Travis wanted more than anything to get a new computer. When he got one, he would finally be able to use software to compose music. All summer, he worked hard at his part-time job and saved money. In fact, he did nothing but work all the time. Finally, he had enough money and bought the computer. But when he tried to use software, he realized that he knew next to nothing about music composition. He decided to take some free classes at school, while the computer sat unused for another year.

Which statement best expresses a theme of this story?

A. Some people don't know where their real talents lie.
B. Focusing on nothing but work can make a person unhappy.
C. Working hard is more important than having fun hobbies.
D. To reach a goal, a sensible plan is as important as hard work.

Answer:

D. To reach a goal, a sensible plan is as important as hard work.

Explanation:

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Match the sentence to its correct label.

Match Term Definition
C
She played video games all day long without stopping. A) Immature Writing
A
Without ceasing, she gripped her controller in her hands and dominated her video games all day long. B) Overuse of Thesaurus
B
For what had the quality of time interminable, she toiled merrily at her digital amusement. C) Mature Writing

Helppppppp In the story Little Women, one family brings breakfast to another on Christmas morning. Read this passage and then answer the question that follows:

A poor, bare, miserable room it was, with broken windows, no fire, ragged bedclothes, a sick mother, wailing baby, and a group of pale, hungry children cuddled under one old quilt, trying to keep warm.

How the big eyes stared and the blue lips smiled as the girls went in.

"Ach, mein Gott! It is good angels come to us!" said the poor woman, crying for joy.

What implicit meaning can you find about the sick woman and her children from this text?

The mother did not know how to start a fire.
The mother's illness made her children hate her.
The mother was unable to provide for their needs.
The mother and children lived in an abandoned building.

Where does the comma go in this sentence His entire outlook it seemed had changed

How is this theme conveyed in chapter 16 in summer of the mariposas? How does this develop or build on the theme in this chapter compared to previous chapters?(Tip: Think about what other characters say and do and what happens to teach what Odilia and her sisters learn.)

Where does the comma go?

I need help understanding what this means (not the questions bellow the passage, just the one with all the lines.) Also please give an example about what to do. Thank you so much!

Step 1 of creating an effective assignment notebook is

A: highlighting important dates and assignments.
B: putting tasks in order of importance.
C: breaking the schedule into tasks and due dates.
D: checking off tasks as they are completed.

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What is academic discourse?

A. a way of conducting research that includes both reading and interviewing
B. a way of leading a class in which the teacher lectures and the students listen.
C. a way of discussing a topic that leads to critical thinking and complex understanding.
D. a way of asking questions to help listeners participate more actively.

Im lost my teacher keeps saying 8th grade is high school is she wrong????

Determine whether each passage excerpt is an example of figurative language, imagery, or dialogue.

Passage expert: It was August 2, a muggy day that hung like a soggy blanket over the city.
Element of fiction

Read this passage about Christopher Reeve.

Christopher Reeve was born on September 25, 1952, in New York City. His mother was a journalist, and his father was a professor. As a kid he played sports, did well in school, and liked acting. His passion for acting goes back to playing with his brother when they were little. Reeve acted in his first play at the age of nine. After attending college, taking acting classes, and acting in many plays and movies, Reeve landed his biggest role. In 1978, he played the title role in Superman. He received very positive reviews for his performance and starred as Superman in all the sequels. Reeve was soon acting as the lead role in dozens of movies after Superman. Once well-known, Reeve used his celebrity status for good causes, such as visiting very sick children through the Make-A-Wish foundation. He was also a track and field coach at the Special Olympics.

Besides acting, Reeve was also a licensed pilot and liked horseback riding. He learned to ride horses for a movie role, and he continued riding in his free time. Unfortunately, while riding one day in 1995, Reeve fell from his horse and became paralyzed from the neck down. Being confined to a wheelchair did not hold back Reeve from being socially active, and after many surgeries and rehabilitation, he decided to dedicate his life to helping people with spinal-cord injuries. He created the Christopher Reeve Foundation, which supports the improvement of the lives of people with disabilities and helps fund research to find a cure for paralysis. He was also politically active, working with senators to make sure that people with disabilities were treated fairly in the workplace. Reeve received many awards for his dedication to public service. He also wrote two books about his experiences, and a documentary was made about his life. Reeve passed away in 2004, but his legacy lives on today. He touched the lives of many people and showed us what it means to overcome extreme odds by never giving up.

A yearbook page for Christopher Reeve includes "Best at: Helping Others." Which image would best illustrate this?

