Read the passage below.
You will respond by writing an informational response paragraph.
You will find specific writing directions below the passage.

GOLD IN THE SKY
By Alan E. Nourse

Chapter 1. Trouble Times Two

The sun was glowing dull red as it slipped down behind the curving horizon of Mars, but Gregory Hunter was not able to see it.

There was no viewscreen in the ship's cabin; it was too tiny for that. Greg twisted around in the cockpit that had been built just big enough to hold him, and shifted his long legs against the brace-webbing, trying to get them comfortable.

He knew he was afraid ... but nobody else knew that, not even the captain waiting at the control board on the satellite, and in spite of the fear Greg Hunter would not have traded places at this moment with anyone else in the universe.

He had worked too hard and waited too long for this moment.

He heard the count-down monitor clicking in his ears, and his hands clenched into fists. How far from Mars would he be 10 minutes from now? He didn't know. Farther than any man had ever traveled before in the space of 10 minutes, he knew, and faster. How far and how fast would depend on him alone.

"All set, Greg?" It was the captain's voice in the earphones.

"All set, Captain."

"You understand the program?"

Greg nodded. "24 hours out, 24 hours back, 90 degrees to the ecliptic1, and all the acceleration2 I can stand both ways."

Greg grinned to himself. He thought of the months of conditioning he had gone through to prepare for this run ... the hours in the centrifuge to build up his tolerance to acceleration, the careful diet, the rigorous hours of physical conditioning. It was only one experiment, one tiny step in the work that could someday give men the stars, but to Gregory Hunter at this moment it was everything.

"Good luck, then." The captain cut off, and the blastoff buzzer sounded.

He was off. His heart hammered in his throat, and his eyes ached fiercely, but he paid no attention. His finger crept to the air-speed indicator, then to the cut-off switch. When the pressure became too great, when he began to black out, he would press it.

But not yet. It was speed they wanted; they had to know how much acceleration a man could take for how long and still survive, and now it was up to him to show them.

Fleetingly, he thought of Tom ... poor old stick-in-the-mud Tom, working away in his grubby little Mars-bound laboratory, watching bacteria grow. Tom could never have qualified for a job like this. Tom couldn't even go into free-fall for 10 minutes without getting sick all over the place. Greg felt a surge of pity for his brother, and then a twinge of malicious anticipation. Wait until Tom heard the reports on this run! It was all right to spend your time poking around with bottles and test tubes if you couldn't do anything else, but it took something special to pilot an XP ship for Project Star-Jump. And after this run was over, even Tom would have to admit it....

There was a lurch, and quite suddenly the enormous pressure was gone.

Something was wrong. He hadn't pushed the cut-off button, yet the ship's engines were suddenly silent. He jabbed at the power switch. Nothing happened. Then the side-jets sputted, and he was slammed sideways into the cot.

He snapped on the radio speaker. "Control ... can you hear me? Something's gone wrong out here...."

1The great circle that is the apparent path of the Sun.

2The process of moving faster or happening more quickly.

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Now that you have read the passage, you will write an informational response paragraph to answer the following question:

Which details from the text help create a sense of the time period and setting of this story?

Read the directions carefully so you know what to include in your essay.

Begin your paragraph by rephrasing the question into a topic sentence. Be sure to include the title and the author.
Include 3 or more specific examples, details, or quotes from the passage to support your answers to the prompt.
End with a conclusion sentence to wrap up your ideas.
Proofread your work before submitting. If you do this you will get 100 points ill make another question

Answer:read the passage then

Explanation:

Answer:

a

Explanation:

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Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables

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Another riddle(NO CHEATING!!!)

What is one question you could never answer yes to?

DRAMA VERSION (the second reading)!

Scrooge’s character at the beginning of the reading
Scrooge’s character at the end of the reading

Which sentence structure follows the following pattern?
Subject + verb + dependent clause
compound-complex sentence
complex sentence
simple sentence
compound sentence

To identify a simile or a metaphor, a reader must look for

a comparison between two unlike things.
very descriptive pieces of language.
the use of words such as very and almost.
statements that are completely literal.

