What is the author's purpose for using a black spot on

the paper?

to represent the darkness of death

to maintain the tradition of the lottery

to enhance the mystery of the lottery

to represent the horror of disobedience

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What is the author's purpose for using a black spot on the paper?

Read the passage from "The Lottery."

Bill Hutchinson went over to his wife and forced the slip of paper out of her hand. It had a black spot on it, the black spot Mr. Summers had made the night before with the heavy pencil in the coal-company office. Bill Hutchinson held it up, and there was a stir in the crowd.

O to represent the darkness of death

to maintain the tradition of the lottery

O to enhance the mystery of the lottery

O to represent the horror of disobedience

Answer:

O to enhance the mystery of the lottery

Explanation:

The author presents the black spot on the paper as a way to convey a mysterious sensation to the reader. This is because the reader does not understand what this black spot represents, but understands that it is not a good and fun thing. In this way the reader begins to doubt the nature of the lottery and what it refers to. In this case, the author manages to show through the black spot on the paper, the mystery that the lottery carries, thus imposing a suspense in the plot.

Read these lines from "lf" by Rudyard Kipling. The first three lines are an example of If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; O dialogue O repetition O stanzas. O onomatopeia ​

Item 5 Which sentence is correct?
Books like "Hidden Figures' motivate us by describing the real-life achievements of others,
o Books like Hidden Figures motivate us by describing the real-life achievements of others.
Books like Hidden Figures motivate us by describing the real-life achievements of others.
Books like Hidden Figures motivate us by describing the real-life achievements of others.

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Does one have independence without struggle ?

a linking word that introduces a clause that cannot stand on its own.


A:Comma
B:Subordinating conjunction
C:Sentence

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this speech.

Which evidence from “The American Promise” is sufficient to prove Lyndon B. Johnson’s argument that we must fight to ensure that all Americans have the right to vote?


"The Constitution says that no person shall be kept from voting because of his race or his color…We must now act in obedience to that oath."


"For the fact is that the only way to pass these barriers is to show a white skin."


"For with a country as with a person, 'What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?'"


"Somehow you never forget what poverty and hatred can do when you see its scars on the hopeful face of a young child."

Journalists are often accused of ______ people’s remarks out of ______.Required to answer. Single choice.

(5 Points)

A. quoitng…context

B. writing….place

C. reporting….turn

D. ignoring….fear​

Which claim is not supported by the passage?​

The Earth speaks poem

Which of the following are true of rhythm? Select all that apply.

not all poems have rhythm
rhythms can be quick or slow
rhythm is found in the beat you hear when you read a poem aloud
rhythm is created by the stress or emphasis of syllables

if you were a manager how can you help your company maintain its its competitive edge? essay
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Which is an example of indirect characterization? O A. Atticus was scatterbrained. B. Atticus was easily distracted. C. Atticus was usually bored. D. Atticus was sleeping in class.​

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What jazz influence is displayed in the following lines from Langston Hughes's poem "Deferred"?

I want to pass the civil service.

I want a television set.

You know, as old as I am,
I ain't never
owned a decent radio yet?

I'd like to take up Bach.

A.
syncopation
B.
call and response
C.
improvisation
D.
bamboula

What evidence in the text shows
that Arya understands now that
her grandparents are proud of
her? Complete the sentences.
First, Arya hears her grandfather
and she feels a burst
of energy. Then, she finishes and sees
her grandparents
excitedly. Her grandmother compares
her to a
This all makes
her feel more
that the
problems between her and her
grandparents might be resolved

Read this excerpt from a student's sonnet.
How could this idea best be expressed with a simile?
I had a funny feeling in my heart because I was happy
O My heart was like a bass drum in a parade
O My heart was like a moth that fluttered fast
My heart was so full that I was sure it would burst
O My heart was smiling, telling the world of its joy

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With a heavy heart, Amber decided to return the sweater that she had just purchased because it was too expensive.
What is the infinitive phrase in the sentence above?
A to return the sweater
B. with a heavy heart
C that she had just purchased
D. because it was too expensive

20 points!! please hurry Read these lines from Stanza 5 of the poem
How does the poets use of the work bone affect the poem?

