Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, and then answer the question.

But the journey was not yet over. Before they could be admitted to the United States, immigrants had to pass through Ellis Island, which became the nation's chief immigrant processing center in 1892. There they would be questioned and examined. Those who could not pass all the exams would be detained; some would be sent back to Europe. And so their arrival in America was filled with great anxiety. Among the immigrants, Ellis Island was known as "Heartbreak Island."

What best paraphrases the central idea of the excerpt?

Ellis Island was known as “Heartbreak Island” because so many had heart and medical problems while there.
Ellis Island was an important step on the way to American citizenship. Not everyone made it through the examinations.
In 1892, Ellis Island became the nation’s immigrant processing center. Lots of questions and exams were given there.
Immigrants who couldn’t pass examinations felt a lot of anxiety and were sent to live on Ellis Island.

Answer:

In 1892, Ellis Island became the nation’s immigrant processing center. Lots of questions and exams were given there.

Explanation:

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Explain what makes a claim effective, and describe how a writer uses evidence and claims in an argumentative essay.

Based on pages 126–129 of chains, why does Isabel ask Becky if Madam Lockton had hit her head?

Select the appropriate pronoun for the word(s) in italics.
Richard likes basketball; he's been playing basketball since he was a kid.

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help me with my introduction paragraph I need a strong hook and bridge statement I need to add more detail please help add more or make some change. ( and no it is not a strong introduction paragraph bc my teacher told me it)

Pls answer the Part II PLEEEEEASSSSE

Nothing Constant

“Nothing is constant but change.”

—Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher

1

It was the last day of school; the kids were gone, the books had been collected, and Principal Drake was handing out final paychecks. This was normally a relaxed meeting at which teachers wearing casual clothes smiled and wished each other well for the summer. But no one was smiling today, because a story in the local newspaper had exploded like a crack of thunder.

2

The headline read, “Board of Education Plans New Middle School,” and the staff members of East Orange Elementary were rattled.

3

Principal Tom Drake opined, “I am concerned about a situation in which a newspaper already knows school district information that comes as a surprise to me and my teachers.” He continued, “But of far greater concern is what this means for us, for our colleagues at West Orange, and for students and parents throughout the district.”

4

Coach Melinda Gardner whispered to her friend, Mr. Dale French, “Old Tom is just worried the Board might ask him to retire and make someone else principal of the new campus.”

5

Mr. French whispered back, “Melinda, you be nice now,” but he couldn’t help smiling at his friend’s remark.

6

As the meeting went on, many teachers worried out loud about what might happen if grades 6-8 from East and 6-8 from West consolidated.

7

Ever since the two elementary schools had opened, decades ago, the district had proudly maintained a unique system. While surrounding districts had built new middle schools, Orange kept two elementary buildings—East and West—with K-8 graders in each.

8

Now, according to the paper, the results of the 2010 census were in. They suggested population growth would soon fill both elementary schools with K-5 students only. Apparently, the Board thought the time was ripe to build one new middle school for 6-8 graders.

9

“Will one campus need two middle school science labs?” Dr. Fred Davis, the science department head, asked the group in his usual shy, quiet voice.

10

“Since there is only one middle school library, is the Board going to honor seniority?” Mrs. Betty Green asked brashly. “Or the Board could just keep whichever librarian has the coolest photos on her social media site,” she added sarcastically.

11

“Mrs. Green is worried her lack of computer skills might finally hurt her,” Coach Gardner whispered to Mr. French again.

12

“Coach Gardner, please!” Principal Drake scolded his gym teacher for whispering. “You would not tolerate it if your students were rude. This turn of events has caused real alarm so let’s be sensitive to each other’s concerns.

13

“I apologize for both of us, Tom,” Mr. French offered. “But let’s not get carried away and spoil our summers over this. We don’t know if this proposed new campus will actually be built. The census projections could be wrong. Even if they are right, the cost of raising taxes to pay for a new school might not go over well with voters.”

