Read the passage.

We ran through our circle of friends, trying to think of a single person who would fit in well with our "family." It wasn't difficult to hit on someone.

Which best identifies what the term hit means?

series of 4 radio buttons

to decide on


to strike by action


to indulge excessively


to affect in a negative way

Answer:

To strike by action

Explanation:

When you get "hit" that is physical contact to someone of something.

Answer:

to indulge excessively

Explanation:

i think the passage is referring to finding someone in the friend group without a partner to add to the family.

Now skim the short story "A Horseman in the Sky," and look for unfamiliar words. Note 10 of these words and look up their meanings. Write the words and their meanings in the box.

Why is transmission successful for Gabriel but not for Lilly?
book: the giver

hurry and correct= brainlieast

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George Washington had been impatient since his departure from Philadelphia in early September. When he left the stricken city, he had put Secretary of War Henry Knox in charge of the government, giving the former general clear instructions to report to him weekly concerning the spread of yellow fever.


—An American Plague,

Jim Murphy


What two benefits does the fictional account of events provide that the nonfiction does not?


characters readers can connect with

George Washington’s feelings about the event

details of what it was like to experience the event

Mr. Carris’s thoughts on Secretary of War Henry Knox

a biography of George Washington

Which sentence contains an inappropriate shift in person
A. If one follows the directions carefully, you should be able to find the location without getting lost.

B. When I asked my best friend for twenty dollars, he gave it to me without hesitation.

C. The film maker made a documentary about butterflies and hoped it would receive good reviews.

D. For the first time, our school's baseball team won all of its games this season.

Read the passage.

Robots Are Cool, but AI is the Future

Many people don’t realize that there is a difference between robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). While robots do use AI, the two fields are entirely separate. Robotics is concerned with the building of machines. These machines connect with the real world by using sensors, and they can be programmed to perform tasks. Additionally, robots usually operate independently or semi-independently. AI involves computer algorithms that can learn, perceive, problem-solve, understand human language, and use logic and/or reasoning.

To clarify, a robot can be a human-operated machine arm that is used to weld car parts. AI can, without using the Internet, debate a human opponent on complex topics. Robots carry out instructions. AI mimics human intelligence.

Robots are more a part of our everyday life than ever. They vacuum houses, build cars, perform operations, monitor homes, and assemble furniture. AI is a relatively new invention, but it will soon be a regular part of our lives. So, how will we use it?

We already do!

Virtual “helpers” on our mobile and home devices are one way in which AI has infiltrated daily life. They can operate electronics via voice command. We can ask them to turn lights and faucets on and off, lock and unlock doors, and order food, clothes, and other retail items. Or, we can have them operate smart devices so that they can open and run applications, translate foreign languages, and check email. In addition, we can use artificial intelligence to conduct a search or schedule appointments online, or to use devices to set an alarm or find directions.

Audiobooks: A Case Study

As these applications master the human language, AI will branch out into a variety of human endeavors, including the entertainment industry. Audiobooks (fiction and nonfiction narrated by authors and voiceover actors) are one of the largest-growing markets of the last three years. Once an afterthought of the publishing industry, audiobooks have become an increasingly profitable source of revenue for publishing companies. In 2018, about $940 million in audiobooks were sold—24.5 percent more than the previous year.
However, the process of creating audiobooks is laborious, tedious, and expensive. It can take a narrator several hours to read a single chapter of a book, depending upon its length. Multiply that by the number of chapters in a book, and it could take days to finish recording. Finally, the recorded audio must be edited, processed, mixed, and mastered. In the end, an audiobook can take over a month to produce. On top of that, publishers must pay everybody involved. It could cost thousands of dollars to create a final product.

