Read this excerpt from "The Piñata"

My mother sent me to his home every day in the summer to keep him company. "He has no one," she'd say, "since your nana passed."
He never said much to me. He only gave gruff instructions in broken English and a complaint here and there about how I didn't know Spanish. It was my second summer with him, and I could see why he was always alone.

Why is the narrator telling this tale?

to criticize his family's business practices
to describe his relationship with his grandfather
to illustrate the differences between two cultures
to explain a summer employment experience

Answer:

b

Explanation:

Answer:

B, to describe his relationship with his grandfather

Explanation:

Which would you expect to see in a topical paragraph?


A. a writer using dialogue

B. a writer defending his or her ideas

C. a writer providing a transition

D. a writer using description

The Taimei school’s principal made a good decision to select an Armani-designed uniform for students to wear

What does livelihood mean?

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i will give brainlist blah blah you know

it about "Sorry, Wrong Number"

Read the following sentence:

Due to animal rescue efforts, sea turtles have made a comeback and are no longer on the endangered list.

What does comeback mean? (1 point)

Group of answer choices

A doubt about the truth

A return to a former state

A question of placement

A cause for complaint

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Basketball Rule #3
Never let anyone
lower your goals.
Others’ expectations
of you are determined
by their limitations
of life.
The sky is your limit, sons.
Always shoot
for the sun
and you will shine.

What does this rule mean to you? 100 words atleast

Landform Analogies (part 2) (Look at my other question to know the rules)


A mountain is like () because ()
Give an analogy for this problem

A valley is like a () because ()
Give an analogy for this problem.

A volcano is like a () because ()
Give an analogy for this problem.

An island is like a () because ()
Give an analogy for that problem


() is where you are supposed to put the analogy. Sorry for only 10 points, I'm becoming broke..

Read the passage. Which statement would be the best summary to give the argument meaningful context?
The city needs to pass a law saying that drawbridges on the river will be raised and lowered only after 6 P.M. during the week.

A. Many people leave work before 6 P.M. to catch trains or meet friends.
B. The city passes many laws every year to solve problems for its citizens.
C. Many people out for lunch say they are stranded on one side of the river for 30 minutes or more while boats pass through bridges.
D. The river is congested with tall sailboats and cabin cruisers going to and from the harbor.

33 Points

Conduct a Web search to locate a video of a modern speech. Evaluate the speaker's purpose and the speaker's delivery. Consider how the delivery does, or does not, enhance the speaker's purpose. Also, consider any evidence the speaker uses to make a point. Is it accurate? Does it effectively support, or does it distract? Write a paragraph or two below and make sure to include a link to the speech you evaluated. WRITER

what does .ca mean on the end of a website?

Read this section of the story:

She fell to sleep listening out for the rumble in the garbage bins that was a sure sign bears were visiting. Bears had become such a part of her life that she couldn't remember what it was like before.

What is the main function of this text in the narrative? (1 point)

Group of answer choices

Provide the story's climax

Develop the setting

Develop character

Hint at the resolution

In which of the following would be a good place for the writer of an op-ed to link to additional information on the Internet

Which is an example of chronological order?


A. a description of an object from right to left

B. a description of events in the order in which they occur

C. a description of events from least to most important

Who were "ALL" the Character's in Iroquois Creation

Who said the following quote from DEATH CLOUD?

"It's life that toughens you up."

answer choices

Mycroft

Mrs. Eglantine

Matty

Sherlock

3. What is the tone of this poem? (In Flounders Field)
A.Happy
B.Fearful
C.Somber
D.Exciting

Which of these plot events occurs immediately after the climax?
rising
action
exposition
falling action
resolution

Stelena or Delena
pls explain why
btw its DELENA 4 me

Read the excerpt from Esperanza Rising. Esperanza looked down at Silvia's dirty hands. Silvia grinned up at her and Esperanza's first thought was to pull her hand away and wash it as soon as possible. According to this description, Silvia is messy. shy. thoughtful unhappy.

PLEASE HELP!!!! This a analogies

What is the genre of this story?

