THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
By Hugh Lofting

Chapter 1: The Cobbler's Son
My name was Tommy Stubbins, son of Jacob Stubbins, the cobbler of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh; and I was nine and a half years old. At that time Puddleby was only quite a small town. A river ran through the middle of it; and over this river there was a very old stone bridge, called Kingsbridge, which led you from the market-place on one side to the churchyard on the other.

Sailing-ships came up this river from the sea and anchored near the bridge. I used to go down and watch the sailors unloading the ships upon the river-wall. The sailors sang strange songs as they pulled upon the ropes; and I learned these songs by heart. And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor.

For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships when they turned their backs on Puddleby Church and went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea. I longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—Africa, India, China and Peru! When they got round the bend in the river and the water was hidden from view, you could still see their huge brown sails towering over the roofs of the town, moving onward slowly—like some gentle giants that walked among the houses without noise. What strange things would they have seen, I wondered, when next they came back to anchor at Kingsbridge! And, dreaming of the lands I had never seen, I'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight.

Which of the following best summarizes the main point of the plot as presented in the excerpt of "The Cobbler's Son"? (6 points)

Tommy had little hope of escaping his quiet life.
Tommy learned strange songs from sailors in his youth.
Tommy hoped to live a life of adventure in his youth.
Tommy lived in a quaint, small village in his youth.

Answer:

Tommy hoped to live a life of adventure in his youth.

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What is the most effective way for a writer to come up with counter-claims to her argument?

Select one:

a. Find out or imagine what others think about the issue.

b. Ask a close friend about his or her views on the issue.

c. Repeat the viewpoint in a different way.

d. Imagine a viewpoint that seems unbelievable.

Whose speech was more convincing, JFK’s or Elie Wiesel’s?

Which three important events in the story should be included in its summary?

adapted from The Glass Axe
by Andrew Lang

There was once upon a time a King and Queen who had everything they could possibly wish for in this world except a child.At last, after twelve years, the Queen gave birth to a son; but she did not live long to enjoy her happiness, for on the following day she died. But before her death she called her husband to her and said, "Never let the child put his feet on the ground, for as soon as he does so he will fall into the power of a wicked Fairy, who will do him much harm." And these were the last words the poor Queen spoke.
The boy throve and grew big, and when he was too heavy for his nurse to carry, a chair was made for him on little wheels, in which he could wander through the palace gardens without help; at other times he was carried about on a litter, and he was always carefully watched and guarded for fear he should at any time put his feet to the ground.
But as this sort of life was bad for his health, the doctors ordered him horse exercise, and he soon became a first-rate rider, and used to go out for long excursions on horseback, accompanied always by his father's stud-groom and a numerous retinue.
Every day he rode through the neighboring fields and woods, and always returned home in the evening safe and well. In this way many years passed, and the Prince grew to manhood, and hardly anyone remembered the Queen's warning, though precautions were still taken, more from use and wont than for any other reason. One day the Prince and his suite went out for a ride in a wood where his father sometimes held a hunt. Their way led through a stream whose banks were overgrown with thick brushwood.Just as the horsemen were about to ford the river, a hare, startled by the sound of the horses' hoofs, started up from the grass and ran towards the thicket.The young Prince pursued the little creature, and had almost overtaken it, when the girth of his saddle suddenly broke in two and he fell heavily to the ground.No sooner had his foot touched the earth than he disappeared before the eyes of the horrified courtiers.They sought for him far and near, but all in vain, and they were forced to recognize the power of the evil Fairy. . . .
Hardly had the Prince touched the ground than he felt himself violently seized by an unseen power, and hurried away he knew not whither. A whole new world stretched out before him, quite unlike the one he had left. A splendid castle surrounded by a huge lake was the abode of the Fairy, and the only approach to it was over a bridge of clouds.On the other side of the lake high mountains rose up, and dark woods stretched along the banks; over all hung a thick mist, and deep silence reigned everywhere.No sooner had the Fairy reached her own domain than she made herself visible, and turning to the Prince she told him that unless he obeyed all her commands down to the minutest detail he would be severely punished.Then she gave him an axe made of glass, and bade him cross the bridge of clouds and go into the wood beyond and cut down all the trees there before sunset.At the same time she cautioned him with many angry words against speaking to a girl he would most likely meet in the wood. The Prince listened to her words meekly, and when she had finished took up the glass axe and set out for the forest. At every step he seemed to sink into the clouds, but fear gave wings to his feet, and he crossed the lake in safety and set to work at once.

Your cousin has been selected to be a member of the Student Council in her school. Write a letter to your cousin, congratulating him/her and giving him/her advice on how he/she could perform his/her duties well and live up to the expectations of his /her teachers

What is Reagan’s message in this passage from his speech? The suffering and the emotional cost of the Holocaust must be remembered. The best way to remember the Holocaust is to focus on statistics related to this time period. We must forget the survivors of the Holocaust to let them live the rest of their lives in peace.