14

Mr. French continued, “I plan to enjoy my summer and expect another great year. Chances are we’ll all have jobs because several teachers retire every year and the Board moves us around to fill the vacancies. Some of us may have new assignments, but we’ll all land somewhere.”

15

All around the room there were nods of agreement. The atmosphere of gloom gave way to the usual feelings of accomplishment and relief at the end of school.

16

Mr. French offered one more uplifting thought. “Each spring we graduate our eighth graders and send them on to Central High. If they can adjust to a new building, I think we can too.”

17

With that, the teachers adjourned and summer vacation began.

Which sentence from the text BEST supports the idea that some teachers fear their livelihood is being threatened?

A.
"Will one campus need two middle school science labs?"

B.
"Or the Board could just keep whichever librarian has the coolest photos on her social media site."

C.
"Chances are we’ll all have jobs because several teachers retire every year and the Board moves us around to fill the vacancies."

D.
"Each spring we graduate our eighth graders and send them on to Central High."

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What are words, phrases, or sentences around a difficult or unusual word that help you know what the word means?

As Misha wakes up, Spinelle uses choppy sentences: “Something was ringing. My ear hurt. My arm hurt. Everything hurt. I was wet. I was water. I sat up….” (187). What sort of effect do you think sentences like these are supposed to have on the reader?

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Your friend Rahul studies in Kendriya School, Moti Nagar, New Delhi, he appeared in the annual examination of class VII.He came first and got the prize." Write a letter to your friend

Which answer choice MOST accurately summarizes Clements' and Musker's approach to making the movie?

Question 1 options:

They went to an all-Hawaiian school to find a voice for the character of Moana.



They did a lot of research on the Polynesian Islands and made careful casting and hiring decisions.



They asked John Lassiter if they could do a movie about the Pacific Islands and their mythology.



They asked Lin-Manuel Miranda to write the music for the Moana movie.

None of the sentences below are correct and are grammatically wrong please correct each sentence. Label your answer the the question number. I am very desperate please, I will give you brainliest!

Which sentence from A Girl from Yamhill best illustrates the author's use of sensory language? (A) I was not afraid and did not know that other children were tucked in bed and kissed good night by parents not too tired to make an extra trip up a flight of stairs after a hard day’s work. (B)What I see excites me and makes me indignant. Proud to be the bearer of astonishing news, I run back. "Daddy! There’s a tree in the sitting room!" (C)She hands it to him, and as he leans down to take it, she says, "I’ll be so glad when this war is over and we can have some decent bread again." (D)Mother and I stand on the weathered and warped back steps looking up at my father, who sits, tall and handsome in work clothes, astride a chestnut horse.

The Case of the Missing Library Book

Mr. Berry, the librarian, had a reputation for being strict and for never making mistakes. He maintained complete order in the library and could tell immediately if a book was missing or misplaced. He did not say much. This struck fear into the students. They always said that Mr. Berry did not have to talk. When someone was careless with a book, the look on Mr. Berry’s face told that person everything he or she needed to know.
All of this contributed to making Tom feel terrible about losing the copy of Animal Farm that he had borrowed nearly four weeks earlier. It was as if the book had disappeared from the face of the earth. In fact, Tom had completely forgotten about the book until he received an overdue notice from Mr. Berry through the mail. Tom did not look forward to facing the librarian directly. When he left for school that morning, he felt as if he were going to his execution.
Tom’s fear increased with each tick of the clock. It was already fourth period by the time he talked himself into going to see Mr. Berry. As he walked to the library, his palms were sweating and he felt as though he had butterflies performing acrobatics in his stomach. When he walked through the doors, he saw that the library was deserted, except for Mr. Berry. Tom was happy that nobody would witness the embarrassing scene that was sure to erupt.
Upon seeing Tom, Mr. Berry said, "Oh Tom, I owe you an apology. I guess I made a mistake. I didn't realize that you had already returned Animal Farm." At first, Tom didn't know what to say, and then, much to his surprise, he found himself telling Mr. Berry that he hadn't returned the book, that he'd lost it, and that he'd looked all over for it but couldn't find it. Tom could not stop the words from coming out of his mouth.
When Tom finished, Mr. Berry smiled and said, "Well, somebody found it and returned it. That's the important thing. It's important to remember that everybody makes mistakes. I guess we both did in this case." Tom smiled too; he felt relieved. As he made his way back to class, he decided that he really liked Mr. Berry and that he would try to use the library more often.
3
Why was Tom afraid of Mr. Berry?
A.
Tom had seen Mr. Berry be mean to people.
B.
Mr. Berry had been mean to him in the past.
C.
Mr. Berry had a reputation for being strict.
D.
Tom's parents told him to be afraid of all adults.

