       c. agreement       d. agreeably 5.     The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.       a. confide       b. confident       c. confidently       d. confidence 6.     My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _______ by next week.       a. marry       b. married       c. marriageable       d. marriage 7.     Many Vietnamese people ______ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation       a. sacrifice       b. sacrificed       c. sacrificial       d. sacrificially 8.     They had a ______ candlelit dinner last night and she accepted his proposal of marriage.       a. romance       b. romantic       c. romantically       d. romanticize 9.     Are there any _____, between Vietnamese and American culture?       a. differences       b. different       c. differently       d. differential 10. She_______ decided to walk home alone.                                                                                                          a. wise     b. unwise     c. wisdom     d. unwisely 1.     Nowadays, young people are free to choose their mates and they are encouraged_____________ at least at the age of 23.       a. marrying      b. marry      c. to marry              d. married 2.     Some people are concerned with physical _______when choosing a wife or husband.                                a. attractive                        b. attraction                       c.  attractiveness                       d.  attractively 3.     What could be more_______ than a wedding on a tropical island?                                                              a. romance                       b. romantic                       c. romanticizing                       d. romanticism 4.     In my hometown, many people still believe in_______ marriage.                                                               a. contract                       b. contractual                       c. contracts                       d. contracting 5.              ___________ women are responsible for the chores in the house and taking care of the children.       a. With tradition       b. On tradition      c. Traditional       d. Traditionally 6.     Though their performance was not perfect yet, the students held the audience's_____________ until the end.       a. attentive              b. attention      c. attentively            d. attentiveness 7.     The survey will cover various ways of ___________ the different attitudes toward love and marriage of today's youth.       a. determination      b. determine      c. determined      d. determining 8.     Both Asian and Western students seem ______ about how to answer the questionnaire of the survey.       a. confusedly             b. confused      c. confusing              d. confusion 19. She was__________ unaware of the embarrassing situation due to her different cultural background.   a. complete           b. completed   c. completing      d. completely 20. What is more important to you, intelligence or___________________?     a. attraction            b. attractiveness        c. attractive    d. attracted Exercise 2: 1. What is the (marry) ______________ age in your country? 2. In (compare) ______________ with their American (part) ______________, young Asians are considered to be less (romance) ______________. 3. The spectators cheered in (astonish) ______________ when the goal was scored in the very first few minutes of the game. 4. The man got sacked right after the boss realized that he was (trust) ______________ 5. The scales in front of the court (symbol) ______________ justice. 6. The Chinese (wide) ______________ their eyes to express (angry) ______________whereas the (Europe) ______________ regard this expression a sign of (respect) ______________ 7. This zone was completely (secure) ______________ during the war. Few people lived here. 8. The hostess showed little (approve) ______________ of her guests' behavior. 9. Tina is a (demand) ______________ teacher who encourages (perfect) ______________ in most of her students. 10. If eye contact is prolonged may be considered (respect) ______________.​

Which sentence uses a comma correctly to set up coordinating adjectives?

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the pilot didnt know about the storm over the mountains. he certainly wouldnt have the taken in that direction
rewrite the sentence using if

Summary of poem her head by Joan Murray

How many times have I told you ... football in the street?

I. WRITE THE CORRECT TENSE, PAST PERFECT or PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE.
(18 pts)

1. They ________________ for hours by then. (hike)

2. ________ Linda ever (fly) __________ before her flight last week?

3. The waiter served something that we (not / order)__________________


4. How long ______ you __________________ the flat before you said it ( own).

5. My shoes were dirty because I _____________________ in the garden (work).

6. She ________________ to drive for six years but she still failed her driving test (learn).


7. I ____________________ for two hours so I took a break (study).


8. She ____________ around the world since 2013. (travel)


9. _____________ the same car for ten years? (he, drive)