Why is it so quiet? Why can't I move? And why is it so dark? I try to recall where I am, but I cannot remember. Blackness surrounds me.
I hear a familiar voice that makes my heart flutter like a thousand butterflies. It is the voice of my friend, Maddy. She visits her grandparents here on the Gulf of Mexico every summer. She usually brings me crumbs, but today, I cannot smell anything except the sour smell of oil.
Her voice sounds worried, different from the usual cheerful greeting that she calls me with every day at dusk. I try to turn towards her, but I can't move very well. My feet feel mired as if in quicksand.
I hear her come closer. Her words help me understand that something has happened to my home.
"Oh, grandma! What is all this? They are all covered in it! It's black. Ugh! The smell is so strong I can't stand it." Maddy's tears stream down her face, mingling with mine. I hear her crying, but all is dark, like a moonless night. Where is the smiling sun? I try to stretch out to feel the warmth, but my wings do not respond.
Dazed, I call out to my friends hoping they will find me in the blackness, but everything is so still. I hear nothing, except for Maddy's desperation. Her sobs, uncontrollable.
"Go get some towels, Maddy. Run!" Her grandma tells her, a quiet urgency in her voice.
"Hey little one," grandma coos as she bends over me. I can feel her breath on my head. "We've got you and you are going to do all we can for you." All they can? I hear Maddy's hurried footsteps and feel the towel's softness enveloping me as she picks me up in her arms. She is gentle, her sobs quieting as she takes me to her home, seemingly miles and miles from my nest along the shoreline.
I hear the phone ring. I hear the news on the television.
"Spill...oil...negligence...BP...blame..."
"What are we going to do?"
I hear the door banging and neighbors' voices, shrill and urgent, coming in and out of the house. All of the sounds tell me that the emergency is intensifying.
I still cannot see anything. Maybe it is good that I cannot see. If I could, I might see my home, blackened with the oil of a mishandled well deep in the ocean. I would see my friends, covered in slick crudeness. I would desperately observe the choking, billowing smoke, polluting the Gulf sky, my home. I would see my family unable to fly through the air, unable to dive into the ocean for the delicious meals we used to find there. I fear our fish are no more; they are stuck in the depths of the black, watery grave.
What are we going to do? What are we going to do? I hope the humans will do something to bring light to all of the blackness.
I hear Maddy, making sweet, soothing sounds as she begins to clean my feathers gently. I hear that sound often. It's the sound humans make on the beach when their babies are frightened.

Fantasy, Science fiction, Mystery, Historical fiction, Realistic Fiction, Autobiography, Biography, Informational, Essay, Comedy, Tragedy, Monologue, Improvisation, Sonnet, Free verse, Haiku, or Limericks?

HURRY ITS TIMED Read the excerpt from A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano.

Einstein's idea of gravity had big consequences. It helped explain some observations that Newton's idea didn't account for. It also opened our minds to amazing new possibilities. For example, taking his cue from Einstein's idea that space bends, scientist Karl Schwarzschild began to think about what would happen if a place in space were extremely distorted. His answer: light would follow the hyper-bent space, never to turn away from it. This was the first prediction of a black hole. At first, some scientists (including Einstein!) rejected Schwarzschild's ideas. Others were intrigued and began searching the skies for real black holes. Just decades later, they found the first of them. It just goes to show: sometimes, as Einstein himself once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

According to the excerpt, how does Karl Schwarzschild use Einstein’s ideas to draw a conclusion?

Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about gravity to conclude that Newton’s ideas had faults.
Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about gravity to conclude that space bends.
Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about space bending to conclude that black holes are possible.
Karl Schwarzschild uses Einstein’s ideas about imagination to conclude that it is more important than knowledge.

Read the following sentence:

Despite Divya's hearing loss, she felt the driving pulse of the music at the concert.

What does the word pulse mean in this context? (1 point)

Group of answer choices

A wave or undercurrent

A fleeting image

A beating rhythm or vibration

A vital life function

identify the words, phrases, or clauses that use parallel structure

Which of the following are true of rhyme? Select all that apply.

Rhymes should change to stay current with word pronunciation
Near rhymes may show that word pronunciation has changed over time
Sometimes, rhyming words aren't a perfect rhyme
Rhyming words should always match perfectly

Give an analogy for the following words:

1. Valley

2. Isthmus

3. Island

4. Peninsula

5. Estuary

6. Plains

ex. A volcano is like a soda, because when you add Mentos to it, it erupts, like a volcano!

Is anybody willing to help me edit/revise my essay, if I repost for 100 points? It's on the Compromise of 1850, and is supposed to be 250 words (I don't know how long it actually is, though) and I would like somebody skilled in English to help me edit/revise. Thanks!

Aluminum powder inside an Etch A Sketch sticks to its screen because of static electricity, which results from two ________________. *
opposite electric charges attracting
opposite electric charges repelling
like electric charges repelling
like electric charges attracting

Which sentence contains faulty parallelism?


A. The summer program includes courses in cooking, sewing, and painting.

B. The safest way to lose weight is by eating less and by exercising more.

C. Imagination and patience are the marks of a good adviser.

D. Carol likes browsing through encyclopedias and to learn odd facts.