AI, however, is revolutionizing the process. Every day, AI algorithms learn how to speak like real human beings. They learn new words, languages, dialects, and accents. They can mimic natural breaths and pauses. Currently, AI can duplicate English spoken by a woman from India or a man from London. All anybody would need to do to produce an audiobook is feed the text into a computer. Instead of a week to create a final product, the “performance” could take an hour or two. The editing step would be unnecessary, so the audio could go straight to mixing and processing. With AI, the whole project could be completed in a fraction of the time it would take with humans—at a fraction of the cost.
Increasing the Quality of Human Life
Reading all those books will naturally make AI smarter, and when it does, it could relieve humans from tedious chores. Cooking, cleaning, driving, shopping, teaching, and even farming could be managed by AI. Humanity could enter a time of unprecedented peace.
This will allow people the freedom to do whatever they want. Did you always want to be a mountain climber, become a novelist, explore the galaxy, study languages, or learn how to make pottery? AI could not only allow it to happen but could also be a significant factor in successfully achieving those goals. Mountain climbers could use AI to choose the best routes, novelists could use AI to help develop plots, and students could use AI to increase comprehension and fine-tune skills. And those galaxy jumpers? Of course, AI would accompany them on their trips to the stars.
There are many predictions as to when AI will become powerful enough to really take off and outperform humans in a variety of capacities. Some believe it will happen soon; others think it will take much longer. Right now, AI continues to impact human beings in a variety of positive ways, from technological innovation to economics to creativity. The prospects for the future are exciting!

What is the narrator’s orientation (ie. distance, interest, sympathy, voice, orientation, sense of audience)?​

The Ransom of Red Chief

Please give me one random rap verse that makes sense, continue it, I will start it off.

Make ah hater pull they hat down…


……………………………………

When writing a descriptive essay, what writing practices should be used?

O Include quotes

O Include dialog

O Include sensory words

O Both A and B​

Item 4
Read the paragraph.

Jacobi was having a hard time coming up with the final verse of a song he was writing. His older brother, Anton, was coming home after two years away serving in the military. Jacobi wanted to welcome him home with a song. He called his little sister over and asked her what she missed most about Anton. The two started sharing funny stories and, in no time, Jacobi knew how he would finish his song. As it turned out, two heads were better than one.

What is the meaning of the adage in the paragraph?

When facing a challenge, one can either give up, or one can stay with it to have a chance at success.

The longer someone is away, the more that person is missed.

There are no bonds stronger than the bonds of family.

Some tasks may be accomplished more easily by two people working together than by one working alone.

How is change shown in the Count of Monte Cristo?

20) Which of these sentences might BEST serve as a topic sentence of a paragraph telling how to write a book report?
A) Be sure that your book report gives clear details about the book.
B) Writing a good book report takes preparation and planning.
C) Book reports should be submitted in the correct format.
D) You may need to refer back to the book while you write your report
Please WILL GIVE BRAINLEST

Which of the following was NOT a hardship or challenge that pioneer women faced?
A. packing the wagon
B. death of a child
C. disease
D. threats from animals
E. threats from Native Americans
F. These are all hardships and challenges

please answer
question below

What does the phrase "in spite of" refer to?

Question 1 options:

the beauty of nature


the ability to remain positive


the effects of war


the human spirit

Question 2 (1 point)
What does the author want to praise?

Question 2 options:

the beauty and wonder of nature


the courage of plants


the despair of war


the end of war

Question 3 (1 point)
What does the speaker mean by "a glory liveth through despair"?

Question 3 options:

that war helps people achieve glory


that life goes on even when bad things happen


that people become more glorious through hardship


that despair can make people stronger

Question 4 (1 point)
What happens when "morning's altar whitely burns"?

Question 4 options:

The sun rises.


The sun shines brightly.


Flowers begin to grow.


The speaker wakes up.

Question 5 (1 point)
What does the whispering breath tell the speaker to do?

Question 5 options:

end the war and hate


see that life is full of great joy


rejoice


have courage

how do you tell if a poem is a lyric poem

i want your opinion

Subconscious Means of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and feelings Like a dream. What is something that you do or did in your subconscious, that you would not normally do in your conscious mind?

PLEASE GIVE A REAL ANSWER NOT A LINK OR RANDOM WORDS
Use the paragraphs to complete the activity.