Which part of the sentence is a dangling modifier? "Swinging through the air" "the children were delighted" "by the acrobats" "on the stage"

Which sentence in this passage correctly uses the semicolon? Jane was tired of living an unassuming life; in the suburbs. She yearned to expand her horizons and travel the length and breadth of the world. She was also very curious to learn; and have new experiences. Just last year, she spent four months learning a foreign language in the hope that a job opportunity abroad would open up to her. However; all her attempts were in vain. But, instead of getting dismayed, she put on her bravest face and continued working toward her goal. She had made up her mind; she was going to travel the world one way or another.

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How can a writer best highlight the qualities of the subject in a personal narrative ?

___1. Journalistic writing is generally expected to be objective, relying on? ___ 2. It is the feature of journalistic writing that catches reader's attention. ___ 3. What do we call its feature that answers the 5 W's? ___4. The part in journalistic writing where a writer can put his opinion? ___5. The journalist should write his article in the ________ form?A. Headline B. Facts and evidence C. Summing up D. Orientation E. Present Tense F. Past Tense

Which phrase best describes the character of Harthouse from Hard Times, by Charles Dickens?
A.lucky chap
B.smooth criminal
C.moral figure
D. suffering servant

how are the speakers sense of goals different in beacuse i could not stop for death adn some keep the sabbath going to chucrch

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The woods are getting ready to sleep—they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed-time conferences and whisperings and good-nights. What meaning does the use of personification convey

Punctuate the sentence with periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks as needed.
(Do you like asked Sandra to read fiction or non fiction)

Which option is an example of inductive reasoning?

A. Zhang drinks coffee every day. Therefore, she will drink tea
tomorrow.

B. Painters paint. Picasso painted. Therefore, Picasso was a painter.

C. Fire is hot. My apartment is hot. Therefore, my apartment is on
fire.

D. Every mouse I've seen is small. Therefore, mice must be small.
SURMIT

What is the difference between a Supreme Court opinion and a Supreme Court dissent?

An opinion is a Supreme Court decision that the majority of the judges disagree with, while a dissent agrees with the decision.
An opinion is a Supreme Court decision that the majority of the judges agree with, while a dissent disagrees with the decision.
An opinion is a Supreme Court summary of the case, while a dissent is the final decision made on the case.
An opinion is a Supreme Court decision suggested by one of the judges, while a dissent summarizes previous decisions on similar issues.

Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

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30. Which of the following explains why a speech should be precise and concise

Ensure statements are humorous and believable.

Ensures statements are clever and repetitive.

Ensures statements are accurate and to-the-point.

Ensures statements are supportive and strategic

But I fancy I hear some one of my audience say, it is just in this circumstance that you and your brother abolitionists fail to make a favorable impression on the public mind. Would you argue more, and denounce less, would you persuade more, and rebuke less, your cause would be much more likely to succeed. But, I submit, where all is plain there is nothing to be argued. What point in the anti-slavery creed would you have me argue? On what branch of the subject do the people of this country need light? Must I undertake to prove that the slave is a man? That point is conceded already. Nobody doubts it. The slaveholders themselves acknowledge it in the enactment of laws for their government. They acknowledge it when they punish disobedience on the part of the slave.

There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia, which, if committed by a black man, (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment. What is this but the acknowledgement that the slave is a moral, intellectual and responsible being? The manhood of the slave is conceded. It is admitted in the fact that Southern statute books are covered with enactments forbidding, under severe fines and penalties, the teaching of the slave to read or to write. When you can point to any such laws, in reference to the beasts of the field, then I may consent to argue the manhood of the slave. When the dogs in your streets, when the fowls of the air, when the cattle on your hills, when the fish of the sea, and the reptiles that crawl, shall be unable to distinguish the slave from a brute, then will I argue with you that the slave is a man! (“What to a Slave Is the Fourth of July” by Frederick Douglass.)

What is Douglass’s main argument in this passage?

A) The laws about slaves are unfair.

B) Slaves are human beings.

C) Slavery should be abolished.

D) He does not need to argue about whether slaves are human beings because everyone already agrees that they are.

What strategy does the author of the essay "Reading Shakespeare" suggest will help you understand difficult lines in Shakespeare's plays?

The Monkey and the Snake

One winter a Monkey found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit the monkey, inflicting on him a mortal wound.

What is the moral of the story?

Explain how your answer relates to the story:

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. environment B. fertilizer C. editor D. scientist

Now that you’ve chosen your topic and someone to write to, write your letter. Use the Process section below to help you figure out how to approach your letter. Make sure your letter includes an explanation of the issue you’ve picked and why it is important to you. Suggest at least one way you think the issue could be addressed by your congressperson or by the government. Optionally, have a fellow student do a peer review of your letter before you turn it in. Once your teacher has graded your letter, send it on to your representative. (someone please write a short essay about school shootings and gun laws PLEEEEEASSSEEEEEE) il give you a hug or sum

What did Socrates think made people truly happy?

knowing themselves
being educated
acting kindly
answering questions

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Owls _____well which help them hunt.

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Meaning of the idiom, "dressed up to the nines"​

Read the sentence. Determine if the appositive is restrictive or nonrestrictive based on punctuation. My dog Zeus won at the county dog show. What can be concluded about Zeus? Zeus is the speaker's only dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive. The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive. Zeus is the speaker's only dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive. The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive.