Why does a reporter show up at Gatsby's house?

Answer:

A reporter from New York asked if Gatsby has any statement to give out.

Explanation:

I wasn't just another athlete being hired by a ball club. We were playing for big stakes. This was the reason Branch Rickey's search had been so exhaustive. The search had spanned the globe and narrowed down to a few candidates, then finally to me. When it looked as though I might be the number-one choice, the investigation of my life, my habits, my reputation, and my character had become an intensified study.

What is the author’s purpose for including this paragraph?

to inform readers about Rickey’s thorough selection process
to inform readers about Rickey’s distrust of Robinson
to persuade readers that Robinson is the best athlete in the league
to entertain readers with a story about Robinson and Rickey

I need to get the answers to the “Oct. 14, 1964: King wins Nobel Peace Prize”

BEFORE WEDNESDAY FEB 24!!!

Part 1: A Comedy of Manners: The Importance of Being Earnest

Instruction

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Identifying a Feature of a Comedy of Manners

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Jack: I am in love with Gwendolen. I have come up to town expressly to propose to her.

Algernon: I thought you had come up for pleasure? . . . I call that business.

Jack: How utterly unromantic you are!

Algernon: I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I’ll certainly try to forget the fact.
–The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

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What feature of a comedy of manners is present in the passage?


the differences between country and city life

an illustration of class differences

a commentary on marriage

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

Romeo: [TO JULIET] If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.

Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.

Romeo: Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?
Juliet: Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.

Romeo: O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.

Juliet: Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake.

Romeo: Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.

To what does Romeo compare Juliet?

A pair of lips

A shrine

A prayer

A pair of hands

They haven't stamped the letter in passive

scenario of humanity in diversity
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Which word means "destroys, defeats, causes to fail"?

sallow

permeate

confound

unfollow

Read the passage from "Young Goodman Brown."
What does the woman most likely represent?
O spiritual leadership
O community
O fabricated spirituality
O motherhood
As he spoke, he pointed his staff at a female figure or
the path, in whom Goodman Brown recognized a very
pious and exemplary dame, who had taught him his
catechism in youth, and was still his moral and spiritual
adviser, jointly with the minister and Deacon Gookin. ...
"Ah, forsooth, and is it your worship, indeed?" cried the
good dame. "Yea, truly is it, and in the very image of
my old gossip, Goodman Brown, the grandfather of the
silly fellow that now is. But--would your worship believe
it?--my broomstick hath strangely disappeared, stolen,
as I suspect, by that unhanged witch, Goody Cory, and
that, too, when I was all anointed with the juice of
smallage and cinque-foil and wolf's-bane--"

 Pardon me Professor but may I please about my grades? Why is Professor capitalized in the sentence?

Was does liet motif mean?

Select the correct answer.
A water pollution expert gave a speech at a local gathering. Read this excerpt from the speech. What is its purpose?

Water pollution is a growing threat to our environment. Not only does it harm aquatic creatures, but it can lead to serious health problems in humans. When toxic waste from industries is dumped into bodies of water, the pollutants contaminate a variety of fish and shellfish. When consumers eat seafood contaminated by toxins, they risk being exposed to a variety of toxic heavy metals.

A.
to inform the audience about how water pollution harms humans and aquatic species
B.
to entertain the audience by providing interesting facts about water pollution
C.
to convince the audience to adopt a kinder attitude toward harmless sea creatures
D.
to move the audience to feel how aquatic animals are vulnerable

Read the excerpt from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. For surely, Sir, you will not assert, that a duty can be binding which is not founded on reason? If indeed this be their destination, arguments may be drawn from reason: and thus augustly supported, the more understanding women acquire, the more they will be attached to their duty—comprehending it—for unless they comprehend it, unless their morals be fixed on the same immutable principle as those of man, no authority can make them discharge it in a virtuous manner. They may be convenient slaves, but slavery will have its constant effect, degrading the master and the abject dependent. How does this idea enhance Wollstonecraft’s argument? by suggesting that women’s assigned roles enslave them by suggesting that women need more hired help by insisting that men explain women’s duties to them by insisting that women have better morals than men

What do you think is the advantage of having your own garden especially with fruits and vegetables? *

1. The winter weather had everyone wishing it was warmer.

•Alliteration

•Hyperbole

•Idiom

•Metaphor

•Onomatopoeia

•Personification

•Simile

There are 3 tables for every 12 chairs in the lunch room. How many chairs are in the lunch room if there are 15 tables?

