Read the paragraphs from the article.

McClain, a major in the U.S. Army and a pilot, "wanted to be an astronaut from the time I was 3 or 4 years old," she said in a 2015 NASA video interview. "I remember telling my mom at that time, and I never deviated from what I wanted to be. Something about exploration has fascinated me from a young age."

McClain is currently aboard the ISS. Koch, an electrical engineer, will join her March 14 in what will be her first space flight, according to NASA. Space is just the latest exciting frontier Koch has conquered, as her work has taken her on expeditions to the South Pole and the Arctic.

How is the central idea developed in these two paragraphs?

A
It describes how the two astronauts feel about being the first women to take part in an all-female spacewalk.
B
It shows what the two astronauts are expected to do while they are conducting the all-female spacewalk.
C
It gives some background information about the two astronauts who are doing the all-female spacewalk.
D
It demonstrates that the two astronauts have had experience doing spacewalks before they will conduct the all-female spacewalk.

PLEASE HELP!

If I were to write a story what should it be about?

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . .

Which statement best describes the relationship between Jefferson’s diction and his purpose?

>Jefferson uses words with neutral connotations to present a claim based on reason and precedent.

>Jefferson uses words with positive connotations to praise his listeners for their political activism.

>Jefferson uses words with neutral connotations to suggest that there is no urgency to his message.

>Jefferson uses words with positive connotations to encourage peaceful relations with Britain.

6th grade english plz help meh
Rewrite each of the numbered sentences in the passage below with a new subject
complement. Underline your new subject complement. If it is a predicate noun,
write PN in parentheses after the sentence. If it is a predicate adjective, write PA.

(1) The dance performance was incredible. (2) The dancers seemed
confident. (3) The dances were very complex. (4) My favorite act was the
tap-dancing routine. (5) Most of the music in the show sounded familiar.
(6) The show was one of the best I have ever seen.

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How does Rod Sterling establish the genre of Science Fiction beyond a play?

Read the following excerpt from "The White Umbrella.

Lots of people's mothers work "
Those are American people," | said.
"So what do you think we are? I can do the pledge of allegiance with my eyes closed." Nevertheless, she tried to be discreet and if my mother wasn't home by 5:30 we would start cooking by ourselves."

What does the quote reveal about the narrator?

A. The narrator doesn't like to cook
B. The narrator doesn't consider herself to be like other Americans
C. The narrator wishes her mother taught piano lessons
D. The narrator questions her mother's ability to say the pledge of allegiance.​

Can someone plz help a fellow out !

Which sentence contains an example of alliteration?(1 point)

Emery walked down the street as if the pavement were hot lava.

Felix, frantic over the new schedule, forgot his homework.

Jared spoke in a loud voice that echoed through the woods.

The wind howled through the trees during the storm.

Once, when Hughes was in seventh grade, he got in trouble. In 1914, when his seventh-grade teacher moved him and the other African-American students into a separate row in class, he got angry. So he put cards that read “JIM CROW ROW” on the black kids’ desks

Why do you think Hughes put cards on the black kids’ desks that said “Jim Crow Row?

help me, don’t give me the sample response!

Complete questions 3-6 on page 376. Use text evidence in your responses.

The bears had been a nuisance, but Jodi secretly admired them. They were clever. They never gave up.

What is the main function of this text in the narrative?
It creates additional tension.
It creates the story's climax.
It hints at the resolution of the story.
It provides additional exposition.

How do 3 different people view Les Goodman? What do their actions and statements reveal about Les Goodman and also about themselves? ( from the monsters are due from maple street.)
can someone please also answer this question too?

Why does the author title the story "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"? What is the significance (importance) of the word due?
thanks!

Which of these passages includes an example of an analogy?

