Excerpt from Stuff Matters

By Mark Miodownik

In the absence of copper, gold, and meteoric iron, our ancestors’ tools during the Stone Age were made of flint, wood, and bone. Anyone who has ever tried to make anything with these kinds of tools knows how limiting they are: if you hit a piece of wood it either splinters, cracks, or snaps. The same is true of rock or bone. Metals are fundamentally different from these other materials because they can be hammered into shape: they flow, they are malleable. Not only that, they get stronger when you hit them; you can harden a blade just by hammering it. And you can reverse the process simply by putting metal in a fire and heating it up, which will cause it to get softer. The first people to discover these properties ten thousand years ago had found a material that was almost as hard as a rock but behaved like a plastic and was almost infinitely reusable. In other words, they had discovered the perfect material for tools, and in particular cutting tools like axes, chisels, and razors. This ability of metals to transform from a soft to a hard material must have seemed like magic to our ancient ancestors.

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In 1961 Professor Richmond from Oxford University discovered a pit that had been dug by the Romans in AD 89. It contained 763,840 small two-inch nails, 85,128 medium nails, 25,088 large nails, and 1,344 extra-large sixteen-inch nails. The hoard was of iron and steel and not gold, which most people would have found bitterly disappointing. But not Professor Richmond. Why, he asked himself, would a Roman legion bury seven tons of iron and steel? The legion had been occupying the advance headquarters of Agricola in a place called Inchtuthil in Scotland. This was at the outer reaches of the Roman Empire, and their mission was to protect its border from what they saw as the savage tribes who threatened it: the Celts. The legion of five thousand men occupied the region for six years before retreating and, in the process, abandoning their fort. They made great efforts to leave behind nothing that could help their enemies. They smashed all food and drink containers and burned the fort to the ground. But they weren’t satisfied with this. In the ashes were the steel nails that had held the fort together, and they were far too valuable to be left to the tribes that had driven them out. Iron and steel were the materials that enabled the Romans to build aqueducts, ships, and swords; they allowed them to engineer an empire. Leaving the nails to their enemies would have been as useful as leaving a cache of weapons, so they buried them in a pit before marching south.
The author uses a simile to compare nails and weapons to –

A) reinforce the danger.

B) show how they took everything.

C) emphasize the value.

D) describe the importance.

Answer:

Friends can be unaware of an inequality within the relationship.

Answer:

The answer is Honesty

Answer: C because this song is sung by Dua Lipa

Explanation:

Answer:

Explanation:

Water under the bridge

Answer:

C) Martha is a flat, static character whose role is to help Mary adjust to life in Yorkshire

Explanation:

I hope this works

Answer:

c. have a great day

Explanation:

Answer:

To align or position yourself

Incomplete question. The full question read;

Read the quotation from a story about a girl named Melissa who witnessed a car accident.

"No one was injured."

Which speaker tag best matches Melissa's feelings about seeing the accident?

Options:

a. asked Melissa.

b. Melissa reported with relief.

c. insisted Melissa.

d. Melissa whined to her parents.

e. Melissa reported with relief.

Answer:

e. Melissa reported with relief

Explanation:

Take note here that we are interested in a speaker tag that indicates the feelings of the one who witnessed the event.

Hence, it is convincing to believe that Melissa would report that "No one was injured" with a sense of relief.

Answer:

Explanation:

Jack and his friends were in Africa. This was their last day. They were going to see Jack's mom. They went in the car. On the way Jack saw a lion. "Look at that lion" said Jack. They got out their camera's and took photos of the lion. They looked up info about the lion on their phone. When they looked up of their phone. The lion was gone. It disappeared into thin air. They send their photos to National Geographic and they paid Jack because they needed one badly and used it in a article they made.

Answer:

I can't see it its not clear wont let me zoom in

Explanation:

Answer:

I'm a girl! but i don't know.... what that even is

Explanation:

Answer:

sorry I can't help on this one

Answer:

I Don't know

Explanation:

I need Help

Hi. I think this was the question you were referring to:

1. In Scene 1, N1 says, “The setting sun casts long  shadows, making the boys seem taller than they  are.” What is the symbolic meaning of this line?

A. The kids in Langston’s neighborhood are not as  important or powerful as they seem.  

B The boys across the street are younger than  Langston thinks.  

C The night is full of danger.  

D In the morning, Langston will understand why  his grandmother stopped him from playing.  

Answer:

I think the answer is D In the morning, Langston will understand why his grandmother stopped him from playing.  

I really hope that is correct! Have a good day ^^

Answer:

See explanation!

Explanation:

A disadvantage of using a poster would that it may, potentially, go unnoticed. For example, if a poster was hung up in the busy halls of a school, the students may not take the time to study it because they are in a hurry to get to class.

Furthermore, most handwashing education takes place among younger children,  typically kindergarteners or 1st graders. If a poster was hung up in an elementary school with the goal of educating the younger kids, it may fail because many younger children do not know how to read yet. Hope this helps!

