The Silk Road was established because —
A. religious travelers needed a route to return home
B. Middle Eastern merchants wanted more trade with Africa
C. merchants from China began trading goods with other countries in Asia
D. more inns and guesthouses were needed in China and other parts of Asia

Answer: the answer would be C

Explanation:

I need some advice for a story I'm writing for English class...
It was a dark quiet night, Halloween night when Celestia screamed. Celestia was a dragon human hybrid with dark blue hair and kind light blue eyes, dark blue wings, a dark blue tail, her hair was always in what looked like two buns on top of her head the little bit of hair that was too short-covering her ears with her bangs shadowing her face, she was in a witch costume that was black dark purple and dark pink with a black hat. Nikki came running her longish white and purple hair in a messy bun, she was wearing her mad scientist costume but the fake blood looked suspiciously realistic. Wannabe ran in looking like the human form of sans along with Angel a few feet behind him dressed as a fairy. Nikki stood staring trying not to cry. Nikki’s friend Emery came in wearing her police uniform on and blue blonde hair up in a ponytail along with Rihanna in her outfit that she wore at her concert the night before, the light baby blue costume made her light pink eyes stand out and her fox tail nearly invisible under a big black bow, her hair in ponytails right behind her fox ears. The two stared in horror at what seemed to have happened, one of their friends had been brutally murdered but their face was unrecognizable from the damage. Nikki stood up and took ad headcount matching names with faces until she realized who it was. “I’m going to find the person who did this and make them pay,” Nikki said in a dark evil angry voice, she was mad and near her breaking point. Nikki left the room unable to look at her friend lying there dead while everyone else looked at each other. “Kind convenient YOU found him like this Celie…” Rihanna said to Celestia glaring at her, the two never liked each other and were always fighting. “First of all, I couldn’t handle the blood. Second of all, that’s my friend! Why would I hurt him!?!?” Celestia snapped, angry she was accused of the crime. “You found him like this. That's a little suspicious don’t you think?” Rihanna said giving Celestia looks. “I hate to say this but Nikki could have been faking the blood on her costume looks a bit too realistic…” Angel said her voice trailing off, she hated to accuse Nikki but at this point, they were all suspects except for Angel. She had said before that she'd never been able to kill someone and get away with it she’d end up admitting she did it. Nikki came back in a completely different costume, her Sara Sanderson costume to be exact. “Why did you change costumes?” Angel questioned Nikki, changing costumes because there was what looked like blood on the other was suspicious. “You act like I can choose to wear only one costume, heck I’ll probably end up wearing a cosplay before we figure out who did this,” Nikki answered, it was true Nikki tended to wear up to ten outfits a day so why would today be any different? Emery glared at Nikki, she didn’t believe her story. “Seems pretty convenient she had to change costumes so soon...” She thought suspecting Nikki was hiding something. “Let’s do this Danganronpa style!” Angel shouted, she had always thought how they did the class trials on that anime and in the game was cool. Everyone got to a podium and glared at one another. “I was passing out candy to the trick-or-treaters,” Rihanna said then turning her head to Celestia who was on her left. “I was in the Bathroom,” Celestia said, nobody was going to question her now. “I was fixing my fursuit, one of the ears fell off,” Nikki said with the tail to her fursuit in hand. “I was outside sitting on the porch,” Emery said pointing at the door. “I’m too dum.b to pull something like this off you guys know this,” Angel stated honestly, she wasn’t the brightest bulb. “I was in the kitchen when I heard someone yell for help.” Wannabe said solemnly.


Who killed him?
Btw it was cosmic that was killed. For some reason, he was a pirate. He ran into many walls. Glasses and an eye patch, not gonna mix well… ALSO! His body was found in the hallway next to the stairs.

Read the claim below.
Owning a pet dog is good for your health.
Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

We… do… solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation.” Which of the following is a true statement about the quote? This is a quote from the Mayflower Compact and reflects the principle of self-government. This is a quote from the Magna Carta and reflects the principle of limited monarchy. This is a quote from Common Sense and explains why the American colonists should declare independence. This is a quote from the English Bill of Rights and describes the basic rights of all citizens.

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tell me one thing you think a "retired" person should do in retirement, and why.

Read the claim below.
Countries should stop the practice of large-scale aquaculture, or "fish farming."
Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

________ allows the readers to learn a lot about the characters, as well as to form an opinion about those characters.
Dialogue
Foreshadowing
Setting
Organization
Exposition

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
#3 Which phrases in the lines reflect the author’s use of alliteration? SELECT 3
Read the following lines from the poem.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore!”
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”
Merely this and nothing more.


Which phrases in the lines reflect the author’s use of alliteration?

Select three options.


A. Deep into that darkness peering,

B. long I stood there wondering, fearing,

C. Doubting, dreaming dreams

D. But the silence was unbroken,

E. was the whispered word, “Lenore!”

Select the contraction that completes the sentence.

Mrs. Garcia _____ ready to give the spelling test.

weren't
wasn't

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Read the claim below.
Every home should recycle.
Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

David is researching Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. He plans to locate audio files, images, and webpages on the internet using keywords. Which BEST identifies the resource needed to do this?
A) databases
B) search engines
C) electronic texts
PLEASE HELPPP!!!

