Answer:
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Explanation:
What is the genre of this story?
Why is it so quiet? Why can't I move? And why is it so dark? I try to recall where I am, but I cannot remember. Blackness surrounds me.
I hear a familiar voice that makes my heart flutter like a thousand butterflies. It is the voice of my friend, Maddy. She visits her grandparents here on the Gulf of Mexico every summer. She usually brings me crumbs, but today, I cannot smell anything except the sour smell of oil.
Her voice sounds worried, different from the usual cheerful greeting that she calls me with every day at dusk. I try to turn towards her, but I can't move very well. My feet feel mired as if in quicksand.
I hear her come closer. Her words help me understand that something has happened to my home.
"Oh, grandma! What is all this? They are all covered in it! It's black. Ugh! The smell is so strong I can't stand it." Maddy's tears stream down her face, mingling with mine. I hear her crying, but all is dark, like a moonless night. Where is the smiling sun? I try to stretch out to feel the warmth, but my wings do not respond.
Dazed, I call out to my friends hoping they will find me in the blackness, but everything is so still. I hear nothing, except for Maddy's desperation. Her sobs, uncontrollable.
"Go get some towels, Maddy. Run!" Her grandma tells her, a quiet urgency in her voice.
"Hey little one," grandma coos as she bends over me. I can feel her breath on my head. "We've got you and you are going to do all we can for you." All they can? I hear Maddy's hurried footsteps and feel the towel's softness enveloping me as she picks me up in her arms. She is gentle, her sobs quieting as she takes me to her home, seemingly miles and miles from my nest along the shoreline.
I hear the phone ring. I hear the news on the television.
"Spill...oil...negligence...BP...blame..."
"What are we going to do?"
I hear the door banging and neighbors' voices, shrill and urgent, coming in and out of the house. All of the sounds tell me that the emergency is intensifying.
I still cannot see anything. Maybe it is good that I cannot see. If I could, I might see my home, blackened with the oil of a mishandled well deep in the ocean. I would see my friends, covered in slick crudeness. I would desperately observe the choking, billowing smoke, polluting the Gulf sky, my home. I would see my family unable to fly through the air, unable to dive into the ocean for the delicious meals we used to find there. I fear our fish are no more; they are stuck in the depths of the black, watery grave.
What are we going to do? What are we going to do? I hope the humans will do something to bring light to all of the blackness.
I hear Maddy, making sweet, soothing sounds as she begins to clean my feathers gently. I hear that sound often. It's the sound humans make on the beach when their babies are frightened.
Fantasy, Science fiction, Mystery, Historical fiction, Realistic Fiction, Autobiography, Biography, Informational, Essay, Comedy, Tragedy, Monologue, Improvisation, Sonnet, Free verse, Haiku, or Limericks?
Answer:
The genre is Tragedy, Mystery
Explanation:
Landform Analogies (part 2) (Look at my other question to know the rules)
A mountain is like () because ()
Give an analogy for this problem
A valley is like a () because ()
Give an analogy for this problem.
A volcano is like a () because ()
Give an analogy for this problem.
An island is like a () because ()
Give an analogy for that problem
() is where you are supposed to put the analogy. Sorry for only 10 points, I'm becoming broke..
what does .ca mean on the end of a website?
Answer:
It's an internet country code that stands for Canada.
Is anybody willing to help me edit/revise my essay, if I repost for 100 points? It's on the Compromise of 1850, and is supposed to be 250 words (I don't know how long it actually is, though) and I would like somebody skilled in English to help me edit/revise. Thanks!
Who were "ALL" the Character's in Iroquois Creation
Answer:
?????
Explanation:
Read this section of the story:
She fell to sleep listening out for the rumble in the garbage bins that was a sure sign bears were visiting. Bears had become such a part of her life that she couldn't remember what it was like before.
What is the main function of this text in the narrative? (1 point)
Group of answer choices
Provide the story's climax
Develop the setting
Develop character
Hint at the resolution
Read the passage. Which statement would be the best summary to give the argument meaningful context?
The city needs to pass a law saying that drawbridges on the river will be raised and lowered only after 6 P.M. during the week.
A. Many people leave work before 6 P.M. to catch trains or meet friends.
B. The city passes many laws every year to solve problems for its citizens.
C. Many people out for lunch say they are stranded on one side of the river for 30 minutes or more while boats pass through bridges.
D. The river is congested with tall sailboats and cabin cruisers going to and from the harbor.
Which of the following are true of rhyme? Select all that apply.
Rhymes should change to stay current with word pronunciation
Near rhymes may show that word pronunciation has changed over time
Sometimes, rhyming words aren't a perfect rhyme
Rhyming words should always match perfectly
Answer:
Sometimes, rhyming words aren't a perfect rhyme
Rhymes should change to stay current with word pronunciation
Explanation:
Hope this helps!!! :D
Aluminum powder inside an Etch A Sketch sticks to its screen because of static electricity, which results from two ________________. *
opposite electric charges attracting
opposite electric charges repelling
like electric charges repelling
like electric charges attracting
Answer: opposite electric charges attracting
Explanation:
Answer:
opposite electric charges attracting
Explanation:
If it is sticking to the screen there is an obvious attraction, and like electric charges don't have the ability to attract.
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i will give brainlist blah blah you know
it about "Sorry, Wrong Number"
Stelena or Delena
pls explain why
btw its DELENA 4 me
Answer:
Delena, just because.
Answer:
Delena ofc
Explanation:
Stelena was too boring. It wasnt exciting to me.
Which sentence contains faulty parallelism?
