The first American flag to have red and white stripes and white stars on a blue field was flown in 1776, shortly after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Legend has it that a Philadelphia seamstress named Betsy Ross was hired by George Washington himself to create this flag. There is no evidence that this legend is true, and no one knows for certain who made the first flag, which had 13 stars and 13 stripes. However, we know for a fact that the first flag to have 50 stars—the one we have today—was designed by a high school student.

In 1958, Bob Heft was a 17-year-old student at Lancaster High School in Ohio. At that time, the United States had only 48 states but was on the verge of accepting two more: Alaska and Hawaii. The U.S. flag at the time had six neat rows of eight stars each. What would be the best way to add two more stars while keeping the arrangement neat and orderly? This was the question that Bob’s history teacher posed to the class.

The teacher gave the students an assignment: design a flag with 50 stars. Bob spent hours in the attic of his house, cutting up a 48-star flag and rearranging the stars until they fit just right. He was pleased with his solution to the problem, but his teacher found it less than perfect and gave him a B minus. Outraged, Bob told his teacher that he was going to send his design to his member of Congress, Walter Moeller. His teacher replied that if Bob’s design was accepted as the new flag, he would be more than happy to change the grade to an A.

A year later, Bob had graduated and was working as a draftsman when he received a call at work. He never would have imagined a call from President Eisenhower—but that's who it was! Now that Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag. Bob Heft was invited to Washington, D.C., for a ceremony during which his design was officially adopted as the new flag of the United States.

Read the excerpt from “A Flag with 50 Stars.”

Now that Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag.

How do these sentences contribute to the text?


They develop the idea that Bob's design is exceptional, despite what his teacher thought.


They develop the idea that, without Congressman Moeller, there would not be a new U.S flag.


They imply that the people of Alaska and Hawaii prefer Bob's design over other options.


They show it takes several years for the U.S. government to approve a new flag design.

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The law The law companies that companies that value excessive ethics comply with the legal guidelines not solely in letter however go past what is stipulated 1 My proudest accomplishment

Would you rather be the richest person in the world and hate what you do, or have an average wage and love what you do?

how does Whitman express his own grief about Lincoln death?

Read the passage below from The First Men in the Moon.

I gave him an outline of the democratic method.

"When I had done he ordered cooling sprays upon his brow, and then requested me to repeat my explanation conceiving something had miscarried.

In the passage above, what does the underlined portion help the reader infer about the Grand Lunar?

He is a harsh leader.
He is in poor health.
He is angered by Mr. Cavor.
He is confused.

(choose more than 1 answer) What strategies should writers use to help organize their ideas for an informational essay?

Select all that apply.

A. Create a research plan.
B. Make an idea map.
C. Make an outline.
D. Create a thesis statement.

the book Murder on the Orient Express

In Chapter 3, what do M. Bouc's thoughts reveal about him?

He does not think the mystery can be solved.
He is certain that the murderer has left the train.
He is concerned about the murder making his company look bad.
He is certain that Miss Debenham committed the crime.
He thinks the murderer must be British.

what makes a hero? in Flying Dreams: Women Airforce Pilots of WWII.

Use the the letters of your first name to make an acrostic poem. Be creative!

The following is an example of an acrostic poem with my last name. YOU use your FIRST name.

You will use words, or phrases to describe yourself, but they MUST begin with that letter...

This is Mrs. Miller's example...

M- makes her students work hard

I- interesting and intelligent

L- laughs loudly

L- likes to watch netflixs

E- enjoyable and entertaining

R- reading teacher extroidinaire!

whats your pronoun im learning about it now mines is she/them/they/her/

In The Outsiders, how does the character of Cherry Valance help bring out Ponyboy’s character?

How are emotions important to gaining wisdom? The Giver

You are in an art class at school. The teacher tells the class that today each student is to paint a painting of their best friend in the class. The class is uncomfortable with this, and one student points out to the teacher that some kids will have lots of kids painting them, and other kids won’t be chosen at all. The teacher insists that this is what the students should do. Almost all of the students don’t want to do this.
What should you do?
Is it disrespectful to disagree with your teacher?
With your parents?
Your friends?
Can you disagree and still be respectful?

