What does the author mean by the following quote from paragraph 7, and how does it develop the central ideas of the article?: “When leaders attempt to navigate the slippery slope of fairness, they will find themselves arbiter of public opinion and hostage to the politically correct”

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The author means that when people with power attempt to be fair they will be torn between two groups the people (critics) who feel that their choice is incorrect and the ones who feel that it is correct due to the situation. So kind of like the subject of bringing beheading back in the US many feel it is a horrible idea but many also feel it is correct. And for the second one, I am not sure because I have not read your article only the seventh paragraph.

According to the author, we shouldn't justify our own inertia by constantly claiming that life is unfair. People are not born in equal circumstances, but they have equal chances to make the best of their circumstances. Leaders, more than any other people, shouldn't fall prey to such vague concepts as fairness. Many things aren't fair, and that is true. Then again, many fair things wouldn't be the right things to do. Leaders should choose what is right over what is presumably fair. By pursuing "fairness", we are fooling ourselves, and providing an excuse for complaining instead of acting.

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A Car of My Own
I will own the road and then the town.
I will turn all the frowns upside down.
What characteristic from the piece proves it is a poem?
A. It has a set rhyme scheme.
I will drive faraway to see the pretty sights,
as the sun sets, even through the nights.
B. The main character imagines things.
C.
It has a theme and a story to tell.
I will buy a pretty blue one to match the sky,
and the eyes of the girl who said goodbye.
D
The setting takes place in the past.
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Which of these sentences would BEST add vivid words to a story Emir wrote?
A) To Sandra the loud car alarm sounded like the very loud crash a gong makes.
B) To Sandra the noisy car alarm sounded like a very loud, banging instrument.
C) To Sandra the blaring car alarm sounded like the deafening clash of a gong.
D) To Sandra the blasting alarm sounded a lot like the sound of a banging gong.

rare
scarce
unusual
sparse
What is the relationship of these words to the word ubiquitous?

A) They are all synonyms to the word "ubiquitous."
B) They are all antonyms to the word "ubiquitous."
C) They are all homonyms to the word "ubiquitous."
D) They are all palindromes to the word "ubiquitous."
E

Explain the relationship between Snowden’s actions and the government’s likely future operation in regards to sensitive information? Cite evidence from the text in your response.

When a person reads a poem aloud, which technique is most effective for
conveying the emotional tone of the poem?
A. Read the poem in a sad or angry voice
B. Use a pace that is appropriate for the tone of the poem
C. Use a variety of accents
) D. Read the poem softly so the audience must guess at the words

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Which excerpt from Early Victorian Tea Set best expresses MacGregor’s viewpoint about tea?

Album covers are an effective way to:
O A. indicate the high production values on the recording.
O B. lend an air of respectability and trustworthiness to alternative
musicians.
O c. get people who would otherwise download music to buy the
album
D. provide listeners with additional information about the music and
musicians.
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Read this excerpt from Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God:
"Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things suffered, things
enjoyed, things done and undone. Dawn and doom was in the branches."
Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes this character?
-She is out of touch with reality.
-She has strong leanings toward introspection.
-She is doesn't care about the world.
-She doesn't have a lot of friends.

Which of the following is the source of energy for the water cycle?
Ogravity
o wind
O volcanoes
the sun

Adolescence is generally defined as taking place over a range of ages and developmental
stages. Beginning around age 9 (tweens) to 20 (lat adolescents). There are however, a few
physiological changes that clearly mark the onset of adolescents such as:
O Onset of Puberty
O Growth/Heigth
O Stress Levels and Coping Skills
O All of the Above

Refer to the two paragraphs that begin on page
4 and end on page 6. What is Henry's purpose in
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When interpreting other people's emotions, we should pay attention to their:
ABody language

B Changes in routine

C Facial expressions

D Both A and C

In his letter to Martha , Thomas Jefferson’s word choice shows that he is

Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Substance Use Disorder are all the same thing. True or false

Which two statements accurately express cause-and-effect relationships expressed or implied by the passage?
A) The Thames River helped aid refugees in times of trouble.
B) The Thames River enabled London to become a great center for trade.
C) The Thames River caused other countries to develop their river resources.
D) The Thames River inspired some artists to create powerful and effective art.
E) The Thames River helped scientists understand the cycle of the tides better.

Persuasive essays can use first and second person personal pronouns.
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Which of these writings primarily uses an emotional appeal?
O A. Common Sense by Thomas Paine
O B. Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania by John Dickinson
O C. "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry
O D. The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

A drawing or illustration that visually represents a concept is known as a

You will complete a worksheet on literary elements in your novel or short story.

Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper

Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can't walk. She can't talk. She can't write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She's the smartest kid in her whole school, but NO ONE knows it. Most people—her teachers, her doctors, her classmates—dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can't tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by her disability. And she's determined to let everyone know it…somehow.
Review
"If there's one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year, Out of My Mind should be it."
–Denver Post

Describe the protagonist of your novel or short story.
The protagonist of my novel is a tough, sixteen-year-old girl named Delaney who is struggling to raise her little sisters.

Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.
"Although she was just sixteen years old, Delaney had spent much of them providing for her sisters. She displayed the toughness – and weariness – of someone twice her age." (page 16)

Title of short story or novel __________________________________________________

Author ___________________________________________________________________

Describe the setting of your novel or short story.
Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.

Describe the protagonist of your novel or short story.
Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.

Discuss the main conflict in your novel or short story. If the conflict is not perfectly clear yet, what do you suspect it will be? Which of the four major types of conflict best describes the situation you discussed?
Describe the antagonist from your novel or short story.
Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.

Describe an important piece of the backstory from your novel or short story.
Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.

Describe an early development in the plot and explain why it is important.
Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.

Read the lines from "To His Coy Mistress and answer the question
Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, lady, were no crime,
We would sit down and think which way
To walk, and pass our long love's day:
Thou by the Indian Ganges' side
Shouldst rubies find, 1 by the tide
of Humber would complain, I would
Love you ten years before the Flood...
Which Information, if included in a footnote or glossary, would most help to reveal the conflict between the speaker and
his "coy beloved?
A. The poet's allusion is to the flood os told in Genesis,
B. The Ganges is o river in India considered sacred by some people,
C. Rubies were valued in Asia os amulets thought to preserve virginity.
D. The Humber is o river that flows through the poet's hometown of Hull

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dejected
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Question: Please Answer The Following 4 Questions Below After Reading The Paragraph. Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’ By Caitlin Kenney 2010 People Often Have Conflicting Ideas About Whether Or Not Money Can Buy Happiness. Some Believe That The Lifestyle That Money Can Offer Is Equivalent To Happiness, While Others Fear That Money Can Lead ...
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Please answer the following 4 questions below after reading the paragraph.
Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’
By Caitlin Kenney 2010
People often have conflicting ideas about whether or not money can buy happiness. Some believe that the lifestyle that money can offer is equivalent to happiness, while others fear that money can lead to greediness that can never be satisfied. In this study, psychologist Daniel Kahneman and economist Angus Deaton seek the answer to this question. As you read, take notes on the different definitions of happiness that exist and how they are affected by money.
How much money do you think it would take to make you happy? Would an extra $10,000 a year do it or would it take a $100,000 salary bump to improve your mood?
A new study from Princeton economist Angus Deaton and psychologist Daniel Kahneman suggests that number depends on how you define happiness. The authors draw a distinction1 between emotional well-being, “the quality of a person’s everyday experience such as joy, fascination, anxiety, sadness, anger, and affection” and life evaluation “a person’s thoughts about his or her life (on a longer time scale).”
Their study of data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that while “life evaluations rise steadily with income,” emotional well being drops off at about $75,000 a year.
Beyond $75,000, money is important for life evaluation, but does nothing for happiness, enjoyment, sadness, or stress. Both factors are important; it is good to have high emotional wellbeing, but it is also good to think your life is going well.
According to the most recent census2 data, the median US household income was $52,000 in 2008, with about a third of households making above $75,000.
Text-Dependent Questions Directions: For the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
1. PART A: What statement best identifies the central idea of the text?
A. Money makes people happy above anything else.
B. “Emotional wellbeing” is solely dependent on wealth.
C. Money plays only a very minor role in people's overall happiness.
D. Money is able to influence people’s happiness to an extent.
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “would it take a $100,000 salary bump to improve your mood?” (Paragraph 1)
B. “Beyond $75,000, money is important for life evaluation, but does nothing for happiness,” (Paragraph 4)
C. “it is good to have high emotional wellbeing, but it is also good to think your life is going well.” (Paragraph 4)
D. “the median US household income was $52,000 in 2008, with about a third of households making above $75,000.” (Paragraph 5)
3. PART A: What does paragraph 5 suggest about the "emotional wellbeing"? of an individual with the median household income in 2008?
A. The average household in the US would be happier with a higher income.
B. Only “life evaluation” would increase with a higher income.
C. Some people in the United States make too much money and it’s harmful to average Americans.
D. Increasing the average household’s income would decrease the country’s overall “emotional wellbeing.”
4. PART B: Which section from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “number depends on how you define happiness.” (Paragraph 2)
B. “’life evaluations rise steadily with income,’” (Paragraph 3)
C. “emotional well being drops off at about $75,000 a year.” (Paragraph 3)
D. “Beyond $75,000, money is important for life evaluation,” (Paragraph





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The Wave

Chapter 10

1. How has Robert’s character changed since the beginning of the story?

2. What does “tizzy” mean as stated on page 83?

3. How do you think this story will end?

Drag each name to the correct box to show
who is aware that the bandaged man is
invisible.
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invisibility
Does not know about
invisibility
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Mrs. Hall
Teddy Henfrey
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Why did Elizabeth Proctor fire Abigail?
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A. Because Elizabeth doesn't like Abigail's uncle, Reverend Parris
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B. Because Elizabeth caught Abigail dancing in the forest
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C. Because Abigail was having an affair with Elizabeth's husband
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D. Because Abigail accused Elizabeth of practicing