Consider the two articles you read about sea life. Jennifer Buchet’s “Grief along the Reef” is about coral reefs, and Ben Harder’s article “The Light Brigade” is about bioluminescent organisms, especially those found in the ocean.

Imagine you were given an assignment to prepare a presentation on one of those articles. Locate three images that could be used in that presentation.

Be sure to record the information about your sources. You will need to document them in accordance with MLA citation format. View the MLA Style Guide.

Enter the name of the article you have selected. Then copy the images into a single document and enter the citation information as required for a works-cited list. Upload the document.

A. Professor Bumble worked hurriedly on his new time machine. Fifty times before, it had hopelessly failed. He was sure it would work this time.

A crowd gathered to watch the Professor enter his machine.

B. Ten minutes passed--then thirty minutes--and one hour. The people waited patiently. But one man could wait no longer. He opened the door to the time machine. The Professor was gone!

What do you infer happened between Event A and Event B?

1. The professor disappeared into another time period.
2. The professor stepped into the time machine and it worked.
3. The time machine failed again.

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Read the excerpt from "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp.”

But far away in Africa the magician remembered Aladdin, and by his magic arts discovered that Aladdin, instead of perishing miserably in the cave, had escaped, and had married a princess, with whom he was living in great honour and wealth. He knew that the poor tailor's son could only have accomplished this by means of the lamp, and travelled night and day till he reached the capital of China, bent on Aladdin's ruin. . . . He was determined to get hold of the lamp, and again plunge Aladdin into the deepest poverty.

Who is the ANTAGONISTt?

the magician
Aladdin
the princess
the tailor
Please read the prompt correctly, I keep finding Protagonist instead of Antagonist, Thank you.

In what ways is sand sculpting an art, and in what ways is it a science? Include evidence from the article to support your response.

Read the text and write an opinion paragraph on which makes a better pet: a cat or a dog?
The Best Pet

There are many reasons why people own pets. A pet can entertain you, keep you company, and even protect you! Dogs and cats are the most popular pets today. Some people prefer an energetic dog, while others prefer a cuddly kitten. Do you think a cat or dog is better as a pet?

What is the MOST LIKELY reason the British tribes built defenses along the River Thames?
A) They knew that the Romans needed food and water.
B) They thought that the waters would be too rough for the Romans.
C) They knew that the Thames would allow the Romans to move inland.

What does Annual Report

I'm doing an English Paper. Can you name at least 5 reasons Ps4 is Better than Xbox?
If not I understand... And no plagiarizing. Thanks! :D

Identify the figurative language in the phrase below: "the throng of thousands there was not a single fan."

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Epithet

In episode 8 of The unexplainable disappearance of Mars Patel, Caddie and Toothpick plan to make JP fly. What do you think they have planned to make him fly?

Passage 1
The Mother

At first, she had a forbidding exterior, but her body was softer. With her eight legs, she had carefully built a den to prepare for her offspring. Nestled amongst rocks at the bottom of the sea, the mother octopus had forty clusters in her clutch, each containing about a thousand eggs. Watching the small, grape-like bunches, she tended them in her den with great care, and she never left them, not even to snatch a bit of food for herself.
It was springtime, and for fifty days, she prepared for her children to be born. While she waited, she was rarely at rest because the mother continually watched over and cleaned the eggs. Sometimes, she took them in her fluid arms and held them close to her mouth, and other times, she would slowly walk around the rock the egg sacks were attached to. She lifted each delicate bunch, one at a time, and carefully cleaned it.
She ate very little for nothing was in her reach. Her appetite had eventually vanished; crabs, clams, and oysters were not as important as looking after her eggs.
On the day her baby octopods were born, they were the size of ladybugs. The little eggs burst open, and the little octopods came out. They did not look like their mother. Their arms were a circle of hair-like threads. She was exhausted but proud of the work she had done to take care of her little ones.

