Major cities all over the world are changing color. The tall gray buildings that make up the landscape of urban environments are becoming greener. They aren't getting a fresh coat of paint. Instead, their roofs are being covered in grass and small shrubbery. Many rooftops are beginning to look like nature parks. This change isn't just for fun. It is an attempt to add plants that can clean city air, absorb waste water, and generally add beauty to the city environment.

Green roofs started in Europe and are now gaining a strong foothold in the United States. They are a way to add a little nature to the city environment. People plant vegetable gardens, flowers, and decorative grasses on their rooftops. One green roof in New York City is built on top of a processing and distribution facility. It is the largest green roof in the country. It has survived snow and rain, given employees a beautiful place for a lunch break, and helped clean the city air.

It is more expensive to build a green roof than it is to lay asphalt or shingles. The basic green roof requires a frame and a waterproof membrane. It also requires gravel for drainage. Special material needs to be laid to retain moisture. Of course, soil for planting and a barrier that prevents roots from penetrating the building are also necessary materials for a green roof. Despite the extra cost, the trend is growing.

The city of Chicago now has more green roofs than any other U.S. city. There are 7 million square feet of green roofs planted across the city. Toronto, Canada, is the first city in the western hemisphere to mandate green roofs on all new tall buildings. Green roofs are beneficial to the environment and the cities that build them. A recent study in Toronto suggested that if 75 percent of the flat roofs were greened, the city could save $37 million a year on storm water management and energy bills. If this is true, we may begin to see more and more green added to cities around the world.

What evidence does the author use to support the idea that green roofs are beneficial despite their cost?

A. It is more expensive to build a green roof than it is to lay asphalt or shingles on a roof.
B. Green roofs started in Europe and are now gaining a strong foothold in the United States.
C. The city could save $37 million a year on storm water management and energy bills.
D. Toronto, Canada, is the first city in the western hemisphere to mandate green roofs.

Answer:B one is the right answer

Explanation:The tall buildings that make up the landscape of these urban environments are becoming greener. People are trying to help the environment and they aren't getting a fresh coat of paint...

Answer:

b

Explanation:

How does Dickens portray Scrooge as a cold character?

( 5 points needed!!! Please hurry , I need this for a speech due in 30 minutes!)

Which word is a synonym of inherent? HELPPP MEEE PLZZZ

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Which word is a synonym of perpetual?

Read the excerpt from "Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge" by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the City of Brooklyn.

Which of the following best summarizes the central idea of this excerpt?


In the course of the construction of the Bridge a number of lives have been lost. Does it not sometimes seem as though every work of enduring value, in the material as in the moral world, must needs be purchased at the cost of human life? Let us recall with kindness at this hour the work of those who labored here faithfully unto the death, no less than of that great army of men who have wrought, year in and year out, to execute the great design. Let us give our meed of praise to-day to the humblest workman who has here done his duty well, no less than to the great engineer who told him what to do.

Answers:

Low explains that it took Roebling fourteen years to design and build the Brooklyn Bridge.

Low celebrates the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge and the hard work that went into building it.

Low takes credit for managing the planning and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Low complains that the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge took much longer than it should have.

Which of the following apply to this sentence?



The guests are terrified by the bizarre behavior of Christopher Wren.

A
voice: passive
B
verb: are terrified

C
subject: guests
D
voice: active
E
subject: Christopher Wren
F
verb: the bizarre

Which word signals that time has passed? committed however finally met

In the middle of the movie "A Christmas Carol", please list how scrooge was shown scrooge starting to become genourous.

(IN THE MIDDLE)

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Read the following excerpt from "Ellis Island" by Barbara Davis-Pyle.

Then I smiled because all of the questions were over. The men asked Papa and Mama to read some Italian words from a book, and the official stamped our papers. Then he grinned and said in English, “Welcome to the United States of America!” And in that instant, joy won the fight on Mama’s face.
We were taken to a boat that would sail us across the harbor to the city and a brand new life. As I boarded I smiled up at Lady Liberty who stood tall with her spoon in hand, ready to stir us in.

Which main idea is conveyed in this excerpt?

A.The support of family can make difficult situations easier.
B.True joy is experienced after difficult battles are won.
C. A brand new life can be difficult to get used to.
D. Along with a new start comes the promise of a great future.

help me ASAP!!

Item 9
Golden Days

by Lizzie Lawson

There are days of summer sunshine,
Of warm and sunny weather,
When the hedge is full of hawthorn
And hills are glad with heather.

There are days of silent sadness,
Of frost, and snow, and rain,
When we fear that summer's gladness
Will never come again.

And now our songs are minor key,
And now in merry tune;
The windward side will change to lee,
And January to June.

