What is the primary focus of the introduction to Seven Icelandic Short Stories ?

to focus primarily on the political history of the region
to focus on the geological history of the region
to focus on the natural history of the region
to focus on the literary history of the region

Answer:

to focus on the natural history of the region

Explanation:

How has Max’s opinions of Loretta and Iggy evolved throughout the course of the novel? Explain using example from the novel.
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Explain why this sentence uses passive voice. The flowers are trimmed by Jill every month.

Excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: “Story of the Door”
How does the physical condition of the buildings shape the plot of the story?

A.
The negative appearance of the door highlights the concern about mixing people within the community.

B.
The sharp contrast between the buildings emphasizes a sense of despair.

C.
Less emphasis being placed on the door’s negative appearance lessens the impact of the theme of friendship.

D.
The emphasis placed on the town’s cleanliness shows a need for the town to improve some areas.

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Read the excerpt from The People Could Fly.

Now the first time the buckras run Bruh Deer with the hounds, he didn't know nothin about them. And he just lie down in his bed in the thicket on the edge of the broom-grass field. But here come the hounds, and Bruh Deer so afraid and so, he jump and he run. And he gets away to the river first. Just as he ready to jump off the bluff above the river, he look down and see Bruh Alligator's two big eyes come risin out of the water. Bruh Alligator just waitin for him!

The details in this excerpt best help readers imagine what the scene

sounds like.
looks like.
smells like.
feels like.

Read the following nonfiction and fictionalized accounts of Lewis and Clark's arrival at the Pacific Ocean in 1805. First, identify a way in which both accounts are similar. Then explain how information is presented differently in the fictionalized account and what effect the different presentation of events has on the reader.
Nonfiction:
In mid-November, 1805, Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery finally reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition had left St. Louis over a year and a half earlier in order to locate the mythical "Northwest Passage," supposedly a series of rivers that would connect the east and west coasts of North America. But it didn't exist, and instead they came upon the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains and found only great hardship and suffering. But they persevered and pushed forward to the Pacific, where they hoped to find passage home by ship. With none to be found, they constructed Fort Clatsop and waited through another bitter winter, suffering more misery and sickness, until the weather broke and the Corps of Discovery headed east for St. Louis in late March 1806.
Fiction:
The men of the Corps of Discovery scrambled down the sandy dune like children romping in a snowstorm. They charged toward the endless expanse of grey, churning water, as if touching it could erase the struggle and suffering of the last eighteen months. One by one, though, their heads moved from the hypnotic, lapping surf to the space just above the horizon line, searching for a mast or a sail, or any sign of a sailing vessel moving in the distance. And when none could be found, each face glazed over with the understanding that the journey they thought was complete was only halfway done. One by one they turned from the rhythmic, lulling Pacific and faced east, looking at the thick forests and angry mountains they had hoped never to enter again.

Write a short news article about finding and solving the mystery of a strange animal. What clues were important? What clues were confusing?

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Read the excerpt from Brighton Beach Memoirs, by Neil Simon.

EUGENE One pitch, Mom? I think I can get him to pop up. I have my stuff today.

KATE Your father will give you plenty of stuff when he comes home! You hear?

EUGENE All right! All right!

KATE I want you inside now! Put out the water glasses.

BLANCHE I can do that.

KATE Why? Is his arm broken? (She yells out again) And I don’t want any back talk, you hear?

(She goes back to the kitchen)

EUGENE (Slams the ball into his glove angrily. Then he cups his hands, making a megaphone out of it and announces to the grandstands) "Attention, ladeees and gentlemen! Today’s game will be delayed because of my Aunt Blanche’s headache…”

Which stage direction or line of dialogue from this excerpt best helps the audience understand Eugene's perspective?

Slams the ball into his glove angrily.
EUGENE One pitch, Mom?
KATE Why? Is his arm broken?
Then he cups his hands, making a megaphone

Read the paragraph from a personal narrative.

1. I met Elisa. 2. She was sitting on a blanket with her mom and her sister. 3. I was tossing a softball back-and-forth with some friends. 4. It was a really hot day at the park, and my friends and I were sweating a lot. 5. We went to drink from the fountain, but the water was hot too. 6. Elisa called us over to her blanket and pointed to an ice chest. 7. “Help yourself,” she said. 8. When I lifted the lid, the tops of several brightly colored fruit bars came into view.

What is needed at the beginning of sentence 1?

a sequence word
a strong example
a different pronoun
a time word or phrase

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Read the poem “The Sky is Low, the Clouds are Mean” below and the question that follows.

The sky is low, the clouds are mean,
A travelling flake of snow
Across a barn or through a rut
Debates if it will go.

A narrow wind complains all day
How some one treated him;
Nature, like us, is sometimes caught
Without her diadem.

How would you best describe the feeling created by the rhythm of lines 2, 4, 6, and 8?

momentum and motion
pause and uncertainty
joy and change
excitement and exuberance

Excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: “Story of the Door”
How does the “troublesome block of building” set the stage for Mr. Enfield’s “very odd story” in paragraph 3?

A.
The building attracts a variety of tramps and schoolboys, just as Enfield’s lamp-lit street attracted a procession of people.

B.
The building is lonely and abandoned, just as Enfield felt returning home at 3 o’clock on the morning in his tale.

C.
The building seems blind, just as Enfield seems blind because he does not notice how little he has in common with his kinsman.

D.
The building interrupts the pleasantness of the street, just as Enfield’s memory interrupts the dullness of his weekly walk.

Select the viewpoint each quotation expresses.

"Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of . . . heavenly qualities."

"Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me."



"She was not satisfied with simply doing as well as he had commande

Heroes come in many shapes and forms, but they all do uncommon things in unusual situations. They stand out. We've all heard stories of hero dogs that save their owners. One dog saved his owner by fighting off an alligator. Another woke his sleeping family when a fire broke out in its home. Still others rescue injured or needy people in dangerous situations. One dog even managed to call 911 when his owner suffered a seizure. But one dog, named Ginny, performed heroic acts on a regular basis, not just once or twice in unusual situations. Because of her kindness, many lives were saved.

Ginny the dog was adopted by her owner from an animal shelter in 1990. Within days of bringing her home, her owner discovered that Ginny seemed to be able to find cats in distress. On her daily walks, Ginny would often find abandoned, trapped, or endangered kittens or cats that needed rescuing. In one such episode, Ginny found a group of kittens trapped in a pipe. She managed to let her owner know, by scratching and barking at the pipe, that something needed her help. Because of Ginny, all the kittens were saved.

Almost daily, Ginny would find cats that needed rescuing or, in some cases, a little love. Ginny's owner reported that when Ginny saw a cat on their walks, she would pull away from her leash and run after the cat. Instead of chasing cats like most dogs, Ginny would nuzzle and lick them, giving them comfort. Because of Ginny, her owner soon found he was caring for hundreds of wild neighborhood cats. In addition, Ginny pushed her owner to adopt more than 20 cats, most of whom had permanent injuries or special needs.

"When we would go to the pound to drop off donations," her owner said, "Ginny always found the cat that was blind or deaf or hurt in some way. She would sit down in front of the cat's crate and not move until we brought it home."

What makes a dog behave in such a kind way? Some believe Ginny had a very strong mothering instinct. But how could she tell when a cat was deaf? How did she know which cats needed love and attention? Regardless of how she did it, Ginny rescued hundreds of cats in her life and set an example we all can follow.

Read the following text:

On her daily walks, Ginny would often find abandoned, trapped, or endangered kittens or cats that needed rescuing. In one such episode, Ginny found a group of kittens trapped in a pipe.

What is the main point of this text?

Ginny had a determination unlike other heroic dogs.
Ginny had an uncommon ability to find cats that needed help.
Ginny knew how to rescue cats stuck inside of a pipe.
Ginny knew how to communicate with her particular owner.

What does Killer Kane mean when he says “cops are like bugs?” What does this reveal about Killer Kane?

What is the current status of DDT use around the world?
It is one of 12 common pesticides still widely used in the United States.

It has been shown to be less toxic to birds than it used to be.

It is banned in so many countries that it is no longer being produced.

Its use is now limited to tropical regions, where it helps control malaria.

Which answer best describes the purpose of an intensive pronoun?

A It adds emphasis to the noun or pronoun it refers to.
B It shows that a noun is doing or receiving an action.
C It describes an action or state of being.
D It takes the place of a proper noun.

Select the items below that can change the meaning of a word. Select all that apply.

affix
prefix
suffix
context

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New Technology Leads to Bigger Cities

In the 1800s, the United States was still a very young nation, trying to solidify its identity. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, a fast development of society following the introduction of machines. The United States was slower than Great Britain to fully embrace the changes. Yet key technological developments caused a rapid growth in American urban areas.

Better farming methods and tools in the 1800s increased food production. Americans were able to grow enough food for their families as well as to sell. The abundance caused food prices to fall.

The expansion of cotton and the growth of textile factories in northern states helped produce the first wave of American industry. More people turned to work in northern factories as a way to support their families. Thousands of immigrants to the United States also settled in or near port cities, looking for work. Even today, the need for work is a common reason people move to urban areas.

As a result, cities grew in numbers of people and physical space. As more people and businesses moved in, they needed buildings for living and working. They needed ways to move around the city. We call this process urbanization.

In 1820, the United States had only a few cities of 10,000 residents or more. About seven percent of U.S. residents lived in urban areas. The number of cities with more than 10,000 people grew quickly over the next 40 years, especially in the Northeast and Midwest. By 1860, about 20 percent lived in cities. Philadelphia and New York City were the most populated cities in 1860 and would soon reach one million residents.

The urbanization of the United States quickened due to technology improvements. Without innovations in food production, the factories could not have grown so quickly. The trend quickened after 1860 and continued throughout the 21st century as well. By 2007, more Americans lived in or near cities than they did in rural areas.

Which details are used to support the main fact in the fifth paragraph?

Mentions of Great Britain
Reasons why people move
Explanation of urbanization
Data about population changes

Does anyone have any good book recommendations? I am in middle school so please don't recommend any inappropriate ones.

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how have the boys found a rhythmand pattern of life on the island

What part of speech is the sentence "My stomach started to knot again"?

(It is a poem by William Blake)
Read “The Chimney Sweeper” aloud. What do you notice about the poem’s structure and rhyme scheme? What does the title tell you?

Type N over each noun, V over each verb or verb part, and P over each pronoun. For any word which does not fit into one of these categories simply type a B. Each box should have a letter in it.

He realized he was in a(n) _________ when he saw that the road was completely _________ with snow.
A.
nucleus, maneuvered
B.
descent, perpendicular
C.
predicament, enveloped
D.
ascent, precipitated

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8. What is the equation for (4, 3) and (8, 1)?

A. y = -1/2x + 5
B. y = 1/2x -5

The fibers or folds controlling the voice pitch are located in the

Larynx

Lungs

Mouth
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Which of the following statements describes a good conclusion?

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