I know what you're thinking. No way, right? English class is the most boring class of the day, right? I mean, why do I need to take English class when I already speak English? Right? Yeah, well I felt that way, too, until last summer when English class literally saved my life.
Let me explain.
My foster family, the Jamesons, decided to take a vacation. Sounds great, huh? Maybe Disneyland or a week on the beach? No way. They wanted to go to the desert. Long story short, we drove half way across the country to camp out in the Great Basin Desert.
"Josh, be sure to pack your warmest clothing," Mrs. Jameson yelled up the stairs. "The desert is cold at night, but don't worry. It won't leave you cold. Just wait until you see the stars."
We finally arrived at the Great Basin National Park, and I have to admit it was different than I imagined.
"Amazing, isn't it?" Mr. Jameson asked me as we looked out over the desert's vast, silent valleys. I just grunted back at him and put my earphones back in. No matter what changed in my life, no matter how many times I failed, my music was always there.
Later that night, I sat inside my tent and listened to the Jamesons telling stories around the fire they made. They thought it was so easy. Telling stories. Reading stories. I couldn't even pass English class. I couldn't understand those stu*** stories. Suddenly angry, I left the tent. They didn't even notice.
The air was colder, but the stars were amazing. I had to admit it. I turned off my music as I walked and listened to the desert. Coyotes howling. Owls hooting. Clawing. Scurrying. Something wet hit my face. I looked up and realized it was snowing! In the desert in July! And I was lost.
I wandered for hours but couldn't find our camp. The temperature continued to drop. I found a tree with deep crevices in the trunk and took shelter. My hands were getting numb, and I knew I was in trouble. Then I remembered Jack London and his story that we read in English class, "To Build a Fire." I knew I needed to keep warm, so I gathered up the branches around the base of the tree, piled up some dry grasses for kindling, and used the matches in my pocket to get the fire going. Just like in Jack's story. It worked!
I spent the night keeping that fire going and listening to the sounds of the desert. In the morning, the Jamesons found me. I was only about a half-mile away.
"Look at you," Mrs. Jameson said, when I told her how I'd remembered that story from English class, "making use of those 'stu***' stories from English class. Now all you have to do is write your own because your friends aren't going to believe how English class saved your life!"
How does the setting affect Josh?
A.
It makes him cry because he is afraid of the dark.
B.
It allows him time to be alone and reflect.
C.
He becomes irritable because of the intense heat.
D.
The desert is so hot that he drinks more water.

Answer:

b

Explanation:

Which is NOT a way to write concisely?
A.
cut bloated words and phrases
B.
place modifiers at the beginning of the sentence
C.
choose precise nouns and verbs
D.
use active rather than passive voice

Give me a story to write about...
sad or happy

It can be anything! I’m just bored so please give me something to write about.

Or if you don’t know then give me a story title or something.

what is the central idea of I have a dream commonlit speech

Are these correct???

100 POINTSWrite an essay that analyzes the theme of a poem.
Use paraphrases, examples, and quotations from the poem as evidence to support the interpretation of the theme. Must be 4-5 paragraphs
The Rainy Day
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the moldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the moldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

In 1859, why did Phineas go to San Francisco?

Discuss the idea of love during the renaissance based on the selections you read so far in this unit. Prepare for the discussion by briefly reviewing the poems by Wyatt, Spenser, Marlowe, Raleigh, Shakespeare, and Donne that you read throughout the unit. Then use these questions as a starting point for the discussion: How does their idea of love compare? What does each poem tell you about the idea of love in general during the renaissance?

In which sentence does the author attempt to stir emotion in the reader?
A. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or
perceived power imbalance.
B. Continuing to spread rumors or not standing up for someone who is
being bullied are ways someone might engage in bullying secondarily.
C. Consider if approaching the bullies themselves is a smart idea, or if you
feel comfortable doing so.
D. If you see someone being bullied, do the right thing and take the right
actions to stop it from continuing.

Which of the following is NOT on of the three observations a fable typically comes
from?
Old-fashioned wisdom
Common ideas that are wrong
Clever things that people do
Foolish things that people do

Use commas to correct punctuation the appositive in each sentence.

A courageous woman Hatshepsut reigned during Egypt's eighteenth dynasty

Because it’s not ready yet! what does this sentence needs and what is the complete sentence

Presently I saw a man leaning on a two-strand barbed-wire fence, the wires fixed not to posts but to crooked tree limbs stuck in the ground. The man wore a dark hat, and jeans and long jacket washed palest blue with lighter places at knees and elbows. His pale eyes were frosted with sun glare and his lips scaly as snakeskin.

What is the purpose of the description in this passage from Travels with Charley?

to explain how he develops friendships with people
to show his fear of the man
to show that people in the Bad Lands are dangerous
to show the similarity between the man and the place

what does probability have to do with heredity

Which of the following is an example of an idiom? please help

"Jumbo shrimp" is an example of what?

A.hyperbole

B.oxymoron

C.onomatopoeia

D.personification

Reread paragraphs 11 and 12: Why would some journalists argue that they have the responsibility to report the news regardless of its effect?

Help.

In paragraph 4 of "Queens", Brooke’s mother gives her a birthday card earlier than she had planned. What is the MOST LIKELY reason for this decision?

(50 points) I went brain dead on the last question. I need somewhat of a paragraph!

How can speakers build logos while speaking on a subject ?????

someone help me plz thx

Question 22 of 34
Which prompt would be best addressed with a chronological structure?

Worth 20 points and brainliest!!!
When delivering the speech above, how would the speaker best engage the audience? A. by making eye contact with individuals B. by speaking at the same pitch level C. by focusing on the back of the room D. by learning the entire speech by heart

When a writer has his or her draft in the best shape possible, which writing stage is it time for?
A. editing
B. revising
C. publishing
D. brainstorming

Which best tells the main idea of the third paragraph of the e-mail?.
A. The writer would be the best choice for the job.
B. The writer is able to work long hours as is needed for the job.
C. The writer is calm, and this will help her do well on the job.
D. The writer is just the kind of organized person needed for the job.

“Sunday was my only leisure time. I spent this in a sort of beast-like stupor, between sleep and wake, under some large tree. I sank down again, mourning over my wretched condition. I was sometimes prompted to take my life, and that of Covey, but was prevented by a combination of hope and fear.”
Narrator’s Point of View:
How do you know?

What is the theme of the secret life of Walter Mitty?( story not movie)

Excerpt from Stuff Matters

By Mark Miodownik

In the absence of copper, gold, and meteoric iron, our ancestors’ tools during the Stone Age were made of flint, wood, and bone. Anyone who has ever tried to make anything with these kinds of tools knows how limiting they are: if you hit a piece of wood it either splinters, cracks, or snaps. The same is true of rock or bone. Metals are fundamentally different from these other materials because they can be hammered into shape: they flow, they are malleable. Not only that, they get stronger when you hit them; you can harden a blade just by hammering it. And you can reverse the process simply by putting metal in a fire and heating it up, which will cause it to get softer. The first people to discover these properties ten thousand years ago had found a material that was almost as hard as a rock but behaved like a plastic and was almost infinitely reusable. In other words, they had discovered the perfect material for tools, and in particular cutting tools like axes, chisels, and razors. This ability of metals to transform from a soft to a hard material must have seemed like magic to our ancient ancestors.

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In 1961 Professor Richmond from Oxford University discovered a pit that had been dug by the Romans in AD 89. It contained 763,840 small two-inch nails, 85,128 medium nails, 25,088 large nails, and 1,344 extra-large sixteen-inch nails. The hoard was of iron and steel and not gold, which most people would have found bitterly disappointing. But not Professor Richmond. Why, he asked himself, would a Roman legion bury seven tons of iron and steel? The legion had been occupying the advance headquarters of Agricola in a place called Inchtuthil in Scotland. This was at the outer reaches of the Roman Empire, and their mission was to protect its border from what they saw as the savage tribes who threatened it: the Celts. The legion of five thousand men occupied the region for six years before retreating and, in the process, abandoning their fort. They made great efforts to leave behind nothing that could help their enemies. They smashed all food and drink containers and burned the fort to the ground. But they weren’t satisfied with this. In the ashes were the steel nails that had held the fort together, and they were far too valuable to be left to the tribes that had driven them out. Iron and steel were the materials that enabled the Romans to build aqueducts, ships, and swords; they allowed them to engineer an empire. Leaving the nails to their enemies would have been as useful as leaving a cache of weapons, so they buried them in a pit before marching south.
The author uses a simile to compare nails and weapons to –

A) reinforce the danger.

B) show how they took everything.

C) emphasize the value.

D) describe the importance.

Why is it important for a student to become familiar with a wide range of academic vocabulary words? Group of answer choices These words will be used to describe your academic performance and progress. Your parents will be pleased to hear you use these terms in everyday conversations. Your teachers are likely to quiz you regularly on the meaning of these words. These words are used to discuss school subjects in a serious, analytical way.

What type of figurative language is the statement below and what does it tell you about the wind from the hurricane? "And the wind had no mercy for him. It shoved him, poked him, and striped his clothes

Sadness, death, isolation, are words that first come to mind when you face death right in its eyes.
Dose this sentence make sense? and what does it mean to you?