Patrick lived in Emoryville, but every Saturday morning he rode two city buses to his uncle’s bookstore in Northview where he worked. He didn’t mind the commute because he loved his job. He loved spending time with his uncle, but he also loved going to work because he had become friends with Andrew, one of his co-workers. The boys would talk about everything from baseball scores to movies to favorite pizza toppings.

So this Saturday, when Patrick got to work, he and Andrew got to talking as they always did.

“Hey, Pat,” Andrew said casually.

“Hey,” said Patrick. “Did you have a good week?”

“Yeah,” he said. “Great week. My basketball team made it into the semifinals. The game is tonight. We’re playing Emoryville, our nemesis.”

Before Patrick could say another word, Andrew continued. “I don’t like Emoryville. I don’t think I could ever be friends with someone from that town. Our schools are such rivals.”

Patrick was speechless.

“Where are you from, Pat? I can’t believe I’ve never asked you that before!”

Patrick fumbled over his words. “Not too far from here,” he said before he quickly changed the subject to the new shipment of graphic novels.

Suppose Patrick's uncle enters the scene. In 3–5 sentences, explain how the additional point of view might add humor or suspense to the scene.

(4 points)

Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” develops the theme that making decisions is difficult. Which stanza from the poem helps to develop this theme?


A. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;


B. Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,


C. And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.


D. I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

José had looked forward to his first day of high school for as long as he could remember. Not only would he get to experience interesting classes and a stimulating social life, but he would also be able to enlist in the Student Activities Coordination Committee, which his older sister had been raving about for years.
On the first day of day of school, José spied a banner for the Student Activities Coordination Club and rushed over to investigate. He found a sign-up sheet for the group and scrawled his name on the list, pondering which activities he wished to plan.
At the committee’s annual inaugural meeting, the president and committee officers introduced themselves and detailed their plans for many of the committee’s regular activities. Then the president announced that she wanted to create a new activity this year, something to get the group more involved with volunteering and with the community. José inquisitively listened to the president’s request.
The president asked the members to think of a few ideas to tell at another meeting later in the week. José departed from the meeting pondering how his group could positively affect the community. José and his family had volunteered many times in the past. His parents had always instilled in him the idea that volunteering is invaluable because it makes the community a better place.
José tried to draw on his volunteering experiences to help him think of an activity for the committee. José reminisced about the time he doled out piping hot meals at a soup kitchen. He contemplated the time he and his dad had planted lush, green trees in the park. Suddenly, José recalled another volunteering experience. A number of years ago, he and his family had volunteered at the Bristol County Animal Shelter. While volunteering there, José had prepared food, washed animals, and cleaned the cages. He remembered that it was one of his favorite volunteering experiences.
José realized that the shelter had meager operating funds and that it relied on the generosity of the public to survive. This gave José a wonderful idea. He decided to suggest that the committee commence a walk-a-thon to raise money for the animal shelter!
At the committee meeting, members presented their ideas to the group. José wasn’t certain that his idea would be chosen because there were so many worthy causes mentioned by other students. When José had his chance to speak, he relayed his experiences volunteering at the shelter and gave a brief overview of his idea for the walk-a-thon; everyone adored his idea.
Upon hearing the news of the committee’s plans, the animal shelter workers were overjoyed. They asked if they could attend the event with some of the animals from the shelter. Over the next weeks and months, José led a team of his peers in planning and developing the plans for the walk-a-thon. They designed posters to advertise their cause and displayed them in local establishments all over town. They enlisted the help of their fellow students, friends, and family to find volunteers to walk and sponsors to donate money. They even solicited food and beverage donations so that all participants would have refreshments to enjoy.
On the day of the event, hundreds of people—and a few animals—arrived at the school’s track field to complete the walk. The turnout alone almost took José’s breath away, not to mention the enormous sum of money raised for the animal shelter; the event was a huge success. At the end of day, José gazed at the scene before him and smiled with pleasure, wondering if anything to come during the rest of his high school career could possibly provide him with a more valuable experience.
Upon hearing the news of the committee’s plans, the animal shelter workers were overjoyed, and they asked if they could attend the event with some of the animals from the shelter. Over the next weeks and months, José led a team of his peers in planning and developing the plans for the walk-a-thon. They designed posters to advertise their cause and displayed them in local establishments all over town. They enlisted the help of their fellow students, friends, and family to find volunteers to walk and sponsors to donate money. They even solicited food and beverage donations so that all participants would have refreshments to enjoy.
1) Read this paragraph from the draft. Which would be the appropriate ending for this paragraph?
A) José was excited that the workers were attending the event, and he hoped to see some of his friends from the shelter.
B) The plans for the walk were coming together, and José and the other committee members waited with anticipation.
C) Some of the committee members put together a radio ad about the walk and played it on local stations.
D) The committee decided to have some food and drinks available at the walk for the participants.