1. The sun set amid the paper-thin clouds that slowly changed colors from bright pinks and greens to purple. Finally, everything faded to gray as the sun vanished behind the hills.
2. The walls were covered in blue paint that was the same color as the sky on a cloudless day.
3. I chose way too challenging a slope for a beginning skier. I was like Wile E. Coyote running off the edge of a cliff, hovering in thin air, and then plummeting to the ground.
4. The piano wheezed like an old horse. Enjoying the noise, the two children banged on the keys even harder and drowned out their parents' cries for them to stop.

Revise the following sentence to include figurative language:

Running a race is hard.

Write an objective summary of "Freedom of Press?" A summary is a concise, complete, and accurate overview of a text. It should not include a statement of your opinion or analysis. Use evidence to support your answer. **its the story from my perspective**

WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST PLEASE I NEED HELP
Look back through the part of The Diary of a Young Girl that you have read already, and find an incident that you think is particularly meaningful. Create a "diary comic" illustrating the event or situation you chose. (Note that you don't have to draw Anne herself to represent the event as a comic—you can use objects to tell the story.)
I READ THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS(Since everybody is asking)

2.
Which source would provide the best answer to this question: what is it like for someone who is captured and held for ransom by pirates?
an article about recent pirate kidnappings around the globe
an Internet search using the phrase “pirate ransoms”
an instruction manual for pirates
a book written by someone who was held for ransom by pirates

***Summary Paragraph*** ***Use Class Notes/Class Work*** Directions: Using Power Point #’s 14 thru 26 to complete the following questions. • In your own words, summarize the following: The Compromise of 1820 and 1850, The Dred Scott v. Sand ford case as well as the Kansas Nebraska Act. In addition to this, you will summarize: the Election of 1860, as well as the events that occurred as a result of the election. Be sure to include how both the North and the South viewed the election of Abraham Lincoln.*



CANN SOMEBODYY PLZZZ HELPP ITS DUEE TODAYY PLZZZZ

The Wright Tricycle factory uses one seat, two handle grips, and three tires for every tricycle that it makes. Select a numeric ratio for the following phrase: the number of tires to the number of tricycles.

A1:3
B3:1
C2:1
D3:2

Part A

Based on the details in "'Equal Justice Under Law': Thurgood Marshall," what can be inferred about how children responded to segregation?


A. Because they had other transportation options, black and white children refused to ride on segregated buses.

B. Most children were unaffected because their parents won lawsuits to end segregation.

C. Unlike the adults around them, black and white children were more accepting of one another.

D. Most children adopted their parents' attitudes about race.

Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?


A. “'They separate and go to different schools,' he said, 'and they come out and they play together.'”

B. "The children said the white dolls were 'nice' and 'pretty.'”

C. "The parents took the all-white school board to court, hoping to win a decent education for their children."

D. "White children rode buses to modern brick schools with libraries and playgrounds."

When is valentines day?

How does the change in settings from the nursery plot to the greenhouse advance the plot?

IM GIVING OUT 23 POINTS FOR THIS QUESTION!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!


Can someone make me a poem about snow?

Please include one example of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, allusion, or onomatopoeia)

Please make sure there is imagery in the poem. The five senses sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.

Also!! Make sure the rhyme scheme is A A B B A

Please hurry BRAINLIST is your correct and answer them all...!!! Select Primary or Secondary for each source.

an article about criminals prosecuted by Sonia.Primary or Secondary?

a guest appearance by Sonia Sotomayor on a news broadcast.Primary or Secondary?

an opinion about a ruling authored by Sonia Sotomayor.Primary or Secondary?

a newspaper article about cases won and lost by Sonia.Primary or Secondary?

PLZ HELP ASAP which sentence is an example of indirect characterization

In paragraph form, come up with an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution for a fictional story. Identify the main conflict that propels your story's action.

According to "Georgia: A Desirable Home," how might the history of Georgia have been different if
it were always considered an ideal home for its diverse population

In the poem, the speaker feels a sense of connection to his ancestors who immigrated to America and to the Native Americans who lived on the land before them. What might cause the speaker to feel connected to both groups of people? How can both parts of the history the speaker describes be part of their identity?

Can someone plz help me with this!!!!