If "geo-” means "relating to the Earth,” which word means "the scientific study of the Earth”?

geologist
geoid
geological
geology

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Which word has a root that relates to the subject of heat?

geothermal
dentures
laborer
liberty

What is the correct meaning of the word INDICATE?

How many pronous are their in your name.

Which of these descriptions brings to mind a sense of taste?

A. hot and steaming plate
B. thin yellow spaghetti
C. sweet and spicy soup
D. loud clattering dishes

Use the following chart to record what you notice about Scrooge’s character at the beginning of each reading and the end of each reading.

Scrooge’s character at the beginning of the reading:
Scrooge’s character at the end of the reading:

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Describe three, observable characteristics that you would see in an unhealthy plant. Name the pathogen that would cause each symptom
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Write about the perfect Christmas Day. Include plenty of details.

1 paragraph

Name a critical thinking character (other than Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and sherlock homes)

Which is the correct answer choice??

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In the beginning of the chapter it is explaining the process by which Nya fills her gourds (the holder for her water) and it details how the water that she gets is filthy and muddy. What does this suggest about Nya's family? Write one paragraph to explain your answer.

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The poem below describes an artist who idealizes his subjects - meaning he paints them as he would like to remember them, not as how they are in real life. The poem is a Petrarchan sonnet, which would normally follow the rhyme scheme noted at the left. How does the poem's break in this rhyme scheme in its final line help provide greater meaning in the poem?

a One face looks out from all his canvases,
b One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans:
b We found her hidden just behind those screens,
a That mirror gave back all her loveliness.
a A queen in opal or in ruby dress,
b nameless girl in freshest summer-greens,
b saint, an angel; -every canvass means

a The same one meaning, neither more nor less.
c He feeds upon her face by day and night,
d And she with true kind eyes looks back on him,
c Fair as the moon and joyful as the light: d Not wan with waiting, not with sorrow dim;
c Not as she is, but was when hope shone bright
d Not as she is, but as she fills his dream.

right your response​​

For this portfolio, you will be writing a 5-paragraph essay. This time you will be writing an argumentative essay. You need to make a "claim" or "thesis" on a topic. Then, you need to come up with 3 arguments or reasons that a reader should believe your claim. (these are the three body paragraphs )


Here are some ideas you can choose from:


Which is a better pet- cat or dog?


Should smoking be outlawed?


Is gaming dangerous to children's health?


Which is better- traditional school or online school?


Again, you can choose your own topic, but make sure to create a strong thesis that you will prove with facts, reasons, examples, and evidence.


(can somebody write one for me please)

Is "going to Mount Rushmore" a primary or secondary source?

If I Can't Have You - Shawn Mendes (Lyrics)
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?

I'm in Toronto and I got this view
But I might as well be in a hotel room, yeah
It doesn't matter 'cause I'm so consumed
Spending all my nights reading texts from you

Oh, I'm good at keepin' my distance
I know that you're the feelin' I'm missing
You know that I hate to admit it
But everything means nothin' if I can't have you

I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?

I'm so sorry that my timing's off
But I can't move on if we're still gonna talk
Is it wrong for me to not want half?
I want all of you, all the strings attached

Oh, I'm good at keepin' my distance
I know that you're the feelin' I'm missing
You know that I hate to admit it
But everything means nothin' if I can't have you

I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?

I'm trying to move on
Forget you, but I hold on
Everything means nothing
Everything means nothing, babe
I'm trying to move on
Forget you, but I hold on
Everything means nothing if I can't have you, no

I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?

Do you think Montresor has committed the perfect crime in this story? Explain your thoughts. (tell-tale hert)

What is this text mostly about?
how oxygen travels through the human body
the sports Alex plays at school
the effect of asthma on people’s lives
the types of inhalers people with asthma can useSubmit

read the passage below what kind of context clues help you understand the meaning of the word discontent

just yesterday the sailors have been happy now wave of discontent swept through the ship's crew

1.example
2.synonym
3.antonym
4.exclamation