Can you use Chicano english and Chicano/mexican slang if you arent chicano?
answer pls

Complete sentence with the correct words

examine figure 1 below. For each numbered location, identify which part of photosynthesis it represents, then discribe how each part enters or exits the plant

Which citation is correctly formatted for use on a Works Cited page that follows MLA guidelines?


Penguin Books: Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2013.

Goodwin, Doris Kearns. Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Penguin Books, 2013.

Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Goodwin, Doris Kearns. Penguin Books, 2013.

Doris Kearns Goodwin. Penguin Books, 2013: Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.

write one paragraph (75 to 125 words in length) that describes how your understanding of Egyptian history has changed.

PLEASE HELP ME
quickly

What is the best objective summary of the passage "Oblomov" by Ivan Goncharov?
A.
Although Oblomov has nothing to do, he decides that pursuing a project is not worthwhile. He continues being a loafer.
B.
A man with nothing to do tries to come up with something to do in his life. He is unused to effort and does not succeed.
C.
A man named Oblomov provides a picture of an idle and lazy gentleman. His soul seems vacant.
D.
A young man spends most of his days doing nothing. He does not exercise his mind or his body.

Article: THE PROS AND CONS OF YOUTH SPORTS AREN'T ONLY PHYSICAL
According to the author...
society focuses on the risks of sports rather than the benefit of sports.
society should create more opportunities for youth to engage in sports.
society focuses on the physical rather than the psychological risks and benefits of sports.
society focuses on the psychological rather than the physical risks and benefits of sports.
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How do sports present risk to self-esteem in kids?

Kids will only feel good when they win.

Kids won't learn lessons from losing or failing.

Kids might base their self-esteem on performing well or winning.

Kids need reinforcement from coaches and parents that they are always winners.
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The author says adults should…

financially invest in their child's athletic career.

advise coaches on how to support youth.

not become too invested in winning.

not allow youth to accept losing.
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Sports can help youth…

improve relationships with adults.

learn how to better accept failures in life.

improve their chances of earning a scholarship.

accept feedback and develop a positive attitude.
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Who is the intended audience of this article?

parents

coaches

young athletes

college athletes

1. What is the main idea of these two sentences?

Many flowers are what we call annuals, their entire life cycle — from seed to death — takes just one year. They might leave behind sleeping seeds that could sprout again in the future, but the flowers, roots, stems and leaves all fade away as soon as the season is done.

WRONG: Scientists think annuals are the first type of plant that existed.

Annuals only live for one year and will not return.

Plants have flowers, root systems, stems, and leaves.

WRONG: The life cycle of a plant is seed to death




2. When are sentence fragments used in stage directions?

when the play is written for a very young audience

when they appear between a character’s name and the character’s line

WRONG: when the cast of characters includes just two characters

when the action is more physical than mental

GIVING BRAINLIEST! Pic included!!! Please help me! ( There is 2 pics )

HELP WILL GIVE BRAINLEST TO THE BEST ANWSERS BUT NO SAMPLE ANWERS PLSSS

In a paragraph of 75 to 100 words, explain why you identified "The Duck and the Kangaroo" as narrative, lyric, or descriptive. Use specific details and describe elements from the poem to support your answer. I PICKED NARRATIVE /content-delivery//resource/07f5cab5-bea6-4d2c-84c3-d0b8b5072d6b HERE IS THE POEM "The Duck and the Kangaroo"