Day and night the sun is shining,
Though he may hide his head;
Each cloud has a silver lining,
The flowers are asleep not dead.

Every day may have its playtime
Made bright by cheerful lays;
And life be one long Maytime,
A year of golden days.

Read the theme.

Life, like nature, has pleasant and unpleasant moments.

How does this theme develop over the course of "Golden Days"?


Happiness is like the warmth of summer, and sadness is like the coldness of winter.

The playtime of spring helps people feel alive and excited again after a long winter.

The seasons are all rewarding and pleasant in their own unique ways.

Nature and life are both unpredictable, especially during winter and summer months.

How long will it take the hose to emit 12 quarts?
1. 6 seconds
2. 7 seconds
3. 9 seconds
4. 8 seconds

Which word is a synonym of immaterial?

In this excerpt from "The Water of Life," how does the author reveal information about the faithful servant and the North Wind?

A. by describing their interaction with other characters

B.
by describing their words

C.
by describing their actions

D.
by describing their decisions

E.
by describing other characters' reactions to them

ANSWER ASAP!!
Imagine that you wake up one day and discover that you are invisible Write a story about what happened to you that day, and be sure to include a lot of information in your story.

Plz help LITERARY ANALYSIS: Where are you from? seems like a question with an obvious answer, but the answer is clearly more complicated according to the essay's author, Naomi Sepiso. How does Sepiso respond to this question? What supporting evidence does she include to develop her controlling idea? Write a RACE response in which you are using 3 pieces of evidence from the essay to support your analysis

Which statement explains how the word tempestuous contributes to the meaning of the sentence?


Despite their tempestuous relationship, Daphne and her sister are actually very good friends.
20 points pls hurry!!!!


It means "full of conflict"; it shows that their tempers are short-lived.


It means "quiet"; it shows that the sisters wish their lives were more exciting.


It means "loving"; it shows that the sisters rarely fight.


It means "confusing"; it shows that the sisters don’t understand each other.

My class is doing a court case on Tell-tale Heart. I need 15 questions because I am the lawyer against the narrator.
I need 7 questions for the narrator
5 questions for the cops
3 questions for the neighbor

can someone write a movie script using Emphasize Cite Depressing Dispose Arachnophobia Zoophobia Antagonist Antidote Protagonist Probable please and keep it appropriate please.

Which statement plagiarizes information from this passage?
A) "Lange used photography to document the difficult period of the Depression and to motivate agencies and individuals to take action to improve the situation."

B) Dorothea Lange used photography to "document the difficult period of the Depression and to motivate agencies and individuals to take action to improve the situation" (Carson).

C) Carson states that "Lange used photography to document the difficult period of the Depression and to motivate agencies and individuals to take action to improve the situation."

D) According to Carson, Dorothea Lange "used photography to document the difficult period of the Depression and to motivate agencies and individuals to take action to improve the situation."

Which word is a synonym of prestigious?

E. Identify and mention the type of each of the underlined phrases in the following sentences.
(0.25 × 4 = 1)

i. I was sure that I was a bad person; I felt I deserved their sneers.
ii. Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase.
iii. From that day forward, my grades and speech improved dramatically.
iv. For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star.

MILKWEED CHAPTERS 21 AND 22

Perfect indirect characterization…ready? “Big Henryk stomped his feet like a baby. He let out a loud squawk. Uri grabbed Big Henryk’s ears and twisted. I thought he was going to twist them off. Big Henryk’s eyed bugged out. Using the ears as handles Uri hauled Big Henryk to his feet” (100-101). What do you think this Passage reveals about the character, Big Henryk?

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Which word is a synonym of nonchalant?

I am writing an opening statement for an assignment and Grammarly is telling me there is passive voice misuse in this statement: "He should be prevented from disrespecting the gods and believing in his false ones." I am stuck on this could someone help?
(PS: I do not have Grammarly Premium so it just tells me I have the mistake not how to fix it).

Help plz middle school English

Which sentence contains an allusion?
They are moving to Florida next month.
The wolves howled through the night.
He liked playing Cupid for other people.
The painting is very colorful.

I'LL GIVE BRAINLIEST

Change this sentence to correctly include a restrictive phrase.

Everyone crowded around the ball player, the pitcher, who hit the winning run. (5 points)

Group of answer choices

Because he hit the winning run, everyone crowded around the pitcher.

Everyone crowded around the pitcher, the ball player who hit the winning run.

Everyone crowded around the pitcher because he hit the winning run.

Everyone crowded around the ball player who hit the winning run.

why is the musical quality of poetry important?

Which combination of features BEST characterizes legends?
powerful villains and brave knights
magical animals and clear moral lessons
historical basis and supernatural elements
shapeshifting creatures and poetic language

identify the error in the following sentence and the best way to fix it