Answer:

to inform people of when, how, and why to wash their hands

Explanation:

most younger people should be more aware of this because when your young your immune system isnt fully developed and when you interact with door knobs/handles, controllers, etc. you are catching germs which is why it is important to always wash your hand before touching your mouth or face. so the answer is to inform people of when, how, and why to wash their hands

Answer:

Explanation:

The roles and responsibilities played at home and both teens and adults.

Adults are generally charged with the coordination and managerial aspect of an establishment including our homes, this is because of the overall maturity which an adult is expected to portray, which is essential in keeping and running our homes.

Adults are expected to provide sustenance for the home in terms of food, clothes, bills and so on. The financial responsibility to a large ge percentage should rest on the shoulder of the male adult with the female coming in when necessary.

Also, managing the kids in terms of care and ensuring their well. Being rests largely on the female adults.

Security of the home is for the adults to oversee and the male should be in charge.

Teens are supposed to be taught by their parents and adult superiors how to be responsible. Hence, house chores such as dish washing, lawn mowing and other petty house chores should be assigned to them. The more draining ones such as lawn mowing to the male teens and the less strenuous to females.

the answer is option b . Jacob is afraid to do whats right

Answer:

Running into an old friend who is in town for one day.

Explanation:

The term "fortuitous" refers to a chance occurrence, a surprising and unexpected event that happened, a fortunate event. This word is used to talk about things that happened unplanned and completely unexpected.

A fortuitous event means an event that happened so suddenly and unexpectedly that it leaves you shocked and completely unforeseen. Such an event is wholly unexpected and surprising. So, running into an old friend who's in town for a single day is a fortuitous event, for it is a chance encounter and not something that happens often or even planned.

Thus, the correct answer is the last/ fourth option.

Answer:

Fish tank: Durability (glass)

Math Book: durability (wood etc)

Gum: Flexibility (food and sugar)

Explanation:

Answer:

The authors name and the page number the citation came from.

Explanation:

E.G. "I love bananas. (Miller 86)"

Answer:

D) It emphasizes important words.

Explanation:

A rhyme scheme to help support a poem's overall meaning or theme is to emphasize important words. Thus, option D is correct.

The arrangement of rhymes at the conclusion of each line in a poem or song is known as a rhyme scheme. Lines identified with the same letter all rhyme with each other.

It generates a specific atmosphere and tone, and it can influence how we respond to the poem's subjects. Rhyme may produce a cheerful environment, a chant-like vibe, a feeling of rigidity, or even sarcasm.

To stress essential words is a rhyme pattern that can assist reinforce a poem's overall meaning or topic. Therefore, it can be concluded that rhyme scheme, the formal arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem. As a result, option D is correct.

Learn more about rhyme scheme here:

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Answer:

Hyperbole

Explanation:

It’s over exaggerating the piece of cake

Answer:

C. Metaphor

Explanation:

Let's go through each answer together.

A. Personification: Personification is when an inanimate object is given human quialities, or does human things. (Do you see the word person in personification?) For example, if I said my pencil was running away from me, it would be personification. A pencil can't actually run! But I'm sure you understood what I was describing anyways. Heaven is not a uhman quality, so it isn't personification.

B. Hyperbole: A hyperbole is when you exaggerate something. So, if I said that my the dog was 10 feet tall, I would be using a hyperbole. We both know the dog couldn't actually have been 10 feet tall. But, you understood that the dog must have been huge. We don't do this with the cake!

C. Metaphor: It's easy to get confused between metaphors and similes. A metaphor is when we say object A IS object B. For example, The sky was an endless pool. A sky can't actually be a pool, but we're saying that it is anyways. We want to make a point! This is what is happening in the question. A cake can't actually be heaven, but now we see that the cake must have been extremely good.

D. Simile: A simile is like the metaphor's sister. They're very similar, but similes are different in this specific way. ALL similes use either "like" or "as". For example, the house was like a fire. We're not saying the house is actually a fire, we're saying that it was LIKE a fire. They're both hot! To find similes, make sure to look for "like" or "as"- our example sentence has neither.

Hope this helps & feel free to ask for any clarification!

Answer:

Sorry but I don't know sorry

Answer:

Mowgli, armed with fire, is about to confront the wolves and Shere Khan, who want to kill him.  

Explanation:

At this point in the story, Mowgli has learned that many of the younger wolves fear him as he is growing into a man. Their leader, who loves Mowgli, is getting old and will soon be replaced. Mowgli steals fire from the village and takes it to to Council Rock to prove his superiority over the animals. The wolves and Shere Khan are waiting there for him. Most of the wolves there want to kill Mowgli, as, of course, does Shere Khan.

Answer:

this was addressed to the white people. Dr Martin Luther King is basically saying how until the black people have received their freedom and equality, protests will continue on the street.

Answer:

Where ?

Explanation:

The question answered by an adjective clause is Where?.

[tex]hope \ \ it \will \help[/tex]

Answer:

B, or #2.

Explanation:

According to the comma rules, you must put a comma behind something(s) that are in a list.

Answer:

it should be the second one!! =))

Answer: Louis XIV

Explanation:

Louis XIV brought France to its peak of absolute power and his words 'L'etat c'est moi' (' I am the state ') express the spirit of a rule in which the king held all political authority. His absolutism brought him into conflict with the Huguenots and the papacy, with damaging repercussions.