Pages 37-44 (i think) List the strong descriptive details from this passage that Hillenbrand uses to describe the Pearl Harbor attack. Why does the author provide so much detail?

Read the claim below.
The National Hockey League should ban fighting among players.
Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

The Outsiders Pre-reading Activity: The 60’s Scavenger Hunt
About the Author and her Novel

5. After the novel was published, what did the author become known as?



6. Is Hinton still alive? If so, what does Hinton do and where does she live?



7. What is the setting of the novel (state and time period)?



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TROLL FOR POINTS= REPORT

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The Outsiders Pre-reading Activity: The 60’s Scavenger Hunt


About the Author and her Novel

1. When was the novel published?



2. How old was the author at that time?



3. What does the S.E. stand for in S.E Hinton?



4. Why did the author use initials instead of a first and middle name?



5. After the novel was published, what did the author become known as?



6. Is Hinton still alive? If so, what does Hinton do and where does she live?



7. What is the setting of the novel (state and time period)?

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In this activity, you will analyze theme, characterization, and Dickens’s use of dramatic irony in chapter 1 of A Christmas Carol.

Part A
Themes are key ideas that stand out or are repeated in a text. Identify and explain one important theme that you noticed in chapter 1. Include evidence from the text to support your response.

Part B
What do the following lines reveal about Ebenezer Scrooge’s character?

“Under the impression that they scarcely furnish Christian cheer of mind or body to the multitude,” returned the gentleman, “a few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy the Poor some meat and drink, and means of warmth. We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices. What shall I put you down for?”

“Nothing!” Scrooge replied.

“You wish to be anonymous?”

“I wish to be left alone,” said Scrooge. “Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don’t make merry myself at Christmas and I can’t afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there.”

“Many can’t go there; and many would rather die.”

“If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.”


Part C
Writers create dramatic irony by telling the reader about an important event in the plot that the characters aren’t aware of. This technique helps writers create effects such as suspense and humor. Identify one example of dramatic irony from chapter 1 of A Christmas Carol and explain why it fits the description of this technique.

Read this excerpt from The People Could Fly

There was a son named Anton. He dreamed that a girl placed a handkerchief over his face. He woke up but he saw no one. Anton told his mother what he had dreamed. His mother said, "Anton, you've dreamed of something enchanted."

A few days later Anton dreamed the dream again and it was exactly the same: A girl placed a handkerchief over his face.

"Anton," his mother said, "you dream of a girl who lives with her father in the tower of the moon."

How does the plot influence characterization in this excerpt?

The exposition introduces Anton as a fortune teller.
The exposition introduces Anton’s mother as a fanciful woman.
The rising action shows Anton facing the challenges of finding the tower.
The rising action shows Anton’s mother reacting to Anton’s travels.

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
Sequencing Assignment - Put the events into the right order by dragging them or cutting and pasting them.

The Highwayman rides up to the inn to visit Bess.

Bess is the landlord’s daughter.

Bess hears the sound of the Highwayman’s horse in the distance.

At dawn he hears the news that Bess shot herself to save him.

The Highwayman hears the shot and rides away.

He sees the Highwayman arrive to see Bess.

Now on a winter’s night the ghosts of Bess and the Highwayman appear.

Bess watches through the day but the Highwayman does not come.

Instead, King George’s men come to the inn.

Then he kisses Bess before riding off into the night.

She manages to get her finger to the trigger of the gun.

The highwayman promises Bess he will return before tomorrow night is over.

Tim the ostler loves Bess, and is jealous of the highwayman.

To warn him not to come she shoots herself.

He rides like a madman along the road, but the soldiers shoot him down.

They tie Bess up to her bed.

Bess tries to escape but her hands are tightly tied.

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Read the passage.

A Flag with 50 Stars

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.



Which statement best describes the author’s viewpoint toward Bob Heft in “A Flag with 50 Stars”?


Bob was not a very good student at Lancaster High School.


Bob should not have contacted a member of Congress about a trivial matter.


Bob's grade did not reflect the outcome of the story.


Bob should not have spent so much time on his project.

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Reading Skills
Project: Improving Reading Comprehension

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The fog comes
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Column A
1.
The fog comes:
The fog comes
2.
on little cat feet.:
on little cat feet.
3.
It sits looking:
It sits looking
4.
over harbor and city .:
over harbor and city .
5.
on silent haunches:
on silent haunches
6.
and then moves on:
and then moves on
Column B
a.A
b.C
c.D
d.F
e.B
f.E

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Read the excerpt from "The Debt” by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Pay it I will to the end —
Until the grave, my friend,
Gives me a true release —
Gives me the clasp of peace.

Which part of poetic form best illustrates the theme that death will bring relief from the debt?

meter
repetition
stanza type
punctuation

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
#4 What meaning do the words “what it utters is its only stock and store” convey to the reader?
Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
“Doubtless,” said I, “what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore—
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore
Of ‘Never—nevermore.’”

What meaning do the words “what it utters is its only stock and store” convey to the reader?


A. The bird has only learned how to speak one word.

B. The bird has run out of food and is asking to be fed.

C. The bird has spent its entire life feeling miserable all the time.

D. The bird has escaped from its owner and is seeking a place to hide.

How would your life be different if you did not easy access to clean, sanitary water? Explain in details how your daily routine would be impacted.