A. The summer program includes courses in cooking, sewing, and painting.
B. The safest way to lose weight is by eating less and by exercising more.
C. Imagination and patience are the marks of a good adviser.
D. Carol likes browsing through encyclopedias and to learn odd facts.
Answer:
letter a
Explanation:
Faulty parallelism occurs when items in a series do not have the same grammatical structure. Below are examples of sentences with faulty parallelism, followed by their corrections
Which would you expect to see in a topical paragraph?
A. a writer using dialogue
B. a writer defending his or her ideas
C. a writer providing a transition
D. a writer using description
What does livelihood mean?
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this is an example of an idiom
identify the words, phrases, or clauses that use parallel structure
Which is an example of chronological order?
A. a description of an object from right to left
B. a description of events in the order in which they occur
C. a description of events from least to most important
Answer:
b is the answer
Explanation:
33 Points
Conduct a Web search to locate a video of a modern speech. Evaluate the speaker's purpose and the speaker's delivery. Consider how the delivery does, or does not, enhance the speaker's purpose. Also, consider any evidence the speaker uses to make a point. Is it accurate? Does it effectively support, or does it distract? Write a paragraph or two below and make sure to include a link to the speech you evaluated. WRITER
Basketball Rule #3
Never let anyone
lower your goals.
Others’ expectations
of you are determined
by their limitations
of life.
The sky is your limit, sons.
Always shoot
for the sun
and you will shine.
What does this rule mean to you? 100 words atleast
To me, this rule means to never let anyone get you down. Always believe the best in yourself no matter what others think. This rule means that others options of myself dont matter, because the only way I can succeed is if I believe in myself. So this rule is important because it helps me remember self-confidence and not to give in to the doubt that others have placed on my shoulders.
Give an analogy for the following words:
1. Valley
2. Isthmus
3. Island
4. Peninsula
5. Estuary
6. Plains
ex. A volcano is like a soda, because when you add Mentos to it, it erupts, like a volcano!
Answer:
my street is like a valley because there are not many cars passing by almost like a valley
a bridge on the beach is a lot like an isthmus because there is always two large bodies of water with land on the other side just like an isthmus
my love for my mom is like an island because it's very big and will never sink (fun fact islands never sink because they are held up by roots underwater)
Explanation:
this was very fun for me but I have to go to bed but I will finish in the comments tomorrow
Read the following sentence:
Due to animal rescue efforts, sea turtles have made a comeback and are no longer on the endangered list.
What does comeback mean? (1 point)
Group of answer choices
A doubt about the truth
A return to a former state
A question of placement
A cause for complaint
Answer:
A
Explanation:
the sea turtles are becoming more populated, like they used to be
Answer:
A return to a former state.
Hope this helps!
HURRY ITS TIMED Read the excerpt from A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano.
Einstein's idea of gravity had big consequences. It helped explain some observations that Newton's idea didn't account for. It also opened our minds to amazing new possibilities. For example, taking his cue from Einstein's idea that space bends, scientist Karl Schwarzschild began to think about what would happen if a place in space were extremely distorted. His answer: light would follow the hyper-bent space, never to turn away from it. This was the first prediction of a black hole. At first, some scientists (including Einstein!) rejected Schwarzschild's ideas. Others were intrigued and began searching the skies for real black holes. Just decades later, they found the first of them. It just goes to show: sometimes, as Einstein himself once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
According to the excerpt, how does Karl Schwarzschild use Einstein’s ideas to draw a conclusion?
Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about gravity to conclude that Newton’s ideas had faults.
Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about gravity to conclude that space bends.
Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about space bending to conclude that black holes are possible.
Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about imagination to conclude that it is more important than knowledge.
Answer:Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about space bending to conclude that black holes are possible
Explanation: we know this because its states it in the paragraph, "Einstein's idea of gravity had big consequences. It helped explain some observations that Newton's idea didn't account for. It also opened our minds to amazing new possibilities. For example, taking his cue from Einstein's idea that space bends, scientist Karl Schwarzschild began to think about what would happen if a place in space were extremely distorted. His answer: light would follow the hyper-bent space, never to turn away from it. This was the first prediction of a black hole."
Read the excerpt from Esperanza Rising. Esperanza looked down at Silvia's dirty hands. Silvia grinned up at her and Esperanza's first thought was to pull her hand away and wash it as soon as possible. According to this description, Silvia is messy. shy. thoughtful unhappy.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
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In which of the following would be a good place for the writer of an op-ed to link to additional information on the Internet
Answer:
D
Explanation:
3. What is the tone of this poem? (In Flounders Field)
A.Happy
B.Fearful
C.Somber
D.Exciting
PLEASE HELP!!!! This a analogies
Answer:
the answer to your question is bird
Answer:
bird
Explanation:
no need for explanation birds have wings
Who said the following quote from DEATH CLOUD?
"It's life that toughens you up."
answer choices
Mycroft
Mrs. Eglantine
Matty
Sherlock
The Taimei school’s principal made a good decision to select an Armani-designed uniform for students to wear
Answer:
I don't understand what you are asking.
Explanation:
Read the following sentence:
Despite Divya's hearing loss, she felt the driving pulse of the music at the concert.
What does the word pulse mean in this context? (1 point)
Group of answer choices
A wave or undercurrent
A fleeting image
A beating rhythm or vibration
A vital life function
Which of these plot events occurs immediately after the climax?
rising
action
exposition
falling action
resolution
Answer:
So in the plot sequence, it goes on like this > exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Rising action comes immediately before the climax comes. Hope this helped!
Explanation:
It should be noted that the plot event the occurs after the climax is D. Falling action.
What is plot in literature?A plot simply means the sequence of events that takes place in a story. This is important to convey the theme in the story.
In this case, the plot event that occurs immediately after the climax is the falling action.
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