Two hands reaching toward each other.
An actor on stage.
Boys playing soccer.
Two pilots in the cockpit of a plane. PLEASE HELP ME

What is a text to world connection in the book, The Other Side of the Sky?
Please has to be from chapters 11-15

Read the text, then answer the question that follows:

Wild animals as viewed from a mountain camp—Camille Grant, October 2011

Through my binoculars, I viewed a group of wild animals in action. A pride of lions was sleeping when a small, yellow bus pulled up beside them. Tourists on a safari were packed into the bus like sardines in a can. Armed with cameras, they invaded the lions' territory, hoping to capture the perfect photograph. The crowd leaned out the windows, hooting and hollering, until the lions awoke. When the lions moved away, the bus rolled after them, relentlessly stalking the pride. One of the lions turned and roared to protect the young. This was greeted with cheers and a celebratory honk of the bus horn. The curious visitors observed the lions' routine for an hour before moving on. Leaving a cloud of dust, the bus headed away, taking the wild animals off to disturb someone else's home.

Review the following line from the text:

The crowd leaned out the windows, hooting and hollering, until the lions awoke.

To create a more negative connotation, the author could have replaced the word crowd with which of the following synonyms?
A) Assembly
B) Gathering
C) Group
D) Mob

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

a. Damien seared the steak in the hot pan that was marinated in herbs.

b. It was the wind blowing the back gate open that caused the banging sound I heard.

c. Let's make a pot of soup from all the vegetables that we bought at the farmer's market.

d. The cat that Cindy brought home is dark gray with white mitten paws.

Read the sentence below, and use context clues to determine the meaning of the word sublime.

On our hike, we were awed by the sublime view of the snow covered peaks.

What is most likely the definition of the word sublime? (5 points)

A. Obscured
B. Difficult
C. Majestic
D. Boring

Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

We were all ranked together at the valuation. Men and women, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep, and swine. There were horses and men, cattle and women, pigs and children, all holding the same rank in the scale of being, and were all subjected to the same narrow examination. Silvery-headed age and sprightly youth, maids and matrons, had to undergo the same indelicate inspection.

Douglass’s use of imagery in this excerpt appeals to the sense of

sight.
smell.
sound.
touch.

Plz, do this for me!!!

Please help me out with this!

Please write an effective summary for chapter 7 of the long walk to water

Introduction

Gist

Detail #1

Detail #2

Closing///theme

Which sentence contains an unclear pronoun?
A.
Ryan and Glen were video game fanatics, and they loved to compete with each other.
B.
Glen was hoping that Ryan would not beat him at the racing game.
C.
Glen bought Ryan and his brother a new racing game as a birthday gift.
D.
After Glen gave Ryan the video game, Ryan played it several hours a day for weeks.

3. How do you adjust the strategy for the team sport that you played?

Which word would best describe a calm lake that feels peaceful and relaxing?

a) placid
b) acrid
c) icily

The observation that the father in “The Bundle of Sticks” had ungrateful sons and Hofus from “Hofus the Stone Cutter” did not, would be called a _________ ?
A. Coincidence
B. Contrast
C. Comparison

Which sentence demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A)Either the neighbor or the mail carrier left their hat lying in the yard.
B)Levi and Yani decided to take their names out of the election for club president.
C)All the kids on the playground stopped what he and she were doing to watch.
D)Shyanne wants to know if their coat will be warm enough to wear this winter.

Use the introductory paragraph to answer the question.
What is the tone of the paragraph?
friendly and encouraging

amused and lighthearted

cautionary and urgent

outraged and harsh

Where and how should you use evidence in a literary analysis?
Group of answer choices

1) in the conclusion, to emphasize your main ideas

2) in the third paragraph, to summarize the entire novel

3) in the body of your essay, to support your reasons

4) at the very beginning of your essay, to introduce your topic

Select all that apply. Which words in the sentence below should be capitalized?
dad, uncle george called yesterday.
dad
uncle
george
called
yesterday

Describe two things that we can infer from the description of Buck's reaction to snow. Use details from the text in your answer.
READ CALL OF THE WILD

PLZZ HELP ME WITH THESE QUESTIONS IT SUPER HARD AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND STRESSING OUT!!! P.S please read the book a long walk to thee wate rto answer these questions,thank you!!!

1. Read this sentence from Chapter 3 of A Long Walk to Water:
“Salva stumbled back to the barn” (19).
What does the word stumbled tell you about how Salva is moving and how he is feeling?

2. Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness.
Who are the Lost Children of Sudan and what is their story?
Does the sentence on the left help answer the guiding question? How so?

3. Continually under threat, What does the word “Continually”tell us? What if we replace it with rarely?

4. they would flee for their lives,Who or what does they refer to in this chunk? How do you know?Why did the author use the word would?

5. losing their way in the wilderness.Does anyone know the meaning of wilderness?
What kinds of places can you think of that might be called the wilderness?What does this chunk tell us?

6. Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness.Now what do you think is the meaning of this sentence?