The pineapple is a tropical fruit with a unique look. It got its name because it looked like a pine cone. Although most of the production of pineapple takes place in Hawaii, this was not always the case. This is because the pineapple is native to South America. It was brought back to Europe on Christopher Columbus’ second voyage. From there, it spread in popularity all over the world.
Not until the early 1900s did cultivation of the fruit begin in Hawaii. James Dole helped distribute pineapples in the U.S. He started a pineapple plantation in Oahu, one of the islands of Hawaii. He also began canning pineapples with the help of machines. This helped make pineapples affordable and available to the masses.

Which of these sentences is an appropriate paraphrase?
A.
A pineapple has a very special look for a fruit. It got its name because it looked like a pine cone. Most people think that the pineapple is a native plant of Hawaii; however, it came from South America.
B.
The pineapple fruit comes from South America but is popular everywhere. James Dole grew and canned pineapples in Hawaii. This made them easy to find and buy in grocery stores.
C.
Pineapples are native to South America, but they were brought back to Europe on Christopher Columbus' second voyage. After Columbus introduced the pineapple, it became very popular.
D.
Not until the early 1900s did cultivation begin in Hawaii. James Dole began a pineapple plantation in Oahu. This is where he also canned them with the help of machines.
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Question 14 (5 points)
In The Lady, or the Tiger, which paragraph most clearly introduces tension in the
structure of the story?
6
a) Paragraph 1
9
b) Paragraph 4
12
c) Paragraph 9
15
d) Paragraph 11

Which of the following represents a statistical relationship between two types of data?
a. Data capture and collection
b. Data correlation
C. Data extrapolation
d. Intellectual data property (IDP)
Plz be serious

What is one thing Isabel remembers about Abuelita from what Esperanza has told her, and she asks her about when she first meets her?

CHARACTER TRAIT: Johnny
When Johnny is asked how he knew Ponyboy
wanted a copy of the book Gone With the Wind,
Johny replies, "I remember you sayin'
something about it once,"
This textual evidence shows that Johnny is... in the book the outsiders

A-uneducated

B-annoying

C-depressing

D-thoughtful

1. How did Kim feel about the toy gun?
Ghost boys

Is there an error in this sentence "A crocodile was supposed to weep as it devoured it's prey insincere crying is referred to as 'crocodile tears'

I need help (reading plus)

Rhetorical Question
Issue
a. The school playground is always
untidy.
b. You have heard that lots of
children are wasting water.
c. Children are not wearing helmets
when they are riding their bikes.
d. Students are not listening during
class discussion.​

One out of every three people in the United States today (own/owns) a car

"i am going fishing"john said. change into indirect speech​

I'm traveling to the United States for the first time. What do you know about manners in the U.S.? What tips do you have about being polite?

A. Amy and Jo walked their dogs in the park

B. My friends were laughing at an old joke.

C. Benji ran away from an overly friendly cat

D. Moms sat on benches and watched their kids.

I hate the app that I’m using for online school

(Don’t use for points or I’ll take it back

Which is an example of clear and concise discussion question? When do you think Anne Frank started to have self-doubt and internal conflict with herself regarding how she acts around people versus how she categorically thinks and feels? What do you think about this book? How do you think Anne would modify her diary if she could only write in it once a month instead of writing all of her thoughts down multiple days throughout a week? What kind of person is Anne Frank?

I do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to American literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion I am forced to reach. I have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. As a writer, I was part of the Chicano Movement which created a new literature in this country.

Which best describes how Anaya effectively uses rhetoric in the excerpt to convince readers that his conclusion is justified?
Anaya uses words with strong emotional connotations to present an anecdote from his life.
Anaya establishes his credibility as a published Chicano author by discussing his career experience.
Anaya presents factual evidence about the Chicano Movement creating a new literature.
Anaya gains readers’ sympathy by relating a story about his efforts to become a published author.