Imagine that you are writing a news article for a community newspaper about the need to build a community center. What information could you give in your article to help influence people to build the community center?

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Choose the sentence that maintains a parallel structure throughout. Will give Branist :)

Chose ONE answer

(A) Conrad the Magnificent pulled a rabbit, produced a bouquet of flowers from nowhere, and a beehive out of a top hat.

(B) Conrad the Magnificent pulled a rabbit, a bouquet of flowers, and a beehive out of a top hat.

(C) Conrad the Magnificent pulled a rabbit, a bouquet of flowers, and he also pulled a beehive out of a top hat.

Help me with this question below please.

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Midsummer Night Dream: Act 2

1. The fairies speak very poetically. Which image or images presented by the fairies do you remember the best? What about it was significant?

3. Explain Hermia’s dream and why it might be significant later in the play.

4. Describe the character of Puck. What was one thing you liked that he did? What was one thing you didn’t like? Does he take responsibility for his actions? Explain.

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Please help me answer this question.

In chapter 1 of The Outsiders, the writer provides textual evidence of how Ponyboy sees his oldest brother Darry. What is one logical prediction to make based on this textual evidence?
that Ponyboy and Darry will experience several conflicts throughout the novel
that Ponyboy will realize he loves Darry more than his other brother
that Ponyboy and Darry will never resolve their conflicts because they are so different
that Ponyboy will never understand Darry because he is cold and distant

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

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“ Rural villages located near factory complexes rely on the contaminated water for drinking, washing, and cooking. These villages have become known as “cancer villages” because of their high rates of cancer and death “

( all you got to do is form this sentence in your own word please don't make the same as ^ )

Read the following passage, which is lacking in vivid description, imagery, and dialogue. Rewrite the passage to include description and dialogue in a way that helps convey a nervous tone.

Passage

My brother Felipe and I walked up to the abandoned house at the end of the street. Felipe opened the gate, and we walked forward. We walked all the way up to the door and knocked, but no one answered. I leaned over the railing and looked in the window, and it was pretty empty in there. Then there was a noise inside the house, and we left.

An example of geeking out is when someone: O A. plays games with friends on weekends. B. creates an online network to rate videos. c. sends a sibling a link to a funny website. O D. researches the population of various cities.​

Question 1
Part A

What is a central idea of "We're Going to Mars!"?


NASA has started providing public transportation to space.

Private companies have begun setting up colonies in space.

Living on Mars will be less expensive than living on Earth.

NASA has a strategy underway to colonize Mars.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail best supports the answer to Part A?


“NASA's costs are much higher. It thinks that such a mission would ultimately cost $1 trillion.”

“Phase 1: requires that we build bigger and better spacecraft. This will transport the crew with all of the supplies it needs to survive.”

“NASA currently has plans to send a human mission to Mars by 2033. There are five phases, or steps.”

“Once everything is in place, the colonies are established, and deep space travel is normalized, someone could move to Mars for as little as $100,000.”

Which three countries did Salva travel to in this chapter?
Ethiopia
Kenya
Africa
Sudan
(I'm pretty sure its ethiopia because of the gilo river)
also its talking about chp 12 :)

May someone read the story and help with part A and B please !!!!!

will give brainlest .

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Which of the Code of Hammurabi punishments are used today? Which are not?

Humans have been migrating for thousands of years. You might remember that the earliest modern humans date back 200,000 years to Ethiopia. In the first migration, humans entered the Eurasian landmass and then moved along the coast to India, Southeast Asia and Australia. Scientists aren’t sure exactly why our early ancestors left Africa about 60,000 years ago. Most likely, sudden climate changes were a main factor.
How long have humans been migrating?
A. 2,000 years
B. about 200,000 years
C. about 60,000 years
D. 1,000 years

Which of the following is an example of an introductory statement?
A.In conclusion, it's only through time that we will find a solution.
B.However, too many people are using our resources.
C.The logging will continue.
D.To begin with, all of the trees in the rainforest are suffering.