The chart in the text “Power from Nature” is titled “U.S. Energy Use from 1949–2010.” What kind of information can you expect in this chart?
A. dialogue
B. opinions
C. facts
D. stories

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Write a paragraph that includes a claim, at least one reason to support the claim, and one piece of evidence that supports the claim.(4 points)

the article is Sustainable fishing


Write a short paragraph that explains the central idea of the article. Use at least two details from the article to support your response.

Write one to two sentences explaining why it is important to give reasons to support a claim.(2 points)

Give an example of a false statement that you have read or heard.

Question 2 of 10
The author of the editorial "It's Time for a Nation to Return the Favor' is most
likely a:

A. resident of New Orleans trying to get the federal government to
pay to rebuild the city.

B. politician considering how much money to spend on rebuilding
New Orleans

C. native of the South demonstrating why it was foolish for people to
settle in New Orleans,

D. meteorologist warning that stronger storms are likely to hit New
Orleans in the future.

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Read the excerpts from "opening statements from John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon First Televised Debate."

Kennedy: I think we can do better. I don't want the talents of any American to go to waste. I know that there are those who want to turn everything over to the government. I don't at all. I want the individuals to meet their responsibilities. And I want the states to meet their responsibilities. But I think there is also a national responsibility. The argument has been used against every piece of social legislation in the last twenty-five years.

Nixon: I will concede that in all the areas to which I have referred Senator Kennedy would have the federal government spend more than I would have it spend. I costed out the cost of the Democratic platform. It runs a minimum of thirteen and two-tenths billions of dollars a year more than we are presently spending to a maximum of eighteen billion dollars a year more than we're presently spending.

On what point do Kennedy and Nixon disagree?


Kennedy wants the federal government to spend more and take a more active role in solving problems than Nixon does.


Kennedy thinks state and local governments should solve the nation's problems, while Nixon thinks only the federal government can do so.


Kennedy believes only money will fix the nation's problems; Nixon thinks only hard work will do so.


Kennedy does not want to turn all of the nation's problems over to the government, while Nixon does.

Maes Howe: A Twofold Treasure
"Maes Howe, a chambered tomb located in Scotland's Orkney Islands, is older than the pyramids. Built from
enormous stones, the tomb has one long, narrow entrance with a ceiling so low that visitors must hunch over as
they pass through it. The entrance faces toward the winter sun's location at sunset around the shortest day of the
year.Ancient rituals were performed there. Long after it was abandoned by its builders, Vikings broke into Maes
Howe and left runes carved in its walls. The collection of runes—Viking graffiti-shares sentiments familiar in any
time: "Ingigerth is the most beautiful of women"; "Haermund Hardaxe carved these runes." What looks from the
outside to be simply a round, grassy hill on a small, wind-swept island represents an amazing historical find for
two different eras.
Explain why the following inference is true or false.
"The builders of Maes Howe considered the winter sun important."

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Which quotation from the poem best highlights how the speaker views the
relationship between humans and the natural world?
A "I'm truly sorry Man's dominion/Has broken Nature's social union” (
Lines 7-8)
B "I doubt not, sometimes, that you may steal" ( Line 13)
C "The best laid schemes of mice and men/Go often askew" ( Lines 39-40)
D
"Still you are blessed, compared with me!" (Line 43)

Select the characteristics that show the elements that best fit in the PROSE category.
Select five that apply


uses a narrator to tell a
story


rhythmical, musical quality


arranges words into
sentences and paragraphs


arranges words into lines
and stanzas

often uses rhyme


uses fewer words


relies heavily on sound devices and figurative language


ordinary language


writing that is not poetry or drama


not written in rhyming
stanzas


uses a speaker as a voice