Passage 2
Octopus Facts

Octopi, the plural of octopus, live in many different parts of the ocean. In the ocean, they prefer to live in coral reefs. Octopi have eight arms. The arms of an octopus have cups that can suck. In fact, the arms can also detect the flow of water.
Most octopi have soft bodies without an internal skeleton or internal shells. They also lack a protective outer shell. The only hard part in the body of an octopus is a beak which is almost shaped like a parrot's beak. The beak helps the octopus to squeeze through narrow slits between underwater rocks. Being able to squeeze through very narrow slits between underwater rocks is very helpful when an octopus is fleeing from its enemies.
An octopus usually needs be careful of other fish. Some octopi may have two fins and an internal shell. In this case, it is harder for them to squeeze into small spaces.
A female octopus focuses entirely on her unhatched eggs before they hatch. A female octopus may also neglect to eat during the (roughly) one month period that she awaits her eggs to hatch. The entire month is spent taking care of her unhatched eggs.
Octopi have a relatively short life span. Larger species, such as the North Pacific Giant Octopus, may live for up to five years in good conditions.

How are the two passages different?
A.
One is an informative piece about an animal, and the other is a made-up personal account of the life of an animal.
B.
One is an essay on the octopus, and the other is an essay about octopus eggs.
C.
One includes descriptions of something that is fantasy, and the other includes descriptions of only imaginary events.

Read the following excerpt and then answer the questions below.


What’s for Lunch?

by Marcia Amidon Lusted


Zachary Maxwell was tired of trying to explain to his parents why he wanted to bring lunch to school instead of eating hot lunch. They couldn’t understand why he didn’t want to eat the gourmet food described on the school’s online menu, which sounded both nutritious and interesting. Zachary just couldn’t convince them that the food wasn’t as great as it sounded. So in the fall of 2011, he began sneaking a small video camera into the cafeteria at his school, to show his parents what the lunches were really like. Six months and 75 school lunches later, Zachary made a documentary film about his lunch called Yuck: A 4th Grader’s Short Documentary About School Lunch.


Do you think Zachary provided an objective opinion in his documentary? Did that affect the quality of the film?

What is the correct meaning of the word stanza?
Mr. Petter asked a volunteer to interpret the final stanza of the poem.
a group of lines that express the theme of a poem
a group of lines that form a division of a poem
a group of lines that create the imagery of a poem
a group of lines that create the rhythm of a poem

YOU REALLY HIT IT OFF WITH A CLASSMATE OF ANOTHER RACE WITH WHOM YOU HAVE MANY COMMON INTERESTS. YOUR FAMILY WILL NOT ALLOW THAT PERSON IN YOUR HOUSE AND HAS FORBID YOU TO GO PLACES WITH HIM/HER. WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

NO PLAGIARISM!!!! Write a 4–5 paragraph compare-and-contrast essay that addresses how Anne matures over the course of writing her diary. The final draft of your essay should include
• A topic that is appropriate for a compare-and-contrast essay.
• A clear, and arguable, thesis statement that relates to the essay prompt.
• 2–3 body paragraphs that each feature a supporting claim, evidence from the text as support, and only relevant information that contributes to your argument.
• Use of either the point-by-point or block method of organization.
• Use of transitions to reflect the method of organization you select.
• Evidence of revision to improve unity and coherence, as well as to address modifier errors.
• Use of three module vocabulary words
• Use all three forms of verbals correctly: gerunds, participles, and infinitives.